NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 14 October 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

BY TKLEG«APH—PRESS 4SPOOIATION.

AUCKLAND, Oct. 13. The New Zealand golf championship' meeting was continued to-day. A feature of the day was Duncan's fine form of theniorning and his failure. 1» the afternoon,' wihen the* y open championship, seemed within his grasp. Clements' failure in the morning, lost? him a chance of being champion. E. ' S. Douglas retained th© title, •• j The first eight in th© second euaH»; fymg rounds of the amateur championship, and the O'Rorke Inter-dub Challenge Vase, was also played. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. i / The 20 best scores for the open championship are as follow, the conditions stipulating the best of .four rounds of medal play:— ' E. S Douglas, 85, 73, 77,78—313 ' A. D. S. Duncan, 79, 76, 75, 85—315. J. A Clements, 76, 77, 84, 79—316. W. lies, 80, 81, 83, 80-W. ; F. G. Hood, 78,^. 84, 81, 82—325. S. Morpeth, 80, 82, 83, 82—327 J. Harold, 84, 83, 83, 84—334' J. McCormick, 83, 83, 87, 84—337. ; W. B. Colbeck, 88, 72, 87, 80^-33?. W.-J. Watt, 76, 89, 86, 88—339. B B Wood, 89, 83, 86, 83—341. D. Hoqd, 81, 84, .89, 88—342. W. McEwan^ 84, 89, 83, 87—343. H. Gillies, 83, 82, 92, 89—346. N. P. Green, 83. 86, 90, 87—346. H;.K. Blair, 90, 88, 85, 83—346. "J, C. Bums, 92, 82, 86„ 88—348. J. B. Lusk, 87, 88, 86, 88—349. J. Goss, 86, 87, 86, 91—350 F. C. Fryer, 89, 93, 85, 84--351-. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The following 32 qualified for match play:— .

O X\Pa S Duncan (Wellington), 75, GO- —lo'J. ■" S. Morpeth, Waihi, 83, 82—165 \V.-B. Colbeck, Auckland, 87, 80— x 67. . '

J. Harold, Wanganui, 83, 84—167 • fl. B. Wood, Cfcristcnurch, 86, 83— 169.

F. C. Fryer, Auckland, 85, 84—169.' J. B. Lusk, Auckland, 86 88—174.' J. Q. Burns, Auckland, 86, 88—174. q&£" ' Kidston J Wellington, 90,

17fl ' ■■LVlkc<^°rmack» Auckland, 87, 89—

«. Turner, Hutt, 87, 89—176. ■: N. P. Green, Maungakiekie, 90, 87—

qtl4i m' T*o^^* Wellington, 90, o7 —-177. '■•-.■■".■ J. Foss, "Wanganui, 86. 91—177 G. Foote, Auckland, 88, 89—178. H. C. Tonks, Auckland, 91, 88—179. J. Banks, Cambridge, 90. 89—179. on -,*?• Gardner > Maungakiekie, 90, o» — LiM. hr C A Hales Wellington, 89, 91—180. W. S. Ralph, Auckland, 88, 92—180. A. Seifert, Manawatu, 83, 98—181. A. M. Clark, Auckland, 94 87—181. . H. Gillies, Hamilton, 92, 89—181. J. Sharland, Auckland, 85 96—181. F. G Binney, Auckland, 88', 94—182. F. Ross, Auckland, 94, 88—182. -A-. W. Clouston, Waitemata, 90, 92— 182.

R. M. George, Maungakiekie, 91, 91 -—182.

G. H. Fell, Wellington, 93, 91—184. A. H. Nicoll, Cambridge, 94, 90— 184.

THE O'RORKE CHALLENGE VASE

The inter-club match for the O'Rorke Challenge Vase resulted:—Auckland A, 356; Wellington, 356; Wajiganui, 357; Auckland B, 358; Auckland D 358; Cambridge, 362; Auckland C, 3G5; Maungakiekie, 366. The tie between Wellington and Auckland will probably be played-on Friday.