Rangitikei Ladies’ Golf Club

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 July 1949, Page 2

Rangitikei Ladies’ Golf Club

A very enjoyable inter-club match was played at Bulls when a team from Hawkestone visited Rangitikei on June 29. ,

Singles and four-ball matches were played, the home team winning both. Following are the details, Rangitikei players being mentioned first:—

Singles: Mrs. Torrens lost to Mrs. Franke, Mrs. Bary beat Mrs. Signal, Mrs. Whisker beat Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Dalrymple lost to Mrs. Maclean, Mrs. Pedersen lost to Mrs. Galpin, Mrs. Field halved with Mrs. Sexton, Mrs Russell beat Mrs. Fogelberg, Mrs. Ralfe beat Mrs. Baxter, Mrs Scott beat Mrs. Stantiall, Miss Wills lost to Mrs. North, Miss Wilson lost to Mrs Watt, Mrs. Simpson beat Mrs. Gracie, Mrs. Mercer beat Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Hill beat Mrs. Gray, Mrs Hitchcock beat Mrs. Coles. Result: Rangitikei 9 wins, Hawkestone 5 wins, one game halved.

Fourball:—Mrs. Torrens and Mrs. Bary halved with Mrs. Franke and Mrs. Signal, Mrs. Whisker and Mrs. Dalrymple beat Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Maclean, Mrs. Pedersen and Mrs. Field lost to Mrs. Galpin and Mrs. Sexton, Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Ralfe beat Mrs. Baxte,' and Mrs. Fogelberg, Mrs. Scott and Miss. Willis beat Mrs. Stantiall and Mrs. North, Miss Wilson and Mrs. Simpson lost to Mrs. Watt and Mrs. Gracie, Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Hill beat Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Gray. Result: Rangitikei four wins, Hawkestone two wins, one game halved.

The Eclectic competition, the second round for which was played last Thursday (June 30), was won by Mrs. Bary. The following were the best scores returned—Mrs. Bary 86, 19, 67; Mrs. Coleman 93, 24, 69; Mrs. Field 95, 26, 69; Mrs. Ralfe 105, 35, 70; Mrs. Torrens 87, 16, 71. The first series of 13-hole competitions was also completed last Thursday and was won by two strokes, by Mrs. Hitchcock from Mrs. H. Pearce.

The following is the draw for the first of a series of bogey competitions to be played: on Thursday, July 7. A Division: Mrs. Pedersen v. Mrs. Torrens, Mrs. Russell v. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Whisker v. Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Dalrymple v. Mrs. Bary, Mrs. Feild v. Scorer.

B Division: Mrs. Ralfe v. Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Scott v. Mrs. Mercer, Mrs. Hill v. Miss Willis, Mrs. Elliott v. Mrs. Broughton, Mrs. De Borgh v. Mrs. Last-Harris.

C Division: Miss V. Sewell v. Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss Gedye v. Mrs. Swales, Miss M. Brookie v. Scorer. Anyone unable to play or not in the draw please ring Miss Willis. TUTAENUI RAINFALL LAST MONTH OVER 4j INCHES. A total of 4.51 inches of rain fell In the Tutaenui district last month, according to records kept by Mr. W. B. . Gray, “Hazelhurst.” For the same I period last year, the fall was 3.79 I inches. Altogether rain fell on 23 I days, the heaviest being recorded on I June 13, when the measurement was !.77 inch. For the six months of this year rain I has fallen on 77 days, or eight days I more than for the corresponding I period 12 months ago. The total rainfall for the period is 21.75 inches, compared with 22.77 inches last year. The June recordings were: Ist, .21; 2nd, .36; 3rd, .02; sth, .71; 6th, .32; 7th, .37; Bth, .04; 9th, .03; 12th, .40; 13th, .77; 14th, .02; 15th, .05; 16th, .23; 20th, .02; 21st, .07; 22nd, .23; 23rd, .10; 24th, .24; 25th, .03; 26th, .11; 27th, .10; 28th, .01; 29th, .070. ATHLETIC JUNIORS WENT CLOSE TO BEATING OLD BUYS. Marton Old Boys juniors narrowly retained their unbeaten record of the season on Saturday, when they nosed home hy three points to nil against Athletic. Goal-kicking could easily have given Athletic victory, as Gordon Pull, usually a reliable kicker, failed with five attempts, although none were “sitters.” The heavy ball also accounted for some of Pull’s shots falling short. The only points in the match came from a penalty by A. Stewart soon after the start of the second spell, from in front of the Athletic props. These three points werq sufficient to give Old Boys victory. The game was spoilt by a sodden ground and rain which fell for practically the entire game. Before the ball became too slippery, Athletic were on the attack as the result ot good scrummaging, and kept hammering away at the Old Boys’ line The Athletic backs were also more adept in handling a greasy ball. Once or twice Old Boys in this spell went close to scoring, but Pull, the Athletic first live-eighths, was always handy to repel the attack. In the second spell. Athletic did not dictate the run of play as they did in the first spell, and territorially Old Boys held a slight advantage. Forward play predominated and in this respect both packs toiled well. It was anybody’s game until the final whistle. Old Boys were penalised frequently throughout the match, and on a fine day, with a dry ball, Pull would probably have presented his side with at least nine points.