GOLF

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1933, Page 5

GOLF

1 ‘ V A DAY OF MANY SURPRISES

RESULTS OF SECOND ROUNDS.

(Per Press Associatiop^Copyright)

AUCKLAND, October 11.’

To-day was ja. -clay of. surprises Vat Titirangi Golf Club’s link?, where Abo annual New Zealand \ ■ chiarapionshp meeting W3s " continued. Two-- rounds in each. cf the . .slhateyr professional; championships we?c decided, - and also a ibogey 'handicap for. . 'amateurs...... ■ - The defeat^,.-of'.Silk, v ip. H. Horten/ Bidwill, .Hermes and Bripd&den . in tjie fikst round of • the /.amatcar eJi&'xpion?hip were not expected. Silk . was eliminated «by .George, _,qf Mgungakieki, while Coltman' (Titirangi) a n -. counted for Horton.. after a deciding' hole at: AiriThm weather v was again firi©}-'..with a. rairiv stiff breeze blowing" aero?©, the , epurse. There was a large, attendance- -of -spectators, who plenty : to "OcriW their attention, kp,d &he * better knownpdih’s were, L all 'followed . by.;a.t_l: a .rgo gullery. - The «eiji6ati<Sn of a the. .iho-n----iilg.’was the -defeat ’6f DougJai in he first round of thb yprqfessionaT. chc;--pionships, his : bijingi . Wo'Criroflfe (Titirangi).. ..ppuglas' Wv tj?d with Moss in the open '’phampionships, and. naturally..-'wap .one of the most fancied candidates ,in the r ,al contest. The; ' eajrly, - afternoon brought still anpfh&r sensation, when Dyke proved ‘ there ..was nothing flukey 'about-■ his mining-. round, by eliminating Moss, Dyke went out in 5 md did the round 71.' this "g the' best of the' day,* The titbit- of the day was provided by. Sh?w and Lambic, the' • lasi r named tafcitig fro title 'holcler to the' twenty-second hole. The large crowd which was following the pair ( was swelled very considerably ■when the . spectators saw Ltmbie draw level at the e:ehteenth. DamWe held tenaciously to the champion before finally ' missing a short putt at the twenty-secopd green. The second round results were as fol* lows :

Professionals—Dyke beat _ 1 nP » Blair beat Fullek 2 and 1: Show twat ILambie at The twenty second { W©odT o ft'e |Ueat C. C. Clements at the twen vfirst. . A Amateurs—Smith beat Ralph 4 d 2 ; Young beat AlcElwan 6 and sCeltman beat .Hawley,. 2 up; H. A, Bla”k beat Dale 2 and 1; Hprnabtook beat G-eorse 4 and 2 ; Boss - beat- .Pym 1, nn ; A. D. .S- Duncan beat .Edmonds at the nineteenth j Wright r beat Browne 2 and 1.

- Horna ; brook was .-in- one- of his brilliant moods in his match with Quin in the first .round. After being three up at the seventh he took three .putts at the next two gVeena and his lead was ithus reduced to one. He got a birdie four at the Wrecker” and ho u d in two, at-' the short fourteenth. Af'er winning, Horna'bvook completed the l~sfc two holes lin the rownjd.” tailing 74.

-Ralph out-played Gbuldin4 and wW the game finished it ; :he fifteenth ble he was one over fours.

•Horton - rnniner-up ■ last .year, V beaten ,at the nineteenth hole bv Coltman; after, making .a ? great. .'recovery from the fourteenth, where he w:s three down., - > , .