GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1915, Page 7

GOLF.

By J eicgrapli, - Press Association. r;'.h;if!.-t<.u North, Last Ni-ht i. , Ti| " r.- rotary ol 11;,.' \e,v I /calami Ladies'" (will' E'niou advi-e ■. that. inwtiiij.', which \v:s li» )ia»c been he'd at A;u-I;!aiiii in ■.-cptcinbcr. LADIKS' MATCH AT STItATFOKi). A team of ladies from the New Ciyinouth t'lub vi-ited Stratford yesterday, and hid an enjoyable match with the Strafford ladies. '['he visitors were hospitably entertained, ami had a pleasant day's golf. Stratford won by one match. The details are as follow (the Stratford players being mentioned 'first): .Mrs. Abraham lost to -Miss Brewster, 7 and (i. 'Mrs. iSpenee lost to iMrs. Glenn, 5 and 1. i.M'rs, Robinson beat (Miss A. Rccd, 6 and 4. Miss G'Brien lost to Miss 'Biiindell, 4 and 2. Miss Fnssell lost to 'Miss M. Free, 2 and 1. Mrs. liudge beat .Miss Putt, 3 and 2. •Mrs. Glasgow beat Miss Crooke, (i and a Mrs. Richards beat Miss K. I'rec, "2 and 1. 'Mrs. Copping beat Miss C. T.oatliam, 1 up. NEWS FROM NEAR AND FAR. A medal handicap (flag match) will be played on the New Plymouth Chib's links to-day. The Auckland Club, which recently discussed flic, advisability of playing matches during the war, has now decided to e, mcel the remainder of the season's programme. The Xow Plymouth Club will play Fuglewood at Inglcwood next Thursday. Players wishing to go to Inglcwood are requested to give their names to Mr. A. Bewley before Monday night. The points gained for the Staiulish Cup, played for by the New Plymouth Club, are as follows: K, Bain 8, A, Bewley 5, D. HutcheJi 4, F. S. Johns 4, J. Austin 4, W. C. Weston 3. R. T. McQuadc 21, A. H. Steeds 2, 11. MeClel. land 2, 10. S. liayley 1, W. P. Xicoll Miss Brewster defeated Miss Free in tile f.nal of tile Weston Cup, presented ba 'Mrs. Henry Weston, somewhat easily, and as Miss Brewster has now won the cup on three occasions it will now remain in her possession permanently. Winners of the cup are: 11108, -Mrs. Alexander; 1909, Mrs. Oswin; Hli'l, Miss Brewster; 1011, Miss Bewley; 1912, Miss Brewster; 1913, Mis 9 Stephenson; 11)14, Miss Bewley; 1915, Miss Brewster.

At Chrißtchurch last week an exhibition four-ball match between B. B. Wood (Canterbury amateur champion I and R. Butters (Otago professional) versus D. Hood (Ilagley professional) and W. Ilea (Christchurch professional) was played'. The game was an 18-hole mateli, necessitating two rounds of the Haglcy Park links. The first round ended with Hood and lies 1 up, and the match concluded with this remaining unchanged.

A suggestion lias been made that the Now Plymouth Club should provide a suitable reeord of the members whe have gone to the war and the proposal 's one which will no doubt meet with general approval. It is somewhat early to do anything in this direction yet, as several more members of the club may enlist in the future, but when the time arrives a board bearing the names of the golfiag soldiers similar to that provide for the championships, would provide si suitable reeord.

.. A very pleasing little ceremony took place at Patea en Monday afternoon, v. hen the laJy Members of the Pa »a Golf Club foregathered ta bid farewell to Mrs. Qk A. Robbie, the retiring secretary of the club. Miss Honeyfield, captain of the ladies, in a feeling speech presented the guest of tho afternoon with a handsome handbag, and expressed the hope that Mrs. Robbie would soon be back amongst them. Mrs Robbio thanked the members for their handsome gift and kind wishes.

There were somo careless golfsrs playing on the New Plymouth Club'slinks last Saturday, and they left a recard of their thoughtlessness on several greens. Several greens were mnch marked by players who had been careless In walking and standing too close to the holes, and on the eighteenth green the hoi# had been; completely trodden on and part of the hole had caved in. Players should remember, especially when the greens are sodden, to stand well away from the holes.

Kapi Tarelia, who has joined the Maori Contingent Reinforcements, is a soil of Kurupo I'areha, and grandson of tlie well-known chief of Ilawkc's Bay, TarcJia te Moana Nui. The latter fought with the ICuropeuns against the Hanluins, and Kurupo Tarelia went with the Maori Contingent to the Diamond .Tubi-l.'e,-and was presented with a, sword. Kapi is a '.vol! -known golfer, and has held the llawke's Day Amateur Chaiu-]<lorn-hip ( halh nge Cup for three years i'l Mieccssiuii.

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