IDEAL CONDITIONS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19997, 24 July 1939, Page 8

IDEAL CONDITIONS

GOLFERS FAVOURED WILLIAM PITT MEMORIAL WINNERS ('(INSISTENT WEEK-END RESULTS Idea! weather conditions favoured golfers over the week-end and all clubs had large fields for their competitive events. POVERTY BAY CLUB At Poverty Bay the following players qualified for the club championship: E. S. Toogood, 74, 77. 151: W. D. Barker. 79. 75, 154; D. B. Barry. 75. 82. 157; R. I. Harrison, 79, 80, 159: W. K. Andrews, 78. 82, and L. W. Bishop, 80. 80. 160; N. Dumont, 82, 80. 162; M. Brownlie. 79. 84. 163; M. R. Maude. 64. 80. and P. Tureia, 85, 79, 164: C. H. Wells, 81, 84, and P. C. Dwyer, 83, 82, 165: If. D. Chrisp, 84, 82, 166; K. W. Bull, 86, 81. T. N. Hamilton, 84. 83, and N. H. Bull, 83, 84, 167. The best two rounds out of three played counted as qualifying rounds,

In connection with the above series, the Burke Cup, awarded to the player with the best aggregate score for the three rounds, was won by E. S. Toogoed, 74. 77, 80, 231. Last year this trophy was won by F. Fenwick, with a score of 77, 78. 75, 230. Fenwick, whose golf this year has suffered by reason of his illness, failed to qualify this year.

A July Tankard medal round for players with a handicap of 15 and under was won by H. D. Chrisp, 71, (19, 75, 215, a similar trophy for players with a handicap of 16 and over being won by 1. O'Meara. 71, 62, 77, 210. A cumulative four-ball bogey match resulted as follows: R'. I. Harrison and D. B. Barry, F. Fenwick and D. McIldowie, 4 down; M. Brownlie and D. W. McKeague, 6 down; C. O. Hansen and A. R. Mitford, A. F. Salmon and K. W. Bull. 7 down; A. Guy and R. Goodwin, 10 down. The final of the King’s Birthday tournament was played, If. D. Chrisp beating W. J. Melldowie, 3 and 1. In the final of the 'Reynolds Cup McIldowie, beat J. T. Dodgshun, 2 and 1. PARK CLUB Results in the second round of the President’s Cup series played at the Park Golf Club’s links during the week-end are as follows: L. Albrecht cl. G. Ardern, at the twentieth; J. McMillan d. L. L. Winter, 4 and 3; P. H. Dow d. S. Duncan, 4 and 3: A. D. Tarr d. S. Rule. 3 and 1: F. Gavin w.o. J. Madden; J. Broad d. H. A. Jensen, 4 and 3; D. A. Wells d. R. T. Porter, 4 and 3; J. Haisman cl. L. Fade at the nineteenth.

StableforA Competition A Sfableford competition played in conjunction with the President’s Cup was won by A. S. Fearnley on the recount from A. D. Tarr, 'both with 33. Other good cards were: G. Montgomery, 32; J. Malcohnson, 32; T. W. Bavliss, 30; P. 11. Dow, 30; R. Clayton, 30. Dryland Cup After six successive wins A. D. Tarr and F. McDonald went down to R. T. Porter and M. Ludwig, 3 and 1. Ludwig played good golf. TURANGAXUICLUB Under ideal playing conditions, the third and final round of the William T. Pi tit Memorial (mixed foursomes medal 'Handicap) and also of the Men’s Handicap competition were completed on Saturday at the Turanganui Golf Club’s course. In the Cup competition, Mrs. R. Robb and C. Pcre, off a 12 handicap, emerged the winners and will be the holders of the trophy for the ensuing 12 months, their net aggregate score being 214, composed of net rounds of 71. 71. and 72. Consistency was the keynote of their game. The runnersup were Mrs. N. Cram and P. Kaua, handicap 17, with an aggregate net score of 218, with rounds of 70, 78. and 70. Although several pairs have still to complete their final round, no alteration to the result is expected. In the Men’s Handicap competition (lie matches resulted as follows:—N. G. Anderson beat W. Anderson, 4 and 3; T.--Muir beat N. G. Anderson at. the twenty-first; 1 J. McConnell beat J. McMurny at the twentieth.

The final was played over the week-end betwen T. Muir and J. McConnell, when, after a closelycontested match, T. Muir emerged tiie winner by 2 and 1.

A men's Slableford competition resulted in a win for W. Marshall (12) with a score of 34, followed by N. G. Anderson with a score of 33. Next Saturday a ladies and men’s four-ball bogey handicap will be played. POVERTY BAY LADIES’ CLUB In conjunction with the third qualifying round for the Oman Cup, members of the Poverty Bay Ladies’ Golf Club will play an L.G.U. medal match to-morrow, the draw being as follows: — From No. 1 Tee —Noon, Mrs. R. Hutchinson plays Mrs. Burnard; 12.5 p.m„ Miss Ormond plays Miss P. Burke; 12.10 p.m., Mrs. D. E. Chrisp plays Mrs. J. Hutchinson; 12.15 p.m., Mrs. McFadyen plays Mrs. Houston; 12.20 p.m,, Mrs. Burke plays Mrs. Tyerman; 12.25 p.m., Mrs. li. Kemp plays Mrs. Simmonds; 12.30 p.m., Miss Hayes plays Mrs. Robinson; 12.35 p.m., Mrs. Musgrave plays Miss M. Smith: 12.40 p.m., Miss Hegarty plays Mrs. Maellwaine; 12.45 p.m., Mrs. G. Chrisp plays Miss Newman; 12.50 p.m.. Miss Foster plays Mrs. Winter; 12.55 p.m., Miss M. Barker plays Mrs. Bean; 1 p.m., Mrs. Carter plays Mrs. Solvander; 1.5 p.m., Mrs. Russell plays Miss Barton. Fro-m No. 10 Tec.—11.45 a.m., Mrs. Whitehead plays Mrs. Broad-; 11.50 a.m., Mrs. Bruce plays Mrs. Humphreys; 11.55 a.m., Mrs. P. W. Smith plays Mrs. Atkins; noon, Mrs. C. H-

Bull plays Mrs. Melldowie; 12.5 p.m., Miss Bowen plays Mrs. Adams; 12.10 p.m., Mrs. Rendon plays Mrs. MacNay; 12.15 p.m., Mrs. Harper plays Mrs. Nolan: 12.20 p.m.. Mrs. Kerr plays Miss B. Kemp: 12.25 p.m., Miss Macaulcy plays Mrs. Parkinson: 12.30 p.m., Mrs. Willock plays Mrs. Harrison: 12.35 p.m., Mrs. Moriey ploys Mrs. K. Bull; 12.40 p.m.. Miss Slight plays Mrs. Edwards; 12.45 p.m., Mrs. Jensen plays Mrs. McKeague; 12.50 p.m., Mrs. Andrews plavs Mrs. Baigcnt. Unqualified Players The following is the draw for tomorrow’s match for unqualified play--9.15 a.m., Mrs. Woodward v. Miss McLernon; 9.20, Mrs. Smith v. Mrs. Galvin; 9.25, Mrs. Hansen v. Miss Walton; 9.30, Mrs. Ncwth v. Mrs. Mitchell; 9.35, Mrs. Stacey v. Miss Tictjen; 9.40, Mrs. Pittar v. Miss Cooper; 9.45, Mrs. Phillpotts v. Mrs. C. Armstrong; 9.50, Mrs. B. Burke v. Mrs. Buckley; 9.55, Mrs. G. Armstrong v. Miss Galliers. TOKOMARU BAY CLUB. The games for the captain’s trophy were completed on the Tokomaru Bay golf links at the week-end and resulted in a win for H. S. .Short with a net score of 58. Cards completed were:—Short, 70—12—58; Todd, 78 —18 —60; Murphv, 81—-20—-(51; Fairlie, 71- 10—61; Gardner, 74—12—62; Stafford, 81—18—63; Horton, 77 —14 —63; F. E. Porter, 78— 14—64; J. Paerata, 78 —14 —64; Felton, 90—24—66; Jackson, 90—24—66; W. Forrester, 90—24—66; K. Oates, 93 24—69; Riddell, 94—24—70; Orr, 91— 18 —73: A. Forrester, 92 —18—74; F. R. Porter, 95—18—77: K. Paerata, 94—16

—7B; Sutherland, 102—24—78. The semi-finals of the A. B. Williams Cup were played over the week-end. Results: —Todd (18) and Felton (24), all .square, and in the play-off Todd won 5 and 4; Gardner (12) defeated Horton (14). 7 and 6. Gardner now plays Todd in the final.

The first holder of the Club Challenge Badge is H. S. Short with a net 69, winning in a count back from J. Todd and P. Murphy,