MARAENUI GOLF TOURNEY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 27, 26 October 1937, Page 12

MARAENUI GOLF TOURNEY

Elliott Beats Home-Douglas in Final PLAY IN THE RAIN The annual championship tournament of the Maraenui Golf Club was held during the week-end and though the qualifying rounds were played in gloriously fine weather on Saturday afternoon the remainder of the games were played under wet and unpleasant conditions, The title was won hy H. M, Elliott, who defeated G, L. Home* Douglas in the final played in continuqus rain. There was an excellent field, over 70 participating in the qualifying rounds and despite the change in the weather there were no defaults in the later rounds of any of the various events. At the conclusion of play yesterday aftemoon tho president, Mr John Mason, presented the trophies won during tho tournament and briefly reviewed the past season which had beon a partioularly sucoessful one for the club. Results of the various events are as follow : — MARAENUI CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round H. M. Elliott beat R. T, Harrison, 4 and 3. 0. McDonald beat J, Durie 4 and 3. P. Elsmore beat B. Collings 3 and 2, R. Badley beat C. Milne, 1 up. L. Gasson beat C. Geddis at the 19th. N. W. Smith beat J. Humphries, 4 and 3. P. P. Martin beat W. Turner, 2 up. G. L. Home-Douglas beat J. Snnmonds, 4 and 2. Second Round. Elliott beat McDonald, 2 ana 1. Elsmore beat Badley, 6 and 4, Smith beat Gasson, 7 and 6. Home-Douglas beat Martin, 6 and 4 Semi-Finals. Elliott beat Elsmore, at the 19th. Home-Douglas beat Smith 6 and 4Final. Elliott beat Home-Douglas, 2 and 1. AWATOTO HAND1CAP First Round. E. Harris beat R. H. MoGiven, 3 and 1 R. W. Dalgleish beat T. E. Gifford 5 and 4. L, W. Willis beat R. H. Le Pine 4 and 3. G. J. Templeton beat T. D. Prussing, 2 and 1. H. C. Barlow beat I. Elsmore, 4 and 3. S. Gelling beat T. K. Peters 2 and 1. S. W. Forbes beat C. Atkinson, at the 19th., A. S. Boggg beat S. Emerson. 2 and 1. Second Round. Harris beat Dalgleish 5 and 4. Temperton beat Willis 2 and 1. Barlow beat Gelling 3 and 2. Boggs beat Forbes 3 and 2 Semi-Final. Templeton beat Barris 5 and 4. Barlow beat Boggs 6 and 4. Final.

Barlow beat Templeton 4 and 3, ' Firat Fiigfct, Firat Round. R. I. Harrison beat C. Miln®, 1 up. T. J. Simmonds beat J. Durie, 3 and 2. W. Collings beat W. F. Turner, 3 and 2. 0. G. Geddis beat J. Humphries, 2 and 1. Semi-flnals. Simmonds beat Harrison, 1 up. Collings beat Geddis, 6 and 4. Final. Simmonds beat Collings, 2 and 1. Second Flight. First Round. C. Atkinson beat R. E. MoGiven, 2 and 1. 1. Elsmore beat T. D. Prussing, 2 and 1. S. Emerson beat P. K. Petiie, 2 and 1. P. E. Clifton beat P. K. Le Pine, 1 up. Semi-finals, Atkinson beat Elsmore, 2 and 1. Clifton beat Emerson, 2 and 1. Final. Clifton beat Atkinson, 2 and 1, Third Flight. ! First Round. W. T. Dobson beat C. B. Arrahill, 2 and 1. W. Harvey beat F. D. Logan, 5 and 4. M. J. Lynch beat F. Bowler, 4 and 3. A. Champion beat W. Elwick, 2 up. Semi-finals. Harvey beat Dobson, 2 and 3. Champion beat Lynch, 4 and 3.; Final. W. Harvey beat A. Champion, 2 up. Fourth Flight. First Round. A. Hawley beat A. J. Ellifigham, 3 and 1. B. D. Stewart beat B. Dineen, 1 up. R. M» Gerbes beat H. G.v Lancaster, B and 1. L. S. McClurg beat H. J. Templeton, 8 up. Semi-finals. Hawley beat Stewart, 2 up. Gorbes beat McClurg, 2 and 1. Final. Hawley beat Gerbes, 2 up. Fifth Round. First Round. E. L. Moody beat H. R. Gasson, 3 and 2. D. MacEilich beat K. L. McDonald, 8 and 2. W. Taylor beat K. Ouliield, 1 up. H. McLacblan bea/t F. W. Browne, 3

Semi-final. MacErlich beat Moody, 3 and %■ McLaehlan beat Taylor, 3 and 1* Final. MacErlich beat McLaehlan, 6 and 4. Sixth Flight, First Round. I. Elliott beat P. M. Higgins, 5 and 3. E. E. Wiig beat M. A. McKenzie, 3 and 1. L. J, Fletcher beat D. Gordon by default. J. M.. Blake beat A. J. McLean by default. 7 Semi-flnals. (' Elliott beat Wiig, 6 and 4. \ Fletcher beat Blake, 5 and 4. ' Final. Elliott beat Fletcher at the 19th* 1 OOMPE1 ITION llESUETS The various competitione conducted iu conjunetion with the championship and handicap events resulted as foliPWs ; — First Medal Round.— Le Pine 84 — 19 —65 ; McGiven 82 — 16 — 66. Bogey round, -^Barlow, 2 up, Simmonds 1 up, fitableford Bogey.— -Barlow 36, Simmonds 36, W. T. Harvey 36, Barlow tvinniug on the count-back. Second medal round. — H. G. Barlow 73—8—65, R. M. Gerbes 89—22—67. Stabloford foursome.— A. S. Boggs and I. Elsmore 3 up.