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Otago Witness, Issue 3765, 11 May 1926, Page 55

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OTAGO CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The Otago Golf Club’s championship was continued on the Balmacewen Links on Saturday afternoon under ideal weather conditions. Tl o first round of match play was played, the results being as follow: K. Ross beat E. A. Reed, 4 and 3. V E. Galway beat R. B. Lambert, 2 and L G. F. Barnett beat E. W. Cave, 6 and 5. J. G. Dick beat H B»-asch, 6 and 4. G. C. Henderson beat A. N. Haggitt, 3 and 1). H. Butcher beat R. W. Dick, 4 and 3. C. T. Irvine beat J. R. Callender, at the 21st hole. ’ S. C. Colbeck beat C. Turnbull, 5 and 4. BALMACEWEN CUP. The Balmacewen Cup competition (first round) was also played. The matches resulted as follow: G. H. Whitcombs beat D. Ramsay, 3 and H. C. Rose beat R. de R. Worker, 1 up. J. T. Harding beat J. 1), Best, 2 up. J. R. Bartholomew beat T. S. Holme, 8 and 7. IJ. Wright beat A. L. Shield, 1 up. T. V. Anson won by default. •J. P. Rutherford beat E. N’. Merrington* 7 and 6. H. W. Bundle beat D. Haggitt, 1 up. B. C. Haggitt beat J. W. Smeaton, 4 and 3. J. C. Sfaand heat J. M. Paterson, 4 and 3. ST. CLAIR CLUB. A medal match, which was played on th« St. Clair Links on Saturday, was won by C. B. Wight. The following were the best cards returned: — C. B. Wight, 71 gross, handicap plus 1, 72 net. F. Y. Drake, 79 gross, handicap 5, 74 net. J. A. Templeton, 98 gross, handicap 24, 74 net. W. Ramsden, 92 gross, handicap 18. 74 net. A. W. Alloo, 83 gross, handicap 8, 75 net. THE TUSON CUP. 1 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 of 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 E. 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. Mac Ewan lost to E. 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 11. 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; IT. 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. Turrell beat Hicks Jones, 6 and 5; A. Wyiie 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 ; Kirkby and Douglas beat Purchase and C. Wood, 2 up: D. Wood and Hicks Jones beat Turrell and Wylie 4 and 3.