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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 716, 16 July 1929, Page 15

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AUCKLAND LADIES’ CLUB xh» c grrade "rintrer” competition slaved by members of the Auckland Ladles’ Golf Club for Mrs. A. M. Fermsona prize was won by Mrs. D. RobIrtzon. the next best score being that of Mrs. W. A Phillips. The first round of the junior championship will be played on Tuesday next. PUPUKE CLUB Owing to the bad weather during the *-eck-end the < hampionship matches xvhich were to have been played by members of the Pupuke Golf Club were postponed until Saturday next. A bogey handicap for a trophy presented by Mr. 1 r,. Mackenzie will also be played next Saturday, players to choose their own partners. OTAHUHU CLUB The first qualifying round of the club and junior championships was played by members of the Otahuhu Golf Club on Saturday, when in spite of heavy rain and wind some good cards were returned, the score by I-. J. Croxson equalling the record for the course. Results are as follow: —• Seniors. —L. J. Croxson. 74; W. B. Eustace, 77 H. J. Levy, 83; A. 13.I 3 . Eustace, 86; R. G. Moffitt. 87; B. H. Menzies, 88; C. R- Reader, 92; K. R. Kay. 97. Juniors: J. McCrory, 84; F. M. Todd, 90; E. J. Logan, 91; A. F. Burnett, 92; E. j.' Canham, 99; E. A. Mai loch, 99; B. O. Heather, 102; F. C. Macdonald, 102; N. G. Sturt. 103; J. J. Valentine, 103; E. W. Stephenson, 105; W. H. Simon, 107; W. Blakev, 108; G. E. Currie. 109; R. Hipkins. 115; H. Luscombe, 110; E. A. Whittaker, 113; G. W. Cox, 125. The draw for the second round is as follows:— Kay v. Levy. Reader v. A. I*. Eustace, Menzies v. Moffitt, Croxson v. ■ft*. I'*. Eustace. Macdonald v. McCrory, Blakey v. Heather, Currie v. Cox, Malloch v. Simon, Stephenson v. Todd. Hipkins v. Logan. Sturt /. Luscombe, Valentine v. Canham, Burnett v. "Whittaker. WAITEMATA CLUB Ruling the week-end a team from the j Helensville Golf Club paid the Waite- j mata Club a visit, when some very interesting contests took place. Singles were played in the morning and a fourball best-ball in the afternoon. Fol- j lowing is the result of the matches I played, Helensville names being mentioned first: —Fa ton lost to Warren, 4 and j 3; Ferner and Hogan, all square; Coutts i bent Chapman. 1 up; Baxter lost to I O’Connell, 4 and 3; Strange lost to For- | ter, 5 and 4; Nieol lost to O’Connor, 7 and 6 Throne beat Hume, 1 up; Stewart j lost to Jackson, 5 and 4; Snndin lost to Rae. 4 and 3; Craig lost to Harper, 2 and 1: Stanaway and Downer, all square; Wayte lost to McLeod. 5 and 4. Four-ball Best-ball.—Fa ton and Ferner beat O'Connor and Hogan. 1 up; Coutts and Baxter bent Chapman and O'Connell. 2 and 1; Strange and Nieol lost to Porter and Jackson. 2 and 1; Throne and Stewart beat Clarke and Whitley. 2 and 1: Sandin and Craig lost to Rae and Harper, 4 and 3; Stanaway and Wayte loat to Duder and Taylor, 4 and 3. Totals: Waitemata, 11; Helensville. 5. In the final of the junior knock-out competition Alison beat Langbien, 4 and HAMILTON LADIES’ CLUB Following is the draw for the final round for the captain’s trophy to be played tomorrow, commencing at the first tee at 12.26 p.m., other pairs following at four-minute intervals:—Miss M. Allen v. Mrs. W. Batt, Mrs. P. E. Cleary v. Mrs. A. Jolt, Mrs. C. A. Arthur v. Mrs. C. O. Bennett, Mrs. F. Mander v. Airs. T. A. Milray, Mrs. H. Hay v. Miss 11. Foeke, Miss G. Gower v. Miss M. McKenzie. Mrs. P. E. Dingle v. Miss E. M. Rees. Mrs.' P. R. Hazard v. Mrs. E. M. Masters, Miss M. McLean v. Mrs. R. English. Mrs. 11. Matthews v. Miss O. Hammond, Mrs. O. Primrose v. Mrs. T. C. Fraser, Miss Stevens v. Miss Dawson, Miss E. Hammond v. Miss K. Oliver, Mrs. Rawlings v. Mrs. Standrin, Mrs. C. Taylor v. Mrs. King. Mrs. Sutcliffe v. Miss M, Eyre, Miss Norris v. Mrs. Jacobsen, Miss J. Templer v. Airs. J. Strang, Mrs. Peterson v. Miss Cann. Commencing at the seventh tee at 12.15 p.m.:—Mrs. W. M. Horton v. Mrs. J. O’Sullivan, Mrs. C. Blundell v. Miss A. Coventry, Airs. N. Ratcliffe v. Mrs. L. Chamberlain, Mrs. Guy Bindon v. Mrs. P. G. Russell, Mrs. E. J. Mears v. Mrs. W. Aitken, Mrs. E. Bartlett v. Miss K. Wilson, Mrs. M. M. Hockin v. Miss B. Vickery. Players unable to play at the time drawn must arrange to change with another pair. The Saturday players will play their bogey round on Saturday next. The matches in the third round of the Douglas Cup resulted as follow:—Mrs. T. A. Milroy beat Mrs. Guy Bindon, 4 and Mrs. E. Bartlett won by default from Miss Oliver; Miss J. Masters beat Mrs. Dingle. 1 up; Miss J. Templer beat Mrs. C. Taylor, 3 and 1; Mrs. G. Gower bear Mrs. N. Ratcliffe, 1 up: Mrs. T. C. Fraser beat Miss H. Focke, 2 and 1; Miss M. Stevens beat Mrs H. Matthews, 4 and 3; Miss E. Dawson beat Airs. C. A. Arthur, 1 up. • Matches in the fourth round must be Played off by Wednesday, July 24. Members are requested to notice the method hou* he ** rinffer,, competition at the clubKAIKOHE CLUB medal round and eclectic handicap, the first of a series of tournaments to be Pjayed during the season, has been completed. and the best cards handed in are as follow: WOMEN Mrs. Heslop, 91, 28 —6*J: Airs. Ellery. **. 22—67; Mrs. Alcock. S 3. 10—70; Miss nan-son. 100, 35—73; Mrs. A. J. Krlwardr. 23—74; Mrs. Bean. 101. 22—73. MEN H. A. Heslop, 6S, 12—56; G. Willlam“O. 71. 13—59; M. J. Hurley, S2, 13—63; F. Alcock, So, 33—63: II- Admore, 38. 28—65; F. W. Bean. 85. 19 —66. It has been decided to award the cups 'both men and women’s) to the most consistent player of the season. Consequently in each competition the players or the six best cards handed in will be awarded points, the best card will recejve 12 points, the second 10 points, third 8 points, fourth 6 points, fifth 4 Points and the sixth 2 points. In the case of equal scores, the points for those Places will be added, and equally divided between the tying players. At the eod ?{ the season the player scoring the highest number of points in both s°y«n’i and men’s competitions will hoia the cups for the season. farewell to j. l black Mr. J. L. Black, the prominent local golfer and one of the five players selected to represent New Zealand in the coming contest in Alelbourne for T he Kirk-Kindeyer Cup, was fareJ’elled at a gathering of golfers at Andrews, Hamilton, on Saturday. The champion was presented with a travelling rug and suit-case as a token £f the esteem in which he is held D y his clubmates. At St. Andrews at the week-end blhy in the Bell Cup competition was finalised. In the semi-finals W. Gunn b *at J. L. Black, 5 and 4, and T. Simpson beat L. Tompkins. 5 and 4. In the final, played the following y ’ Simpson beat Gunn 5 and 4, and thus became the winner of the Bell Cup for this season. In the Consolation Handicap semifinals M. W. Horton, jun., beat T. AtKins, 3 and 1, and B. Wake beat W. * ynne, 2 and 1.