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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24416, 30 September 1940, Page 9

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CHISHOLM PARK CLUB A four-ball bogey match played on Chisholm Park on Saturday resulted in a tie between A. Laing and W. Meldrum, 7 up, and F. Pink and J. McHugh, 7 up. Other good cards were as follows:—G Burns and R. Morris 5 up, J. Aubin and R. Pollock 4 up. In the Roarers Mug matches H. Davies beat L. Gore 6 and 4, and E. McFaull beat N. Brocklebank 4 and 3. ST. CLAIR CLUB The first qualifying round of the St. Clair Club Championship was played on Saturday afternoon. A troublesome wind, coupled with the fact that the course was extended to its maximum length, made good scoring difficult. Nevertheless, the scoring generally was considerably below expectations: The best score of the day was returned by C. B. Wight, whose wellplayed 73 led the Held by five strokes. The following were the leading scores in the various sections:—Senior ChampionshiD- C B Wight 73, J. N. Sams 78, W. Clayton 70, D a! Bennle 79. H. S. Ross 80, Intermediate Championship: F. Sherriff Ba, A. G. Bayllss 87. J. W. Delbridge 88, E. G. Mosley 88, H. A. Gamble 88, K. Chalmers 88. Junior Championship: P. A.Joblin 85, T. Grimsdale 89, J. Cardno 90. F. Tuck 91, T. Butler 92, W. G. K ndley 93. An Open Four-ball Handicap, in aid of the Navy Queen, was also played at the week-end. There was a satisfactory entry, and the best aggregate score was returned by A. Lawrence and F. Duthie, who combined excellently to finish 11 up. The leading results were as follows.— Open Four-ball Handicap: A. Lawrence and F. Duthie, 11 up. First round: R. J. Griffiths and W. Fraser, 5 up. Second round: J. Hardie and R. J. Matthews, 3 up: A. J. McEwan and H. Smith, 3 up. PORT CHALMERS CLUB In the final of the Junior Championship L. Fountain beat E. E. Booth by 3 and 2 over 36 holes. The Bogey Match resulted in a win for A. D. Strachan and G. Blue with a card of 5 up. Other scores were:—F. E. Hunt and J. Sinclair, 4 up; C. Osborn and F Roberts. 4 up; E. Edgar and G. Ellis, 3 up: G. Groves and D. Forsyth, 3 up; W. J. Maskell ana H. E. Lyon, all square; J. Palmer and A. J. Campbell, all square; R. F. Cameron and J. D C. Edgar. 1 down; C. Blackman and L. Ward, 1 down.