GOLF CHAMIONSHIP MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12448, 3 September 1902, Page 5

GOLF CHAMIONSHIP MEETING

(Pee, CJNITBD Pbess Association.) CHRISTCHT7RCH, September 2. ( : The Golf Championship meeting was .continued to-day in fine' weather. In. the day's play A. Duncan (the champion) was beaten by S. Hi Gollan, of Napier, who playea a magnificent game. Duncan was not up to his usual form. The seiiii-finals will be played on Thursday. Present indications point to the fii&l'being foiight out betwfefen Gillies (Auckland) and Gollan. The results of to-day's play in the championship are:—» , t Third Bound.—o. E. Si Gillies (Auckland) beat.R. L. M. Kitto (Chrifetchurch), 4 upaivl 2 to play;. A. H. Fisher (Otago) beat T. D. Haraan (Christehurch), 3 up and 3 to play; C. 1. H. Perry (Timaiu) beat W. Ri JfLaren 5 up and 3 to play; K. -Duncan (Wellington) beat,D..Meldrum,(Duncdin), 6 up and 4 to. play; A. Duncan (Wellington) beat A. Howden;(Wanganui), 5 up and 4 to play; S. H. Gollan (Napier) ; beilt B. Somervillo (Timttru)y sup and Bto jilay; J. Harold (Wanganui) bfeat E; Wilde* (Ohristehurch); 5 up and 8 to play; K. L. Orbell (Christchurch) beat A. Todd (Otago), 5 lip and 1 to plav. Fourth Bouiid.—C. E. S. Gillies beat A.' H. Fisher, 2 iip arid ,i to play; K, Duncan bisit C. T. H. Perry, 1 up; S. H. Gollan beat A. Duncan,, 4 up and 3 to play; J. Harold beat 11. L. Orbcil, 4 up and 2 to play. ,

(Fr.ov Oue Owir Correspondent.) . CHRISTCHUECH, September 1 In the third round of the Golf Championship to-day T. p. Harihaii failed t6 show in hifi match against Fisher the form ho displayed on th 6 pievious day. He was less steady, and his iron play was pbor. Fisher inndo good use of his driving powers, and his long, straight eaniSf we're of great assistance-,to him ,ini winning the gime. Ihey iwere all square at; " The Nest," Hdrhian likviiig w6n the fijst, halved tlio second, and lost tho iiext. ' Thi double and Burnside were his in 4 , and, 3 respectivelj;, but he came to grief at the. Br&es, and Fisher winning the .corner., aad.Briggs'sj was 2up at the turn. Fisher iron iiie upshot in .4 And the lake with a' good 5, lupins being halved in ,d. Harman secured tile thirteenth, Fish or malting 9 of it against the Chligtchureti mail's 7; but the Otago plftySJ woii the rtext with a good 8. He then stood 3 iip, and HBrlriSih failing to anything, but lialvo tlie two libxt holes in 5 «ld 4, Fisher won by 3 iip arid 2 to play. The win was thoroughly well deserved, for Fisher vUdyed §<Jdd, sbiitia golf, ■ and now and then showed, brilliant form. D. SCfeldruni .(Otago) succumbed to> E.„i)uncilii (Wellington) at tlie .fourteenth .holei the Duhcdin mail beiiig off his game, and playing with.* miiliK less steadiness than on .Mbnday; He Won th& first ih 8, Duncta fozzling his stroke and getting into the hedge. At the third Dtfilcau lay dead svith his second and ;w.oii, in 4, biit li§ found a bunker m going for 3,. and MelcErum won the hole in 6. A rather lucky 1 shot off tlie green gave Duncan tM fourth iii 3., Tlie fifth was halved in 5, and Duncan scored the sixth in 4 against his opponent's Bj, the latter gdtling .inio the hedge. Meldjnm met with a, mishap, in the next,, getting ili.fo the creek, Duhcan getting it in 5 against tha Dunedin playet'fe 7; Medium niisstsd ftis Approach and putt, at the eighthj aiid a. bad 1 lie iii going to. iho ninth lost him the hole, Diincan .being 4 up, at the turn. Jlcldrttm got the nfekt .with 3, Duncan taking two niofe; blii; he lost tlie next, partly, o#ing to another bSd lie. lii flaying to the twelfth his driver head flew off, and nearly carried t&e fence, bat lib managed to halve tlie hole in 6. Tlie next was a halve iii a'bad 8, Meldrum going out of bounds and Duncan finding it bunker. A. win at the, fourt.epnth gafe Duhcan.. the match. Orbell,. .(Christehurchl beat Todd ('Otago), after a close match., Tlie game was nil square at the fifth hole, but at tlie turn T#dd was 2 down. The eleventh saw hiiii 4 down, but he then played up, and after winning the twelfth, halved the nest three and won thd sixteenth. Orbsll's win at the seventeenth gave tlie Ohristch.urch player the match. Fishfer played a stroiig and plttcky game atfainfct Grillies in the afternoon, a fid at one time it looked tis if the r^doulifable-vucklandcr would be ]ttit dowii. He won the first and halved thb rtiednd; blit got into difficulties at the hedge in Hho third, and gavo up the hple, the game then jibing all, square. A good four gavo.him tiie foiirtli, and the fifth was halved after clever jilay. by Gillies. Fisher topped His ajiproach to tlie sixth, and lost the hole, but won tho next by good play in 5. Grillies beat him at the eighth; Fisher getting into s brush hiissrd; 'but a win at thb liest; after a, poor putt, modi hito 1 up at the turn: The tenth was halved ii>..4j, Gillies securing the next in.6. After, «aother halve, Fisher in playing for the ■ thirteenth. topped hiS ggfcoiid, and lost the _hole; and the next.also fell to the AucJdandef. At tlie next hole had some liifelc, toling out ifrbm a 12-foot putt; The, Duhediri mail b.ping here, l dp\m jyi£K.3.tp play, a halve at sixteenth .left ,the score wnchangedi ..bsi*, $ayiii£ tliewrong .club atJHb next hole. F«W fell and.lost .the, His, was really good,, arid he sHowed great sltiradiness and determination throughout.