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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 9

GOLF.

CHRISTCtyURCH CMJBr ' ANNUAL * | The annual ineeting of the Christchurch Golf Club, held last, night ih'the Chamber of Commerce, yras, ' well' attended. , Mr JJfortoiK.Franeis presided. The chairman, in moving the adaption of the report and "balance-Sheet, referred to ilie death of Mr ton, vice-president arid life-member, and said that they all .his, genial presence,- and, appreciated, his utaspacing services in the - interbH's'i Reference Vast 'also 1 made' to r .the, deaths q£ Messrs W, ,Morgan, 8.. Gould,, J. ' CraCroft- Wilson, and. J. P. Studholme., , f i . 1 't New Zealand Championships. ' , Peferring to the activities of the ,past year, Mr Francis said that the club's thanks were'.due to -Messrs G. .Humphreys and 3, Montgomery for the land on which' was the • new Crossways, tee , The Greens Committee had been' - tiro.less in their efforts, andlhad done every l : thing .possible to improve the course. The fairways were mfcch better,' very excellent 'work on the greens' htfd been carried out in very unfavourable 'pircumstances. As. they .were awarej the New Zealand championships were to be held on'the Shirley links between October 15th and 2ith, and they had only to hope ' for .good weather, and that the committee would have tlie course ip splendid, order, for the championships, .and, they would keep up .the popularity of their links. Some Old-Time Incidents. ,4 He had been lookingthrough some'of the older records, and it was wonderful the Strides made in golf inf New Zealand since 1893. In that 'year the Otago Clul) wrote to the Christchurch Club suggesting an inter-club championship at .Dunedin, and asked the Christchurch Club to make a grant towards the cost of tho Challenge Cap. The members of the Christchurch Club always were good sports, and though their total revenud was only £.75,, they vdted £5 ss. This was reported to have been the start of the N,ew Zealand championships, and on " that occasion the Christchurch Club,was represented by Dr. Gosset and "Messrs 'Charlewpod and Wilder. The next year the championships tfere held on Higley Park, and the following year, at the Hutt. In that year Mr W. Hafman joined the club—(applause)—and "he -was still going, strong, as also .was Mr > Kitto. It they could only get the reminiscences of those old . Members > regarding the past thirty-fivfi years of golf they would be very interesting. In 1901 the club's total expenditure was £305, and by .the end of the year they irere SCO *to the bad. . The assets included a travelling hut, £4s} and plant and everything else wits valued at £2O; out standing subscriptions' totalled £15., In 1905 golf was going ahead, and members' subscriptions amounted to £462, aS against £2OO in 1901. Things ■ .had igrown till the revenue was over £4OOQ j yet it was almost impossible,,to make ends meet at present. ' Iff they got' tho same'loyal support frofli ' members; and if individual members took ca*4 tO'«&9 that they Jiad a full'membership,: .they Tyould Shirley, course and cilub in* Npw ■ Mr 'Mt. H. Godby seconded the ado'p-i

said that the financial, position, mas that they were dovu £IIS\I7» B<sj but £IOO- of by the rcsorva fund which. Links Company; staked,;; lisji.' ■ As.. againut'tjiatji flft''th&. L wpiws side, they- 'had* s 3hsijl' < gift 6 '«f liha£felr amounting to £3OO. ha& surplus "'of ; ameimtip.g to £ 205 12s» lldf-go Wit eapitftlbaci been increased by over'£soo, lesa the £llß deficit in 'rethuue-' l ' Vsial pofiitio? was gucjk' rthaV'it quire careful v, 'The had told him. that tranWere honorary - and, - dkher, resignations would' 'jfc -ftmoijL revenue o£ between £l5O 'and £Sqio,* Jjr Quite 'thp fairways', hearing' good frui£ (l * ~ three new tees, "Whi'ehfW TOofignt jwii&ld bq, satisfactory, the., would be a great' Buceess-.f 'been alterations in" the liiid tri'vi tO'COiatiine tli»t work with the top-dresfdng,,jDf. | tie r l faif way's; in Corde£ to save < e±pßrisfc.\* 1 gd&eral" of the Greens ■ Committee Jwd"*bgeiy,ts tnirA <«■ ini<i» -urintr. nf l -thirai traatioltt. 4 and

paite- a-jonir-^ ; wore ijibportant" thaii,,. fjjtf ;; ] present. r if sojne bunkisrs had beenbecaus&^the. ;thore was %|W ?donc, and: the could be done at any- 'tune.-".I sonal opinion -was ,ttu& »'™s -**£Mgi •fake ,to have' the 'jnatdcuredi ' The report aid b&^ne? : adopted.* ~ • . •' "\ ■„•;XwriirflfflMH J Officers' weVp 'elected $»;: President;. Mr Norton '-Francisf ! vi?& presidents,. Messrs L C. * Wood,' , i T. Wcfodroffe,- aadrWi it*,®.tain, 'fear Cyril Want;' J.E. Dots aid; treasurer,; tan; committed, >'Miss*Bti&wo.''nethy,,l».' Wi %Wna&i 'A., s ; f ;, v •.' ■ fjaW-^3f ,0a 1 the motion o£ D*. M. Xr Gray, seconded by Mr H. 13. Button, it wa& agreed to ask the committee to tonSdw tbe qtieMio».,<^* a ; Tlie chairman jsmtt«Biflised>| photograph of Mr L. been , presented .to the. club T»y * w widow.'- "f,f.«H J vote of.thanks wai accorded Mrs Bonniagfon, and-it •was'-d.eeiaed thaf'tlje photograph should be hung Sx the elub lioase. -'i- ■' , ." The trophies son were-then"-presented. ! - Opening'day was fired foi Saturday, -March llth., " ; v^; r • " > * d -'J