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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 9

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~ : — THE AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. id ,J. C. BIDWILL BEATS M. C. SMITH. n " ' < (iiy. Tolegraph—l'ress Association.) re " Auckland, September 15. ts The third day's play of the New-Zealanc e- Championships, meeting at Cornwall Pari 16 'links was productive pf sopin gdod contests, and some surprises, y The professional match was commenced first, but- did not attract a great deal of attention, owing to tho draws being such that the winiu ners could bo easily forecasted. F..-G. Hood, . Auckland professional, Was .on his play y to-day, and .would have done less than 80 had d tho. match continued over the full course. If Clements, tho open champion, was also play- ', >ng well. -It- is expected that these two -will :o meet in .the final of, tho professional • cham- , pionshin of tho .Dominion., . _ JThe first ronnd-of match play-in tho amateur j championship of New Zealand Witnessed the downfall of the holder, 11. C. Smith,'of Dune- „. din,' ho...being.Beaton..by :j;' C. ; Bidwill, oS Wairarapa, in a• sensational.manner, by 1 up at tho t 19th 4 hole. -J, C. Burns, .the Auckland ie chaDiijion, unexpectedly defeated B. B. Wood, 1; tho Christcuurcli champion; by 3 up and 2 to a play. Arthur Duncan, ,of Wellington,; beat it 13arraudi ,pf Manawqtu, by i up and. three to ;» W t cxp6cted that A. Duncan will give e Didwul a close ■ run • for; tho championship. ' /i 6 bogey- handicap, played to*day, sawsome . niie golf, and Burns followed up His mornC mg s wm by returning the excellent scoro .of 5," 5-- up on bogey' from scratch,: and winning 0 tnc match: 'His round'was donein-79i' A'.' I J. Abbott, of .Wellington, was a go.ocl second,- with 4 .up on .witbf a plus ono' handicap. He ■ went round in 80. Colonel Tuson was third, '• ono up from a-handicap of 2. ~y The second,, medal handicap ,result %as wrongly .given yesterday oveninu; A. M; Howdeu .wis declared 'the .winner.by error,' bis - score being reckoned from too great a 'handi- >• cap. A;:;a'.: Barraud, gross score 84; handicap a scratch, net scorc 84, and H. iC. ,Tonks, Aucks land, gross score 97, minus handicap ,13, net 5, score 84,-being. equal'for'first. ■ . ' ' The weather to-day was dull, with a cold south-west wind . blowing, but rain .fortunately .- held olf. , ' . ; ~ "The:detailed scores of tho'best roUrids to-day S ln- tho bogey .handicap are as follow:—' ' 1 J. Rums: Out 4, 3, 3; G, 4, 5; 5, i, 6, 6 —40 8 In 4, 4, 3, 4,'5, 4,'5, 5, 5-39. .Total, .79. '. . ~ -'AM, Abbott: Out 4, 4, 8„5, 4, 5, 4, 4, G—39 j In ,5, 4, 4, 4," 4, 4, G, 5, 5-41. Total, 80,I: . ' ~ Amateur Championship. 1 •: iTho following: is tho result of the first roundi of match play for the New Zealand Amateur j- Championship:— iii- C-, Eidwill ; beat H.yC. Smith, lup "on 19th hole. ~ : - . Q- Burus beat B. B;; Wood, .3',up and 2to ) ',iA. Duncan, beat A Barraud, 4up "and 3-to • play. • : ~ , . -W; B. Colbeck beat S. Upton,:B up and 7 to' Play.- V; : A. J. Abbott beat A, M. Howdbn,'7 up arid G to play. ■; --• '■ ■ • : i-"' 0 - mes -^ a ' Strang, '6 up.and sto ' 4 1 J>eat' E. A. Dargaville, 5. up ,and' C. Reid beat M. - Clark, 3' up and 2 'to • play. ■ ._'■ " , , n ,A.;,J.'.Forbt!s beat Capt. ■ Shannon,''i '.up ind ; 3; to play. • ' - . y : I'. Upton beat T. A. Hunter, iup and 2to play.- ;. j, -y-' ,>V '- ! ' ■' , :t. D. Kennedy beat H. C. Tonks, 3up and 2 to play. ' . vyy, .y y -'. • , : Oql; Tuson beat IC.'Duncan; Tup at'the i9th ,' hole'..' ,ifi" ' M'Connick he.at; H.' Didsbury,. : l up at- the 19th. hole. '- y ; • ■• .. JI. T. Gillies beat C. Gore,. 5 up and' i to play.. '■ • ..:,- ■ : ; - .. - ..,,, ': ,r , Harold bent E. .P. O'Rorke, sup and 4'to ■ ; play..y rVy y V: . , a ; , bye, from H.' 8.. L'usk.' ; riio draw for the second'round'of the jamateur, championship is as follows:—". ,Bidtt'ill plays Col.'Tuson, Abbott' plays-Ken-nedy, lieid plays' Forbes; Sains plays A. Duncan, Burns plays P. Upton, Holmes plays Harold, p. M'Cormick 1 plays' B. T. Gillies, .Nettle-'■ ton iilays Collicck. / /,' - .'.: ~. ;" ■ V , Professional Match. . •' ■y'Th9.first,:round,-of the professional matchresultcd as follows:— ... ... . • ••, :, P. Hood beat J.'Watt.. 2-up and,l to play- - : - . , 'h. Hood beat J.' M'Corjnick, ,G iip and 5, to -.-.play.. :i;:y.y-; := if.; iA. Clements beat 'A.- J'.' Crowley, '7 un and 6 to play. ' / y..,,..yy y; ■ , . . Martin, a bye. .. ;j ~ i'i'ho draw for'tho"'second ; round of t'ne pro. fessional match .is as follows:—D. Hood plays ■ *,• ■ Hood, ~J. A. Clements plays ,G'.- Martin., v > NOTES ON THE PLAY. ,j ; ~'(11/ .'iclccrouh-.Spcclal OorrcsDp'odcnt.r I y • ■ •> - ' . . Auckland,.. Septenibcr 15. -I (Tile golf ohampionship'was continued to-day" -inr iino weather, .y yV;' v . Taken -all Tqund; the play is improving,' -and thefhfet. scores are: slightly 'hotter, ■ , •jißurns; ot'.-'AucSlan(l, ' put up ..a: 79, which: 1 eqiials.Colbeck's best. Score; Eighty -has only- ' heehi'brdkeri twice,', and.'in each.-'case byi local players.. . ' - ii: : The' profclsional match started early. Martin, of Wellington,, drew a bye. The match will continue, to-morrow,:.when the Hood -Bi-others' mettyand Clements meets Martin. - :■ Jli-tho .amateur: championship ,a. splendid' match resulted.between.Bidwill, of-Wairarapa/ and Smith,;of.Dunedin. Both played splendid : golf,-and"in the morning round tho going was very -even.; 'At.-tho. 18th' green -'-they --.were all square, arid as this was the qualifying round the winner-wos decided on the 19th. Botli . dro.e, splendid, balls.. Bidwill's second ran 15 yards -'over, the-green;'''.whilst Smith's' lay on. the ■ greon about 18ft. from the hole. Bidwill- laid, his; approach' within . four feet! of 'the hole.' Smith then putted,' but, lipping, tho hole, sty. .m^d'himself , six inches-.outside: Bidiviil's bail.': Ho: played ,'n .vei'y,.;clever. masliie :putt, and'was. within• ■attraction 'of holing out;: but missed it, adwill, . holing out, won' a splendid match';: At tho ,16th'Smith missed a',short pritt . for .closing tivo.. BidwiU'e determination staved' Ott defeat. y,... ■ - y - lii tho ..afternoon thb same pair played, anothtr' ■ olosflly-contested game,... coming in.: all square at the '.18th., Three times in the, match -Smith had .to: play , a stymie, but, apart from this, the. play was, solid throughout, and' the ' luck evenly,dwided. It is interesting'to note -that Bidwill: was: never up on Smith till the 19th : hole.-., : ■: y;' ."■■: ■ There.;was nothing of. special:,interest in the ; other, qualifying rounds, but. the- bogey m'atch mvtl»e A productive.,of excellent pla>. Abbott, of Wellington, 'came in first with four up,, which' regarded as phenomenal . from, the .plus 1, -but. 'later; Burns/ tho Auckland champion, came in With a 79 and five un on bogey- from' the scratch mark. -This ranks : as the best performance of the meeting' un to' the present., Duncan beat Barraud, but'neither : glayed.parhoularlyJwell:,. ■■■■;, - y - in ' ,rhi<ih 0 P rotcst was i lodged by the, Canterbury team," it was decided- i that even, if : one of. tho southern , players \vaa i preyentod- by.-_darkness from finishing his round,>ll was impossible* for them, to.have won '! and so Wellington wins the. event, i- . Play will Jio continued ', to-morrow. .'The i weather-is still fine,, and, to-morrow • the ama- ' contiued? 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