GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1915, Page 7

GOLF.

XFAY IM'-VMiiVT;: Cl.l'i). Senior av.d junior bogey matches for prizes presented liv Mrs. Martin wcie plavcd [ )y (he ladies of tli.- New Plymouth Club yesterday. The l«'rit scon-; returned were: - Alrs. Johns (101, l> down. Miss Reed (2D), « down. Mrs. Mutton (HI), II down. Miss Hrcwslcr (41, 11 down. Miss Blundell (IS), 11 down. Miss 1.. Thomson (-I'M, 11 down. Tin- best scores returned by the junior* were: Miss K. Free (30), (i down. Mrs. Bireh Johnston (33), It down. XFAVS FROM' XF.AH AND FAR. A St. Andrew's (.'loss match will be played on the New i'iymoutli Club'., links this afternoon. The men's foursomes on the X>w Plymouth Club's 'pvogr.'-umii; has b.en changed to a four-bull mutch. Tile eonnnittee of the Auckland Coif Ciub has decided that all entry fees re(cived for comwtitious played at Middlcmore shall lie handed over without deduction to the patriotic funds.

The Wanganui and Alamuvatu Golf Clubs have decided to abandon their annual tournaments awing to the war.

The committee of the Alaungakiekie Club (Auekland) has decided to abandon the club championship this year. The remaining events on the season's programme will be played on dates to be arranged. i ,

Dr. H. I). 'Gillies, who has given his services to the Allies and has been appointed Surgeon-in-Chief to the Belgian ■Field Hospital, situated near Fumes, is one of the best, known amateur golfers and formerly rowed for Cambridge, lie is a Xew Zcalander 'bv birth.

I suppose that the development of the game in England had no more noticeable influence than the substitution of pitching for running-u-p as a means ot approaching. Pitching may have been the nrig'nal practice in Scotland, out certainly there was a period when running-up . anio to be regarded as the proper thing to do when no bunker intervened. England took seriously to golf just when the miishie was coming into vogue, and England took a strong fancy to the niashie. As a consequence, courses were planned so as to call for lofted approach shots, and ■Scotsmen, when they came south, simply had to pitch or be hunkered. Neve'tlielcss, traces of tlvc old order survive to this day; hardly ever do you see an English golfer attempt to approach other than by pitching; whereas a Scottish player often will seize an opportunity to run-up the shot.—R. E. Howard; in the. Sportsman.

Quality is .the keystone of the Challenger Golf Ball. By making every Challenger up to standard and maintaining the quality, the popularity of tiis Challenger is increasing. Use a Challenger- to-day. it will 'improve your game. We. allow (id on ail used Ch.il longer Golf Balls. • ol