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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 14

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THE FIRST SEVENTY

HOJRNABIIOOK'LEADING

CONFIDENT SECOND ROUND

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to the "Evening Post.") CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

A perfect day greeted competitors for the second day's play in the Open Championship at Shirley on Saturday. During the day a light nor'-east wind tempered the heat. Spectators gathered at various vantage points round, the course, the main assembly being on the "Pagoda" hill, overlooking practically the whole of the course. So hot was the day that an ice cream vender with his stand overlooking the "Pagoda" green never had a let-up, players and spectators sharing in the opportunity to cool off. \ •

Heavily watered overnight, the course was holding, and shots on to most of the greens could be pitched right into the pin, a notable exception being the fourth hole with its elevated green. The surface here was glassy and trapped the majority of players, many 6's and 7's being carded. J. Hornabrook was early out, and was away to a flying start. He was fortunate at the first hole in finding a fair he in the rough off a hooked drive. ■ A number four iron second scampered through the green, but holing his return chip shot the young Masterton amateur strode confidently towards the second tee. He went boldly for his figures from now on, and was rewarded. Standing on the eighteenth, tee- he required a 4 for a £* j- oln the first round he notched a birdie 3 for a 69, his 15-foot putt across the sloping green providing a spectacular finish to a great round. Shaw, playing several holes behind iiornabrook, started poorly with 4, 5 4 against par 4, 4, 3. At the third his tee shot found the left-hand bunkers and finished in a none-too-inviting = * s/ e?on^ shots lacked firmnass d OTla^? d t0 hold the greens. Out in 37 Shaw come home in 35 for his

Arthur Duncan, like Hornabrook, was away to a flying start. Holing a birdie 3.at the first he collected bogey and birdie figures to reach the turn ih Tr'nnhf b, est • °"tward half of the day. Trouble loomed up early on the homeward journey The par 4 tenth cost EJ. s '. A topped ,drive off the hrSSnh-rffl 6 and I poor second fore" fnldo d'^ g K guresi' but a masterly iron, followed by a long putt regained ™'y°se?ce Under-effing hol P^i? 1?' the 128-yard thirteenth hole, cost Duncan a4. A long mitt f£,m dif -Ole for a - Fifteen feet his <J™ £ mr? n the home «reen With +1! se t °? ndl D "ncan went boldly for the h»n fn°^ a f- ■£ f perfect direction the ball passed right over the cup, to If^ feet past. Holing the return Duncan recorded another 70 and came in for a round of hearty coneratulations and handshakes for his magnificent performance. n .™? Duncan can stand the physical fatigue and mental strain of the blted r°W dhnT M,° nday is beinS defnrm Wlt» hou 1 t a doubt Duncan's per"Ope W» nn]ng' anOther New Zealand i

A. Sime, of Dunedin, worked hard S^homf the,secbnd round His strokJ? 1p g£lt J eaSlly IJ ave been two strokes less had several 8-footers not hni T cry edge of the CUP- Sime holed a birdie 3 at the home hole reS-h^i ¥h aCk*' Ot -he M^mar Club, leached the turn in 34, and looked like breaking 70 with three holes to Pj, a/- Bunkered at both the sixteenth and seventeenth greens he dropped valuable strokes, to finish in 72, and still be with the leaders. Notable failures to score anything we elr .first-round efforts were J. We ""> the Auckland professional, who carded an 83 as against his 71 of the hrst round. Putting lapses were being mami y ~resPonsible for his secondround collapse. Jack Goss, of Wangantu, added an 82 to his first round of 72. An inclination to hook tee shots cost him dearly. Dr. Gibbs, of Nelson; added an 84 to his 74 of the previous day. H. P. Dale, Eltham, had a good round up to the sixteenth hole. Here an 8 was run up through loose wooden play. George Watt was another competitor Who was going well until the sixteenth. A long but hooked tee shot kicked off the fairway and found an ugly lie in thick-matted rough at the toot of a willow tree. Forced to Play a safety shot, Watt could gain little distance, and only reached the green after playing five shots. His 7 spoilt an otherwise, perfect card. „ J- L-Black, of Hutt, after carding an 83 in the first round, struck form, and returned a 73, to retain his place among thfi qualifiers.

Notable failures to gain a place in the field of 70 to take part in the two final rounds were D. C. Collins, of Wairarapa, F. Fryer, of Hastings. W. J. Davidge, of the Shandon Club, Wellington, and- J. Shelly, one of Miramar's representatives. In his round of 88 Shelly took 48 to reach the turn. The youthful Avondale team won the O'Rourke Vase Teams Match by 3 strokes from Shirley's A team. All the Avondale team succeeded in breaking 80. K. C. Ward, who secured a 70, struck trouble at the long "Pagoda" hole. His ball lodged in the willows fringing the creek, and it was necessary to scale the tree to retrieve the ball and accept a two-stroke penalty for a ball in an unplayable lie. E. M. Macfarlane proved the weak link in Shirley's team. TABULATED SCORES.

The following qualified to play the two final, rounds of the Open Championship on Monday:—

ORORKE VASE. Inter-Club Competition. Avondale (J. Millard 73, J. L. Blair 71 K. C. Ward 79, J. W. Gibson 79), total 305 ..; Christchurch (A. K. Black 75, C. ,T. Ward 76, E., J. Pumphrey 76, E. M. Jlacfarlane 81), total 308 Otago (K. Rosa 73, A. G. Sime 73, T. B Ferguson 80, J. G. Dick S3), total 309 ; ; Wellington (A. D. S. Duncan 70, P. Whit. combe 75, D. C. Collins 82, S. jr. Wntson S3), total 310 . ;...:

First Second roiind. round. J. I'. Hornabrook «9 (i!i ] n,$ A. D. S. Duncau 70 TO HO •A. J. Shaw 6S ?■• 110 •E. S. Douglas ......... 70 7> 14> *A. Murray ■ 74 ci) us A. G. Slme 71 7'i 114 H. A. Black 71 7> un •George Watt 74 73 M7 A. IS. Blank 7.1 73 m S .T. R. Hobbs 73 75 US ♦A. II. nyho 7:i 75 1 T. H. Horton 7* 71 MS B. G. Thomson ....... 71 77 Kg C. J. Ward 72 7(i ](S J. Galloway 7S. 71 149 *J. ■ D. Mclntosh. 78 71 un •A. 15. Guy 72 77 ].|j K. ItosS 7G 73 149 •H. «. Blair 73 7.1 150 3). C. Bennle 75 75 ]->o M. K. Moore .......... 7.7 rx j i I •N. C. Bell ...' 7G 75 l.ii J. Iu JfacKay 75 71; 1-, 1 •G. W. Ritchie 71 77 151 P. G. Whitcombe- 77 75 152 J. I". Mortland ....... -74 7S iv> li. M. Silk 7n 71 n-j B. V. Wright 75 78 133 J. snilard SO 7:> 153 *B. Stratmoro 7« 77 m J. Goss 72 S2 131 *I. Weir 71 S3 154 *C. C. Clements 78 70 154 *N. H. lfuller SO 74 154 •J. K. Galloway 81 74 155 J. W. Gibson 76 79 135 H. P. Dale 70 70 155 *T. S. Calloway 81 74 155 S. S. Wilson ...-, 7G 70 155 *lt. C. Butters 77 78 155 *K. C. Williams 77 78 155 W. D. Wood 78 77 155 E. .T. Pumphrey 7!) 7fi 155 t J. R. Smith 79 7(i 155 •T. L. Black S3 7:! ir.fi I G. A. Ussher 80 7fi 15(1 K. M. SIcFarlane ...... 75 SI 150' A. A. Boon 77 7!) ]3fi 1). B. Stratmoro 80 7li isii p. II. Butcher 79 77 l.-.li T. B. Ferguson 77 SO .157 J. Ij. Blair 84 74 ■ 158 S. II. Glbbs ■ 71 84 15S C. >:. Hollls 7S SO 158 B. H. Jfcnztcs 78 SO 15S I K. V. Jeffrey 79 79 158 ' C. A. Seymour 7ii S2 15S «. B. Cirr 77 XI 15S If. JV. Stacfarlauc .... 78 SI) 158 1'. r,'. Ellis S2 77 l.-.li II. G. navies 8.) 78 159 I". It. Godby 73 SI 130 G. T. Alley S2 77 Kifl K. H. Smith 81 7S 15!) K. JI. Watson 77 S3 11SO It.. w. Jones X7 7:: iiiO n. B. L. Bowker 84 77 lr.i T\ C. Nntehlson SI 77 ' JRl :>J. A. Clements ...... 81 80 J61

».T. W. Boss SI VS 102 E. O. Himey 7G SO ]ii» It. A. Stedman 82 so ill' *G. B. Forrest 80 S2 1152 Other scores aro as follows:— .1. II. Grace 81 s- uri D. v. Collins SI s-" iii:i *J. Forrest SI t:t JU" L. ]!. (ilbsou HI TM i,:-i 1!. V. Kccne SI 7! , mi (I. J. Cornuu'k Til si ii;x W. J. Uavidgo S3 ;,S j t ;-; *'<• «• Iiuss S-J si io:i K. C. Fryer SI 7., la:! li. F. Parkinson SO s:i iu:) "J. Walt *:; .«.•■' !«■-, 1'. S. Sinclair 81 si 1UD I- Harris S« 7'.) i(i,-> ,1. II. McDougall Sii so 1(10 II. I". Itennle St jc: i ( :q r. II. N. Frceth S:i ss liitf ,1. K. JI. Stewart .... S2 si ltili C. S. 1'eate ........ sr, SI 100 K. L. Abbott SO S7 107 A. Lawrence s:i sr, 10S It. DuthlB SS S", ios G. L. Wynyard Sii ,v> u;s J. Shelly SO SN IOS K. W. Morgan .SO ,n,s hj.s 15. 0. Kutherford .... SO ss IOS I. B. Cromb 85 si Kii) W. O'Callaglian SG 8:', Kid G. X. Francis SO . x:| 16!) A.A.Holland 85 8t 109 W. P. Anderson .... 87 S3 170 A. E. Grubb S7 S:i 170 N. C. Martin .. S6 S3 171 L. A. Dougall SO 82 171 •H. M. Bnrridge .... 80 si 171 K. Ueacon SG SO 172 T. R. Dearden 80 s:! 172 G. M. Gamble Sli so n-> M. E. Crowley 87 sr, 172 M. Mowat S4 SS 172 I). Reese 88 sr. 173 D. Mores SO ( S:i 173 Sir Cyril Ward ...... 00 85 175 J. S. Connell ...... 87 SI) 170 S. R. Cuthbertson .... 02 85 177 S. 'McKay 80 89 178 •R. J. Stratmore .... 86 <J2 178 W. T. D. Harman .... 91 87 178 J. SI. Hussey 90 01 181 'Indicates professional. Competitors in Amateur Qualifying Rounds Only. J. G. Dick ...'...... 77 SS i(!0 M. \V. Simes Sfi 7!) mi K. C. Ward S6 7!) 105 A. K. Smith sr. si 100 .1. ■ ]'. Gilmour S3 S7 170 R. B. Jackson SS s:( 171.