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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9553, 3 July 1911, Page 2

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VAitpON WINS ENGLISH > CHAM- .".,.. PIONSHIP. \. (By Ei/ectmc Ti{legraph-Co?yrigiit.J (Pek Press Association.) LONDON, July 2 In tho re-play for the golf championship, Vardon won, doing' 35 holes in 143 strokes, Massey retired: after doing 34 ) holes'in 158 strokes. | MANAWATU WINS WILSON CUP. A team from tho Napier Golf Club visited the Hokowhitu' links on Saturday and met a team from tho Manawatu Club in a match for tho Wilson Cup. Napier has hold'this cup since 1904, having captured it from Manawatu shortly after it waa prosontcd by Dr Wilson, in that year, flowevor, as tho result of , Saturday's .match will show, the local team has regained possession of it by a fair margin. All the games woro keenly contested, tho players on both sides showing good form, Tho results aro. as follows, Napior players being montioned first in each case:— Kapi Torcha { v. A. Barraud J>, G. F. Thorbum 1 v. L. Seifert 0, 11. J. Smith 0 v. A. Seifort 1, G. Pharazyn 1 v. W. Strang 0, F. Gordon 1 v. H. L. Young 0, T. Crossie, j,- v, S. Tyerman {, D, Murray 0 v V. Harman 1, O. Kelly 0 v. D. G. Mooro 1, D. Bernau.O v. 11. G. Moore 1, A. Kennedy 0 v. A. L. Stodman 1, E. Nairn 0 v. L, A. Abraham 1.

In playing this cup game on tho Hokowhitu links, one of tho rules of the cup matches was brokon.. This rulo states that tho match must be played on tho links of tho holders.

At tho election held on Saturday, tho following now members of the Manawatu Club woro elected:—C. Wilson, W. G. Keeling, R. G. Money, W. H. Pavitt, G. Turnbull (Colyton).