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Inau guration o f the En ter
prise A ll Irelan d G o lf Com
petition. M r. Joseph Barrett,
(D u b lin ), M r. A . J . W alm sley
(B elfast), an d M r. C. J . D aly
(C ork), ivith the Enterprise
Trophy.
The attendance was^not up to the high standard
o f some recent meetings and it is hoped that the
valued support o f the members concerned and of
others, who were for various reasons unable to
attend, w ill be forthcoming at future meetings.
The results o f the competition were as follows :—
The Incorporated Law Society Challenge Cup
with prize presented by the President, Mr. James R.
Quirke, was won by Mr. T. F. McKeever with a
score o f 38 points. The runner-up prize was won
by Mr. Michael Neary with a score o f 38 points
also (decided on 2nd nine).
The Ryan Challenge Cup was won by Mr. L. K .
Branigan with a score o f 37 points and the runner-
up was Mr. John Kirwan with a score of 28 points.
The prize for the best 1st nine was won by Mr.
R. H. Ryan with a score o f 19 points and the 2nd
nine by Mr. D. M. Murphy with a score o f 20
points. The prize for the best score by a competitor
resident more than 30 miles away was won by Mr.
M. S. Matthews with 33 points and the prize for
the best score o f 3 cards drawn by lot was Mr. T.
A. O’Reilly with a score o f 28 points. The fore
going represented a ratio o f 8 prizes for 25 entries
which, it is hoped, would prove encouraging for
future competitors.
The dinner held subsequent to the meeting was
presided over by Mr. Quirke who presented the
prizes. It was remarked that Mr. McKeever, the
winner o f the Challenge Cup, had already got his
name on this trophy from a competition held
23 years ago and the support which he and similar
members had given the Society over the years was
very much appreciated.
The Officers elected for
1953-54
were as follows :
Captain—Joseph Barrett; Honorary Treasurer—
John J. O’Dwyer; Honorary Secretary—L. K.
Branigan ; Committee—J. Bolton, W. A. Menton,
James J. O’Connor, M. M. Neary, K . Burke, G.
M. Doyle and J . G. Hickey.
Mr. Matthews the outgoing Captain was con
gratulated on his very successful year o f office and
in welcoming the new Captain many tributes were
paid to him in respect o f the many years during
which he had acted as Honorary Treasurer.
Following upon the very successful and enjoyable
Interprovincial meeting held at Little Island Golf
Club, Co. Cork last year on the invitation o f the
Southern Law Association, a similar meeting was
held this year on Saturday the 17 October at Bal
moral Golf Club under the auspices o f the Belfast
Solicitors’ Association.
In the Interprovincial team contest (Stableford)
Ulster won with a total of 166 points, Leinster
being second with 154 points. Some o f the Leinster
players sportingly opted to play for Connaught to
make up tne full team for that Province. A very
handsome trophy was presented by the Southern
Law Association for annual competition in this
event, namely a silver replica o f the Enterprise
engine, to be known as the Enterprise Trophy.
The inscription on the plinth reads “ A chose in
action presented by the Southern Law Association
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