WELLINGTON GOLF

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 791, 11 October 1929, Page 13

WELLINGTON GOLF

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MISS CULLING BEATEN (United Service J WELLINGTON, Today. The tournament to decide the Wellington provincial ladies’ golf championship was commenced on the 3-lere-taunga links yesterday, when Miss Beadel, of Christchurch, took the honour by defeating Miss Culling, of Auckland, by 3 up and 1 to play. A gallery of about 100 was not treated to a high-class display, as both women appeared to he stale after their strenuous games at the New Zealand championship tourney at Christchurch, and they did not play anything like up to their customary form, though both drove long balls off the tees. Their direction was not of the best, and neither could handle their putters with anything like accuracy. The weather was the best which had been experienced during the tournament. The fairways and greens were in tiptop condition.

; In the semi-finals, Miss Beadel beat Miss McClure 3 and 2, and Miss Culling beat Miss Chrystall at the nineteenth. Miss McClure was apparently not playing up to her best form, her putting being generally weak. The game between Miss Culling and Miss Chrystall was very keenly contested, going to the nineteenth hole, hut there were no outstanding Incidents in the final. Miss Beadel was 1 up at the turn, and thenceforward Miss Culling won only one hole, the fourteenth, tenth, twelfth, fifteenth, and sixteenth being halved! Miss Beadel won at the seventeenth 3 up and 1, OTAHUHU WINS BASKETBALL TOURNEY There was a large gathering of basketball enthusiasts at the Otahuhu school courts recently, when teams from the suburban primary school assembled in force for the annual competition for the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s shield. Thirteen schools were represented and the girls entered into the spirit of the contest in a true sporting way. The final contest between Otahuhu and Remuera was keenly contested, the Otahuhu team having the best of the game throughout, their opponents failing to finish off good movements, whereas the Otahuhu girls made few mistakes when the ball reached striking distance. Mr. A. Murdoch, headmaster of the Otahuhu School, welcomed the visitors and trusted that they would have an enjoyable afternoon, and that the best team would win. Mr. G. W. Venables presented the trophy to the winners and congratulated them on their success. This is i the second time that Otahuhu School has won the shield. The runners-up, lkmuefa. were winners in 192 G. The results of play are as follow: First Round.—Normal School lost to Remuera, 20—2; Ponsonby beat Otahuhu B. 18—6: Kohimaramara beat Beresford Street, 14 —12; Otahuhu A beat Mount Roskill, 20—10; Richmond Road beat Mangere Eash, S—6; Maungawhau beat Newton Central A, 22—6; Newton Central B, a bye. i Second Round.—Maungawhau beat Newton Central B, 26—2; Ponsonby beat Kohimaramara, 18—16; Otahuhu A beat Richmond Road, IS—l4; Remuera, a bye. Third Round.—Remuera beat Maungawhau, 14—16; Otahuhu beat Ponsonby, IS—l6. Final.—Otahuhu A beat Remuera, j IS—4. MORGAN BEATS STONE Press Association WELLINGTON, Thursday. In a professional welter-weight boxing contest tonight, E. Morgan knocked out P. J. Stone in the tenth round. The bout was scheduled for 1-3 rounds. KAIKOHE CYCLING From Our Own Correspondent KAIKOHE, Today. The Kaikohe Cycling Club held its usual fortnightly races yesterday. The weather conditions were unfavourable as there was a strong north-west wind, with several showers. The course was along the Kaikohe - Mangatapere Road for about 12.\ miles. The race was a sealed handicap event I and produced a very exciting finish. The scratch men finished in a bunch, as did the limit men. The event was j won by J. Eisenhut (scr), 3Sm 14 2-ss, 1; 1,. Roberts (scr). 38m 21s, 2; W. Hyuson (scr), 38m 355, 3; and H. Jackson (5m 30s). '39m 10s. 4. The leading places on the points cup are: F. Eisenhut, 25 points, W. Hyuson, 23 points, and L. Roberts, 15 points. The juniors had a race of six and a-quarter miles on the same road. This was won bv C. Fenton (scrh 20m 355, 1; D. Mac Lean (30s), 21m Ids, 2; and I C. Goodhue (30s), 24m 3. The leaders in the junior trophy are C. Goodhue and D. Mac Lean, 15 points each.