THIS MORNING'S PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 99, 23 October 1936, Page 11

THIS MORNING'S PLAY

SECOND ROUND IN PROGRESS

T. GALLOWAY STEADY

(IJy Telegraph.—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. Heavy showers during the night made the underfoot conditions again wet and heavy for the New Zealand Golf Championship tournament. The early pairs in the second round of the Open Championship played in the rain, but a freshening easterly breeze quickly cleared the air ana, after two hours, the conditions were pleasant enough. Wind, however, is adding an* other factor for the competitors to contend with. The first three pairs were unlucky to strike driving rain and greens about as heavy as yesterday, but, to offset this the players were more accustomed to their pace. ' Among those in the first couple of hours to command interest were J, R. Hobbs, A. E. Guy, J. L. Black, T. S. Galloway, and W. Cathro, all of whom were in the low seventies yesterday. The leader of the field, A. J. Shaw, does not start till after 2 p.m., and A. Murray, H. A. Black, and J. P. Hornabrook also begin late, Guy and Black and Galloway and Cathro, partnered as named, shaped well for the first nine holes. When each pair reached the turn Guy and Black had equalled scratch figures, 37, and Galloway and Cathro were a stroke worse. For the first six holes Galloway1 played the soundest of golf and was one under 4's. He then lapsed, but finally a 4 gave. him 38 out, which was four worse than he was yesterday. . Cathro hit his irons beautifully to most of the greens on his putward half, but slipped two strokes early by three-putting on the first two greens. He finished the first nine soundly in 4-4-3 and was 38 out. Guy commenced With a colossal drive to nearly reach the • first green (320 yards), and obtained a birdie 3. He lost a stroke on the next green, but got well out of a bunker at the fourth. He lost a stroke by three-putting on the fifth green-, and a 3 and three 4's followed, Black did not start well. After five holes he was three over 4's, Then he made a couple of wonderful recoveries and collected birdie 4's at the seventh and eighth with one putt on each green. ' SILK, MORTLAND, AND T. S. GALLOWAY. Silk improved on' his first round score of 76 by- a stroke, but he did it with much less effort on the greens than yesterday. He was hitting crisp iron shots and there was a noticeable improvement in his putting. He had birdies at the seventh and eighth, to be out in 37, He slipped a stroke at the long tenth and eleventh, but finished the round, 343445 to be 38 in. Mortland had exactly the same tally as yesterday, 77. He started badly, dropping three strokes in three holes, but then he had four 4's in a string and finished the first nine with 40. He commenced the second half with regulation figures at the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, got a birdie 2 at the short fourteenth and finished the round with another birdie to' offset a 6 at the seventeenth,.;: ■.■•,:''.-■.: ■• : ■ ■ ■, T. S. Galloway-came to light with a wonderful finish in the second nine, registering two 4's-and two eagle 3's. At the last hole he brought exclamations of' admiration from the gallery his No. 2 iron found the green and stopped half, a foot.from the pin, He was 34 home for a total of 72, mak-. ing his aggregate 144. He incurred only one penalty, which was. when he found the trees at the thirteenth. Cathro finished with four s's for a second nine of 39,- making a total of 77.- '. ■■"■'..■■• ■-. ■ ■' Guy, who was hitting a wonderful ball from the tees,-struck a patch of bad luck on the second nine; He was repeatedly putting for birdie figures, but the ball would not drop. He missed one or, two chances to pick up strokes, and, despite i this, finished with 38 for a round of 75 and an aggregate of 147. . J. L. Black took 40 for the second nine, He was taking no chances but could not make the , requisite recoveries to break the 40. FIRST TWO ROUNDS^

Yesterday's events ro the national golf tournament now in progress at New Plymouth, and also the exservicemen's golf day, are reported on Page 6.

The scores include: — T, S. Galloway (pro.) ..-, 72, 72—144 A. E. Guy (pro.) 72, 75—147 J; L. Black 71, 77—148 B. M. Silk' •.■.■..:.'.■.■...•..,■ 76, 75—151 N. H, W. Amon 78,73—151 L. Cathro .. ........ 78, 78—151 A. E, Conway ,,. 75,78—153 B. J. Smith, jun. (pro.) >„ 76, 77—153 J, P. Mortland. ........ 77,77—154 J. Jeffrey • .............. 75, 79—154 H. J. Longstaff ..i. M ..^. 79,79—155 L. A. Reid ...,...,....., 78, 77—155 R. G. Holland ............ 79, 76—155 J. R. Hobbs •'■.■• 73, 83—156 F. E. Quin .,......«.».. 77, 80—197 G. M. Chong ............ 79, 78—157J. C. Belk 80, 77—157 J. Lambie (pro.) 79, 79—158 R. C. Butters (pro.) 77, 81—158 H. P. Dale 81,77—158 F. D: Johns 80,79—159 E. W. Thurgood .......... 74, 85—159 K. S. Glendinning 78,81—159 H. Kerns 78,33—161 A. H. Dyke (pro.) 77, 84—161 L. G. Ross (pro.) 80,82—162 W, A. Gill 80,82—162 H. H. C. Ribbands ...... 82,80—162 N. H. Fuller (pTo.) ..'. ' 77,75—152 R. F. Kitto 83, 80—163 HJ- S. Weston ■ 82, 81-463 D. B. L. Bowker 78,86—164 R. George 80,84—164 W. P. Anderson 82, 83—165 B. H r Menzies 86,79—165 S. McKay 81,84—165 R. A. Boon ............. 84,82—166 L. R. Curtis 80; 86—166 K. Pi Tompkins 83, 83—166 F. H. Kernber 85, 81—166 A. D. Kitto 87,79—166 C. H. Stephenson (pro.) .. 77, 89—166 J. Watt (pro.) 83,84—167 S. Lovell 83,84—167 D. Thomson < 87, 81—168 T. W. Armitage 84, 84—168 A.G.Wills 87,81—168 H. R. Blair (pro.) 87, 81—168 M. T. Houlihan 85, 84—169 J. Wylds ,. 88, 82—^170 J.W.Benson 82,89—171 E. J. Pumphrey 87, 85—172 E. U Abbott '..... 85, 88—173 J. W. Morrison 90, 85—175 L. T. Quin 89,87—176 C. McDonald .........,.. 93, 86—179