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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 614, 17 September 1909, Page 7

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—; THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT., RESULTS OF YESTEKDAY'S PLAY. lily Telccrapb.—l'reas AiudelaUon.t Auckland, September IG. The weather held'good for tho fOurth'day's play, of (ho New Jsealand golf championship, but there was a Strong north-easterly ' wind blowing across the links. There was nothing particularly exciting in the matches decided. Tho programme consisted of the second round of match, play fir the New Zealand amateur championship, tho seini-finnl of tho professional match, and the foursomes bogey naudicap. Tho winners of the amateur championship round vrero fairly well defined' before the players Went out, oiid as no 'great surprises wero recorded, tho games did not attract much attention. . ' The most interesting match was that beiween J. C. Bidwill and Colonel Tuson. Tho fortunes of play alternated in this match. Colonel Tuson S'?? m. up goin " oilt ' ,)ut at ""i fourteenth Bidwill was two up. Colonel Tuson won " tho next two, and tho game was all square at the sixteenth hole.. Bidwjll won tho next two, winning this'match by two up. ■ Another close game was that between Colbeck, and Nettleton. Tho latter was two up with , four hdles to go, bnt lost thorn in sue-1 cession, and was thus beaten by two up; A. Duncan wis putting up a iine round when i ho beat Sams this morning. He jvent out in 39/ live strokes better than the bogey score, and did. sic holes of tho home journey in . 24, iMVeil better' than bogey. On soveral occasions this week he lias'dono tho last tWee in thirteen, so that there was a' probability that ho oould have put up a 76 round. ■■ Harold beat Hblmes By a putt at tho eighteenth hole. . . Tho professional matches exoitcd very little interest, F. Q. Hood beating D. Hood by tlirco up and one to. play, and J. Clements beating 0. Martin by five up and four to play. Clements and P. G. Hood will meet in the final of' tho professional match on Saturday morhing. The foursomes bogey handicap was won by Denny and Forbes, of Dunedin, by' three up on bogey, froto a handicap of seven. A'. Duncan and- Abbott, of Ayellington, being Second, with two lip on bogey, from a plus tnreo handicap, and Sutton (waitcmata) and Thomson (Taranaki) third, with one. up on, bojey,, from a ten handicap. The following is tho result of , the second round of, the amateur championships:— J. C. Bidwill (Wairarapa) beat Colonel Tuson (Service), 2 up. A. J. Abbott (Wellington) beat C. D. Kennedy (Auckland), 5 up and 3 to play. " J- I'orbes (Dunedin) beat W. E. fteid (Wellington), 4 tip and 3 to play. A Duncan (Wellington) beat . C. K. Sams (Chiijtckurck), 5 up alid 3to play, ' :J., C. Bums (Auckland) beat P. opton (Auck-. land). 0 up and 4 to play. •.{J, Harold beat C. C. Holmes (Wairarapa), 1 up. . ' H. T. Gilliis (Auckland) beat D. ll'Cormick (Auckland),-5; up .and 4to play. ; W. B. ColbMk (Auckland) beat C. Nettleton (WaitemataV2'up. . The draw for the third round of tho amateur championship is as follows:— , Bidwill plays' Abbott. I'orbe's plays A. Duncan. ■ ■ Burns plays Harold. H. T. Gillies pUj3 W. B. Colbeck. ; The following aire the detailed scores of the test rounds to-dajr.r- ---; J. C. Bidwill; Oat 5, 5, 4, G, 4, 6, 5, 4, 5-14. In 5„ 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 7, -1, 5-33. Total, SI. A Duncan; Ont 5, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, C, 3, C—3o. In 4, !i; 3, 4, 4, 4. Total for 15 holes, G3. Bogey score for 15 holes 70. • Approaching and ptrtting, and driving'competitions will bo lieM. to-morrow; in addition to tho third and fourth rounds of the amateur Championship. >"" ' , The play" of the is -6uch that the championship'is still a7i open event. A. Duncan is. quite capablo sfciJl of outplaying those left in, but he has not 'been consistent. ;Bidwilt is the moH consistent amateur playing at the tournament. Abhott' .'md Burns havo both done rounds good enougt..to win' the championship. and' may roprodu.'iD their form, whilo tho, four, others-have also Returned good cards during tho week. ; ■ The professional match be won by but as, IV Hood irent round- in' 73 'jestcrday. afternoon .'when. pVaetising, he. may •'W'. cspected to make the. interesting.; y ■ NOTES ON .THE PVAT.;' -Ifly TcleffrapH.—Special CoraMtwndent.* , ' Auckland, September 16 • l'lfty continued to-day in fine v >vcather.' . : Interest was centred in tho pl\y of Forbes and.Donny (Dunedin). and Duncrm: and Abbott (Wellington) in-the bogey fourscaiio. '.The former pair, with a handicap of *seven, eamo homo three up, .Whilst' tho WeU/ngton pair "from plus 3 were two.'up, and might easily 'havo won but for Duncan's faulty prtting. The latter player, cauie to iiglit.this morting, when ho'beat Se.ui6,. of,Chri3tchurch| 5 u$ and 3.'to play. Duncan scored a S3 out, and cam e in with 'a for sis holes, .where tho match, emied. Ho might, easily have conio in with a 7tfi. •/The second round of tho profeesioruS match ,ytas played, when .Hood, of Auekler*.'", d*featid his brothel I ,' from Christchurdi., by. 3 up-.and. one ..to play. It . was a jtood iretch oil through, and. theilo were some very fino shots played by both men. . ' . CloiUehtS (Wanganui) beat Martin (Wellington) ■6 up and 4 to. play, but the match wofjinoio oven that the, scoro would indicate. Martin Avent'down time after-time on a 2-foot jlntt. .Like meet of the visitors, ho has been c«mpletely baffled by the keenness of the'grran?. : Clements is the only player who seems Vfo havo grasped the art of putting. Ho'won trio nlnteh with a wonderful mashio shot whidi holed out. 1 To-inortow tho following players start off fop the nett round of. the amoteur championship: —Bidwill, iAbbott, A. Duncan, Forbes, K. Duncan, Burns; Harold, and Gilliee. 1 ~ It is Oho of. the most open events of recent 'years. The match Bfdwill ,v. Abbott is sure to bo watched keenly. , Thej are both plajnng good steady golf,, rind very evenly.. , : Forbes; of Dunedin, is a quiet player, but very sound, and many are looking for him'to Sfivd A. Duncan all ho wants. Unfortunately, Smith, of Dunedin, and Wood, of Christchurch, met their fate in an earlier round, or the matches''to-morrow" would have' been" more doubtful. As it is, there.are sure to bo two or three foregone conclusions. '. The weather still continues perfect, and the links, like the players, are improving all tho time. ' ""