GOLF VETERANS’ MATCH

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23324, 6 October 1945, Page 6

GOLF VETERANS’ MATCH

The annual golf match of South I Canterbury veterans was played at Highfield on Thursday and proved a great success. In spite of the slow I condition of the course good scores | were returned. M. T. Houlihan leading the field with a gross 60 for 14 holes to win the cup for 1945. j Mr J. Stevens expressed the thanks I ol the veterans to the Timaru Club I for the use of the course and to Mr j G. Simpson for the excellent state of the fairways and greens. Although the entries were not as numerous as lormerly, interest was 'as keen as ever. It was decided to hold next years match at Geraldine. Following were the best cards returned: Winner of the cup, M. T. Houlihan 60-3-57. Senior section (over 60 years)—R. B. Hart 77-19-58; J. Menzies 77-17-60; O. L. Robertson 77-15-62; L. R. Jordan 79-16-63; J. Stevens 83-19-64. j Junior section (50 to 60 years)—E. I Ziesler 70-11-59; W. Finn 72-11-61; W. ! H. Kirk 78-16-62; E. Banks 81-19-62; i R. Patrick 77-14-63; J. Robertson 78- : 14-64; D. Menzies 76-11-65. j Few Good Fish The first week of the fresh-water j fishing season has been disappointing, ' all the rivers being in partial nood and, I although some good fish were taken I from the Pareora on Monday, reports ; from other areas were that even the i small streams were high and. in some cases, discoloured. I It is satisfactory to read that, at I last, the Council of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is taking | the necessary steps to have certain , areas of land at Lake Alexandrina set aside as Fishing Reserves, one at the south end and another near the outlet. To the former, legal access is being given and this will probably be on a better alignment than that of the existing track which at times is I impassable. i Several returned servicemen have accepted the offer of a free licence and no pastime is more soothing to the I nerves of a man wishing t« forget his I war experiences. As far back as 1496 ; in a “Treatyse of ffyshynge Wyth an ■ Angle” it is recorded that an angler ’ has no troubles except “if ony ffishe breke away after that he is take on the i hoke or else that he catch nought” but goes on to say “and atte the leest he i hath his holsom walk that makyth ! hym hungry. He hereth the melodyous | armony of fowles . . .” Perhaps the ! medico would class fishing as occupational therapy. | CYCLING TIMARU CLUB I Mr G. Jackson presided over a special general meeting of the Timaru J Cycling Club. Rules and constitution for the I club were adopted. Opportunity was taken to welcome Mr J. Cremin, who has competed with outstanding success in Australia during the last seven years. Mr Cremin said he was pleased to be back and would endeavour to assist the sport i in whatever way he could. I In view of Mr T. Stoddarfs 27 years l of continuous and loyal service to cycling in South Canterbury, he was unanimously elected the first life member of the club. It was agreed to billet as many I riders as possible for the Timaru to ■ Christchurch road race.