GOLF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14000, 5 September 1907, Page 10

GOLF.

By' Bui.oer. This year's New Zealand championship meeting, which commences at Napier oil tho 10t.li inst., promises to be one of tho most succcssful yet held, .and representatives from all over tne colony will be competing. The programmo is an. attractive oiic, and competitors should liavo nil enjoyable trip. ■ The Dunodin contingent leaves this week. ■The following members of the Otago Glub, , 1 believe, intend being present:— 0. A. ' Turnbujl,. A.'H. Eisher, Hamilton Smith, J. 0. Kettle (tho crack left-hander), !'. Leitch, and F. W. and U. M. Maclean.;,,. J. Fofclieringham, tho popular captain of the St. Clair Club, will also be a competitor, I understand. '■ He would, I am sure, be. delighted to see his clubls professional, .A, Milliner,, pull off. tlm Upon Championship. The competition for the Royal; Sydney Cup to amateurs'and, professionals alike, under handicap) was played on tho Rose Bay Links recently. . The result wm a tie between E. P. Simpson and 0. Head; -ing, with a total of 330' for the four rounds on'tho first day. Simpson led with 79— 84 : plus''2 handicap (165). Carnegie Clark (professional) was 80—78 ;plus'3 (166), and Soutcr and 'East (professionals) next with 79—82 plus 8 ' and 84—81 plus 4 (169) respectively; C. Beading,'with a handicap of 10 for the two rounds,, being next with 86—94- minus'lo (170). On tho second day •Simpson, with two rounds of 81 aiid 82 plus 2 handicap was 330 for his four, rounds. Reading, who took 90 for his third round, returned 80 in the .afternoon, and with . his ,10, handicap tied with Simpson for first place. Clark, with 80—77; plus 8, was 33 for his total. East, with-85—74 plus,4 . (532), with Soutar 82—75 pl«s 8 (334)." Simpson took a ■ prominent pai-fc. ; in tho last Otago championship, arid Beading has a' brother a member of,the Otago ;,Club.

B. 6. Rutherford, ilvlio played such' a 1 good game for the Christclnirch team when they wore down here in June, has just won the Christchurch Club's championship, easily defeating M. L. Cotton in the filial (3S holes) by 14 up and 13 to 'play His score for the second 18 holes v was : out 4,0 and in 35 (75), including a 6 at Muggeridgee. The same player also won tho olub's last monthly medal,.with a scoro of 81.

A sensation was created in English golf circles when 'H. 11. Barker, one of the leading amateurs,' intimated-that ho intended joining the ranks of' the professionals. An English writer in the Daily News says: "Ho is a.-modest, attractive young man, and is incomparably the test golfer in Yorkshire, and lias already a record that would satisfy most, backmarkers. Born at Itirkburton in 1883, lie is just past three-and-twenty. Ho learnt his golf at Huddcrsfield under the .competent tuition of. Sandy Herd, whose enthusiasm about and good opinion of. his pupil - ire. unbounded. . Barker' holds tho open amateur championship of Ireland, and mado a great record of 73 for the extended course at Porlrush. He was Yorkshire champion in 1904- and.'l9o6, but Most it this year, possibly by over-play. Amongst the other important ovenfs which lie carried off were the open competitions .at Traffnrd Park in 190 i.' 1905, and 1906. and at Timperley and Blackpool m.'l9os'and 1906: besides which ho won many cups and leading prizes at Huddcrsfield, Dartmouth, and Ramsey. Like many other first-olass players, •hoth-amateur and professional, : 'hc places Ercslwick first amongst golf courses. Ho has received a tempting Amorican offer, and leaves shortly." "' ;

Tho final of the St. Clair Ladies' Championship was played, last week, when Mrs G-ilray defeated Miss Fotheringham. The Gore Club recently held a competition for a t'rophy presented by Messrs A. and W. M'Carthy, when Eric Scott, eon of Mr Adam Scott, ~put up a fine performance,' doing the round in 84' minus 15 (69), and tieing with Mr A. F. Grenfell,. 93 minus 24 (69). Mr Grenfell won in. the play off. ■ Tho .Professionals' . Match at Kensington (Victoria) was responsible for some fine golf. The match was two rounds, 36 holes, stroke play. There was a very strong wind blowing ail day, which mado it most unpleasant for. the spectators, and there was little wonder that somo of tho scores were high. In tho morning D. G, Soutar led with a fine round (considering the wind) of l 85, closely followed by P. Popplewell 86, Carnegie Clark 87, and Fast 88. In the .afternoon P. Popplewell,'!tie youne professional from Newcastle, jjilayed a superb game, committing scarcely a fault from start to finish. Ho drove a great leneth. his drives including some excellent "wind cheaters," his approach work was good, and ha treated the spectators to as fine an exhibition of nutting as one would ever wish to seo. The remaining competitors lost stroke after stroke, on tho green,, but not so Popplewell ; lie holed out almost every; mitt that' lie tried to get in. He finished the round with 78, which is a'competition record for itlio course. Hla total' of 564 for the two round* was easily first. V. East, with a fine afternoon found of W, making his total 170, was secondhand Clark was third with ,172. . '

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