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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 247, 18 October 1926, Page 12

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MOSS AND SHAW DEAD HEAT. ROSS A STROKE BEHIND. AUSTRALIANS IN THE RUCK. ißy Telezrnph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The elements were not so kind and favourable for the second day's play of the open golf championship of New Zealand. Instead of a light southerly there was a strong northerly all day, and the altered conditions affected many of the players, especially visitors, who in practice games have only experienced wind from the south. The effect of the wind, combined with the drying of the course and greens, and the timidity of many of the amateurs in their anxiety to qualify for the amateur championship, was responsible for many "crashes." There was a large gathering of spectators, especially in the afternoon. The third and fourth rounds of the open championship were played, but the winner is not yet known, as the result was a tie between two professionals, E. J. Moss, of Auckland, and A. J. Shaw, of Wellington, with an total aggregate of 307, or one less than the winner's total last year. The play-off should provide an excellent exhibition of 18 holes of stroke play, as both men are at the top of their form. Dr. Ross, who led by three strokes in the first day's play, maintained a lead on the field at the end of the third round, but Shaw, Moss and Horton individually gained on him, and the situation became very interesting. The Leader Strikes Trouble. In the fourth round Ross reeled off the first half in a faultless 35, but at the eleventh he struck trouble, incurring a penalty stroke, and from this on he appeared in trouble, and was obviously playing too carefully. He missed three comparatively easy putts. He could only come home in 4."), making SO for the round. Moss was in shortly after, and a 70 placed him in the lead by one stroke. All eyes were now centred on Horton, ■wTio required a 70 to put him in the lead, but 80 was the best he could do. The only man left to dispute the issue was Shaw, and when he teed o:r nt tho seventeenth he was 2 over fours, and only required a 6 and a 5 to win. A four ■was on at the seventeenth, but, putt ing boldly, he over-ran the hole, ana took 6. Even then 5 at the eighteenth would have given him the championship, and when he played his second it looked all over. He was 80 yards or so from the green, but he only went halfway with his approach, making him four to the green and two putts to complete a 78. This made him equal with Moss.

D. C. Collins, scr, and W. P. McCarthy and E. H. Liddle did not return cards for the fourth round. O'Rorke Vase Match. Ten teams entered for the O'Rorke Vase. Miramar No. 1 team, 321, proved the winners, and then came Napier 322, Hutt 329, Wellington No. 1 331, Wanganui 333. Australia 335, Eltham 335, and Christchurch 337. A. D. S. Duncan played very steady golf, and will be heard of in the amateui contest. E. M. Macfarlane, last year's winner, could only finish in 18th place with 321, or 13 strokes worse than last year. The conditions yesterday were not to his likii:g, but he should lie dangerous in the amateur championship. J. C. Bidwill and A. I). Morris tied for HI 33nd place in the qualifying rounds of B the amateur championship. In the play- ■> off, Bidwill won toy.one stroke. A play-off

between G. B. Forrest and T. Galloway for eighth place in the professional championship resulted in Galloway winning. In the amateur championship are 30 of Xew Zealand's best players. A pleasant feature is the qualifying of two Australian visitors. Dr. Sidney Jones and Hector Morrison. The latter has not yet struck form, but has shown indications that he possesses '"the goods." A feature of the open championship was- the fact that out of 80 competitors, 77 completed cards were returned. D. C. Collins, owing to indisposition, scratched, and W. P. McCarthy and E. H. Liddle did not complete the fourth round. Dr. Ross wins the Jellicoe Cup for the best round in the open championship—a popular win. The open championship tie between E. J. Moss and A. J. Shaw will be played oIT on Thursday morning. Draw For Other Open Events. The tournament will be continued tomorrow, when the first rounds of the amateur and professional championships will be played. The weather is line, but a strong wind is blowing. The draw for the amateur championship is as follows: K. Ross plays J. C. Bidwill, X. Bell plays A. E. Conway, M. H. Duncan plays D. 0. "Whyte, L. Quin plays J. T. Tucker, K. Tareha plays J. M. Hussey, B. Parker plays A. Si mc, J. (loss

alays F. Quin, R. Wagg plays P. Grey, A. Duncan plays S. Jones, J. Black plays D. Grant. J. Drake plays H. E. Crosse, K. Macfarlane plays M. Macbeth, 11. A. Black plays B. V. Wright, H. Morrison plays H. J. Shanks, T. H. Horton plays A. "Stichburv, L. Seifert plays J. L. Petley. The draw for the professional championship is: E. J. Moss plays T. Galloway, J. Mcintosh plays J. A. Clements, R. C. Butters plays H. R. Blair, J. R. Galloway plays A. J. Shaw.

D3tails of the Scores. Tl. E. J. Moss 70 78 77 76 A. J. Shaw 70 75 7" 78 K. Ross 74 74 80 80 T. H. Horton 78 76 70 80 A. D. S. Duncan .. 70 78 79 78 K. Tareha 79 70 81 76 R. Butters 79 81 78 75 J. Ooss 78 80 77 78 J. Mcintosh S3 70 79 76 J. Drake 81 75 79 80 H. A. Black 79 81 79 78 J. A. Clements .. 80 79 78 81 L. Quin 83 78 78 79 M. H. Duncan .... 84 77 81 76 W. Dobson (Aus.) 76 75 83 85 H. Morrison (Aus.) 77 79 84 79 H. Blair 79 79 83 80 E. Macfarlane 80 75 83 83 R. Wagg 81 81 78 81 J. L. Black 82 80 82 78 J. Parker 78 79 80 85 L. Seifert 78 77 85 83 J. R. Galloway .. 80 85 81 77 N. Bell 82 80 84 79 T. Galloway 82 81 82 81 G. Forrest 80 79 81 80 A. Sime 75 76 88 87 A. E. Conway .. .82 81 80 83 G. Petley 79 88 81 78 P. Grev 80 84 82 82 N. Macbeth 82 81 80 85 H. Shanks 78 78 80 80 J. Tucker 78 85 85 80 C. C. Clements .. 84 82 81 81 D. Grant 81 83 82 82 F. Branch 82 S3 88 77 J. Hussey 82 81 85 82 J. McCormick 84 80 80 8S L. Ross 80 83 85 82 D. Whyte 85 SI SO 84 B. V. Wright .... SO 81 88 84 H. Crosse 86 84 83 79 G. W. Ritchie ... 84 81 85 82 F. G. Quin 83 81 86 82 S. Jones (Aus.) .. 80 86 83 84 A. Stitehbury 81 89 82 81 A. Morris 81 82 87 84 J. C. Bidwill 89 82 80 83 J. Duncan S5 84 SO 81 G. W. McRae 84 84 79 89 H. W. Macfarlane 84 81 86 85 F. Frver 85 85 85 82 H. Balneavis 87 81 83 87 J. Forrest S7 79 85 8? J. Lambie 80 88 82 82 N. Collie (Aus.) .. 87 S3 83 87 J. Dodgshun 88 81 80 85 J. W. Ross 87 S3 88 S3 J. Halrison 83 84 91 84 H. P. Dale 87 80 S9 80 R. O. Gardner ... S3 80 87 87 O. Wilson 83 87 88 85 L. D. Hurst 84 82 93 85 W. O'Callaghan .. 84 85 89 8G K. Duncan 87 83 86 89 A. J. Quin 84 87 87 88 C. Riddell 87 84 85 91 L. Campbell 82 89 90 SO H. Aplin 89 81 8S 89 A. Blank 85 87 88 89 N. H. Bull 87 87 87 89 J. Harold 89 SO 8S SS C. Sevmour 91 86 87 87 J. Miller (Aus.) .. 87 85 93 S7 R. O. Chesney ... SO S3 93 92 L. Speedv 94 85 89 SO H. Green 93 88 88 90 307 307 BUS 310 311 312 313 313 314 315 317 318 318 318 319 319 321 321 321 322 322 323 323 325 320 320 326 320 326 328 328 328 328 328 328 330 330 330 330 330 331 332 332 332 333 333 334 331 330 336 335 337 338 338 338 340 340 341 342 342 343 343 314 344 345 340 347 317 347 3.-)0 350 35 l 351 352 351 354 359