The Gazette 1955-58

SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY. THE annual Autumn meeting was held at Royal Dublin G.C. on Thursday the zgth September in ideal weather conditions. There was a large attendance which was equally representative of Dublin and the Provinces. The winners of the various competitions were as follows : The Incor porated Law Society Challenge Cup with prize presented by the President Mr. T. A. O'Reilly was won by Mr. T. F. McKeever (n) with a score of 37 points, the Runner-up being J. G. Hickey (5) with 35 points, decided on the second-nine as against M. E. Veale and E. F. English who also had 35 points. The Ryan Cup (for handicaps of 13 and over) was won by Patrick Noonan (14) with a score of 34 points—decided on the second- nine as against D. M. Martin, T. A. O'Reilly and E. Walsh each having 34 points also. On the basis ot the second-nine as against the last two named, D. M. Martin (18) was awarded the Runner-up prize. The prize for the best first-nine was won by G. H. Crawford (21) with a score of 22 points and the second-nine by M. E. Veale (9) with a score of 18 points, decided on the^last three holes as against T. A. O'Reilly. The prize for the best score by a competitor resident more than 30 miles away was won by W. A. Tormey (9) of Athlone with a score of 34 points. The prize for the best of three cards drawn by lot was won by D. Carbery (n) with a score of 32 points. At the Annual General Meeting held in the club house at the conclusion of the competitions the following officers were elected for the 1955/56 Season: Captain: T. F. McKeever, Honorary Treasurer : J. J. O'Dwyer, Honorary Secretary : L. K. Branigan, Committee : D. J. Collins and Joseph Barrett (ex officio), G. M. Doyle, E. Gillan, J. Bolton, J. J. O'Connor, S. A. O hUadhaigh and V. Crawford. Dinner was served in the club-house at the conclusion of the meeting and was a very well

attended and pleasant function. The toast of the President (who presided) was proposed by Mr. D. J. Collins the outgoing Captain and was enthus iastically supported. The President in replying stressed the importance of the Golfing Society as a meeting place where members could get to know each other in congenial circumstances. The toast of the Royal Dublin Golf Club was proposed by Mr. T. F. McKeever, Captain of the Society and was replied to by Mr. R. Archer, Captain of the Club. The prizes were presented to the winning competitors by the President at the conclusion of the Dinner. Mr. Collins in dealing with the activities of the Society during his captaincy complimented the members on the continued support given to the various meetings and congratulated Mr. J. J. O'Dwyer, the Honorary Treasurer, on the improved state of the Society's finances. Referring to the series of Interprovincial meetings with the North and South commenced in Cork in October, 1952, continued at Belfast in October, 1953 and followed by the meeting in Dublin in October, 1954, Mr. Collins said that the Southern Law Association had very kindly extended an invitation for the series to be continued at Cork or Killarney either this Autumn or early next Summer whichever proved most suitable. As a result of a number of enquiries it was found that the latter would be the more suitable time and he trusted that the proposed meeting would get every possible support. Apologies for non-attendance were received from Joseph Barrett, W. A. Menton, Dermot Shaw (Mullingar), J. J. O'Connor (Thurles) and C. J. Daly (Cork). Mr. McKeever said that as Captain he wished to pay a very well earned tribute to Mr. Collins and to express on behalf of the Society their appreciation of all the help and support he had given not only during his Captaincy but for a great many years before that.

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