GOLF NOTES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 31 July 1917, Page 4

GOLF NOTES.

The week-end corhpfetitiions held between members of the Taihape Golf Club last'week resulted: Men’s senior stroke for Bray trophy: J. A. Champion 98—24—A. James 108—32—76; W. V. KtjLfll 98 —21—77; J. Mortland 111—S— 78; J. Evans 88 —4—84; P. E. Wakemau. 102—IS—84; H. Dash wood 115—29 86; H. F. Blackie 116—30—86; M. Kirschberg 119—33—86.

The winner, J. A. Champion, put up a good performance, and secured the best nett score in a competition this season. The ruuner-up, A. James, has been playing very consistently, and is. now well up in the average for theShergold Cup. W .V. Kelsall played: sufficiently well to secure another reduction in handicap, as did also J. A. Champion and A. James. J. Evans was in fine form and put up the goodscore of 88 off the club. This is the best competition score this season, "being considerably better than the previous best 94 put up by N*. B. Barkman. Evans is gradually getting back his best form, and later in theseason should come down to his previous best, close on SO. The junior stroke resulted:—C. OGibbs 119—30—89, J. H. Wham 122 30—92, W. H. Fookes 113—20—93 r p. OfCalpaghan 1;20 —16—104, FI J*. Hintz 126 —25 —101, G. W. Plummer 122—18—104.

The winner, C. O. Gibbs, has secured two wins in succession, in addition to playing off for one competition. The best score off the club was put ■up by W. H. Fookes, who has made his reappearance on the links after an enforced spell through illness. As a result of the competition, Gibbs, Wham, and Fookes have earned substantial reductions in handicaps, i The ladies’ strode competition resulted: —Miss Merritt 66 —20—46, Mrs Neagle 62—13—49, Mrs. O’Callaghan 68 —16—52, .Miss V. Evans 72—,20 52, Miss Q. Murphy 67 —14—53, Mrs. Train 68 —14—54, M iss Gilmer 76—20 —56, Mrs. Powell 73—16—57, Miss Spooner 61—3—58, Miss ,L. O’Callaghan 81 —20 —61.

Miss Merritt secured a well-deserv-ed win, likewise a reduction in handicap of four. "With the small amount of practice obtained Miss Merritt has shown good improvement. Mrs. Neagle has shown steady play, 1 having in each of the five-matches reduced her score off the club. Miss Spooner still has the honour of being unbeaten by her opponents in scores off the club. During next week-end there will be no competition for lady players. Electric competitions for men (seniors and juniors) will be played.

for the information of players it may be stated that an electric competition is one in which the competitors each play two rounds of nine •holes and count the best score which has been made at each hole in the two rounds. The total for nine holes thus obtained forms the electric score. In the above competitions handicaps do not count, the scratch men in each class ■' will therefore on this occasion have a sporting chance of winning.

Last week’s Bray competition and this week’s electric competition are the qualifying rounds for the championship. The holders of the sixteen best cards handed in being those who will be qualified to compete for the honour of being the 1917 champion. During the week-end a party consisting of Messrs P. E. Wakeman, G, BVay, and S. Powell formed them-

selves into a fatigue party, and braved the elements to perform some much-needed repairs to the greens. Some of these have»not been rolled for some time and the labour put in fcV the above named gentlemen will be greatly appreciated by players. Beating bogey was easy work compared with the task of the toilers in getting the rollers up to No’s. 4 and 8. COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the Taihape Golf Club was held last evening, there being present:— Messrs D. Neagle (chairman), P. E. Wakeman (hon. sec.), W. V. Kelsall, J. A. Champion, A. M Ryan, G. Bray, S. Behan, H. Hesketh, and W. J. Munro. An apology was received from Mr. J. Evans. The books showed a credit balance of £42 14s sd. A very satisfactory state of affairs.

A hearty vote of t-hanks was passed to Mr. T. Sherlaw for his generous donation of a £5 5s bracelet for competition amongst the lady players. It was decided that the Sherlaw trophy be won outright a s desired by the donor, and that three handicap stroke competitions as arranged by the' match committee be played for same. It was decided that Mr. J. Murray’s trophy be left To the match committee to allocate. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. J. Mortland for his generous donation of a three-guinea, rose bowl for competition. . fM! It w r as unanimously decidapih that the Club take oyer the 'B4HK Cross Shop on a day to be fixed-*l||i that

aik executive committee consisting of three ladies and three- men be elected to organise a special-effort for Red Cross Day. The * following were elected as the executive committee; Mesdames O’Callaghan, D. Neagle and Miss Sy oner, and Messrs D. Neagle P. E. Wakeman (hon. sec.), W*. Munro, J. Evans, anTT T. Bradley. The day for the special "effort is to be left to the committee—a Saturday to be taken. A proposal that "all players he eligible to compete for the championship Was lost in favour of the original proposition that the sixteen ■ best cards from the third Bray competition (played last week) and the electric competition (to be played this week) count as qualifying rounds for the championship.