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·THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1987.

WOMEN OUTPLAY MEN AT GODF

Miss Pam Barton, the former British Open Golf champion (Wo- men's) who is seen above talking to HM the King of Belgium, lost to A. J. Pennink in a series of matches in which Women beat Men golfers at Stoke: Røges.

MISS P. BARTON LOSES TO PENNINK

HANDICAPS TOO HEAVY

VODAFOR LOSERS

DENYS KYLE'S ROUND OF 69

(By George Greenwood)

London, June 21. REVERTING to the old practice of conceding

nine strokes, the men were defeated by the women players in the annual match at Stoke Poges, on Saturday. Of the 18 matches singles and foursomes the women won nine, lost six, and halved three. Last year, when the women receiv ed only six strokes they were routed, hence the re- turn to the original handicap. which, as events proved, gave them a better chance.

AS SOME OF THE MEN-DISCOVERED, NINE STROKES ARE A LOT TO GIVE TO A FIRST-CLASS WOMAN PLAYER, MORE PARTICULARLY AS, IN THIS CASE, THREE OF THE STROKES CAME AT SHORT HOLES. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE WOMEN HOLED PUTTS FOR A 2 ́ ́A NET ONE÷WHICH MEANT THAT THEIR OPPONENTS HAD TO HOLE THEIR TEE SHOTS IN ORDER TO GET A HALF—A 1,000 TO 1 CHANCE.

The magnitude of the handicap was well illustrated in the case of Denys Kyle, a Walker Cup player and Scottish international, and who was round in 69 five strokes under the scratch score

ATHLETIC TROPHY WON, beat Miss Molly Gourlay by only one hole!

BY ONE POINT

There was the case of Allan Cave, the old Oxford captain, who did the first nine holes in

ACHILLES TRIUMPH AT PLYMOUTH 32, and could only halve with

(By BEVIL RUDD)

---London, June 21.

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Mrs. Heppel, better known to the world of golf as Miss Molly Grif- fiths. Cave's figures for this

PERFORMANCES, at various meetings on Saturday. were dis- stretch were: 4, 8, Br. 3. 4. Ar

tinctly encouraging in spite of the adverse conditions, which in some cases included a heavy downpour that made fast times impos- sible, This was the case at Plymouth in the Hospitals Sports to which the leading clubs sent teams to compete for the Travers Stubbs trophy.

4, 4. The bigger handicap was putting with his customary deadly all to the good for it compelled accuracy, wọn by 2 and 1.5 Win- the men, to go all out for every ning the first two holes with

The waiting game was couple of birdies, he had only one shot.

putt on five greens to the turn, useless.

As the foursomes were halved at where he was one up. He holed a At Reading, where the British Workers' Sports Association held their seventh annual championships, heavy rain fell soon after three matches all, everything depend- putt of 20 yards at the tenth for 12 a 3 to be two up again, and so it the start and held up the meeting for over half an hour. Perhaps ed on the singles, and of the the best achievement anywhere was D. L. Griggs' discus throw of only three were captured by the went on. over 135 feet for the Metropolitan Police in the match at Ports-men-Frank Pennink, English cham- mouth against the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.

pion; T. A. Bourn and Kyle. Once more there was a keen

struggle for the Travers-Stubbs

Trophy at Plymouth, and the ASCOT

Achilles Club, who last year tied

with Blackheath Harriers, won by TRAINER

a single point from the LAC Blackheath were a close, third.

-RELAY" DECIDES ISSUE The scores were level with one event the relay to go S. C. Wooderson (Blackheath), who had previously beaten B. Fy MacCabe (LA.C.) in the half-mile în under two-minutes on the sodden grass, track, again ran the half-mile in the relay, but W. M. F. Hudson (Achilles) lost only two yards _to him, and in the other distances the Achilles men beat off the opposition and won the event, and with it the trophy.

FINED $50

1.

Dispute With

Jockey

(By “HOTSPUR”)

London, June 19. Following an incident in the jockeys' dressing-room, the Ascót Stewards have this week fined a Newmarket trainer £50.

ILL-JUDGED

However, Miss Barton squared at 20 FOOT PUTT

the fourteenth where, as in the case In the leading foursome, Miss of the previous two shot holes, she Pam Barton 'and Mrs. Garon snatch-reached the green with a drive and ed a three holes' lead at the start, a No. 3 iron. Virtually, she lost and hanging on to it grimly beat the match at the fifteenth where, Pennink and Alec Hill at the 17th bunkered with her iron shot, she 2 and 1. At the short 11th, Miss eventually took three putts from Barton holed a putt of 20 feet for a about six yards.” 2a net one. The opposition also. The truth is that she tried to had a 2, but this was not good bolt the first în an attempt to win- enough.

to the hole with her stroke allowance Playing very steadily, and offer--a praiseworthy effort, but ill- ing few chances Miss: Enid Wilson judged. This was one up to Pen- and Miss Kathleen Garnham gather-nink, who settled the match with Led another point-Winning all the glorious. 3. at the seventeenth.

short holes they beat Leonard Craw- ley and Kyle by 3 and 2.-

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The next match: was” touch-and-

CRAWLEY SURPRISED Starting 4, 3, 2, and out in 35, After one of the most importan""

Crawley was surprised to find hím- events of the meeting had been go, but Miss Phyllis Wade and Miss self three down to Miss Wilson. The decided the trainer and a jockey Cradock-Hartopp managed to win at explanation was, that Crawley not who had ridden in the race had an the last hole. They beat John Beck only lost the stroke holes, but two altercation.

and Bourn by one up. The men others fourth and eighth-where The outcome was that the jockey won the remaining three matches, he was not giving a stroke. › Miss reported the trainer to the Stewards but only by the skin of their teeth. Wilson won both of them în - 48

Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, the

SINGLES ADVANTAGE

Crawley's last chance disappeared at wood and Sir Samuel Scott. They-It was in the singles that the wo- the thirteenth where he sliced his showed to the best advantage, drive into a wood, and took, 7 for men CA J, Emery (Achilles) just I understand the question ofan though, with the exception of Miss the hole.

Jean Hamilton, of Tandridge, “none Miss Cradock-Hartopp

WOODERSON'S BROTHER WINS Wooderson's younger brother, S. J., distinguished himself by win- ning the mile handicap sin (4min. 11see from the 120-yards mark. E. W. Harrison, who started 15 yards behind him, was second.

Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Hare-

fined the traïner £50.

beat A. C. J. Poole (Blackheath) in appeal is being considered.

the mile, but the most startling that event the case would go before could claim a substantial success, | the match för the side pinched:

race of all was the 100 yards, in the Stewards of the Jockey Club. which K. J. Richardson (LA.C.)

when she She beat Geoffrey Illingworth by 4 beat Eric Martin Smith by 2 and 1, and 8 the biggest margin of the Four down at the Faixth, -Miss

Hartopp won six of the next eleven- Miss Barton lost to Pennink, who, 'holes.^

beat M. H. Harden (Devonport) by (Blackheath) apparently pulled a day.

** 9.9sec- inches in

Wiard muscle in this race,