GOLF.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18220, 3 November 1924, Page 11

GOLF.

NOTES OF THE DAY.

(By Jigger.)

Playing in the -Miramar Club championship, in which tho matches are played over .36 boles, Arthur Duncan defeated one of his opponents by the overwhelming margin of 15 up and. 14 to play.

A beautiful cup has been presented to the Harewood Club by Mr W. H. Godby, to be played for in conjunction with the junior championship o£ the club each year. The event will not be clasecd as the junior championship, but will appear on the programme of events as the Godby Cup.

. Mr R. C. Kirlc, president of the New Zealand Golf Council, played over the Shirley links during the week-end. Mr Kirk played a very good round in the afternoon when, with M. H. Godby for a partner, his side-was' one down to E. M. Macfarlane and F. H. Knights. Macfarlane in this round did a 71.

Tho Christehureh Club is sending a team of eight players to Wellington to play the second Tuson Cup match of t.bc season at Heretaunga on Saturday, November 22nd. A. team of eight voterans (players of 50 years of age and over) will' also be sent along to play a return of tho veterans' match which was played in conjunction with the Tuson Cup match last fall..'

When the United States amateur championship was held at the Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia, this year, tho management, of the club had eighteen telegraph lines connected into tho club-house, so that the golfing world would bo quickly apprised of the doings of. the championship, round by. round. Sixty typewriting machines were installed for the use of the army of newspaper men who attended to cover the event, and a special.meal service was arranged for them, so the.y could, if necessary, uninterruptedly proceed with their work. ■

On account of the attendance of thousands of spectators, a Bed Cross nurse and two assistants were provided for in case of emergencies. 'Beautiful programmes were issued With the name 3 and numbers of the players, and. these numbers were worn on,.the backs of the players' caddies, so at a glance the gallery could identify the player.

It is a sign of the times, and a pleasing indication of the rapid headway the gamo is making among all sections of tho community, that tho Metropolitan Police held their first' golf championship at Tottcridge, near London, when 36 competitors took part. It was an unusual departure in the way of sporting endeavour, and: one not previously identified with the guardians of the peace. Some very good scores wero turned in. As far..as I know, no New Zealand "bobbies-" have yet taken up the Eoyal 'and Ancient, but with the .municipal coutscs in nearly every principal city, there is no reason why they shouldn't, and in the years to come, as in Old London,, there will no doubt bo policemen tournaments staged in this country.too. It is impossible to "arrest" this game of golf, which is seizing upon old and young alike and making converts in all conditions and walks of life.

Tie heavy rain on Saturday made it necessary to postpone the playing ot the- first round of the., .match, play in the. Denniston Cup at. Shirley. The next two Saturdays being iwnular race days, it'is'likely that the play in this event will bo carried over for several weeks.

C. A. Seymour and'D. Reese attempted to dispose of their match during, the week-end. These matches areplayed on handicap, and Seymour had to give Reese live strokes. Reese had the better of it in the early stages of' the round, and was three up with sis to • -go. and: had a stroke to come at one' oP these, the 16th- -hole. Seymour won two of the next tfaee holes, and was one down going to the 16th, which Reese won with the assistance of his stroke. Seymour won .the 17th with a well-played two, and was one down with one io play. Seymour pnt his third on the "18th green several yards from the pin. Reese putted for the hole and over-ran it less than 2ft. Seymour laid him a stymie -which gave iim a fire to Reese s six, and squared the match, and it will he played over along with the remainder of .the matches in the first round.

to allowing tho right hand to take top prominent a part m. carrying tho club back, and where this is tho case, it is practically certain to mean that tho club is lifted too quickly and jerkily. And if tho back swing is faulty, a poor stroke is almost suns to result. To avoid. this trouble, lnako 6uro that the left hand and arm do most of tho work cf taking the club back. This avill mean that tho left shoulder will have to. swing around properly, and also that the club will be taken back low along the ground for tho first few inches. On a full swing you should be looking at the ball over the point of th© left shoulder.

"Another common cause of slicing is'| over.-anxicty to hit-the ball. Don't be in too big a.hurry. Bring the club down with a gradual increase of speed until tho hands are about level with tho waist before you begin to apply extra force/ Then, of course, there are tho old favourites, keep your head steadv and your eye on the ball. You need nob worry about tho follow-' throngh. If tho stroke is propetfy marie, the club will carry .on through without any attention to that point." —"Jim" Barnes. .' HAREWOOD CLUB. The Harewood Club played a bogey handicap- competition during l tho week-end. The courpo .is now in the pink of condition. Or. P. Steele won tho event with 3 up. His. handicap is 13 strokes: K. W. Robinson,', handicap 17, and C. S. Pcnlinßton, handicap .11, tied for seeond place with B.down. A. B. Blank with 5 strokes and A. Taylor,with; 9 strokes were each 4 down.. F. A'Court, handicap 7, was 6 down.