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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19048, 27 June 1924, Page 6

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WANGANUI LADIES’ CLUB. The results of the medal match played on Wednesday are as follows: SILVER MEDAL. Mrs Grace, 99 (7) 92. Miss Johnson, 109 (17) 92. BRONZE MEDAL. Miss Harper, 106 (23) 83. C DIVISION. Miss N. Murray, 96 (36) 60. Miss Lance, 98 (36) 62. NOTES AND COMMENTS By “Driver.” Continuance of wintry weather conditions is not making it either pleasant or easy for players to maintain their form. There is just this advantage, that one may justly blame the weather for all the bad shots that are made. A good many players avail themselves of the opportunity for inside practice which is now available, and are busily engaged perfecting swing, grip and stance to give the “Colonel” a gallop when conditions improve.

Members of the Springvale Club will be interested to hear that tenders have been let for the remova’ and re-erection of the building which is to be their new pavilion a 1 Seafield. It will be placed on th' site originally selected by Ham, a fine commanding position overlooking the whole of the course. With the alterations which are to be made it should provide the club with comfortable quarters for many years. The writer understands that a start is to be made immediately with the work, which should be completed in a couple of months.

The Foster Cup competition has commenced, and many of the games of the first round have been played. I understand that the match committee intend to insist on games being played by the the dates specified, otherwise the players will have to forfeit their positions. This is a wise move, and will prevent the competition dragging drearily on until possibly the next season. Competitions for the Runnerstrum junior cup, and the club’s middleweight championship are also in hand, so that members will not be short of interesting matches.

One of the Auckland clubs has laid down two holes solely for practice and for instructional purposes. This is a wise move, as players out of form and new beginners do punish the fairways unmercifully,. and every player knows how disappointing it is to send up a good shot and find the ball in a hole ploughed out by some other player. The Springvale Club might keep this idea in view as they have plenty of room to lay down the necessary holes.

Mr E. Runnerstrum has presented a handsome trophy to be called the SeaSeld Cup for inter-club challenge matches, under the following conditions.

1. That the cup will he open for play to any club bet'.' '*'nd including Palmerston North, eihape and New Plymouth.

2. Matches to be played on the links of the club holding the cup.

3. Teams to be limited to a minimum of four, or a maximum of six players; the number to be fixed by the challenging club. 4. The matches to be arranged by a challenge to be issued to the holding club by the club wishing to compete for same; the challenging club to suggest date for the match. If the date for the match proposed by the challengers is unsuitable to the holders, they must provide a date within two weeks of the date that is inconvenient, or forfeit the cup.

5. The games will be decided by medal plav, halves to count as a half. 6. The holders have the fight to refuse to play any particular club more than twice in one season.

7. Any club that has held the cup for three consecutive years without losing it, must, at the expiration of the three years, play for same on the links of the challenging club, but the first of such matches must be played on the links of the club that has issued the most challenges, and played the most matches for the cup on* the holder’s links. 8. A player can play for one club only during the season, that is to say if a player is a member of two clubs he must nominate at the begining of the season the club for which he intends to play, or failing nomination if he plays in a Seafield Cup match for any one club he can play only for that particular club during the season. * • • • . The trophy has been handed to the Springvale Club to defend. • < • . Wanganui Golf Club are first in the field with a challenge. It is the donor’s wish to stimulate challenge matches between the best players of the clubs on this eoast —a laudable object—and no doubt, as soon as the weather settles down, and players feel that they can do themselves justice, challenges from the clubs in the area mentioned will be frequent, and the defenders will have a busy time.

Golf beats the doctor. It is better to swat a pill than to swallow one. A golf hall driven through a bedroom window at Huntingdon knocked over a candle and set fire to the room, With great presence of mind the golfer is said to have played another ball, smashed a firealarm glass in the' neighbourhood,