GOLF

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 June 1938, Page 9

GOLF

MAHUNGA v RIVERSIDE. INTERESTING MATCHES. Most interesting games were played over the weekend between the Mahunga and Riverside golf teams. Chief interest centred in the Cup contests, the first eight men in each team participating. The results are as follow, Riverside players being mentioned first in each case: — CUP GAMES. Fourball: J. Bell and F. Candy beat A. E. Friend and R. Lendrum; J. Thornton and W. Batty lost to W. W. Hendry and T. Nelson; B. Summers and L. Gray beat I. McFarlane and J. Urquhart; G. Peterson and R. Henry beat G. R. Ward and E. J. Reid. Totals: Riverside 3 wins, Mahunga 1. Singles: J. Bell beat A. E. Friend; F. Candy beat R. Lendrum; J. Thornton lost to W. W. Hendry; W. Batty beat T. Nelson; B. Summers lost to I. McFarlane; L. Gray beat J. Urquhart; G. Peterson all square with G. R. Ward; R. Henry beat E. J. Reid. Totals: Riverside 5 wins, Mahunga 2; one game all square. Grand total: Riverside 8 wins, Mahunga 3 wins; 1 game all square. TEAMS MATCH. (Which Includes the Matches Played in Cup Contest) Fourball: W. H. Snowsill and H. Keisenberg beat C. Sutherland and W. Johansen; P. S. Dixon and J. Corbishley lost to J. L. Hughes and L. J. Thompson; J. Skeet and B. Larson lost to P. Hamill and A. H. Ward; G. Beecroft and C. Claridge beat G. T. Wagg and L. Roach. Totals: Riverside 5 wins, Mahunga 3.

Singles: W. Snowsill beat C. Sutherland; H. Keisenberg all square with W. Johansen; P. Dixon beat J. L. Hughes; J. Corbishley lost to L. J. Thompson; J. Skeet beat P. Hamill; B. Larson lost to A. H. Ward; G. Beecroft beat G. T. Wagg; C. Claridge all square with L. Roach. Totals: Riverside 9 wins, Mahunga 4; 3 games all square.

Ladies’ fourball: Misses Bradley and Polson beat Mrs A. H. Ward and Miss E. V. Wyber; Mrs Gray and Miss Norman beat Misses P. Madsen and P. Chapman; Misses Wood and Samson all square with Mrs F. C. Brockett and Mrs L. Roach;. Mrs Palamontain and Mrs Clarke beat Misses M. Diggins and N. Smith; Misses Sheppard and K. Dickson beat Misses N. Johnson and L. Goodall; Mrs Beecroft and Mrs Brown beat Misses I. Rudd and V. Watson. Totals: Riverside 5 wins, Mahunga 0; 1 game all square. Singles: Miss Bradley all square with Mrs A. H. Ward; Miss Polson beat Miss E. V. Wyber; Mrs Gray beat Miss Miss P. Chapman; Miss Norman lost to Miss Madsen; Miss Wood lost to Mrs L. M. Roach; Miss Samson beat Mrs F. C. Brockett; Mrs Palamontain beat Miss M. Diggins; Mrs Clark beat Miss N. Smith; Miss Sheppard lost to Miss N. Johnson; Miss Dixon beat Miss L. Goodall; Mrs Beecroft lost to Miss I. Rudd; Mrs Brown beat Miss V. Watson. Totals: Riverside 7 wins, Mahunga 4; 1 game all square. Grand totals: Riverside 41 wins, Mahunga 19; 6 games all square. At the conclusion of the matches Mr G. T. Wagg, club captain of Mahunga, congratulated the Riverside Club on their win. Mahunga had held the “Dominion Life” Cup since 1936 and it was good for the game that this cup should travel around. Mr L. F. Gray, the Riverside club captain, thanked Mr Wagg and members of the Mahunga Club for the games played and expressed pleasure in being successful in their challenge.

B TEAMS. Played at Riverside Links.

The Riverside B team defeated Mahunga on the Riverside links by 15 matches to 8, one game being squared. The following are the results (Riverside players being mentioned first in each instance): —

Fourball: Palamontain and Wylie lost to G. L. Donald and Hunn; Walker and Shearer lost to K. L. Donald and R. J. Smith; C. Walker and Doughty beat Jenkins and Jack; Petty and Braggins lost to Burridge and Morris; Challis and Leigh beat Brockett and Hughes; Brickman and Onion beat Hosking and Evans; R. Wellington and Poole beat Rogers and Guy; D. Wellington and Wearne lost to E. P. Smith and Rosenbaum. Totals: Riverside 4 wins. Mahunga 4.

Singles: Palamontain lost to G. L. Donald; Wylie beat Hunn; Shearer beat R. J. Smith; Walker and K. L. Donald all square; C. Walker beat Jenkins; Doughty beat Jack; Petty lost to Burridge; Braggins lost to Morris; Challis beat Brockett; Leigh beat Hughes; Brickman beat Hosking; Onion beat Evans; R. Wellington beat Rogers; Poole beat Guy; D. Wellington beat E. P. Smith; Wearne lost to Rosenbaum. Totals: Riverside 11 wins, Mahunga 4; 1 game all square. Grand total: Riverside 15 wins; Mahunga 4; 1 game all square.