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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13094, 20 April 1908, Page 9

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CANTERBTJBY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.

The Golf Tourr—ment was continued at the Shirley links en Saturday, the event being the Am&tour Golf Championship ot Canterbury, fcr a cha;l.ng» cup presented by ilr A. Hopkins, at present held by Uj C. Treweek. Concurrectiy with this event a handicap -was played, for which special prizes were awarded for the best net scores of each round. The licks were in. good order, and the improvement effected by the lengthening of the third acd fourth holes was much" appreciated, especially by the visitors from the scuih. Ihe winner of the championship, B. C. Rutherford, played a very steady game ail throujj, doing the first Tound in 79, ar.d the second in 82, giving » gross total of 161. The runnera-up, H. B. Lusk (Christchurch) and H. G. Wright (Timaru) were each two strokes behind the winner. Wright's first round was equal to the champion's, ar.d beat Lusk s by three, but m the .econd he fell away, taking 8. to get home. Th-e links wer. strango to tbo Dur-edin players, and this probably accounts for their failure to titovr proper form. The Dunedin crack, H. C. Smith, was clean off, taking 83 for the first round, and 91 for tho second. Ba*il Smith (Dunedin) pot up * very fair and consistent performance wrth 63 and 81, whioh waif the best from the Dunedin contingent. Salmon did the second round in 80, but his first round (92) put him hopelessly cut of a chance. H. D. Stronach played a very solid couplo of rounds for ■So ar.d 89. Last year's champion, C. Treeweek, lost his chance in th© firet round, which' he did in 91, but ha showed good form in the second, when he went round in 83. The handicap medal for tho first round was won by W. A. Humphreys (Christchurch) and the medal for the second by A. C. Fryer (Christchuroh). All the honours of the day thus rested with Canterbury players, but as the Dunedin men gain more" acquaintance with the course they s-hculd n_nr_x some ot the succeeding events. The following are the scoies*. —

FIRST ROUXD. Gross. Hep. Net. R, C. Kirk .. -.96 6 90 A. J. Forbes .. •• 113 14 99 K. J. Smith .. .. 90 — SO It. P. Ward .. ..93 5 93 B. Darby .. .- "-» W 10* A. C. Fryer •• -.80 6 «> C. .. 101 la 86 W. C. Macgregor ..83 2 67 H. C. Smith .. .. 83 — S3 H. D. Stronach ..S3 3 82 H. S. Mackenzie ..97 15 82 H. B. Lusk •• -..82 — 82 11. R. Brittan ..93 14 79 H. Hudson •• •• 102 1* 80 E. W. Cardale •• 100 12 as C C St. G. Gore ..83 -1 35 E. Smith •• •• -> 3 7 91 Dr. Fenwick •• -.106 lo 90 H. A. Salmon .. ..92 2 90 C. J. R. Williams .. ..90 6 90 T. W. Cane •• ..105 12 -33 J. H. Fcthering-ham .. 93 6 S7 H. E. Wri?ht .. .. 79 — 79 B. J. Smith . •• .. 83 - 83 C. K. Sums .. . ..89 1 S3 F. Y. Paton .. .. 93 , 33 J. F. Mackley .. .. 96 12 88 P. Trolove .. ..91 6 S5 T. Brydone .. •• 90 10 80 A. Borthwick .. •• QO 4 8U C. F. Salmond .. ••• 107 10 97 B. C. Rutherford .. .. 79 — 79 L. B;w.in_ton .. ..92 6 so J. O. james-on .. .. 9& .6 90 H. B. Howlands ..91 12 H. H. Loughnan ..97 8 83 T. C. Harraan 93 — 33 P. C. Wright .. .. 98 5 93 C. G. Scolon .. •• 105 11 94 !H. X Talbot .. ..93 11 82 C. Treweok .. .. 91 — 94 W. E. Fussel) -.. .. 96 . lfi 80 B. B. Wood .. ..86 2 8-1 Laing-Meason .. ..105 19 86 J. W. H. Wood .. ..86 3 83 W. A Humphreys .. 87 10 77 S. K. Sleigh .. ..91 3 88 'H. S Fenwich .. ..106 8 96 G. Williams .. ..100 15 85 SECOND ROUND. The following table gives tho gross and net -scores in the second round and tbe total gross score of the two rounds, on which tho championship was awarded:—• Total Gross. Net. Gross. A. C. Fryer .. .. 80 1 68 C. Bonninc-ton .. Ko DO 306 H. C. Smith .. .. 94 01 183 H. D. Stronach .. 89 86 174 H. S. Macken-ie .. 101 8G 196 H. B. _usk ... .. SI 81 163 H. R. Brittan .. .. 92 78 180 H. Hu-sor-' ... ..108 92 210 E. W. Cardale »2 80 192 C. St. G. Gore .. 98 94 IS7 E. Smith .. •• 93 8G 191 Dr. Fenwick .. _.. 107 91 213 H< A. Salmon. ■• •■• 80 ■- 78 172 C. J. R. Williams ..- 95 89 '•- 191 H. H. "Loug-hnan '.. 100 9Q 137 V. E. Harrcan ~ .. 95 95 188 P-'C. Wright U '..93 88 191 C.' G'.-''-_«ploi' H .. C& 87 203 C. Treweek:- .." .. *< 83 83 177 H. E. Wright.-i, -.. 84 81 163 B. J. Smith., .v ' .. 84 81 ~*167 C. _*. Sams.-.., .. 93 92 182 F. N. Paton .'.' ..- 95 90 188 J. F. Mafckley- .. ICS 93 203 iP. Trolove".. 1 88 02 179 IJ. R. Park .. .. 91 84 183 C. 31 Ollivier/.. ..100 S6 — T. Brydono ... .. 93 83 183 V. E. Fussell .. .. 99 83 195 H. B. Wood .. .. 65 83 171 G. Lains-Moa-son .. ,109 90 214 J. W. H. Wood , .. 83 86 175 B. C. Rutherford ..82 82 161 L. Bonningtoa .. 93 87 185 J. O. Jameson .. ... 99 93 193 W. A. Humphreys '.. 91 83 ' 178 H. B. Rowlands .. 97 85 188 A. W. Reeves .. .. 89 83 — S.- K. Sleigh .. .. 94 91 183 P. C. Cunningham. .. 101 85 — H. ,S. Fenwick .. 102 .94 208 E. Boulton .. .. 103 84 — Tho tie between Lusk and Wright will be played off later.

The following is the draw for tbe Bogey Har.dicap to be played this m&rnin?. starting at- 9.45:— G. Williams hep. 11 plays C. St. G. Gore 3, M. L. Ootton 2 plays ~. E. Fns-ell 12, P.. C. Cunnmo-ham 32 plays N. H. Mscfarlane 7, J. A. Fotheriti<jham 5 plays Dr. Louie-son .11, R.J. Smith scr plays P. Trolove 5, J. O. Jameson 5 plays V. E. Harmian scr. A. C. Fryer 3 plays C. ■iL Ollivier 7. P. C. Wriffht 4 play.« Lams: Meason 14, Dr. Fenwick 12 plays W. Barnett 12, E. W. Cardale 9 plsvs H. B. Rowlands 9, L. Bonningjton 4 • plays A. Borthwick 3, B. B' Wood 2 plays E. Boulton 11, H. D. Stronach 2 plays H. S. Mackenzie 11. C. F. Salmocd 8 plays T. Brydone « A. Holmes 9 plays J. W. H. "Wood 2. J. R. Park 5 plays A. W. Reeves 5. E. Smith 5 plays S. K. Sleish 2. F. T. Boys 11 -lays W. R. Darlinsr 6, C. B_ Sams 1 plays H. R. Brittan 9. B. 0. Rurtherford scr plays A. J. Forbes 11. W. C. Macgregor 2 plays H. E. Wrig-ht scr. E. A. Denham 6 plays C. G. Scolon 8, H. H. Loughnan 6 plays T. W. Cane 9, B. J. Smith ecr plays H. B. Lusk ecr, R. P. Ward .4 pl-ays J. F. Mackley 7, L: W. Harley 7 plays B. Darby 0, H. C. Smith scr plays W. A. Humphreys 6, C. J. R. Williams 5 plays F. N. Paton 4. H. A. Salmon. 3 playa Con. Bonning-tan 12, R. C. Kirk 5 plays C. E. Finch 9, C. F. Thomas 9 plays P. Sarffood 9. The following is the draw for tie Bogey Foursomes to ba played this afternoon* J. W. N. Wood and Sleifjh hep. _ plav'R. C. Kirk and Dr. Fenwick 8, Allan Holmes and Stronach 6 play M. L. Cotton and V. Harman 1, J. 0. Jameson and H. Loughn«j 5 play F_s_ell and 0. E. Finch 11, J. R. Park and C. J. Scolon 7 play W. C. Macgregor and H. A. Salmon. 2. N. Macfarlane and Reeves 8 play Brydone and G. Williams 9, CußniJpKbam and Boys 11 play B. C. Rutherford and Paton 2, H. C. Smith and B. J. Smith scr play Cane and Deniam 8 Muckley snd Gibb 8 play Dr. Lcuisson and Boulton 11, D*rlii-ijr and Ward 4 play A C. Fryer and Brittan 6, Ollivier and .Mackenzie 9 olay C. F. Thomas and P. Sar-*-ocd 9. H. S. Fenwick and Captain Forbes Bp]<i7 Humphrey and L. Harley 6. R. J. Smith and Fotberin-rham 3 play C. J. R. Williams ar.d Rowlands 7, Gore and Q. B. Wood 2 play E. Smith a-nd E. Cardale 7. P. Tro-ove and L. Bonninsrton 4 p ] a y H. Wright and C. K. Sams scr. B. Darby and W. Barnett 11 play Borthwick and Lusk 2.