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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 1701, 17 April 1926, Page 8

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BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP* (Elec. Tel. CopyrightJ-United Press Assn.) ■ /Australian? and N.Z, Cable Association.! ..LONDON, .April 15. [ In the golf championship,- >n ;th<? second round-, -Robertson,.,-beat Taylor,;" '•Duncan boat -Boomer," Mitchell,, heat. • Compston. W. P»..'.SmitK,hf.nt ,t. Srnitjj^ FEVER-HEAT RIVALRY. , LOND.OX. April... B,—lnternational golf rivalry is likely. to .reach : lover-. . boat, snys the Daily. Mail, i#i.announcing the first visit of, two Argentine professionals, Jose- Duradc- and Antonio Perez, to compete in.,the, British open .and other events. I; Duraclo is described as r .spectaeular, but erratic,- while. Re.rez is, the -essence of steadiness." Each., has won .the Argent ;.v Wall'<3'rHa gen ; leads n-flfrrpng Massy a •.French; p.trrly. - Tom Howard, in a letter, to,.tho. Daily I -Mail, said: "We nTO f not. all,'Kirk - ■ .woods, but hopeful." A CvREAT ;DRXVE. i are -discussing the. Australian' , Grimwade's ,Chcrtsey course, witb,,,which; he, parried a,-belt .of high trees guarding., the- green of.; itho eighth hole, measuring 270 yards. Boomer was -the i.who-previ- .! ously accqri\plishe(t,ithe jffattigExperts ,idedaiutha.t Grimwadc is:4aiiyVbe.eom- ; ing. ..greater. •. ; ;,Tho,New, Zealand.opett.nnd.juna.tcvr j. .chanipionshipij. will.', be hdd^on-.the ;M ira in av. : links , ,-incnt having been arranged to take ; place in the third week of October. ~, ji operationsare-being undertaken- on the new '-Waimarino -golf | cotirse- atr.-'Ma'ka'-rniiuij' ; ! ,whei'er'32 ••men 1 W'ith. four horses did- great.work - in, clearing trees-,- -logs-*and -stumps during • the- wcek-end.v-.-By -the evening' about (220 log fires were alight. It is doubt" ful whether) all the.holes will be playable- this, season, but a dozen ,| cert tainly wilb.be. *. It, is toov late, this' season-- to -sow-proper ; -greens-, a&dtl would be- at -least .three, months; b'e- .! fore.-they-could--be fit-for. rise. The -j.erect i.oiv of'.the clubhouse will probably be -started' this, week, - -From it a good view of the-links will bo obtainable. , Right at hand will be the•;.•■ first and ; tenth, tees.;!and-.the ninthi/and ;eighUeeadhy greens. .)•• lit,fact; the-first 4 iee; .- will, be-about -iOyds*.. from,- the club? house. . fj-.i