GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 154, 30 June 1911, Page 2

GOLF.

GOLF CfoCß^ Ste <yos}e of and "B, grades;of the captain's, prize tourney'will' be played tomorrow afternoon on the Sliddlempre Park Links. The finaUsts in the A jsrade are the present Auckland Club "champion, j. Burns, who plays from scratch, aijd ihe Waitemata CJub champjon, .A. U. % ■whose handicap is sis. •■ "Howdeii was olso formerly of the Otago; aud Wanganui clubs:' Bnms had been shapingsomewiat unsteadily a few weeks 4>ack, tiut' sow' a jipears to 'hs Cbnil|ig ,on ■#> his game again','nnd is playing good conebtent gOl*. is noted gops SyiisJi' player, and ias put out snch opponents as Colbepk, .GilliaL .and Dargaville in the present tourney. He Is in suci {jxcellent form that the handicapping commit--tee has seen reduce: his handicap to. four for. supse<me.ut competitions. Iα a recent 'bogey- competition, -playing on sis : handicap,'he finished-first wtth the "Colonel. 1 ' An extrenndy keen and;.in--teresting'jcoutest'-betiireen' players' is afiticipated, and it Eeemn a pity t&re' should fee pfhgx cpTnpeJjticms .set. (Joyffi-to tie played CQncurr«ntly, followinj£<of the match should be quite an education |pr ■the great- majority- of golfers. -The mafch. ■will s-tart <it -1 : p.m. ■■' ~ ■ \ In fte 5 praje W. "W. Brnce (hanffl<|p Iβ) and A. Kinder (handlwp 80) piay Bruce is -a player of some'years' standing, and his experience arid eteadiness. should stand him in good stead. In the Beml-fln|i he beat A. Carcick, a popular fancy for tng erent, *y flic ample margin of Aye up anj four to jplay. Kinder has ibeep quite the dark fcoree of the competition, "and his big handicap appears to have weighed heavllj: with his opponents so far, but in he -has shown -vastly improved' 'form thit year. The result is still an open question,' i and both players ,w.ill .go out Tvith confide ■ ence. The match "wSI commence ■at 2 p.m. ■ •Cpncurrently -with the above matches! the second round for the : B. Bloomfiold ■Powl will be played. The player handing in the (two best carfls of three medal rounds holds the bowl for the season; and the winner for a,ny tw.P .seasons becomes the , owner. In addition the winner of each, round receives . a -trophy. Handicaps are limited tp 20, ftnd post entries wrill be recelvisd. D. Hay and J. J. jangston, who •tied for flrst Pjace'.in the first round,' yflfl .play .off .cbncurretitly" •with the round to be •pjayftd totniorrow. ,