GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7934, 25 September 1905, Page 2

GOLF.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 24. The Ciolf Council has decided thai the championship cup be competed for alternately in the North and South Island, The competition will be held at Christc'nurch next year. At, the Golf Tournament the foursomes match, upon the issue of which depends the award of the inter-club, challenge vase, was played, and at the end of a round it was lound that three couples had tied with 2 down each—Pearce and Reid (Wellington), Lusk and Lusk, and Burns and Hamford (Auckland). As there was no time to play off fboih modal and foursomes it was agreed that the flatter match be decided in favour of which of the above three couples brought in the best score. In the medal handicap, Pearce and Reid and Burns and Bamford brought in the same scores, and Lusk Bros, won by the. stroke. Bidwell won the medal handicap from scratch with

The annual meeting of the Golf Council discussed a proposal from* Ik; Wellington Cluh that the conditions of the championship should he altogether rescinded, and the matter left in (he hands of the Council. Mr T. Gould, representing the Wellington Club, and also the Hutt Golf Club, the original senior club, moved accordingly. Mr Fisher,, representing the Otago trolf Club, said his club would agree to this course,,provided it'were made part of the constitution that tlw [championship -beheld alternately in' North and South Islands. He moved an amendment to.that effect and it was carried. The constitution was accordimrly amended, in that direction and the senior clubs thereupon handed back the championship cup without any other condition. Originally there were four senior clubs which had handed over the cup to the Council on, certain other conditions.