FEATURES OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20374, 1 October 1929, Page 11

FEATURES OF THE DAY.

YOUNG PLAYERS' SUCCESS*!

B. F. SMITH'S FINE START. ]

S, MORPETH BELOW FORM. ]

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPON DENT. J WANGANUI, Monday.

Somti splendid golf was produced by; both professionals and aihateurs in the foursomes at the Dominion championship tourney to-day, but the real honours of tho day were with the younger genera* lion. Two youngsters, B. Reilly (Patea)! and E. J. Smith, jun. (Auckland), led tho field home by two strokes, their score being 154. After a splendid second round of 75 P. Grey und G. M. Chong (New Plymouth), were next with 156, one stroke ahead of the Black brothers*

The end of tho morning round foil amateurs saw Kapi Tarcha and T. Kuru and Grey and Chong leading with 76. Heilly and Smith returned a 79 in th® morning. In tho afternoon they commenced with a fine four but took five, one over bogey, at the next, Smith! being short with his second'. Par golf-wwas played from then on to the turn, their card out reading n 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4 37. The home run was started with two fours, Reilly reaching Long Tom green with a magnificent iron second. Then followed 4, 4, 3, leaving the pair three fours for a 71. But they could uot last the distance and finished, 5, 5, 6 for a 75., Reilly is fulfilling the promise he gave in last year's championship. This is Smith's first championship. To qualify, in the amateur and assist in winning the championship foursomes augurs well for his career in championship golf. Tareha and T. Kuru took 10 more strokes in the afternoon than in the morning, and so faded from tho picture. Kuru has only been playing a year or so. 110 is a pupil of Tareha and shows great promise. Tho New Plymouth pair, Chong and Grey, after their fine round of the morning were going splendidly up to tho 16th' iri the afternoon, but there Chong pulled his second badly and the hole cost them six. A great effort to tie on tho last green resulted in the cup being overrun with a long putt and a six was registered.

The play of otlier amateurs was not u» to what was expected. S. Morpeth struck another off day and seemed to find the breeze troublesome. Over the back country ho was astray with many ot his shots Morton's partner, Jamieson, did not produce championship form. A.D. S. Duncan and D. 0. Whyte played two solid iouads of 79 and 80 and finished in fifth position. LADIES' TOURNEY. ' DEFEAT OF AUCKLANDERS. MRS. DODGSHUN AT HER BEST. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,,] CHRISTCHUKCH. Monday. Conditions were excellent for play in the New Zealand ladies' golf championship at Shirley to day. The results of the third round were:—• Mrs. Dodgshun (Otago) beat Miss Mac* Cormick (Auckland), 6 up and 5. Miss Barnctt (Miramar) beat Mrs. I Mills (Miramar), 2 up. Mrs. Fraser (England) beat Miss Gais* ford (Marton), 2 and 1. «,

Miss O. Stevens; beat Miss Pay ton (Rotorua), 6 and 5. Miss O. Kay (Dunedin) beat Miss Rathbono (Auckland), 5 and 3. Miss Beadcl (Cfiristchurch) beat Mrs,. Weston (Wellington), 3 and 1. Mrs. Collinson (Maiiawatu) beat MibS Pharazyn (Napier), 1 up. Miss Chrystall. (Christchurch) beat' Miss Kerr (Timarti), 3 up.

The most interesting match of the morning was that between Mrs. Frasor and Miss Gaisford. The latter played fine golf at the start and gained a good lead, but; Mrs. Fraser, whoso putting had been her weakness, improved her game all round and played sclid golf to win on the 17th green. Mrs. Fraser arrived from Eng«. land only about a week before the tournajnent started and this is the first golf sho has played in New Zealand. She ia a decided acquisition to the ranks of women golfers; in New Zealand. Miss 0. Stevens surprised by inflicting a severe defeat on Miss Payton. Misa Pay ton was certainly a little off form, but Miss Stevens played sound gcßf for her win. Her consistent putting was art outstanding feature of her play. She has played solid golf for the last three years*' Her win this morning was rather unexpected, but on the day she was th« stronger player in all departments. Mrs. Dodgshun was as steady 3s a rock against Miss MacCormick. The steadiness which Miss MacCormick displayed on Saturday was entirely lacking from her gain® this morning and while Mrs. Dodgshun played golf that at times was brilliant' Miss MacCormick's play, both on the greens and in the fairways, was far from its usual standard. Mrs. Dodgshun was even more on her game to-day than en Saturday. Miss Kav again had a good match with Miss Hathbone, tlxe game going to the 15th greea. Miss Kay did not strike her best form over the first half, but she ,was 1 up at the turn, .and her figures for the last six holes equalled bogey. Sh& went right away from her opponent over; tho second half, winning by 5 up 3. The match for tho Ladies' Golf Union challenge bowl wsis played this the winner being Miss H. Loughnan (Shirley), 84, 13—71. Miss Payton (Rotorua), 79, 3—76, won tho prize for the* best gross score. The fourth round of the championship, will bo played to-morrow morning. ASSOCIATION'S RULES. i AN AMENDMENT REJECTED.: RE-ELECTION OF COUNCIL. [ [by telkc;rapii. —press association.] WANGANUI, Monday. A proposal brought forward by Mr.F. C. Fryer, on behalf o[ tho Parkvalft Club, to amend tho New Zealand Golf Association's rules to provide for t.he setting up of district associations, created a lively discussion at the annual confer* ence of tho association this evening. Mr.i Fryer also proposed that t'ha capital lovy, should remain at 2s for men and Is fop ladies, but that a percentage of the sum raised by each association should bo retained by it and tho balance rnmitted to tho New Zealand Association. ' Mr. L. Seifort. Palnrerston North, said ho was of the opinion that golf could not bo worked in New Zealand without souio' centralised organisation. Other delegates objected ou tho scorfl of expense, and said golf was an iit* dividual game, and it could not be seen what work there would bo for sub-aßsai ciations to do. ! • The proposal was rejectod. The council was re-elected wun oxception of the substitution ■of **"! 0. Chesuey for Mr. N. R. Balneavis. A recommendation was rnudo to "ie that the amateur and open events separated..