The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-20
HOOT MONS
PROSPEROUS
The Report Of Golf
Council Was
Good.

The annual meeting Of the Honolulu
Golf Club was held last night at the
Thistle Club rooms.
d. w. Anderson was in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting We're
read and approved and the report of
the council was read and adopted. It
was asi follows:
The Council have pleasure in submit
ting the first annual report to the mem
bers of the club for the year ending No
vember 80 1901. The membership of the
club as at that date was 30, and an in
crease is anticipated for the coming sea-
son.
Since the formation of the club, the
course at Moanalua has undergone great
alterations and improvements, thanks to
the kindness of Mr. S. NJ Damon. and
the energy of Mr. Donald Macintyre
who super.ntended the work. In the
early part of this year the 1S-hole course
became so rough with the heavy moist
ure that II made golf a toll instead of a
pleasure, with the result that for some
months very few members played over
the course, and it looked as if golf We're
going to drop out of the list of Hawaii
I an sports altogether Fortunately on the
| matter being explained to Mr.. Damon, he
consented to alter the course, and has
| IOlAE q ttu li-e ora 1S-nOiC course into one
OF nine hoies, which, with the attention
We are assured will be given it in the
future, promises to compare favorably
with any inland course in the world
Inc course Is being cut regularly and !
all it requires is plenty of players to !
hrm the turf. The putting greens are
also 10 have more attention given to !
them than they have had in the past |
and should, by another year, be beyond /
reproach ana satisfy the most fastidious.
There have been three handicap COM
petitions under medal rules during the
past year, in all Of which a satisfactory
number took part, and one handicap
competition under match rules, which IS
still unfinished. The following are the /
prize-winners in the various competi- i
tons: l.
Feb. 22.-F'irst prize. II. B. Sinclair, 10S
less p total 81; second prize, ID. w. An
derson. 50 scratch, total 90.
June 1.-First prize, II. Il. Sinclair, 100
less 10. total. so; second prize, Robert An
derson, log less S. total SO.
Dec. 15-Ftrst prize. NJ. r. Jameson, 90
less 3. total 81; second prize, d. w. An
derson, 90 scratch total SO.
The club is also in a good financial po-
sition and the accounts of the treasurer
show balance at the credit of the club
of s12.67. z
The annual subscription for the year
to November 80, 1902. requires to be set
tied at the annual meeting, and the
council would recommend that the sub
script:on remain at the same figure as
last year, viz, $500.
The council have during the past sea-
son issued bylaws, copies of which have
been distributed to the members, and
would suggest the careful perusal of the
same, along with the general golf rules,
copies of which may be had at Messrs.
Pearson & Potter's, free of charge, be-
cause in competitions, ignorance of the
IL inf !.
ment of any one rule bylaw in a
medal competition means disqualification
in that competition.
The council beg to thank the members
for their support during the past year,
and would ask them to give a hearty
vote of thanks to Mr.. S. NJ Damon for
his Kindness in allowing the club the
privileges of using the golf course at
Moanalua.
The office bearers who retire at the
present time are as follows:
President-S +. Damon.
Vice President-T. Give Davies.
Captain-D.'W Anderson.
Vice Captain-Robt. Anderson. ic
Secretary and Treasurer-H. Z. Sim
clair
Additional Members of Council-N. .
Kay. d. Macihtyre and A. Lewis.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ng year resulted as follows:
President. S. NJ. Damon; vice-presf-j
dent, T. Give Davies; captain, d. w.
Anderson; vice-captain, w. B. jamie
SON; secretary and treasurer, II. b.
Sinclair; council. w. NJ. Giffard. D.
Ross. N. Kay.
The following new members were
elected:
Prince Cupid. +. Ross. H. NJ. Harri-
son. ]. c. McGill.
II was decided that the handicap In .
, match competition be two-thirds Of ]
he handicap allowed in Il medal COM
petition. I