GOLF

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1933, Page 6

GOLF

ALLISS WINS..., (United Press Association —yjy Electric Telegiaph—Copyright.) LONDON, September 23. In the “News of the World” golf final A Hiss beat 'Seymour 5/4 and becomes die unofficial match play champion. Allies, thanks to winning three holes in a row over the first, nine, was one np at the eighteenth, taking 71 ■against 74 'by Seymour, who went into the lead at the 22nd. but lost the next three as the result of weakness with his wood, with, which Alliss was generally superior.;^"

X.Z. TOURNEY ENTRIES. . AUCKLAND, September 23. Ninety amateurs and twentv-six prohave entered for the New Zealand open golf championships. Phiy starts at Titirangi on October 6, on a course which is about 6180 yards lung. Mr J.i. K. Smith of Greyniouth is the only Coast entry. COURSE RECORD. .... BLENHEIM, September 25. hi. fhe Marlborough provincial g»!f championships. W. N, Masefield set a new course record of seventy. The semi-finalists are E. Reid J. Jeffries (Blenheim). B. »S. Trovoie (South Marlborough)..and John Duncan '(Wellington). .. . HOKITIKA CLUB. MEN'S MEDAL MATCH. A number of excellent cards were "handed iu last- Saturday in the monthly medal match. In spite of counter attractions there was a good muster ot bempetitors. The dry "coiu(]itibn K at present existing have had the' effect of en.vbling some of the players to reduce their handicaps'. , . " 'The following were the best cards handed in : Childs 99—29—70; Pain' 80—7—73. Houston 95—17—78, . Neville 87—-8 —79. W. E. Brown 99—20—79. ; The following reductions in handicaps have been- effected j-i-TomlinSon to. 20Chi Ids to 22. Pain (previously 9 to 7). now to 5, C’hesney to 2, Irwin to 15 "

LADIES’ GOLF. L.G.U;— The- bogey handicap match postponed from last .Wednesday on ancount of weather conditions will be played on Wednesday. The fiuai! of ( the. fjtavelev knock out. scheduled for Wednesday, will be put forward and played on Wednesday. October 4tli. The firm] is between Mi' s Neville and Miss Anderson.

The friendly game > between C-’ey-mouth and Hqkitika, postponed from last Thursday on account of bad weather, will be iplayecl on Thursday. Players will travel by .train. , Unearned •' lietiigiliap:; Division.—Mi’s Warren is the winner of the., championship in this division, defeating Miss .T. 'Stevenson 4 and 3 on Saturday. Mr W. Winchester’ acted as umpire. Miss J. Preston, wag the winner of the August medal match.

The following is the d>‘aw for the September bogey ter be played on Wednesday :—Miss J. Stevenson v. M r s lb Andrmves, Mrs M: Houston v. Mrs Warren, Miss X. Wormington v. Miss J. Preston, Mi’s A. Thompson v. Mrs Downer, Miss X. iWormington v. Mrs W. E. Brown, Mi s s .T. Duff v. Mrs B. Wilson, Miss Jones v. Miss S. Keller* Miss B. Houston v. scorer. Saturday players: Miss C°x and Miss Routledge will arrange their own scor-