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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 225, 23 September 1929, Page 16

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TOWN AND COUNTRY. WEEK-END KESUI/TS. AUCKLAND CLUB. At Middlemore on Saturday the senior find junior championships of the Auckland Club were commenced. The two qualifying rounds were played in the senior championships and one in the junior. H. Plumley and R. Kainger tied for first place in the seniors w2th a score of 157. They subsequently played-off for the John Burns' Memorial Chip, and had a great tussle. After nine holes they were all square. Coming back to the third they again played the same number of strokes, and then decided to play the seventeenth and eighteenth holes. Rainger was one stroke up at the seventeenth, but at the eighteenth Plumley found the green with his second, a beautiful wood, while Rainger got in the sand bunker to the right of the green. Plumley just missed a three, and Rainger had an easy putt for five, but missed giving Plumley the advantage by a stroke. The best card of the morning's play was a 75 returned by Rainger, but in the afternoon P. Macky returned a 74. A. Bainger won the 3(5 hole net medal trophy with 157—5—149.

Following were the scores of the 1C seniors who qualified:—lT. Plumley, 77, 80—ir>7; R. Rainger, 75, 52—157; B. L. Bartleet, 85, 7G—ll>l: W. S. Ralph, 70, 83—1G2: R. D. Wright, 79. SI—103; R. O. Gardner. S2, 52—164; F. Macky, 92, 74—166: W. X. Abbott. 85, 51—166; 11. V. €overdale, 84, 82—166; D. MacOormick, 82, 54—166; C. M. Gordon, SB, 70—167; W. A. Donald, 81, 87—1GS: P. ,T. Western. 85, 54—169: C. Jacobsrn. S5. 85—170; J. P. Aldred, 89, 53—172; G. F. Foote, S5, 87—172.

The three best cards in the juniors were returned by F. J. Dawsou, W. Wilson and V. Masters, all 90. The two next best were .T. Mackey and Whitcombe 91 each. The second qualifying round of the junior championship wil be played next Saturday.

The final of the fnur-bnll competition played during the week-end, resulted in a win for W. B. Colbcck and A. E. M. Rhind, who defeated B. S. Finn and J. Hellaby, 5 and 4.

AKARANA LADIES' CLUB. Players to represent the Akarana Ladies' Club against the Waitemata Ladies' Club at Akarana to-morrow are as follow:—Miss Darrach, Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Preston, Miss T. Cock, Mrs. Rowntree. Miss Miller, Miss Young, Miss M. Peet, Miss Smith, Mrs. Cock, Mrs. Sutton. WAITEMATA CLUB. The Waitemata Club played a flag match on Saturday, O'Connor the first man out, left the Hag at the 17th green, but it was advanced by McGregor, Muir, Porter and Robinson to the 19th green. In the final of the senior championship of 36 holes O'Connor beat Porter, 5 and 4. At the 18th hole Porter was leading 1 up, but O'Connor played fine golf in the second stage. In the final of the junior championship Duder beat Downer, 2 up. The game was closely contested throughout, the pair never being separated by more than three holes. GLENDOWIE LADIES' CLUB. The following ladies will represent Glendowie in an interclub match with Papakura on Wednesday at Glendowie: Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Stanley, Miss Brookfield, Miss Hill, Mrs. Hintz, Miss •R. Wilson, Mrs. Warrin, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Miller, Miss W. Hintz, Mrs. Butler, Miss Ma_den Miss Lundon, Miss Dale, Emergencies: Mrs. Keys, Mrs, Rennie, Miss Johnson. The ecleetirc match for Mrs. McMillan's trophy was won by Miss Colebrook, with a card, 101 —36 —65. Other cards were : Miss Brookfield, 87 —21—66 : Miss Lawrence, 02—26—66; Miss W. Hintz, 99—30—69; Miss Markwick, 97—28—69. • A match for C grade players, over 12 holes, and a Ladies' Golf Union match ■will be played on Wednesday week... MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB.

In the final of the Maungakiekie Club's senior championship- at. Titirangi on Saturday, H. D. Brinsden beat'T. A. Goulding at the thirty-eighth hole after an even struggle. Brinsden started- off In promising style by winning the first hole, and was three up at the seventh. ! Goulding Tallied, however, and squared the match at the eighteenth. Goulding took jthe lead in the afternoon round", and showed the way until the twenty-fifth. Brin'sden squared the match before the turn for home, but Goulding again got ~a lead of "one up, which he held until the thirty-second, which went to Brinsden. Brinsden also took-the next, and held the advantage to be dormy one. Goulding, however, won the thirty-sixth with a four, squaring the match. The. thirty-seventh was halved, hut Brinsden won the next and the ."match, Goulding getting into the sand bunker.

PUPUKE LADIES' CLUB. The draw for the second round of the eclectic match for Walker and Hall's trophy, to be played by the Pupuke Ladies' Club is as follows:—Mrs. G. Goldwater v. Miss B. O'Neill, Mrs. Bowden v. Miss Harty, Miss A. O'Neill v. Miss L. Dunnet, Mrs. Davidson v. "Mrs. Tysoe, Mrs. Blomfield v. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Rutherford v. Mrs. Mowbray, Mrs. Fraer v. Mrs. Deighton, Mrs. Herbert v. Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Weller v. Mrs. Quick, Mrs. Williamson v. Mrs. Kensington, Mrs. Allen v. Miss J. Parker, Mrs. Chisholm v. Miss Lorie, Mrs. Foote v. Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Scurr v. Mrs. Atwood.

The draw for the C grade match to be played on Thursday next for Miss I. Wight's trophy is as follows: —Mrs. 'Samson v. Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. '.Scales vj Miss Gillet, Miss Blomfield v. Miss Gudgeon, Miss Mills v. Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Holl v. Miss Jackson, Mrs. Short v. Mrs. Chambers. GLENDOWIE CLUB. The four-ball bogey handicap played at Glendowie on Saturday resulted: —S. C. Woods and J. Steadman, 4. up; K. Brook field and D. H. Morrison, 3 up; Dr. Horton and A. Duthie, 2 up ; C. B. Thomas and J. Hall, 1 up; H. Wright and M. Miller, 1 up; D. Tunks and U. A. Forgie, 1 up; C. G. Lovegrove and H. G. Thompson, all square; G. Radley and A. Sloman, all square; Pj Ching and R. Barstow, all square. The putting competition for the Hintz Cup, best three rounds out of five, was won by J. Hall, 65. Other cards were: —C. Allcott, 67; F. Trice, 69. During the week-end two..Saturday games played recently, in which ties resulted, were decided as follows: —Canadian foursomes. L. Harrison and P. White beat O. Wolfgramm and Upton, 1 up. Bogey handicap: G. K. Matheson; peat L. Harrison, 1 up on bogey. The malcTi went to the 19th hole. MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB. The draw for the Maungakiekie Ladies' Club's bogey handicap match for a trophy presented by Mrs. A. C. McArthur, to be played at One Tree Hill to-morrow, commencing at 10.45 in the order of the draw, is as follows: —Mrs. M. Alison v. Miss A. Grove, Mrs. Reid y. Mrs. Hussell, Mrs. Swain v. Miss M. Uichardson, Mrs. Grevalt V. Mrs. Johnston, Miss U. Itussell v. Miss M. Miller, Mrs. a ™ r'V- Mre - p ater S on, Mrs..'Saxton v. Mrs ?£\ ;»m 8, Roberts v. Mrs.. S.cHnauer, Mrs. G. White v S\ i ? 8, Lovett, Harvey v. Mrs. wVer M £ Mn^ 0 "- SS Potter, Mien HaekPt v M« i? 1 ? 1 V, Mlss J. H. Stewart v. Mrs HenrvS" v' linl ' M ™- v. Miss Preece, Mies E sJ*! H - Muell er M. Robson, Miss I Walker "Iff If Miss Mrs. Henry v. Mis" xY- Bourke - Hams v. Mrs. Kilner Ml™ *w' Ilßs W11 " Norton, Mrs. u"" aU v, S°Xf V M Mrs ' Mrs. G. Hurclley v MrR v S- .,f utcn !son, Miss Millington v. Vie? BuVkhnr Sy ™ 8 McGowan v. Mrs. Gylltos i *An ?, Ilsß C grade match will be held on Thurs-

ROCKY DOWNS LADIES. The Rocky Downs Ladies' Club's bogey match for Miss O'Hara's trophy was won by Miss H. Johnston, all square. ROCKY DOWNS CLUB. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) MATAMATA, Saturday. The final of the Rocky Downs Club's •Tones Cup competition was played by F. W. Hutchison and N. D. Wallace, the former winning by 3 and 2. OTAHUHU CLUB. A medal match played by members of the Otahuhu Club resulted in a win for E. Henton with a score of 04—18—615. Other good cards were :—C. F. Jones, 82—14 —OS ; G. E. Currie, 98—28—70 ; L. J. Croxson, 76—6—70; C. Biggs, 9n—23—72. THAMES CLUB. THAMES, this day. In the semi-final of the Thames Club's junior championship Hetherington beat Scrimgeour, 3 and 2, and Mead beat Ellary, 7 and 6. In the senior semi-final Purnell beat Palmer, 4 and 3. Purnell will play off with the winner of the Gray-Maxfield game. POVERTY BAY TITLE. GISBORNE, Saturday. G. M. Dodgshun won the Poverty Bay golf championship, beating N. Bull, 7 up and 5 to play. PUPUKE CLUB. The best cards returned in the medal round played by the Pupuke Club on Saturday were as follow:—C. H. Kingsford, SS —22—66 ; M. E. Thompson, 80—12—68 ; R. Johnston, S6—l7—GO ; R. H. Greville, S9—2o—oo ; L. J. Minogue, 81 —10—71; W. H. Bennett, 80—14—72 ; L. G. Whittaker, 57—15 —72; T. G. de Clive Lowe, 59—16—73; E. W. Mills, 90—14—76; IT. W. Entwistle, 93—15—75; S. R. Norris, 95—20—78.

! AKARANA V. MAUNGAKIEKIE JUNIORS. Junior teams representing the Akarana and Maungakiekie Clubs met at One Tree Hill on Saturday, Akarana winning decisively by S games to 4. Following are the results, Akarana players being mentioned first:—E. Wahlstrom beat R. Cleghorn, 5 and 3 ; D. Coltman beat P. Fraser, 3 and 2; D. Syme beat H. C. Spinley, 3 arid 2; W. Turbot- lost to A. H. Blackburn, 5 and 4; P. Coltman lost to N. 2 and 1; A. "Berndtsonbeat H. P. Griffen, 4 and 3; J. -Waring lost to J. D. Shanly, 2 and 1; E. Bailey, beat W. J. Hoekin, 3 and 2; S. Mcßbbie beat JV. *E. D'Audney, 2 and 1; F. Preston beat A. McKeown, 2" and 1; S. Reid beat J.' Robb, 3 and 4; Miller lost to R. E. Craig, 3 and 2. A medal handicap for members drew a good entry. The best cards returned were: A. E. Whitten, 93 —20—73; A. H, Blackburn, 90—16—74; T. Stone, 93—18—75. OTAHUHU V. AUCKLAND. A teams match between the Auckland and Otahuhu Clubs was played on the Favona links during the week-end. Results are as follows, the visitors' names being mentioned first in each case:— Singles.—H. Plumley lost to L. J. Croxson, 3 and 2; R. O. Gardner lost to B. 11. Menzies, 1 down ; H. Tidmarsh lost to W. B. Eustace, 1 down ; D. B. Mansergh and R. G. Moffltt, all square; V. Wilson lost to C. F. Jones, 1 down ; R. F. Johnston and J. A. McPherson, all square; H. Williams and L. C. Kay, all square; H. Hanna lost to C. It. Reader, 4 and 3; B. C. Hart lost to E. A; Malloch, 3 and 1; M. R,, Reed beat C. Hennings, 2 up ; J. B. Elliott beat R. Leach,. 7 and 6. Four-ball. —Plumley and Gardner lost to Croxson • and Menzies, 6 and 5; Tidmarsh and Mansergh lost to Eustace and McPherson, . 1 down ;. Wilson and Hanna lost to Jones and.. Moffit, 4 and 2; Johnston and Williams lost to Kay'and Reader, 4 and 3 ; Hart and Reed beat Malloch and Leach, 5 and 3; Elliott and Hennings beat Heather and Currie, 1 up.

PI7KEKOHE V. EVERSLIE. ; . . . ; ; PAJPAKUKA; fchis'.day.. > "..In Jhe- second Balfouiv' Cup match on Saturday, Everslie' beat Pukekohe oy. 70 holes to 31', .but' : as r Pukekohe's margin in the first match was:greater, 96 toles"to 23, the lastnamed club will hold the trophy for • the year.- Saturday's games resulted as follows, Everslie'names being mentioned first: —Ladies : Miss Arbuckle ' lost to Miss R. Johns,'l'd.ow.n:.'Miss" Little beat Miss Jamieson, 5 up; Mrs. Goddard lost to Miss Backhurst, 2 down; Mrs. Lever beat Miss - Jefferis, 3 up-; Mrs. Busing beat Mrs McWhirter, 5 up; Miss M. Smith beat Miss A. Johns, 6 up; Mrs. Bilkey beat Mrs. Maddison, 11 up; Miss M. Q'N:eill lost. to. Miss, Kensington, '2 down; Miss B. Agirien Smith, lost to Miss Duncan', 2 down; Miss Caliis lost to Miss A. Potter, 4 down; Mrs. Richardson lost to Miss L. • Potter, 3 down; Miss Cosgrave beat Miss Allan, 5 up.

Men.—R. O'Neill lost to C. G. Johnson, 1 down; Dyke lost to D. Coyle, 5 down; J. Rhind lost to M. Lawson, 1 down; C. Wardell and Dr. McWhirter, .all square; Freeman and A. Schlaepfer, all square; S. Rice beat H. Kissling, 4 up; C. S. Beechey lost to G. F. Payne, 3 down: Agmen Smith beat H. Short. 10 up; R. O'Neill lost to J. N. Anderson, 2 down; G. Hobson lost to H. Charlesworth, 3 down; McDougall beat J. Sellar, 6 up; T. G. Smith beat F. Hosking. .2' up; E.. Busing beat H. H. O'Loughlen, 7 up; Brewer.beat J. W. Johns, 2 up; Searell beat A. 6pooner, 2 up; Rich : ardsori and N. Stuart,- all square; G. Leitch beat J. Findlay, 4 up. .'.;.-.