On the Links

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 688, 13 June 1929, Page 6

On the Links

Notes for Golfers

Auckland Golf The most interesting event of last Saturday’s golf was the first of the two yearly inter-club matches between the Auckland and Maungakiekie Golf Clubs. This first match was payed at Titirangi, so that the second could be played at Middlemore after the new greens are opened for play. On only one previous occasion has Maungakiekie been victorious, but on Saturday a well-earned win was added to the list. The result was 31 matches to 9, with 4 matches squared. The closeness of the games was rather remarkable. Besides the four squared matches, eight went to the last green, and in seven of them the difference was one putt. The match between S. Morpeth and H. B. Lusk was full of interest. In the first half Lusk had the orthodox par figures at every hole, but was 1 down, Morpeth having holed a couple of useful putts. The figures were 34 to 35The scoring was hardly so good in the second half, but the play was full of dramatic incidents. At the difficult l'Jth, Lusk put a brassie shot on to the green and Morpeth hooked into trouble. Morpeth got the 13th, 475yds, with two wooden shots, which Lusk couldn’t face. Then, when Lusk had the 14th safe, a stymie intervened. At the 15th Lusk’s drive pitched on the top, but buried itself in the side of a sod. He got a half, however, as Morpeth overran with his second. The 16tli was notable for Lusk stopping a full iron shot on the shallow green. Morpeth was still 1 up at the 17th. where both got the green, 440yds, in two, but he took three putts and the game was square. A hooKed drive by Lusk at the 18th got under a tree, and Morpeth made no mistake. A feeble ending to a great game! Wright and George had their usual close battle, and George’s putting just pulled him through. Wright’s long play was excellent. George was round in 77—quite good figures. H. Plumley just won a good match with J. N. Hockin, who continues to show very good form. The course was in excellent condition, though the overnight rain had made the greens a little puzzling. The hospitality of the Titirangi people left nothing to be desired. The Auckland Club invited members of Titirangi to go over on the Saturday, and some thirty turned up. A bogey match was put on, and a member of Titirangi, W. E. Holgate (9), was successful with 4 up. In a fourball Moss and Rutter, an English professional employed at Kingsford’s, each went round in 68. The course is rather short, owing to temporary holes, but the figures are excellent in any case. Rutter hits a mighty ball, and if ho gets regular practice he will be a force to be reckoned with. Akarana and Glendowie played an inter-club match at Akarana, the local side winning by 8 games to 3. B. J. Smith, who led for Akarana. kept up his consistent form and defeated C. Alcott by 4 and 2. Smith seems to be a severe proposition at Akarana, H. Plumley having had an even worse experience against him. History repeats itself. His father, Basil Smith, would take on all and sundry at Balmacewan and very few could ever boast of getting the better of him. Otahuhu is busy with the Ballin Cup there being eight left in at this stage. All the club’s leading players still survive, except W. B. Eustace. Pupukc played a medal, and T. G. de Clive Lowe went round in 83—17—66. His handicap is in trouble. Everslie and Pukekohe played the first match for tne Balfour Irvine Cup at Pukekohe and Pukekohe won by 19 games to 8. The Kirk-Windeyer Cup

It is with pleasure that we see that J. L. Black has been selected to go to Melbourne with the New Zealand team, either as one of the four, or as the fifth man. according as A. D. S. Duncan can go or not. Our congratulations are offered very heartily to one whose play has richiy merited the honour. It will be a great pity if A. D. S. Duncan cannot go. for, apart from his undoubted skill, his personality is of value to any team. There is no need here to dwell on his career —his to wins in the amateur and his two in the open, besides his innumerable minor successes. When I first took an interest in the game, Duncan’s position was unique. If lie lost a championship it was considered an accident. His very beautiful style, easy, smooth and graceful, was the model we all sought to copy, but in those pre-war days J. a. Clements was the only one who approached him as a stylist. I always thought that the adoption of push-shots and similar freaks impaired that perfect smooth swing which used to be his priceless asset, but he probably wouldn’t agree. His game was without a weakness, though I can remember him driving with an old bound spoon at Wanganui—and getting good length, too. His putting used to be deadly, and no one was more likely to hole the long ones. If his game has not the certainty of pre-war days, it is still highly effective, and at times irresistible. He has recently taken to lighter wooden clubs, and has got back his old length. It is with the putter he sometimes has trouble, but that should be easily curable —indeed, his brother claims that he could cure it in five minutes. If he should go to Australia, we know at least that we will be well represented. and that his temperament will carry him through situations which might well spell disaster to most people.

The Womens’ Championships Miss Molly Gourlay’s win in the French Women’s Open Championship

adds another honour to the record of a very successful tournament player. She has an excellent record in international matches, and also is usually near the top in the major championships. Apart from the fact" that she defeated Mrs. Raynes in the final we have no information until the mail arrives. Whether Miss Collett was in the field —probably Miss Wethered was not—we cajmot say, but what we are really curious about is what has become of those two excellent French players, Mme. and Mdlle. Simone de la Chaume. Since Mdlle. le Blan won the British Women’s Open last year she has shown her appreciation of her friend, Mdlle. Simone, by marrying her brother. There was no mention of these women in the fairly full accounts we received of the British Open, and we have nothing but the final result of the French. Mdlle. de ia | Chaume has had a most distinguished career, and, excepting during her tour in America, has more than held her own in the best of open company. She can hardly be out of her “teens” yet, and should still have possibilities of improvement. Mdlle le Blan has, during the last two or three years, done very well. When she first appeared under Mdlle. de la Chaume’s wing she was powerful, but erratic; but what appealed to the critics was the joyous abandon with which she played. Last year saw marked progress, and she carried off the British title. Now she is married, and perhaps other cares will affect her golfing career. I haven’t seen an international ranking list of women golfers, but it must run something as follows: Miss Joyce Wethered, Miss Glenna Collett, Miss Enid Wilson, Miss Molly Gourlay, Mdlle. de la Chaume, Mme. de la Chaume, Miss Dorothy Pearson. Miss Leitch is omitted, as she is not playing competitive golf, and some highly efficient American women have not yet been seen in European company.

Cotton Gloves Last week I wrote of an excellent preparation for keeping the grips in condition. This is a tip for getting a firm hold when the grips are thoroughly wet. I saw it first in use some years ago, when Hamilton was playing an inter-club match at Middlemore in pouring rain. The leading match was between N. Dell and H. B. Lusk. About the third hole the latter extracted a pair of cotton gloves from the bag pocket, put them on, and rubbed them in the grass until they were thoroughly wet. The grips were by this time streaming with water, but it seemed to make little difference to the Middlemore player. Bell’s clubs were slipping and his game suffered accordingly. I asked Lusk about it afterward, and he told me he had got the idea from James Braid’s book and had never known it to fail. He always carried a pair. Two Holes in One You will see no finer golf in New Zealand than E. M. Macfarlane habitually plays at Shirley. His eyesight makes it difficult for him to judge distances on strange courses and, his confidence being shaken, his beautiful stroke making suffers. But at Shirley, where he knows the distances to a yard, he plays with perfect confidence. At the 3 30yd hole they call Crossways, the green is on a little hill, dipped somewhat and sloping fairly sharply up to the back. The bank in front is all bunker. The tee is well up on another rise about level with the green. At this hole, which normally calls for a high mashie shot, twos are fairly frequent. The other day Macfarlane hit his usual perfect shot there—he nearly always is putting for a 2—and the ball rolled quietly up to the hole and dropped in. The only wonder is that he hasn’t done it more often. There are, however, more ways than one of holing in one. Frank Graham, who does not aspire to such feats as equalling Macfarlane’s efforts, hit his tee shot at Crossways hard but rather low; in fact, he topped it. It ran over the intervening hollow like a startled hare, leapt into the air and scrambled over the bunker, rolled quietly on to the green, and disappeared in the hole. Who shall say this was not a greater feat than Macfarlane’s commonplace performance? Wbrming The yearly worming operations are just about finished. It is a curious sight to see. The liquid is poured on and almost in a moment dozens of little spikes appear, revealing themselves as they come out as wriggling worms. If it is done after warm rain the numbers are especially gratifying. At Middlemore the annual worming is a festival time for the sea birds. The good news seems to spread abroad and literally thousands of what w r e call gulls come to the feast. They come right up to the men handling the watering cans and are wonderfully tame. The worms are hardly out of the ground before they are seized upon and swallowed. Three minutes after the liquid is put on there isn’t a worm in sight. This is not achieved without quarrelling, and loud and long are the arguments, which end only with the realisation that the others are getting the fat. The worms w-ould have to be swept up if the birds did not take them, so that they are real labour-savers. $

The marvel is that they survive it. The chemical used is the deadly corrosive sublimate, and though it is well diluted it must still be fairly strong. The greedier birds must swallow hundreds of worms smeared with the poison, but, generally speaking, are none the worse for it. A few have occasionally been a bit groggy, and the oldest member of the staff has seen one or two dead birds on the course, but on the whole no harm seems to be done. SATURDAY’S MATCHES MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB The One Tree Hill members of the Maungakiekie Golf Club will be represented by the following in an interclub match against Akarana on Saturday:— At One Tree Hill.—R. J. Hamilton, J. Methven, S. Hunter, J. Murray. S. W.

Hunter. J. AV. Clarke. H. G. McLaren, A. K. Hawley, J. Gilmour. F. Wiseman, F. AV. Wilson. E. A. Tuke. At Akarana.—J. Rankin. E. D. Reidy, F. Newell, R. Cleghorn, 11. C. Spinley, L. 11. Norton. W. Calderwood, J. 31. Kliffe, A. 11. Blackburn, C. Coleman. R. A. McLean, AV. D’Audney. For those members not in the interdub match there will be a bogey handicap at One Tree Hill. Post entries will be received. AUCKLAND LADIES’ CLUB Following are the results of matches played in the captain’s prize foursomes by the members of the Auckland Ladies’ Golf Club:—Second round: Mrs. Wright and Miss Orr defeated Airs. Miller and Miss D. Rhinger, 3 and 2; Airs. Henry and Mrs. Hughes defeated Misses Graham and Porter, 3 and 2; Misses Culling and Rathbone defeated Airs. Ferguson and Miss McGovern. 2 and 1: Airs. Xevill and Aliss Nevill defeated Misses H. and L. Outfield. 3 and 2; AliSs.es Henderson and Buddie defeated Atrs. Jefferson and Airs. Boddington, 6 and 5: Airs. Craven and Miss Wilson defeated Misses A’, and K. Sou ter, 3 and 2; Airs. Abbott and Airs. Marshall defeated Misses Lever and Aloginie, 1 up; Alt's. Morris and Airs. Trice defeated Ales Grant and Airs. Cox. 5 and 4. Third round: Airs. Henry and Airs. Hughes defeated Airs. AVright and Aliss Orr. 1 UP. at the 19th; Alisses Culling and Rathbone won by default from Airs. Nevill and Aliss Nevill; Mrs. Craven and Miss AVilson defeated Alisses Henderson and Buddie, 7 and 6; Mis, Abbott and Mrs. Marshall defeated Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Trice. 4 and 2. The Hope Lewis Cup tourney has now reached the semi-final stage. Following are the results of the fifth round: — Mrs. Craven (19) defeated Aliss AlaeCormick (8), 2 and 1; Aliss McGovern (IS) defeated Aliss Ballantyne (22). 4 and 2: Airs. Hughes (16) defeated Airs. Finn (*>3) 7 and 6: Airs. Rutherford (lo) defeated Airs. Morris (21), 5 and 3. A bogev match will be played on Tuesday next. Post entries will be received, players to arrange partners. AKARANA LADIES’ CLUB Following is the draw- for the qualifying round of the junior championship, to be played by members of the Akarana Ladies’ Golf Club tomorrow and Saturday: Mrs. Cox a*. Airs. Rowntree; Miss Miller a*. Aliss Young: Aliss P. Peet v. Mrs. Caughey; Airs. Preston v. Mrs. Fulton; Miss Jones v. Airs. Fearnley; AHss Peet v. Mrs. Gilmore; Aliss D. Hodge a*. Aliss McGee; Aliss Campbell v. Miss Durrieu: Miss Griffin a\ Aliss Bygate; Aliss Wynvard a*. Aliss Longdill; Aliss Berry v. Miss Smith; Aliss Cox v. Aliss Hickman; Aliss Oonnett v. Miss TylerDavies; Aliss Grant a\ another; Airs. McCarthy v. Aliss Sutton. The draw for the C grade medal round is as follows: Aliss Dalton v. Aliss Hodge; Airs. England v. Miss Marshal; Mrs. Rlakev v. Aliss Clark; Airs. Coppard v.

Atrs. Traves; Airs. Robinson v. Aliss M. Walters; Aliss T. Walters v. Airs. Long; Aliss Knott v. Aliss Tyler; Miss Yates v. Aliss Fearnley: Aliss Deacon v. Aliss Tracey; Aliss Ross v. Miss AVilson; Aliss AlcAlath v. Aliss Webber; Aliss Jenks v. another. GLENDOWIE CLUB The following will represent the Glendowie Golf Club in a match against the Pupuke Club on Saturday next: At Pupuke—F. Price. C. Allcott. N. Ching, E. Hutchison, R. Edmonds, L. Gardiner, P. Niccolls, G. Kissling, A. C. Johns, S. C. Woods, A. Duthie, O. Wolfgramm. At Glendowie—L. Harrison. H. Rawlinson. C. Biernacki. U. A. Forgie. A. Stedman. H. Wright F. Hintz. T. Russell, J. Hall. H. Gardiner. D. Alorrison, H. Jefferson. Reserves—W. E. Snedden, E. J. Richardson. A bogey handicap will be played at Glendowie, players to choose partnersPost entries will be received. PUPUKE CLUB The following players will represent the Pupuke Golf Club in teams matches on Saturday: At Pupuke—l. G. Mackenzie. Al. E. Thompson. F H Mingay. L. J. Alinogue, B. E. Goldwater, E. AA . Mills, A W. Short, A. AV. Clark, D. R. C. Mowbrav, H. AV. Bennett, G. O. Stephenson, J. J. A. Howie, R. Johnston. At Glendowie —Dr. de Clive Lowe, L. G. Whitaker, R. D. G. Hunt S. AV Chambers, L. H. Saunders, R. N. S. Chisholm, Al. L. Drower, C. P. Hopkins, R. H. Greville, D. Ar. Davidson. G. C. Malcolm, R- O. Skeet, L. Ansell. EVERSLIE LADIES’ CLUB The following team will represent the Everslie Ladies’ Golf Club against Otahuhu at Everslie on Saturday:—Aliss J. Little. Airs. Goddard, Airs. Lever, Mrs. Busing, Arrs. Bilkey, Aliss Al. Smith, Aliss Al O’Neill, Aliss O. Stack, Airs. Richardson, Aliss Cosgrave, Aliss B. Agmen Smith, Airs. F. Lacassie.

PAPAKURA CLUB Following is the draw for the second round of the eclectic competition to be played bv members of the Papakura Golf Club on Saturday .next: Brooks v. Pavitt, Bridgman v. Matheson, Pegler v. T. McLennan, Hutchinson v. J. E. Elliott, Beams v. A r . Elliott, Olson v. Langford, Tilston v. D. McLennan, Grey v. Blair, Knight v. Hazard. HAMILTON LADIES’ CLUB The Hamilton Ladies’ Golf Club played the first round of the Douglas Cup competition today. Results were:— Aliss J. Templer defeated Airs. Chamberlain, 7 and 5; Aliss Rees won by default from Airs. J. F. Strang; Aliss J. Masters defeated Aliss E. Norris, 6 and 4; Airs. P. E. Dingle and Miss V. Cann, all square; Aliss E. Hammond and Airs. N. Ratcliffe, ail square; Airs. AT. Hocken defeated Atrs. A. James, 5 and 3; Mrs. A. .101 l defeated Airs. P. Russell, 2 up; Mrs. G. Gower defeated Airs. W. Aitken, 6 and 5; Airs. C. Taylor defeated Airs. R. English. 3 and 1: Airs. E. AT. Masters defeated Airs. AV. J. King, S and 6; Airs. C. Blundell defeated Arrs. G. Primrose, 2 and 1: Airs. T. Fraser defeated Aliss A. Coventry, 2 up; Airs. C. O. Bennett defeated Airs. A. English, 3 and 1; Airs. N. Jacobson won by default from Airs. Hazard; Aliss H. Fokke won by default from Airs. F. Batt; Aliss B. Vickery won by default from Aliss K. Wilson. The following scores were returned for the June medal:—Airs. Arthur. 90, 14— 76; Mrs. F. Balt, 95, 16—79; Airs. C. O. Bennett, 85, 17—68; Mrs. C. Blundell, 105, 18—S7; Mrs. P. E. Cleary, 97, 19—78; Airs. Dawson, 96, 20—76; AlisS Wilkinson, 92, 12—80; Airs. D. Hay, 95, 16—77; ATiss J. Alasters, 95. 17—78; Airs. T. A. Alilroy, 97, 13—78; Aliss Al. McKenzie, 100, 19— 81; Airs. G. Gow, 104, 3 6—88; Mrs. W. Aitken, 110, 28—82; Airs. Guy Bindon, 108, 25—83; Aliss V. Cann, 109, 32—77; Miss Campbell, 107, 27—-80; Miss A. Coventry, 102, 22—SO; Mrs. P. Dingle, 100, 21—79; Mrs. A. English, 90, 11—79; Miss E. C. Bertlesen, 119, 31— SS; Airs. R. English, 109, 29—SO; Atrs. R. Hazard, 105, 26 79; Aliss E. Hammond, 110, 24—86; Mrs. James, 104, 24—SO; Aliss K. Oliver, 310, 30—SO; Airs. G. Primrose, 3 06, 25—81; Airs. W. Rawlings, 312, 31— SI; Airs. P. G. Russell, 107, 24—53; Aliss Stevens, 3.01, 26 75; Mrs. C. Taylor, 115, 26—SO; Aliss K. Wilson, 110, 25—85. ROTORUA CLUB

Enthusiasts were favoured with glorious weather for the first match round of the AlacDonald Cup during last weekend The course was in first-class order, and as a result, some very good and interesting matches were the result. The following are the results of the match: Paterson 6, v. Smith 1 up; Walden 6, v. Somerville 4 up and 2: Wallis 6, v. Speer 2 up; Buddie 6, v. Britton 4 up and 3; Alorrice 6, v. Ashton 2 up and 1; Gee 6, v. Garrard 3 up and 2; Parak 6, v. Downer 1 up. In conjunction with the Aracdonald Cup match, and as an incentive to nonqualifiers in the cup match, a bogey handicap was played, with the following men handing in the best cards: Buddie, 8 all square; C. E. Kusabs (3). 2 down; Alorrin (3), 3 down; Roe (18), 3 down. Next week-end the second round of the AlacDonald Cup will be played in conjunction with a medal handicap. Some very close contests are expected.