HAWERA GOLF MATCHES

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1934, Page 10

HAWERA GOLF MATCHES

CLUB COMPETITION PROGRESS. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS. The championships of the Hawera Golf Club are now well under way and the first round in the men’s events will be closed to-morrow. Handicap competitions, the Haig Cup for men, and the Tonks Rose Bowl for the ladies’ club, are also well advanced, while the Anderson Cup will be decided shortly by the final game between R. S. Ward and J. C. Robb. Results of matches played are:— Senior championship:—First round: J. Tarrant beat J. J. Pease, 3 and 1; R. S. Ward to play C. McDonald. Second round: W. G. Walkley beat R. P. Baigent, 2 up; H. G. Whitehead beat F. Potter, 3 and 1; M. R. Jones beat C. Sturrock, 2 and 1. Intermediate championship: First round: J. Dingle beat A. Blair, 3 land 1; W. P. McAnerin beat H. Slater; W. M. Thomson beat N. Douglas; G. J. Dalgetty to play W. J. Bright; W. Snowsill beat D. Lennon, 6 and 5; R. C. Jordan beat W. S. Gibson, 1 up; A. W. Lawn to play Tennent; L. Ritchie beat R. Stewart, 2 and 1. Junior championship:-—First round: R. Hill beat W. Dunlop, 1 up; J. Spedding beat W. Williams, 4 and 3; C. S. Tonks beat L. Hulbert, 7 and 6; T. K. Cambie beat J. Zinsli, 1 up; W. Morrissey beat R. Mortlock, 6 and 5; R. Thrush beat C. S. Robb, 4 and 2; L. J. Bull beat N. P. Stead, 6 and 5; J. C. Robb to play W. G. Strange. Limit championship:—First round: J. Hall beat G. W. Williams, 3 and 2; C. T. P. Lloyd beat Farmer, 7 and 6; T. P. McLean beat R. Maunder, 6 and 4. Haig Cup:—First round: Harrison and Hulbert beat Ritchie and Lloyd; J. C. Robb and Bremford beat Tarrant and W. W. Gibson; Thomson and Lawn beat D. C. Ryan and Farmer; Dalgetty and Harrop beat Jordan and Braithwaite; Sagar and Stead to play Caselberg and W. S. Gibson; Anderson and W. O. Williams to play Baigent and Dunlop; Chisholm and Thrush beat McAnerin and Ogle; O’Callaghan and Tonks beat Fry and Hill.

Ladies’ senior championship:—First round: Miss E. Burgess beat Miss Reilly, 4 and 3; Mrs. Thomson beat Mrs. Farquharson, 4 and 2; Miss H. Burgess beat Mrs. Dickie at the 20th. hole; Miss V. Death beat Miss Richardson, 4 and 3. Ladies’ junior championship:—First round: Mrs. Stead beat Miss H. Carson, 4 and 3. Second round: Miss L. Cropton beat Miss G. Lendrum, 5 and 3. Tonks Rose Bowl:—Third round: Miss Strange beat Miss R. Pease, 1 up; Miss H. Burgess beat Mrs. Hawthorne, 5 and 4; Miss C. G. Robertson beat Mrs. Whitehead, 3 and 2; Miss A. Wills beat Mrs. Corey, 1 up. Semi-finals: Miss H. Burgess beat Miss Strange, 5 and 4; Miss Robertson beat Miss Wills, 2 and 1. AWATUNA DISTRICT NEWS. GENERAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS. A successful afternoon arranged by the wives of the Awatuna school committee men was held in the Awatuna hall last Wednesday to raise funds for the school. There was a large attendance, and £3 14s 3d was raised. A musical programme opened with pianoforte solos# by Miss Gatenby, Mangatoki, and Miss Carmichael, Awatuna. Miss Gatenby played also her successful test piece from the Hawera competition. Mrs. Alty sang “Juanita.” The folowing won competitions: Mrs. Cassidy, lucky number and a vegetable and flower competition; Mrs. Niccolls, peas in a bottle; Mrs. Brandt, names of kitchen utensils enclosed in a case; Mrs. Kerr, chain-stepping; Miss Elsie Frost. Mrs. Niccolls played the accompaniments. t Sister Carbis, who has completed her course of Plunket training, is spending a holiday with her parents at Awatuna, and will then take a course of Karitane training. Miss Scadden is visiting Mrs. Granville. Mrs. Kerr is' living with Mrs. Korte. Mrs. S. Bankhead, who has been seriously ill in the Hawera hospital, is improving in health. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Farquhar, senr., are spending a holiday in Rotorua and Hamilton. The Awatuna Bible class arranged a very successful social evening in the hall last Thursday, and there was a good attendance. The evening was pleasantly spent with games and competitions. Mr. Don Richards, Opunake, supplied the music, and the Rev G. Wood and Mr. William Hughes supervised and organised the programme. At the close Mr. Hughes thanked all who had assisted, especially the ladies’ guild and Mr. Richards. ROAD CYCLING AT PATEA. N. RAILTON’S FINE PERFORMANCE. N. Railton secured first place and fastest time in the Patea Amateur Athletic Club’s 11 miles cycling race to Ball Road and return on Saturday. Conditions were good, there being little wind to mar the fixture as in past weeks. Details are:— N. Railton, scr 1 V. Railton, Imin 2 J. McMahon, s}min 3 Fastest times: N. Rail ton, 35m 15s, 1; V. Railton, 36m 30s, 2. CICELEY COURTNEIDGE PICTURE HAWERA OPERA. HOUSE COMEDY. Altough the title of “Soldiers of the King,” the Gainsborough picture coming to the Hawera Opera House to-day and to-morrow is derived from the old song of that name—which song, incidentally, is featured in the /picture—there are three other fine new songs. Written by Noel Gay and Clifford Grey, composers of “Around the Marble Arch” and “The King’s the new numbers featured in “Soldiers of the King” are ‘The Moment I Saw You,” “When Love Comes Knocking at the Door” and “There’s Something About a Soldier.” It will not be long before everyone in town is singing or humming them.