GOLF

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144669, 1 May 1915, Page 8

GOLF

(By “ All-Square.”) Bain is very imicli wanted to help tho work on the new greens on tho Hawera course, which, if there should be,a few soaking downpours, will be in paying condition pretty soon. The groundman and his temporary assistants are putting in a lot of good work and getting the new part of tho course rapidly towards playing order. Tho addition of tho extra holes should vastly increase tho interest of members.—Star.

At the annual general meeting of the Wanganui Ladies’ Club, Airs. J. A.

On Tuesday, at AVaiwakaiho, the ladies will play tho match postponed from Tuesday last. On Saturday the men will play a medal handicap. For June 3, King’s_ Birthday, the New Plymouth Club will play the Hawera Club, at Hawera. The Witiorn Club will endeavour to take a team to Waverley, whilst Tarahua will probably play the Waitara Chib at Waitara. Noamo was elected president; captain, Miss H. Cowpcr: secretary and treasurer, ’Miss Palrey; committee, Mesdames D’Arcy, Glasgow and Grace, Misses Harper, Brettargh and Glasgow. The second round of match play handicap was played at Middlemore on Saturday afternoon last (says the N.Z. Herald). Much interest was taken in the meeting of W. S. Ralph and W. B. Colbeck, and also J. C. Burns and E. Hickson. In the first match the golf was good all round, and, but for Colbeck’s erratic putting at times, would have been much closer. Ralph went round in 82, and, being in receipt of four strokes, C'olbeck’s few lapses enabled Ralph to win at the sixteenth hole. Burns easily established a lead over Hickson, and. despite good play on the loser’s part, he never quite managed to get control, and Burns settled matters at tho seventeenth hole. Sharland played good golf in this match against Macintosh, and, until the match ended at the twelfth hole, looked like beating 80 easily. He wasted a : few shots at the last two or three holes, and finished in 82, including a seven at the ninth hole. The Royal Melbourne members re-' eently subscribed for a motor ambulance for the front. A sum of £G4O was raised. After deducting the cost of the ambulance (£508), a balance of £132 remained in hand. This sum has been handed over to the British Rod Cross Society.

11V permission of the.council of the R.M.G.C., J. M. Patterson, the Melbourne professional, has .arranged a series of exhibition matches to take place on Sandringham links on "Wednesday. May 5. in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. In the forenoon Fred. Findlay (Metropolitan) and Patterson will play A. Maiden (River-sdalo) and J. Young (Yarra Yara), in an exhibition four-ball match. In the afternoon, Miss Gladys Hay, Victorian lady champion, and Findlay will play a four-ball match against Mrs. Gatehouse, ex-Australian lady champion, and Patterson j and

Miss Rutledge and J. Young will play Mrs. Hay (Hiversdalc) and Maiden. Tickets of admission were fixed at 2s 6d each.