NEARING FINALITY

Evening Star, Issue 23113, 12 November 1938, Page 22

NEARING FINALITY

With the third and fourth rounds of the open golf championship of Neiy Zealand being entered finality approaching, a large gallery followed the leading players at Balrnacewen to-day, and with some, 20 players within striking distance of tne classic honour intense interest was displayed, and the progress of the competitors was followed with very close attention. A particularly big throng followed A. D. Locke and B. M. Silk, and by noon the gallery must have numbered 600 or 700. The championship tournament _ has proceeded without the slightest hitch, and competitors have commented very favourably upon the smoothness and efficiency of the arrangements of the Otago Golf Club, which is managing the meeting. The organisation is in the hands of the president of the Otago Golf Club (Mr G. R. Ritchie), the club captain (Mr A. N. Haggitt), and the secretary (Mr W. G. Wight), and they have been backed up by a capable and experienced committee, comprising Messrs R. R. Aspinall, J. R. Callender, E. A. Reed, J. A. Scouler, and G. H. G. Smith. THE COURSE. With the heavy day ahead the first pair in the third round drove off from the first tee at 7.45 a.m., at which time conditions promised to be conducive to low scoring, in spite of last night’s rain. About an hour later the rays of a bright sun began to penetrate the heavy bank of clouds, and now that the players have thoroughly sized up the course further good performances are indicated, and the players should have every chance of approaching accurately. With the intermittent showers that have fallen during the last three days the chief greenkeeper (Mr D. A. M‘Lean) and his staff have had an onerous task, but they have carried put their duties in their usual painstaking manner. It was impossible, this morning on account of the overnight rain to cut the greens, but there was no water lying about, and what water was about the bunkers was removed, so that these quickly dried, and the course was in beautiful order. If the weather clears over the weekend the fruit's of the recent rain should J be borne next week, when the course at Balrnacewen should be second to none in the Dominion. With , the final rounds of the , open being played to-day, the leading 20 players include an equal . proportion of amateurs and professionals, antj the first 23 players, who are separated by a difference of only eight strokes, include fcur Otago golfers, A. Gibbs, D. C. Bennie, E. S. Douglas, and J. A. Scouler. Several trophies played for in conjunction with the open will be decided to-day, these including the Jellicoe Cup for the best single round in the open, and the Bledisloe Cup awarded to the amateur with the best four rounds in the open. GIBSON CUP TO B. J. SMITH, JUN. The Gibson Cup for the best aggregate gross score returned by a professional in first and second rounds of the open was won by B. J. Smith, jun. (Invercargill) with a card of 72—71 — 143. The Myers Cup is awarded for the best aggregate net scores in the third and fourth rounds of the open. NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMME. On Monday the amateur and professional foursomes championship of New Zealand will be played, the professionals starting at 8.30 a.m. and the amateurs at 9.30 a.m. Both events will be played over 36 holes. In conjunction with, the first round of tho amateur foursomes -will be played a handicap foursomes. On Tuesday the first and second rounds of the amateur and professional championships will be played. The' latter is scheduled to reach finality on Thursday, and the tournament will be brought to a .close with the amateur final on Friday. NOTES ON THE PLAY TITLEHOLDER AGAIN INDIFFERENT. Though he improved on yesterday’s fatal round of 86, which definitely robbed him of his title, J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton) again played very indifferent golf. Throughout proceedings so far he has experienced oile of those cruel streaks of ill-fortune —an inexplicable reversal of form. The holder of the open was the first to drive off this morning, and at once he struck trouble, the opening hole taking 7,—3 over bogey. Except for this ffiad lapse, however, there was nothing wrong about his score over this half of the course, and he took 4-1. the same as his partner. J. W. M'lntosh, the Otago amateur, who scored 82. Hornabrook played the other nine holes in 38, and his 79 included three birdies, at the third, the thirteenth, and the sixteenth. CLEMENTS AT HIS BEST. There was much to enthuse about over the 71 score by C. C. Clements. The Maungakiekie professional had not shown his capabilities in the two other rounds/ but on this occasion he gave of bis very best. The result was some impeccable golf—if that superlative, could be applied to golf. Except for one hooked drive he did not make one mistake off the tee. the ball soaring far awav and keeping as straight as a line. for the first two holes his putting was inclined to be too weak, and' thev were taken in one oyer bogey.. 'But so skilful was his play that lie' at once made up for these faults, and the'next four were managed in bogcv figures. Then came a birdie 3 at Camel’s Back, a drive that took distance in its stride, sending the ball within chip-shot from the hole. Clements made no mistakes here, and lie sank an easy putt. The next nine were playqd with even Jtuors fi Q '

Open Golf Championship Close Issue Expected 3. J. SMITH RETAINS LEAD Locke Still in Second Place

esse than up to the Glen, and M'Glashans, Manuka, and Roys were all played below regulation figures. The next (the fifteenth) Clements holed in one over bogey, but the last three holes he scored in bogey figures. His card read:— Out: 5,5, 4,3, 5,4, 3,4, 4—37 In; 3. 5,3, 4,3, 5,3, 4, 4—34 71 T. B. FERGUSON’S BEST CARD. Because of his intimate knowledge of the course, mixed with his consistency, T. B. Ferguson was expected to score well. And this judgment was entirely justified. The Otago player returned his lowest card of the three rounds with a brilliant 72. He was at the peak of his form on the fairways, and he was also driving far off the tee. _ Not once during the round was he inaccurate, and had he not “ fluffed ” his second at the 15th he would have had a chance of equalling 70. His best hole was the twelfth, where he was in obtaining a birdie 3, his second lying 3ft off the cup. Ferguson’s figures were: Out: 4,4, 4,3, 5,4, 4,4, 4—36 In: 3,5, 3,5, 4, 5, 3,4, 4—36 72 SIME’S FOUR BIRDIES. Widely dubbed “ One-putt Sime,” Alex. Sime, the consistent Otago amateur, did not justify that pseudonym. On the greens he lipped the_ hole on several occasions, and- sometimes the ball was hitting the back of the cup. His form on the fairways was excellent, and he judged his short approaches impeccably. His score was 76, and he began the homeward half promisingly, having four birdies in a row, beginning with the long Tipperary and ending this row of low scores at Roys.

MURRAY ONE UNDER PAR. Alec Murray, the Titirangi professional, who started rather disastrously on the first day foy him with a 77, followed up yesterday’s card of 72 with another 72, and but for the fact that his putter was again letting him down on several of the greens would have had little difficulty in getting under 70. Apart from a couple of loose shots, his game otherwise gave him no trouble. At the eighteenth he played his second to the right of the green just short of the bunker, but he played a beautiful niblick shot to within 15in of the pin, and holed out for a 4. His card road: Out: 5,4, 4,3, 4,4, 4,4, 4—36 In: 4,5, 4,4, 3,4, 3,5, 4—36 72 The young Akarana amateur, P. G. P. Smith, was drawn with his fellow Aucklander, Alec Murray, and as was the case in the two earlier rounds his putting gave him some worry, especially going out ; He took a 6, 5, and 6 at the fifth, sixth, and seventh respectively. these being one over par for the fifth and sixth and two over for the seventh. dogged him at the start of the inward journey, and he was one over bogev at the short tenth and again at the long hole, the eleventh. He registered one birdie going out, and coming home was again one under bogey for three holes. This popular young player did 39 going out and 36 coming home. REILLY STILL FAIRLY CONSISTENT. The ex-Otago amateur, VV. B. Reilly, who is now representing the Shandon Club, has signalised his reappearance at the championship tournament, after ,au absence of some years, with very consistent figures. He returned 72’s for each of the first and second rounds, but even without any great luck he was able to do a 75 in the third round to-day, being out in 38 and back in 37. He had the misfortune at the second to hit a spectator,, and the ball bounced into a bunker, the hole costing him 6, which was two over bogey. Ho played very good golf after that, with the exception of the seventeenth, where he scored a 5.

Reilly was drawn to-day with tho popular captain of the Professionals’ Association, H. R. Blair, who returned a card of 80—a fair card on the day. He was out in 38, but disaster overtook him coming home, and he took 42 for the inward journey. H. R. Blair’s son, the promising Harewood amateur J. L. Blair, was drawn with the Auckland amateur B H. Menzies, the young Christchurch player returning his best card for the tournament, a 76, which placed him three strokes ahead of his father. He was out in 37 and home in 39, and this in spite of a couple of missed 6-footers. “ Jerry ” Blair scored birdie- at the thirteenth and fourteenth. Menzies registered 77 for each of the three rounds. He played a few;

loose-shots going out, his score for the first nine holes being 40, but he played better coming home to take 37. I H. J. Pollock, the Otago amateur, also returned n useful score of 77, two strokes worse than yesterday’s card. Pollock got a birdie at the long fifth, just missing a 3. He was out in 38 and, back in 39. The strongest point of his game was his mashie niblick pitches, but he missed some short putts. LAMBIE’S SOUND GOLF. The Hastings professional, J. Lambie, is a very steady and consistent player, and his figures for the first three rounds have been 72, 76, and this morning 7a. He was a little unlucky with his putts to-day, but, after being out in 40, came back very strongly, taking 34 on the homeward journey, which was 2 under bogey. He failed to sink one or two putts going out, and with any luck would have done even better than 34 coming in. Soundness was the keynote of his round. Lambie had the ex-Otago champion, J. A. Scouler, as his partner to-day. Scouler led the field on the first day with a card of* 71, took 78 for the second round, and had to be satisfied with 80 to-dav, missing several very easy putts, including a number for less than four feet. He did better coming in, however, and holed a ten-footer at the fifteenth, while at the sixteenth he lipped the cup for «i 2. Scouler played a beautiful approach at the eighteenth, and almost holed out, leaving himself a 12in putt for a 4.

SHAW LAPSES, When A. J. Shaw, the unattached

professional, scored 72 in each of his rounds the gallery expected even better figures this morning. His play deteriorated in comparison, however, and ho could only do 77. Round the greens he was not at all comfortable, and even his shots on the fairway—usually a real feature of his game—were not produced with that smoothness that characterises Shaw’s golf. He was partnered with J. P. Mortland, of Taihape, and be was much superior to the professional, returning a score of 73. Had he not lipped the cup several times with his putts he would have been among the leaders. DOUGLAS OFF HIS GAME. ft was a case of youth being pitted against experience with the round that C. Sherriff, the assistant professional at Balrnacewen, and K, Ross played together. Though he is not now a contender for championship honours the doctor is still a very sound golfer. Ho scored 76, and Sherriff three more strokes. Perhaps E. S. Douglasj is now conserving Ins energies for the professional event, of which he is the holder. In any case, he could onlv score 76, ar was nob confident throughout th, journey.

A 72 FOR LO(?KE, Silk, who played with Locke, barely found the first green with hie second, and Locke after a hign second was just on. There was little run on the greens, hut both got up nicely towards the pin and sank 4’s. Locke’s ball actuallylipped the hole at the end of his 50ft putt. Lodke, showing his characteristic coolness, clipped up a well-judged approach to lie about five feet from the second pin. Silk also lay handy, and had bad luck in just missing his putt for 3. Locke ran his putt down comfortably—a 3. Silk’s excursion into the rough from the third tee did not^ dismay him, for he recovered brilliantly, and Locko, who had driven to near the green, had no advantage when playing his third. Four apiece was recorded. Silk had the better approach at the short fourth, but the hole was halved in 3, and away the players went to two beautiful drives at the fifth. Both seconds were short, Silk recovering well with his third the rough and Locke pitching 12ft past the pin. Locke was taking great care with his putts, and narrowly missed a 12-footer for a 4. Each got 5 here, making the total all bogey figures except Locke’s birdie at the second hole. Silk played his worst shot so far at the sixth, where a weak second found a pot hunker. Locke, in faultless style, collected, another 4 in bogey, and Silk, with a nice 12ft putt, follow-ed suit. After being in the rough from the seventh tee, Locke was short with his second, while Silk bounded through. Enterprising thirds yielded each the bole in 4. Silk, lying below the green with his second at the eighth, recovered in great style. Locke was short, but ran up to within a foot of the pin for a safe 4. Silk had bad luck in missing his return putt,-taking 5. A faulty iron second at the Glen, landed the South African into the bunker guarding the right-hand corner of the green, and his explosion shot out carried him past the pin. However, he sank a good return putt for 4, making him 35 or 1 under par at the ninth. Locke, the tenth, made the bunker on the right, the hole costing him 4. Silk was nicely on, and putted safely to be down in 3. At the eleventh Locke just missed a 5, and Silk, after recovering from a bunker, ran down in 6. At the twelfth Locko played a great second from a hanging lie, and was nicely on the green. Silk was also on in 2, and the hole was a 4 for each. Fortune did not favour the South African at the thirteenth, as he lipped the hole when going for a 4,

and the hole cost him 5. Silk, after a missed putt, got similar figures. Silk, as a matter of fact, was having a good deal of bad luck with his putts. Playing the fourteenth, Locke landed his tee shot in the right-hand bunker, but he was well out to be down in 4. Silk put his tee shot on to the ladies’

fee at the fifteenth, and he had to play a shot that cleared the bunker. He landed at the back of the green, and then ran up a good approach to within g. foot of the hole to be down in 4. Both got well away at the fifteenth, Silk playing a magnificent second to within 2ft of _ the _ pin, the crowd warmly applauding his effort, Locke ■was also on in 2, but to the left of the pm. He just missed his 3 and ran down in 4, Silk getting his 3. At the next hole Silk dropped into the far bunker on the right of the green, but played a perfect shot which just lipped the hole for his second, the ball stopping a foot past it. He finished with a 3. Locke was nicely on, pin high, about 10ft from the hole, and his putt just missed the hole by a fraction. Ho also got a 3. Playing the seventeenth, Locke pulled his tee shot just into the rough well down, but clouted a great second to land 4ft from the pin. Once again his putter failed him and he took a 4. Silk slightly pulled his second and finished on the left of the green, but ran up a splendid approach putt to give him a safe 4. Both got well away from the eighteenth tee, and Silk was just short of the green in 2. Locke was well placed on the green. Both got 4’s. Locke’s card read:— Out: 4,3, 4,3, 5,4, 4,4, 4—35 In: 4,5, 4,5, 4,4, 3,4, 4—37 72 Silk finished up with 75. ANOTHER GOOD ROUND BY GUY. A. E. Guy. the Poverty Bay professional, is a player whom it is a delight to watch, and he maintained his position in the top flight with an excellent 72, his cards for the.three rounds being 75, 70, and 72. At the fifth he had a difficult chip over the bunker and chipped into the hunker, his 6 including an out-Sf-bounds penalty. Over the first few holes Guy had been playin<* very sound golf, and at the seventh he° had a long drive, chipping within 2ft of the pin, holing for a birdie 3. Guy hit another long ball at the eighth to within 30yds of the green, and took 4. At the Glen he was short with his second and lipped the hole with an 8-footer, taking 6. At the twelfth Guy holed a 30ft putt for a birdie 3, and he was one under bogey again at the nest, Manuka, making a good recovery from the bunker for a 4. The Poverty Bay player missed a 2ft putt at the fourteenth, otherwise he would have had . three birdies in a row. A weak shot at the sixteenth cost him 4 at the short hole. His card read. Out: 4,4, 3,3, 6,5, 3,4, 5—37 In: 3,5, 3,4, 4,4, 4,4, 4—35 72 GLADDING IN GOOD FORM. R. H. Gladding, of Hamilton, who is one of the youngest players in the tournament, returned another good card of 74, Ids previous rounds being 79 and 72. With more luck with his putting he .would have returned a score of 72. He took 37 for each half, and finished with an eagle 3 at the eighteenth. EWEN FALLS BACK A LITTLE. I. A. Ewen’s 38 going out was a slight disappointment. He was showing better form than his score actually indicated, but he dropped a stroke on bogey at the short fourth and another at the sixth. J. Galloway, with whom ho went round, turned on particularly reliable golf to record 36 over the first nine holes. Galloway’s command over his irons was a feature of his game. Ewen recorded a safe 3 at the tenth, but the long Tipperary took him 6. After that he did much better, 3’s at the fourteenth and sixteenth helping him to come in level with bogey figures and return a card of 75. A feature of Galloway’s inward card was his fine 2 at the sixteenth and ills birdie 4 at the home hole. But for dropping putts

here and there he would have made a better showing still. FULLER, G. WATT, AND USSHER. N. H. Fuller was driving exceptionally well, but was inclined to be short with his approaches. The fourth was an unlucky hole for him, as he found himself in a bunker from the tee, and could not do better than a 4. Going out, he took one 5, and all the remaining holes were 4’s, this giving him a 37, or one over bogey figures, at the Glen. Keeping up his sound golf, Fuller came back in 37 to total 75. 6. Watt, the promising young Wanganui professional, would have done better had he been able to keep dead on the fairway all the time. He had really bad luck at the uphill fifth, where his long, straight drive landed him into a poor lie for his second, making it necessary for him to plug his mashie into it and get out short. This hole cost him a 6. G. A. Ussher, who partnered him, maintained his promise of the earlier rounds in the competition,. On the outward trip he was always dead in the centre with his drives, and he was playing nicely-controlled iron shots. Watt slipped a bit coming home, taking a 6 at M'Glashan’s and a 5 at the Gums. His 40 over th ( e last nine holes gave him a 78. Ussher fared little better coming in, and rather spoiled his outward 36 with a 40. His 76, however, was a fine effort. B. J. SMITH, JUN., ANOTHER 72. Basil Smith, jun., is one of the most reliable players in the tournament, and the Invercargill professional, again showing himself to have an excellent command of all. his clubs, played another very steady round for 72, his figures for the three rounds being 72—71—72, which kept him at the head of the field at the end of three rounds. He played very soundly throughout this morning, and was on _ the line all the way, with the exception of the eighteenth, where he hooked one into the rough at the fairway, but recovered nicely to get a 4. He was a little short with one or two approaches, otherwise he might well have beaten 70. His card read: Out: 4,4, 5,3, 5,4, 4,4, 4—37 In: 3,6, 4,4, 3,4, 3,4, 4—35 i 72 PLAYED HIS PARTNER’S BALL. W. D. Wood, the Christchurch player, had the unusual experience at the thirteenth hole of incurring a penalty of two strokes for playing his partner’s ball instead of his own. His card for the round was 85.

THE THIRD ROUND The following are the majerity of the cards returned this morning;— B. J. Smith, iun. (Invercargill) 72 —71—72—215. A. D. Locke (South Africa) 75—69 —72—216. A. E, Guy (Poverty Bay) 75—70—72 —217. W. B. Reilly (Shandon) 72—72—75 —219. P. G. F. Smith (Akarana) 71—73 75 219. A. Dyke (Maraenui) 76—72—71 219. A. Gibbs (Otago) 72—73—74—219. J. A, Ewen (Hutt) 77—-65—75—220. A. Murray (Titirangi) 77—72—72 221. E. S. Douglas (Otago) 75—71—75 221. A. J. Shaw '(unattached) 72—72-—77 —221, D. C. Bennie (St. Clair) 75—70 70 221. J. Lambie (Hastings) 72—76—74—222. B. Silk (Wanganui) 75—73—75—223. J. Galloway (Whangarei) 76—71 yg 223. J. P. Mortland (Taihape) 77—74 73 G. A. Ussher (Timaru) 73—75—76 — 224. R. H. Glading (Hamilton) 79—72 74 225. T. B. Ferguson (Otago) 76—78—72 — 226. G. Watt (Wanganui) 77—72—78 227. N. H. Fuller (unattached) 77—77 74 K. Ross (Otago) 77—75—76—228. J. E. Matheson (Invercargill) 76 75 78 229. D. C. Collins (Wairarapa) 72—77 80—229. J. B. Tunnell (Rangimarie) 80—74 75 229. C. C. Clements (Maungakiekie) 77 80—71—228. J. A. Scouler (Otago) 71—78—80— 999 A. G. Sime (Otago) 75—79—76—230. J. A. Scouler (Otago) 75—79—76 230 B. V. Wright (Otago) 81—74—75 230. B. H. Menzies (Auckland) 77—77 77 H. J. Pollock (Otago) 81—75—77 933. ~ R. C. Butters (Miramar) 80—75 78— _ J. L. Blair (Harevvootl) 80—78—76 234 H. R. Blair (Christchurch.) 77—79 80—236. J. W Jackson (Avondale) 78—78 80— M. W. Wilson (North Otago) 83— 73—80—236. D. A. Ferguson (Otago) 75—80—82 237. J. H. M‘Dougall (Otago) 74—79 84—237. J, W. M'lntosh (Otago) 79—77 82—238. A. R. Kitto (Wanganui) 75—76 87—238 R. G. Holland (Waiwetu) 76—79 04 239 S. E’. Field (Otago) 80—79—80— 239. J. Shelly (Miramar) 82—76—81 239. J. A. M'Lennan (Alexandra) 74 81— D. B Stratmore (Mornington) 80— 80—81—241.

P. Quinn (Akarana) 86—77 —79 — 242. R. K. Fowler (North Otago) 82—77 og 242 J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton) 78— 86—79—243. J. E. Nicolaus (Shandon) 85 —SO— 78—243. . , - T. O. Tyrrell (Otago) 78—81 —84— 243. J. Forrest (Avondale) 81—80—82 — 243. D. E. Milliner (St. Clair) 80—80 — 83— D. H. Butcher (Christchurch) 83— 78—83—244. A. Thom (Invercargill) 77—SS-'-SS —246. W. D. Wood (Christchurch) 82—79 85—240. P. F. Francis (Rangimarie) 82—SO —86—248. G. W. Melvin (Hamilton), 82—83 84— A. N. Haggitt (Otago), 78—85—86 249. F. H. Hughes (Invercargill), 85—80 _84—249. T. D. Dodgshun (Otago), 84—79 —86 —249. D J. Oliver (Waiwetu), 85 —76—91 252. AMATEUR FOURSOMES The draw for the amateur foursomes is as follows: FIRST ROUND, 9.30: 11. B. Carr and P. F. Francis and 13. A. Ferguson and T. C. Tyrrell. 'O.SS; R. H. Menzies and J. H. M‘Dougall and J. A. Scouler and J. A. uing. 9 40: J. L. Blair and J. W. Jackson and M. T. Houlihan and G. A, Ussher. 9.45: W. B. Reilly and (R. 6. Holland and D. B. Stratmore and P. Quinn. 9.50: D. C. Bennie and W. W. Clayton and J. D. Nash and J. B. Tunnell. 9.55: R. B. Caulton and D. S. M‘Lean and T. (B. Ferguson and B. V. Wright. 10- A. R. Kitto and (R. F. Kitto and E. H. Glading and P. G. F. Smith. 10 5: I. R- P- Douglas and J. T. Dodgshun and J. E. Matheson and A. Lawrence. , , 10.10: A. G. Sime and K. Ross and A. D. S. Duncan and D. C. Collins. 10.15: A. Thom and J. W. M'lntosh and J. P. Mortland and J. Shelly., 10.20: I. A. Ewen and J. iR. Laidlaw and D. H. Butcher and W. D. Wood. 10.25: W. H. Dillicar and J. E. Nicolaus and EL W. Rogers and F. H. Hughes. SECOND ROUND. 1: R. B. Carr and P. F. Francis and D. A. Ferguson and T. C. Tyrrell. 1.5: B. H. Menzies and J. ilM'Dougall and J. A. Scouler and JA. Dunning. , , _ , 1.10: J. L. Blair and J. W. Jackson and M. T. Houlihan and G. A. Ussher. 1.15: W. B. Reilly and R. G. Holland and D. B. Stratmore and P. <*&; D. C. Bennie and W. W. Clayton and j. D. Nash and J. B. Tunn6l2s: R. B. Caulton and D. S. M'Lean and T. B. Ferguson and B. V ’l.3o; lg j!' R. Callender and F. S. Avent and B. Kiernan and J. A. M'Lennan. , _ _ —... 185: A. R. Kitto and R- F. Kitto and ll: H. Glading and P. G. E * I. R- P- Douglas and J. T. Dodgshun and J. E. Matheson and A. Lawrence. , ' _ , 1.45: A. G. Sime and K. Ross and A. D. S. Duncan and D. C. Collins. 1.50: A. Thom and J. W. M Intosh and J. P. Mortland and J. Shelly. 1 55 • I. A; Ewen and J,- R. Laidlaw and D. H. Butcher and W. D. Wood. 2- W. H. Dillicar and J. E. Nico aus and'H. W. Rogers and F. H- Hughes. 2.5: J. N. Sams and A. H. Boyd and S E. Field and J. G. Dick. 2.10: R. Deacon and F- W. Dixon and R. Hay M'Konzie and M. J. WilS °2T5: B. M. Silk and J. P. Hornabrook and H. J. Pollock and A. Lucas. PROFESSIONAL FOURSOMES The draw for the professional foursomes championship on Monday is as follows: p|psT ROUND. 8.30 a.m., J. Forrest and H. R. Blair and A. Murray and A. J. Shaw. 8.35.—A. E, Guy and T. S. Gajloway and N. H. Fuller and K. C. Williams. g4O A. Dyke and J- Lambie and E S. Douglas and C. Sherriff. _ 8.45.—8. J. Smith, jun., and 0. C. Clements and G. Watt and John Watt. B.so.—James Watt and 11. C. Butters and J. Galloway and) H. M'Douga|',ss. —D. M. Boyd and J. A. Clements and G. W.' Melvin and B. J. Smith, sen, _ „ * 9.—C. Bryant and R. K. Fowler and J. S. Park and A. J. Black. SECOND ROUND. 12 noon.—J. Forest and H. R. Blair and A. Murray and A. J. Shaw. 12.5 p.m.—A. E. Guy and 1. S. Galloway and N. H. Fuller and K. C. Williams. _ ~ , 12.10.—A. Dyke and J. Lambie and E. S. Douglas and C. Sherriff. 12.15. —B. J. Smith, jun.. and C. C. Clements and G. Watt and ’John Watt. 12.20.—Jamefc Watt and Rters and J. Galloway and H. M‘Don- ® 12.25. —D. M. Boyd and J, A. Clements and G. W. Melvin and B. J. Smith, sen. , „ „ „ , 12.30.—Q. Bryant and R. K. Fowler and J. S. Park and A. J. Black.