Sport

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

On Saturday last the summer meeting of the Westward Ho! Ladies’ Golf Club came off on the Northam Burrows.

The interest aroused by this game of skill is still on the increase, as was evident from the goodly number of ladies who came forward to compete for the prizes. Nine couples started, each couple attended by a gentleman associate member as scorer, while the friends of the players and other visitors looked on and enjoyed the gay scenes.

After playing one round of the golf links of 18 holes, the following were declared to the best score i.e. the smallest number of strokes in which the ball had been driven into each of the holes in succession: - Miss Sophy Charlewood (winner of silver-gilt medal), 55; Miss Augusta Hutchinson (winner of prize putter); 56; Miss Ellen Patterson, 58; Miss Edith Hutchinson, 60; Miss Alice Charlewood, 60; Miss Charlotte Gosset, 60; Miss Lucy Gosset (winner of three prize golf balls, given to the lady who had holed the largest number of holes in two strokes each), 61.

All persons possessing lawns which admit croquet, or within reach of any moderately short turf, would do well to learn and practice this paragon of out-door amusements.

Gazette article dated 29 June 1869

Ladies Golf history

Golf

Mr G Gosset gets the Moncrieff Cross.

The annual autumnal meeting of the members of the Royal North Devon and West of England Golf Club were held on Thursday and Friday last, when a competition took place on the Burrows – on the former day for Sir Hope Grant’s Gold Medal, and on the latter for the Silver Medal of the Club. The weather was not very propitious, nor was the attendance of distant golfers so great as on former occasions.

Eighteen competitors entered on each day, and the six best scores stand as follows: - Thursday – Mr George Gosset, 105: Lt Col Hutchinson, 109; Mr Molesworth, 112; Mr Wynyard, Captain of the Pan Golf Club, 117; Captain Thrupp, 119; Rev I H Gosset, 120. Friday – Mr Molesworth, 108; Mr George Gosset, 110; Rev E O Vincent, 113; Lt Col Hutchinson, 115; Rev J Lymbear Harding, 121; Mr Withers, 127.

The Grant Medal was taken by Mr G Gosset, and Mr Molesworth carried off the Silver Medal, the Moncrieff Cross falling to the score of Mr G Gosset.

The Dinner took place on Friday at the Hotel, Wesward Ho! when the chair was taken by Mr Molesworth, the Rev J L Harding, the Hon Secretary, filling the vice chair.

Gazette article dated 13 October 1868

Conservative Club Win Snooker Knock-Out Cup

Winners of Bideford Snooker League’s knock-out cup competition are Bideford Conservative Club.

In the final at Bideford and District Club they defeated the District Club team by 3-2, although the issue had, in fact, been decided when the Conservative Club won the first three frames. Norman Gale and Albert Hedden staged an exciting finish, Gale winning after the black had been re-spotted, and thus starting the Conservative Club on their winning margin.

3 April 1959 Conservative snooker2

Details: N Gale; A Hedden; W Headon; S Fishleigh; S Shute; K Seymour; G Jones; I Whitaker; F Dee; A Mills.

The Conservative Club team, seen above, with Mr J Moore, one of the referees on the left is Messrs S Shute, W Headon, G Jones, F Dee and N Gale. The District Club team is Messrs A Headon, S Fishleigh, I Whitaker, K Seymour and A Mills.

The full Gazette article is dated 3 April 1959