GOLF

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8737, 20 May 1914, Page 8

GOLF

TOURNAMENT PLAY. TJy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyriiai LONDON May 18. In tho first round of tho golf tour■noy, Hilton beat Boyd 8 up and .7 to play; Robert Harris beat Croom-e, 7 and' 5; Palmer beat Travers, 2 up; Michael Scott beat Brown, ,3 and 2; Chan wick beat Knapp (America), 5 and 4; Reid heat Lassen (1908 champion), 4 and 2; Hale (America) beat Whighnm, 5 and 3; Barker heat ‘Terry (Australia), 6 and 5; Evans .(America) beat Cranston, 5 and 4; Whitton. beat Stewart, 7 and 5; J. Murray heat Insleo (America), 2 up; Apporloy (Australia) beat Weaver, 3 and 2; Gordon. Lockhart beat Castle, 2 and 1; Gillies (New Zealand) beat Yeomans, 8 and 7; J. Graham heat Charles, 5 and 4; Ouimot beat Macgrogor (Manila), 7 and 6. There are 233 entries. Tho weather is brilliant and the course very fast, tho greens being; well watered and ■easy, HILTON'S AND PALMER’S ROUNDS. ■TRAVER’S AND OUIMETS PLAY. LONDON May 18. Horeshoff (America) beat St'. Johi» J£ —3Over a thousand spectators followed Hilton’s and Palmer’s rounds. The latter, who is the Irish champion, is »gcd fifty-six years. Travers’s outward journey cost 44 strokes. Ho and his opponent turned square. Travers was 2up at the ■twelfth hole, and the pair were again square at the sixteenth hole. Travers played poor golf, and was often buuifcretL

A crowd also followed Ouimot, who jplayed good, stosidy golf. His apjpioaches wore beautifully judged.