GOLF IN NEW PLYMOUTH

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1931, Page 5

GOLF IN NEW PLYMOUTH

prospects for new year REVIEW. BY THE CLUB CAPTAIN. ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS The annual general meeting of th® New Plymouth Golf Club was held last night, when Mr. R. H. Quilham (club captain) presided over an attendance of 21 members. .... ± He need not tell them that the past year had been an anxious one for trie committee, said Mr. Quilliam, in moving the adontion of the annual report, ine committee had a very heavy load to carry in bringing in the new course and endeavouring to maintain, to the hig es possible pitch the old course. .He thought they would agree with him that the course maintenance last year had been certainly better than anything they had had before. They would appreciate that a double load of work had fallen on Mr. F. S. Johns, the chairman of the "reens committee, and Messrs. Sanders 0 and Jeffries, and, in fact, on all who had anything to do with the administration of the club. In addition, the new course had meant a great deal of expenditure. They had been playing on the new course for some time. No doubt they were all ready to admit that there was still a great deal of work to be done, but at any rate this fact was clear, that they now had the basis of an up-to-date course. • .. Mr. Quilliam said he was very sorry that they had’ not been able to plant many more trees. That in . his view was the next work that required to be done. There was no doubt that the trees greatly improved the course. The committee had been unable to proceed with any scheme for providing any extra accommodation for the ladies. The ladies had obtained well over £lOO together by their own efforts for that very purpose. As soon as possible the club would have to keep faith with them. Unfortunately, he felt that ths new committee would find it very hard to do the work during the present year. One of the nightmares, said Mr. Quilliam, had been getting men to play in inter-club games. He suggested they should have a modified-scheme. It seemed a fact that many who could not play on Sundays would be only too pleased to play on other days. He would like to see smaller club games played c Wednesdays and Saturdays. If they were going to have club games they ■must be treated as club affairs. As far as prospects for the present year were concerned, it would be necessary for the new committee to be very careful. In some respects it would have to be almost cheese-paring. There was a credit shown on the vear’s working of £3B, but that did. not mean a great deal because the committee took the view that; members were entitled to as many privileges, as they could get. He hoped that policy would be pursued. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows President, Dr. E. A. Walker; vice-presidents, Messrs. C. H. Burgess, 0. H. Weston and Dr. G. Home; club captain, Mr. F. S. Johns; secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. H. Wynyard; assistant secretary, Mr. J. T. Pavitt; auditor, Mr. V. Elliott; committee, Messrs. G. M. Chong, A. L. Humphries, G. W. Haughton, J. H. Boon, S. F. Burgess and T. G. Thomson. 1 Mr. C. H. Stephenson moved that the committee be asked to reconsider the rule regarding fences on the course with a view to the adoption of a more equitable rule. He suggested that the rule be altered to allow everybody to drop away from all fences except property boundary fences. There was no course in New Zealand which had. so many fences on it as the Waiwakaiho course, and players risked injury to themselves and damage to their clubs.—The motion was carried. Mr. A. G. Johnson suggested that members should be careful not to throw match boxes and cigarette tins on the course. Mr. Quilliam strongly supported Mr. Johnson. The entrance fees and subscriptions were fixed at the same amounts as last y Mr. T. P. Anderson moved a vote of thanks to the retiring club, captain. Mr. Quilliam' had held the' posit.on for the last three years. He had come in very reluctantly, but had made the club very pleased with what he had done. He had had the courage to take up the work of alterations to the course, and had done it very successfully. In addition, he had done notable work on the social side of the club. A hearty-vote of thanks wa* passed to the retiring committee.