COUNTRY CLUBS' TOURNEY

Evening Star, Issue 22455, 28 September 1936, Page 6

COUNTRY CLUBS' TOURNEY

SECOND ANNUAL COMPETITION TAIERi WINS TEAMS* MATCH ■ \ The second annual competition for teams representing the country clubs in Otago was played on the Balmacewen Links during the week-end. Thirteen clubs were represented, being one more than last year. In the morning a bogey handicap was played, and the event was ■won l by A. L. Allan, of the Balclutba Club, with a score or 1 down, the run-ner-up being R. T. Hay, of the Waikouaiti Club, who was 3 down. ' The teams’ match, played in the afternoon, resulted in a win for the Taieri Club with a net aggregate score of 313. The Balclutha Club was run-ner-up with a total of 319. At the conclusion of the competition the trophies were presented to the winners by Mr H. Brash, the donor of the challenge cup. He expressed gratification at the interest taken in the competition by the members ‘of the country dubs. Mr E. M. Lake, of the Taieri Club, thanked Mr Brash on behalf of the visitors for presenting the cup and the Otago Club for arranging the competition. The following are the detailed scores in the teams’ match:—

Taieri— Gross. Hep. Net. W. J. Goughian ... 87 16 — 71 E. M. Lake 96 16 — 80 M. Wilson 99 18 — 81 B. Cotterill 103 22 — 81 Balclutha— 313 J. Clark 85 J. Nimmo 98 A. L. Allan 107 A. K. Baxter 99 8 18 22 22 — 77 — 80 — 85 — 77 Maniototo (Ranfurly)— '319 A. M. M'Lachlan ... 89 J. I. Fraser 108 G. Gilbert 92 R. D. Jamieson ... 108 x 14 24 15 22 — 75 — 84 — 77 — 86 Cromwell— 322 J. Webb 94 J. Wilson ... 103 W. L. Hotop 103 C. W. Stumbles ... 103 11 20 21 • 22 — 83 — 83 — 82 — 81 Waikouaiti— ~329 N. Brown 87 S. Heckler ... ... 98 A. Heckler 96 R. I. Hay 107 10 10 16 17 — 77 — 88 — 80 — 90 Ardleigh (Palmerston) — 335 G. R. Hudson 99 N. M. Matheson ... 98 J. G. Martin 99 A. M. Cochrane ... 106 12 16 15 21 — 87 — 82 — 84 — 85 Port Chalmers— ■***' ~338 A. Bayhss ... 97 A. Hunter 99 J. Palmer 106 C. Osborne 107 15 16 18 22 — 82 — 83 — 88 — 85 Toko. (Milton)— ~338 D. J. Sumpter 93 R. M. Rutherford ... 90 C. H. Hitchon ... 93 N. J. Hannan 100 7 8 9 10 — 86 — 82 — 84 — 90 Roxburgh— 342 J. Pannett 93 F. J. Laloli 104 G. Jeffery 103 T. Sandes 105 13 14 15 17 — 80 — 90 — 88 — 88 Lawrence— 346 J. M'Ara 95 ■ A. Arthur 95 F. D. Grant 109 Q. G. Christophers ... 116 12 14 18 20 — 83 — 81 — 91 — 96 Kaitangata— ~351 L. Colbourn© 112 J. H. Hay 110 S. M'Crostie Ill L. North 110 20 22 24 24 — 92 — 88 — 87 — 86

Tapanui— G. P. Morris ... ... 104 12 ■ ~ 92 D Fletcher ... 103 17 - - 86 A. Robinson ... ... 94 17 - - 77 J. Triman ... 123 24 - -104 359 Macandrew Bay— H. J. Rackley ... ... 90 14 - - 82 A. E. Hellyer ... ... 117 16 - -101 D. Morris ... 106 18 - - 88 D. Simpson ... 108 18 - - 90 361