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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19785, 10 May 1926, Page 6

GOLF.

OTAGO CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho Otago Golf Club’s championship was continued on the Balniacewen Links on Saturday afternoon under ideal weather conditions. The first round of match play was played, the results being as follow: K. Rosa beat E. A. Reed, 4 and 3. V. E. Galway heat K. B. Lambert, 2 and 1. G. F. Barnett beat E. W. Cave, 6 and 5. J. <t. Dick beat H- Brasch, 6 and 4. G. C. Henderson beat A. N, Haggitt, 3 and 2. D. H. Butcher beat H. W. Dick, 4 and 3. C. T. Irvine beat J. K. Callender, at the 21st hole. S. C. Colbeck beat C. Turnbull, 6 and 4. BALMACEWEN ’CUP. The Balmacewen Cup competition (first round) was also played. The matches resulted as follow: G. H. Whitcombe beat D. Ramsay, 8 and •2. H. C. Rose beat R. do K. Worker, 1 up. J. T. Harding beat J. D. Best, 2 up. J. R. Bartholomew beat T. S. Holme, S and 7. D. Wright beat A. L. Shield, 1 up. T. V. Anson won by default. J. P. Rutherford beat E. N. Herrington, 7 and 6. H. W. Bundle beat D. Haggitt, 1 up. B. C. Haggitt beat J. W. Smeaton, 4 and 3. J. C. Shand beat J. M. Paterson, 4 and 3. ST. CLAIR CLUB. A medal match, which was played on the St. Clair Links on Saturday, was won by C. B. Wight. The following were the beat cards returned: C B. Wight, 71 gross, handicap plus 1, 72 net. F. V. Drake, 79 gross, handicap S, 74 net. J. A. Templeton, 93 gross, handicap 24, 74 net. W. Ramsden, 93 gross, handicap IS, 74 net. A. W. Alloo, 83 gross, handicap 8, 75 net. THE TUSON CUP. WELLINGTON DEFEATS CHRISTCHURCH. (Pbb United Phess Association.) WELLINGTON, May 9. In the annual golf match between Wellington and Christchurch the former won decisively, only Pumphrey and Whitcombe, from the southern city, managing to defeat their opponents, while the home players were successful in every one ot the morning fourballs. The very windy day was against the visitors. The following are the results, the Wellington players being mentioned first: — TUSON CUP. A. D. S. Duncan beat B. M. Macfarlane, 5 up and 4 to play : K. Duncan and H. W. Macfarlane. all square; R. O. Chesney and R. A. Wilson, all square: J. B. Parker and L. H. Campbell, all square: J. B. Macßwan lost to B. S. Pumphrey, 2 down; O. J. Wilson beat L. A. Dougall, 3 and 2: A. D. Morris beat R. J. Tosswill, 6 and 5: A. J. Abbott lost to B. C. Whitcombe. 4 and 3. A. D. S. Duncan and K. Duncan beat E. M. Macfarlane and H. W. Macfarlane. 1 up : R, O. Chesney and J. B. Parker beat R. A. Wilson and L. H. Campbell, 2 and 1; J. B. Mac Ewan and O. J. Wilson beat E. Pumphrey and L. A. Dougall, 4 and 3; A. D. Morris and A. J. Abbott beat R. T. Tosswill and B. C. Whitcombe, 2 and 1. VETERANS’ MATCH. A Strang lost to W; P. Anderson, 2 down : 11. P. Blundell beat J. Bonnington, 7 and 5; W. A. Kiely lost to P. W. Woodroffe, 1 down ; R. W. Kirby and W. T. Harman, all square; W. T. Reid lost to W. B. Purchase, 7 and 6 : Sir Kenneth Douglas and C. Wood, all square; C. M. Turret! beat Hicks Jones, 6 and 5 ; A. Wylie lost to D. Wood. 4 and 3 : Strang and Blundell lost to Anderson and Bonnington. 4 and 3; Kiely and Reid lost to Harman and Woodroffe, 1 down ; Klrkby and Douglas beat Purchase and C. Wood, 2 up: D. Wood and Hicks Jones boat Turrell and Wylie 4 and 3.