GOLFING

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1931, Page 5

GOLFING

HOKITIKA GOLF CLUB. Ao-Tea Ron. Cup.—M : s s Muriel Payion. Secretary oi the N.Z.L.G.I . has presented a (up for animal competition amongst members of affiliated clubs throughout the Dominion. Is entrance Ice will he charged and the money obtained will go to the lund lor a future representative team to .Australia. ’J he local match will lie played on Wednesday. 27th. May and the following is the draw : Mi.-, Neville v. Airs W inchesler. Mr s Diedrichs v. Mrs Cooke. Miss Coles v. Miss Irwin .Mrs Cox v. Miss .). Houston. .Mis Maefarlane v. Miss Lewis. Mrs Gutlirev v. Mrs Butler. Mrs C'tgnev v. Mrs Irwin. .Mrs RiifS v. Mrs Cnliari. Mrs Langford v. Scorer. Tim May Junior Bogey .Match will also he played on Wednesday next, players to chose their own partners.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. ' [United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.] (Received 10.20 a.m A LONDON, May 21. Deforest in the sixth round of tliO Amateur Gob Championship defeated Roper 2—l and in the semi-final defeated Tullooh one up. Smith defeated Miller 2—l and .McCormack one up. At Leeds in the first round in tlie play for the thousand guineas, Bradbeer beat Kirkwood 5-3. tiadd heat Chiu'im at the nineteenth. Allis# heat Robson at the twenty-second. In the uocojirl round A- J, Lacey beat Pur-ado 4—B, O, Whiteombo boat Boomer 5— 4, Gacl d heat Bradheer at the nineteenth, Allis«s beat Tumesa 32, Manero heat E. W’hiteombe 5—4. RUGBY, May 21.

In the Amateur Golf Championship at "’estward Ho, John. T)e Forest and Martin Smith of Royal Saint. George’s reached the final. De Forest- is Surrey champion and Martin Smith gets a Cambridge University golf blue this year. All foreign including the much fancied American George Doight were defeated in the earlier rounds.

AMATEUR FINALISTS. LONDON, May 21. The Amateur Golf Championship was marked throughout bv the surprise defeat of favourites. Despite American and other foreign challengers. there will be an all English final between two of the youngest players ever to reach this stage. De Forest is 24 and .Martin Smith 22.