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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, - 1989.
EQUINE CLUB
SATISFACTORY
GOLF
Locke
YEAR'S WORKING Trounces The annual meeting of the Burton
Equine Sports Club was held in the Club House at Shatin on Wed- nesday.
London, To-day.
The South African A. D. Locke beat Richard Burton, the British Open Champion, by 10 and 9 after being.nine up at the end of three rounds, in the £250 aside golf challenge match played at Mere Country Club, Cheshire.
Locke was 10 under fours for the 72 holes. Reuter.
In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts for the past year, the retiring President, Mr. J. C. Gill, said the club assets had been written down by $1,249 to a very nominal figure. In view of this fact, he thought that the pro- fit on the year's working of $465 was very satisfactory. He paid a warm tribute to Mr. Norman and Mr. J. H. Hoare, two members of This match was arranged immediate- the Committee who had left dur-ly after Locke's defeat by R. A. Whit- ing the year, to Mr. Routley for combe at Coombe Hill. Since then Bur-
ton has become the Open Champion. his success in organising the Gymkhana, and he congratulated Mr. S. R. Jeffrey on winning the Kadoorie aggregate cup. The rid- ing and social activities of the club during the
been very year had successful.
The report and accounts were
adopted unanimously.
CROUCHING
By BEST BALL While crouching over the ball, restricting the muscles of tho body, is more prevalent in the short game than the long, there are not a few golfers who carry the sys- Whatever tem from tee to green,
the cause, and often-times it is due to the golfer's fear that he will miss the ball entirely if he employs a more upright stance, it is not conducive to low scoring.
This appears to be one of the form extremes of golfers who can-
STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING
SUNDAY-OLD COURSE
9.16 a.m. H. E. the Governor, A.
Morse. 9.20
S. H. Dodwell, Brig. Mac- Lood.
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9.24
9.28
11
9.32 9.36
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9.40 9.44
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The following officers were elected for the year. President-L. Visser; 10.04 Vice-President, H. S. Yung; Secretary, 10.08 Dr. M. E. Agger; Committee J. C Gill, J. R. Leitch, A. L. Cole, R. Buch- 10.32 annan, E. Himsworth.
A. B. Purves, A. D. Hum- phreys.
R. C. Gairdner, E. T. Mc- Mullen.
R. H. Gregory, I. H. Geare. A.. N. and Q. A. A. Mac- fadyen.
M. Pollock, R. Burchard.
B. O. Baldwin, B. S. Lang. J. M. Pearson, P. E. Annis. E. R. McKee, J. W. May- hew.
F. W. M. Carter, Major Temple.