TE WHARAU

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 May 1938, Page 9

TE WHARAU

GOLF NOTES. (“Times-Age” Special.) The annual inter-club match between Te Wharau and the Wharemouku Private Club was played on the local links over the weekend, the visitors bringing out a strong team from town. The local team proved too superior and finally won by 6 games. In the.men’s four-ball Wharemouku were 2 up, and in the ladies’ four-ball the visitors were 2 down. In the afternoon the local ladies improved their lead in the singles by 5 games, and the men’s singles were also in favour of the home team by 1 game. The following are the results, the Wharemouku players being mentioned first in each case: — Men’s four-ball: L. Connolly and W. H. Saunders beat Nitz and H. Paku; J. Gordon and H. E. Pither beat W. Kummer and M. Paku; A. Keir and S. Charlson beat N. Foreman and S. Gray; J. Towns and A. Charlson lost to C. Schofield and J. Bannister; E. Handyside and F. Whyte beat F. C. H. Cotter and H. Winter; V. McKeague and J. Kerslake beat F. McKinstry and R. Vennell; H. McGovern and R. Garland lost to A. McGregor and P. Kummer; T. McGovern and J. Whyte lost to R. McKinstry and F. Cotter jnr. Ladies’ four-ball: Mrs Fowler and Mrs Mulvaney lost to Mrs Nitz and Miss Taylor; Mrs Gordon and Mrs Whyte lost to Mrs Schofield and Miss Schofield; Miss Gordon and Miss Eton lost to Mrs Read and Miss Lucas; Miss Dixon and Miss • M. Pither beat Mrs Foreman and Mrs J. Bannister; Mrs Pither and Mrs Connolly all square with Mrs McGregor and Mrs McKinstry; Miss Shaw and Miss Keith all square with Miss Vennell and Miss Bannister.

Men’s singles: L. Connolly defeated E. Nitz; W. H. Saunders lost to H. Paku; J. Gordon lost to W. Kummer; H. E. Pither lost to M. Paku; A. Keir lost to N. Foreman; S.- Charlson defeated S. Gray; J. Towns lost to C. Schofield; A. Charlson beat J. Bannister; E. Handyside beat H. Winter; F. Whyte beat F. C. H. Cotter; V. McKeague lost to F.-McKinstry; J. Kerslake beat R. Vennell; H. McGovern lost to A. McGregor; R. Garland beat P. Kummer; T. McGovern lost to R. McKinstry; and J. Whyte and F. Cotter all square.

Ladies’ singles: Mrs Fowler lost to Mrs Nitz; Mrs Mulvaney beat Miss M. Taylor; Mrs Gordon and Mrs Schofield all square; Mrs Whyt.e lost to Miss Schofield; Miss Gordon lost to Mrs Read; Miss Eton lost to Miss Lucas; Miss Dixon lost to Mrs Foreman; Miss M. Pither beat Mrs J. Bannister; Mrs Pither lost to Mrs A. McGregor; Mrs Connolly beat Mrs McKinstry; Miss Shaw lost to Miss Vennell and Miss Keith lost to Miss Bannister. Next weekend an inter-club matfh will be played with the Homewood Club at Homewood. The following is the draw for Saturday next: Men: W. Kummer v N. Foreman; Gray v N. Kummer; Vennell v Winter; Cotter v Schofield; A McGregor v H Paku; R. Bannister v M. Paku; F McKinstry v R McKinstry; P. Kummer v J. Bannister; E. Nitz v T. Weston.

Ladies: Mrs Schofield v Miss Buckeridge; -Mrs Read v Mrs A. McGregor; Miss.M. Taylor v Miss McGregor; Mrs McKinstry v Mrs Kummer; Miss Dickason v Miss Bannister; Miss Lucas v Mrs Foreman; Miss Vennell v Mrs R. Bannister; Mrs Nitz v Miss Taylor; Mrs J. Bannister v Another. Mrs Foreman and Miss Lucas are to play a Kummerstein Cup challenge.

The first round of the junior competition was concluded on Thursday afternoon. Elfle Bannister handed in the best card for the girls, and Frank Cotter did the round best among the boys. Both these players won the trophies presented by the president for best score in the first round. The final round will be played during next term holidays when the best net score over the two rounds will decide 'the holder of the cup for one year. The prizes for the best score for each girl and boy in the final round have been donated by Mr and Mrs B. F. Schofield.

On Thursday afternoon a hidden number competition was held, the winner being Miss P. Schofield. Mrs Foreman withstood a challenge from Miss Bannister for the Kummerstein Cup. winning 3 and 2, and A. McGregor defeated M. Paku in a Nimmo Cup match.