GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2481, 2 October 1901, Page 53

GOLF.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. AUCKLAND, September 28. The entries for the New Zealand champion golf meeting, which commences on Monday, are very good on tho v, hole. For the Championship 23 players hay*- entered — ■ Poverty Bay 2. Ilawke's Bay J, Hntt 3, Wellington 6, AA r auganiii 1, Christt '.iv.rch 2, Otago 2, and Auckland 8. For the Handicap the entries total 48, and for the Bogey Match 46 ; while a large numlci of entries have been received for the other iaatcl-e c . The thaw for the Championship is f.iirly satisfactory, thoush several plajpr* of the Wpllingio.l Club hmo to meet rath other in the (list round. The Aucklai.cTfr, arc particularly m.fortujiute in this reFpec t. A.s a result of the draw Uigginson lrceis K. Duiicau, Kvihu meets Ilodson, Lawrence meets Pieicey, Kyd meets A. Dur.o«n. Colb'rk metis ISykes. Howdcn moots Scoit, and Taiehj, meets Saunde>--. The following hrae (L.-iwn )>> e=i in the fir-t round:- Vcpyco. C. Giilir.-. Peel. O'Roik-. 11. GilHes !•• WiMr r, 11. SftroMiicli, r.uli, and Burner. The New Zrn\uul gob" chrtiiipioj.ship tAffting opened to-day on the new link-, af, Greeiilano. There was beautiful v, cather. The first two rounds o£ the Champion-hip, for ivhich there are 26 ontrip», ■were a;ot ofi. The semi-final will be decide! on Wedneday, and the final on Friday. The foll"«ii.pr are the results: — Pirst Round. AY. Iligginson (Wellington) bcs»t K. Dunraii (AVellmglon), 3 up and 2 to play. Pare lie ilia (Poverty Bay) beat F. S. Hocl'on (AVelhngton) at the eleventh hole. A. B. Laurence (Auckland) beat H. P.ercy I AVelhngton) by 3 up and 1 to play. A. Duncan (AVellington) beat "j. B. Kyd (Auckland) by 9 up and 8 to play. AY. B. Colebeck (Auckland), D. B Howdcn (Hurt), and K. Tareha (Ila-wke's B.*y) all won by defau't. A. A. Scott (Otago) p'a>ed m tho first lound, but, being ill, gave the game to his opponent. Second Round. E Wilder (Cluistclauch) beat E D Stronach (Otago\ 5 rp and 4 to plsv. G. T. Bull (Poveity Ba>) beat G. M. Btunesa (Auckland), 4 up and 2 to pbv. i Keiha beat Higgmson, 6up and 4to play. A Duncan beat Laurence, 5 up and 5 to play. Colbeck beat Howden, 7 up «in<l 6 to play. 1 Taieha beat E. S. Pearce (AVellington), Sup and G to play. C. E. S. Giihes (Auckland) beat A. H. D. Peal (Aucldsmd), 3 up and 2 Lo play. H. T. Gillies (Auckland) beat E. D. O'RoiLe (Christchurch), a up and 7 to play. Draw for to-moriow— Wilder v. Bull, Keiha; v. A. Duncan, Colbeck v. Tareha, C. E. S. Gillies v. H. T. G-iihes.