5th June 2025 • The HERALD • Page 81 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Poets Corner SPORT IN THE HERALD Monthly Medal ursday 1st May saw brilliant sunshine with the temperature rising to the mid 20s, perfect conditions for New Forest Golf Club Seniors Monthly medal competition o the white tees. In Division 1, Chris Bennett and Phil Walker both nished on nett 70, but Chris just won on countback, while Ted Groves scored an excellent level par nett 69 to take the Division 2 medal. e nearest the pin prize went to Martin Ranger whose tee shot to the notoriously di cult 2nd green nished just 3 feet from the hole. Division 1: 1st Chris Bennett – nett 70 (back 9=33), 2nd Phil Walker – nett 70 (back 9=35), 3rd Roy Nelson – nett 72 (back 9=34), 4th Chris Hughes – nett 72 (back 9=35). Division 2: 1st Ted Groves – nett 69, 2nd Trevor Davies – nett 70 (back 9=32), 3rd Gill Wright – nett 70 (back 9=34), 4th Alan Clark – nett 71. 6th Club Shore Competition On Saturday 3rd May Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 6th Club Shore competition which was a changed venue from the Shingle Bank to Milford Sea Front. e weather for the evening was cold with light winds and a at sea. 8 club members signed on and only 2 managed to catch sh which were dog sh and bass. Only 3 sh were caught which Medal winners (left - right) Chris Bennett and Ted Groves Millennium Shield Strong sun on Tuesday 13th May soon warmed the 42 New Forest Golf Club Seniors playing in this stableford competition o the white tees. With the ground baked much harder than usual this early in the season, stopping the ball on the green was sometimes quite challenging. In Division 2, there was intense competition with the top 4 players separated by just 1 point, Alan Milburn just edging ahead on countback. In Division 1 however, Neil Archibald stormed ahead with 3 birdies and 5 pars on his card to win the Millennium Shield with 40 points. Chris Angell won nearest the pin in 2 on the 18th. Division 1: 1st Neil Archibald – 40pts, 2nd Terry Gordon – 35pts (back 9=20), 3rd Chris Bennett – 35pts (back 9=19), 4th Steve Lupton – 35pts (back 9=18) (Commiserations to Robin Swanston also with 35 pts but only 13 pts on the back 9). Division 2: 1st Alan Milburn – 37pts (back 9=21), 2nd Alan Clifford – 37pts (back 9=20), 3rd Berry Money – 36pts (back 9=20), 4th Rob Young – 36pts (back 9=19). Neil Archibald with the Millennium Shield were dog sh and bass for a total weight of 4 lb 12⅛oz. Best round sh of the evening was a bass weighing 1lb 12 oz caught by Terry Kempton. Results. 1st Malcolm Stote 3lb 0-⅛oz and 55 points, 2nd Terry Kempton 1lb 12oz and 50 points. Bruce Samber, Shane Samber, Roland Blom eld, John Hitchiner, Summer and Steve Monckton all blanked but get 5 points each. 4TH LARGE BOAT COMPETITION Results sent in by Marc Duncan Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 4th Large Boat competition on Sunday 11th May from Poole aboard “Ocean Runner”, skippered by Ryan Jones. We ventured out to the entrance of the harbour in search of bass. A er several dri s most anglers had managed to catch and release their 10. With the last of the ood tide, we then moved further out to the sand for dog sh and congers. Dave Wood caught a nice red gurnard of 15oz and we had a couple of doggies and congers. With the tide having turned and starting to run we had a couple of moves around the patch in search of pouting, bream and congers. Pete Chamberlain and John Wood managed to nd 5 congers each with rest of us catching a few breams and Dave Wood a small ballan wrasse. Final move saw us on another spot on the Patch and Marc Duncan catching a pollock of 2lb 4oz. Results: 1st Pete Chamberlain 251 points, 2nd Dave Wood 219 points, 3rd Jane Hopkins 208 points, 4th Mark Duncan 203 points, 5th John Wood 195 points, 6th Malcom Gerrish 179 points. Marc Duncan with a pollock of 2lb 4oz Dave Wood with red gurnard of 15oz IT’S A DOG’S LIFE by Mike “Fido” Bennett© I’m Fido, a dog, you’ll have guessed With patience, you’ll see, I’ve been blessed I’ve got eas and some worms And a few other germs So, right now, I am not at my best Today we will visit the vet If he hurts me he’ll live to regret As I’d cause him much grief When I sink in my teeth at would teach him to ‘mess’ with this pet But some trauma I must overcome e experience le me so numb I got quite a surprise It brought tears to my eyes When his temperature ‘thing’ probed my bum! We’re back home and it’s ‘walkies’ again Can’t believe it, my owner’s insane All those clouds are so dark We can’t go down the park I’ll get wet cos it’s starting to rain If we must, but I’ve got some bad news For my owner - I need to do ‘poos’ As to leave it’s a sin It will go in the bin Or ‘twill end up on somebody’s shoes In the park she keeps throwing a ball Which I fetch, but it’s starting to gall T’ would be good for her health If she fetched it herself And enough is enough a er all With children she wants me to play Give my paw and then ‘sit’ when they say is, for me, is a bore As I’m smart and do more But so what, I get fed twice a day On that subject I’ve noticed of late at the ‘stu ’ that she puts on my plate’s Always canned and quite bland I should stand and demand Some of her food, it always smells great! Countless ‘goodies’ on me she’s bestowed I’ve got cuddly toys by the load If she wants to please me She should take me to ‘see’ at cute poodle that lives down the road Getting late and she says “time for bath” Must be ‘nuts’ risks incurring my wrath So my growl tells her “no” Had one three months ago I might smell, but she’s having a laugh I give in, now I’ve lost my street ‘cred’ Bath was warm so I’m one ‘sleepy head’ As outside, it’s so cold In a blanket I’m rolled And I’ll sleep at the foot of her bed. Woof woof (Night night)
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