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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21415, 6 March 1935, Page 9

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TEMPLETON CLUB ANNUAL MEETING HELD The annual meeting of the Templeton Country Goll Club was held in the Islington Hall, Mr W. W. McKinney presiding. Speaking to the report and balancesheet Mr McKinney praised the work of the general committee, the special committees, and the retiring secretary (Mr J. Gundersen). He added thai the club was in a thoroughly sound financial position, it was hoped to pay off the watering scheme in two years, and during the coming season various improvements would be carried out. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Opening day was fixed for next Saturday. The games on Saturday will be confined to members, but the following day the matches will be open to members of all affiliated clubs. It was decided to recommend the committee to reduce as far as possible the number of inter-club matches. It was decided to place on record the club's appreciation of the services of Mr A. E. Grubb, who did not seek re-election to the committee.

Votes of thanks were passed to the president, and also to Mr Sydney H. Jones for his action in supplying the lighting system at the club house. As a token of appreciation of the professional services rendered to the club by Mr C. R. Russell in supervising and planning the laying out of the watering scheme an inscribed gold wristlet watch was' presented to him by the president. Officers were elected as follows: President. Mr W. W. McKinney; vicepresidents. Dr. F. W. Helmore and Mr G. A. Kissel; captain, Mr W. C. Smith; vice-captain, Mr J. Gundersen; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Allen; committee, Messrs R. E. Spicer. W. Millner, V. Parker, M. O. Sinclair, L. S. Ayers and R. W. Grimmer; honorary auditor, Mr F. W. Instone. Presentation of Trophies The trophies won during the 1934 season were presented by Mrs McKinney, wife of the president. The prize list was as follows: Men's Events—G. P. Anderson, best net in qualifying round, April medal, June medal, May bogey, November bogey four-ball, and senior knock-out competition; L. G. Petrie, March medal; M. O. Sinclair, April medal; L. S. Ayers, May medal and July medal; A. E. Benzie, May medal and junior championship; W. Millner, June medal and December four-ball bogey; E. Rudkin July medal, October medal, and December four-ball bogey; G. T. Alley, September medal and Stableford bogey; E. Brightling, September medal and four-ball bogey; B. F.

Keene, October medal; W. C. Smith, September bogey; N. H. Skinner, run-ner-up junior championship; F. W. Williamson, junior knock-out competition; R. E. Spicer, senior championship; P. H. Barnard, runner-up senior championship. Women's Events—Mrs W. E. Simes, four-ball bogey (May) and best net extra score; Mrs W. Toomey, May fourball begey, May stroke handicap, f»-iy bogey handicap, eclectic match, and best gross score in junior championship qualifying round; Mrs R. G. T. Lewis, May L.G.Q., runner-up Neill Cup and July four-hall bogey, runnerup club championship, L.G.U. silver medal, September L.G.U., August bogey handicap, September L.G.U.. October L.G.U., and flag match; Miss E. James, July L.G.U., runner-up junior championship, September L.G.U-, McKillcp Cup, and L.G.U. bronze medal; Miss W. Donohue, June tour-ball bogey and non-handicap match: Miss . GShand, June four-ball handicap, June bogey handicap and senior handicap ringer: Miss O'. Gregory, September bogey handicap; Mrs G. P. Anderson, April stroke handicap, April bogey handicap and July four-ball bogey; Mrs A. Tucker, April L.G.U., June L.G.U., and July L.G.U.; Mrs W. Smith, July bogey foursome, junior championship, October four-ball bogey, and April bogey; Mrs A. C. McKillop, club championship, September bogey handicap, and senior ringer; Miss J. Wright, May L.G.U., runner-up McKillop Cup, October four-ball bogey and stroke match; Miss E. Seymour, Neill Cup, June bogey handicap, July bogey four.

some, and junior ringer; Mrs W. Leggett, June L.G.U. and September L.G.U.; Mrs J, Mardon, April L.G.U., Miss A. Marshall, sealed holes match and October L.G.U.; Mrs J. Eadie, September stroke handicap and junior handicap ringer; Mrs S. Priestnall, biggest handicap reduction other than extra score; Miss L. Hanham, oneclub match; Miss G. Drummond, handicap earned during season; Mrs Humphreys, consolation match; Mrs Lewis and Mrs Toomey, Canadian ; foursome on closing day. Mixed Events—J. Mardon and Mrs Mardon, Sewell Cup; G. T. Alley and Miss E. James, Millner Cup; Miss D. Musgrave, Kissel Cup. TEMPLETON LADIES' CLUB The annual meeting of the Templeton Ladies' Club was held at the conclusion of the general meeting of the Templeton Club Miss E. James presiding. Offers to give trophies were received from the following: Miss James, Mrs W. E. Simes, Mrs J. Eadie, Mrs G. Kissel Miss M. Still, Mrs W. W. Mc- ! Kinney, and Mrs R. G. T. Lewis. The i Springston members also gave a cup for annual competition. It was decided that steps should be taken to reduce the number of inters club matches as far as possible. Votes of thanks, were accorded to . Mrs J". Gundersen, Miss I. A. Maln-

Donald, and Miss M. Archey, retiring members of the committee. Officers were elected as follows: Captain, Miss E. James; honorary secretary, Mrs I. Macintyre; committee, Mesdames W. E. Simes and R. J. Humphreys and Misses A. Hart and D. Musgrave. AVONDALE CLUB The first stroke handicap of the 1935 programme at Avondale was won by J. W. Jackson, who returned a net score of 68 (par 71). The following were the best cards returned:

Gross. Hep. Net. J. W. Jackson .. 86 8 68 R. Atkinson .. 80 11 69 E. Atkinson .. 85 14 71 J. R. Grange .. 83 12 71 G. E. Berry .. 79 7 72 F. W. Deighton .. 81 9 72 J. Newman .. 84 12 72 R. D. Frizzell .. 91 19 72 L. W. Hudson .. 92 20 72 G. L. Young .. 96 24 72 J. L. Blair .. 81 8 73 R, S. Pearson .. 85 10 75 A. W. Spence .. 94 19 75 H. V. Sharp .. 84 7 77 R. A. Campbell .. 92 12 80