ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11150, 24 August 1899, Page 3

ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS

.MDNET, August 26. Among tho passengers by the Mararoa, which sailed to-day, are tour members of the English football team, viz. Nicholson, Evers, Cookson, and Ayresmith, who express their willingness to take any part in any match which may be arranged in Auckland.

GOLF. THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. MR. ARTHUR DUNCAN WINS THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, Wednesday. A VERT strong northerly wind blew across the links to-day, and interfered considerably with the play, otherwise it was a fine, sunny day, and tho two rounds of the open championship wero got off in good time. His Excellency the Governor, who is patron of the Wellington Golf Club, visited tho links during the day, and was an interested spectator of some of the play. He has agreed to present the prizes after the finish of tho New Zealand championship on Satur-

day. , The scoring in the open championship today was by strokes, and the winner of tho event proved to bo Mr. Arthur Duncan, who, considering tho very strong wind, made two excellent rounds of 92 each. Mr. Duncan is undoubtedly in the first rank of golfers, and his win was a very popular one. The feature of his game was his magnificent driving and his splendid brassy and iron shots. His driving was both long and straight, and the distance he invariably obtained against the wind was the envy of every golfer on the links. His putting, on the other hand, was weak, and but for this he would have returned two excellent scores, notwithstanding the strong wind. As an instance of this, it may bo mentioned that at tho 15th holo, which is some 490 yds long, he was on the edge of the green with three long shots, yot it took him 7 to holo out. Again, at tho 14th hole, he drove magnificently on to the green, yet took 4 to hole out, His detailed scores are as follows: — First round: Out, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4,4— 42. In, 5, 7, 5, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6-50. Total, 92. Second round: Out, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5-45. In, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 7, 6, 6, 5-47. Total, 92 Mr. Harold, of Wanganui, the runner-up, was 13 strokes behind Mr. Duncan, his first score of 94 being a capital one, considering tho fact that ho does not know tho links as well as the local players. Mr. D. Pryde did best in his second round, and his 06 included one three, 4 fours, and 6 fives.

The following wero tho scores returned in the open ohampionship:—

Ist Round. 2nd Round. Tl. Mr. Arthur Duncan 92 92 181 Mr. J. Harold ... 94 103 197 Mr. D. Pryde ... 102 96 198 Mr. N. F. Perston 102 97 199 Mr. G. Winslow ... 99 103 202 Mr, W. B. Lees ... 99 104 203 Mr. E. Wilder ... 100 105 205 Mr. D. B. Howden 102 106 208 Mr. L. Tripp .. 104 107 211 Mi. N. B. Oolbeck 106 106 212 Mr. R, A. Carr ... 107 108 215 Mr. J. R. Scott ... 112 106 218 Mr. A. Tapper ... 115 109 224 Mr. G. McEwan ... 121 118 239 There are still five Wellington men left in the New Zealand championship. Of the other three competitors left in, one comes from Timaru, one from Oamaru, and one from Auckland.