VETERAN'S CUP CONTEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 195, 3 September 1937, Page 14

VETERAN'S CUP CONTEST

1'rese Associatior )

(By Telegraph ■

EOTOEUA, Last Night. The annual tournament for the New Zealand Golf Veterans' Cup which is at present in progress on Arikikapakapa course, Eotorua, to-day xeached the semi-final stages. Eighty-six veterans representing clubs in all parts of the Dominion, are participating, the ininimum age limit being 55. In the semi-finals to-day, A. W. Downer (Eotorua) b'eat H. T. Gillies (Hamilton) 2 and 1, and D. McCormick (Auckland) beat Y. C. Keys (Eotorua) 3 and 2. Downer and McCormick will meet in the final to-day. In the second division in which the second 32 to qualify participated, S. Powdrell (Wanganui) and W: SomersetSmith (Napier) have reached tihe final. The trophy for this division is the Arikikapakapa cup. .The tournament has been played under favourable weather conditions, marred only by occasional showers. The net scores for each of the two rounds in the Veterans® Ciip and the aggregates are as follows: —

C. Redhead, Eotorua (18) 65 — 64 — 129 Sir Henry Horton, Auckland (16) 70—64—134 J. S. Harrison, Aromoho ' (11) 68—68—136 D. McCormick, Auckland (8) 68—68—136 | T. Kelly, Eotorua (10) . . 68 — 69 — 137 A. W. Downer, Eotorua (11) 68—69—137 G. H. Scott, Wellington (12) .. 69—69—138 V, C. Keys, Eotorua (10) 71—68—139 G. S. Gordon, Wanganui (24) 74—65—139 E. G. Eainger, Auckland (6) 71—69—140 M. E. Grant, Napier (14) 70 — 70 — 140 H. T. Gillies, Hamilton (13) 67—73—140 F. H. Simpson, Napier (8) 73 — 68 — 141 A. B. Lawrence, Auckland (13) 76—66—142 H. B. Armitage, Waiuku (16) 70—72—142 J. B. Brown, Otaki (19) 69—73—142 H. P. Bryan, Tauranga (12) 74— r-69 — 143 J. Falconer Brown, Auckland (11) 76—67—143 J. H. Smith, Napier (16) 75 — 68 — 143 U. M. Hutchinson, Gisborne (16) 72 — 71 — 143 J. L. Keys, Auckland (17) 73 — 70 — 143 F. M. B. Fisher, Eotorua (20) 70—73—143: J. Banks, Eotorua (24) 70 — 73 — 143, J. Barraclough, Hastings (14) 71 — 73 — 144-. J. Hughes, Mastortou (17) 72 — 72 — 144 V. Campbell, Mulata (15) 72 —72 — 144 F. A. Garry, Auckland (17) .. 75—69—144 C. Dunbar, Wanganui (24 , 68 — 76 — 144 J. McLeod, Tauranga (23) 70 — 75 — 145 A. E. Godwin, Wanganui (21) 73—72—145 H. B. Lusk, Auckland (3) 71 — 74 — 145 R. P. Hugo, Masterton (15) 75—70—145