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Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1924, Page 3

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WANGANUI TOURNAMENT. " FIRST DAY’S PLAY. A’EW PLYMOUTH COMPETITORS. (By Wire —Special Reporter.) Wanganui. Last Night. The WangahUl Golf Club’s annual championship tournament opened to-day under rather unfavourable conditions, but the weather improved during the day. The course was in splendid order and some good scores were recorded. J. Goss, the runner-up for the amateur championship, returned a fine card of 74, 34 out and 40 In. His score going out read: 4,4, 4,4, 3,4, 4,3, 4—34, against a bogey of 41, a really .fine effort. E. Knight with 76, was the next best. 40 out and 36 In. Coming In his card showed: 3,5, 3,5, 5,3, 4,5, 3—36. The afternoon’s scores were not bo good, Dr. Williams (77) being the best. Of the New Plymouth players Stephenson did best, returning 90 In the morning and 87 In the afternoon, and but for taking five putts on the green at "The French Pass” would have qualified. A. S. Hasell, 89 and 91, was driving well, but was troubled by the green, missing many easy putts. Dr. Wade was also troubled by the greens, several of his putts just failing to do the required. The weather is taking up and with a fine day to-morrow some very good scores should result. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE QUALIFYING ROUND. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. The Wanganui Golf Club's tournament opened to-day in unpleasant weather owing to rain overnight and the fairways and the greens were heavy. Some excellent cards were returned. Results:— First medal match.—E. Parsons (Wanganu 87—18—69. Second medal match.—J. Mac Neil (Springvale) 85—14—71. The following sixteen have qualified for the championship, to be decided by match play over eighteen holes: — J. Goss 154 E. Knight 159 Imlay Saunders 163 J. S. Harrison 166 G. M. Dodgshun 167 I. H. Latham 168 T. Meldrum 169 J. A. Bea ven 170 F. Powdrell 170 Dr. Williams 170 F. S. Parkes 173 E. Parsons 172 K. Goldingham u .... 173 J. M. Hussey 173 W. R. Willock 174 .1. Mac Neil 17$ RAIN AT ROTORUA. PLAY DELAYED Rotorua, Sept. »7. Heavy rain suspended play in the Rotorua golf tournament, till the afternoon. A fine round was played yesterday by R. C. Kirx (Hut*), and the good showing of Troutbeck (Napier), T. Horton (Masterton) and K. Duncan (Wellington) was the principal feature of the qualifying round. REMARKABLE PLA'r YOUNG FRENCH GIRL. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Sept. 17, 7.40 p.m. Loudon, Sept. 17. Madanioiselle Delachauine, a French girl golfer under sixteen, -easily won her two first matches in the girls’ open championships at Stoke Goges. She amazed experts by long driving and her mashie pitches. She reached the eighth green. 330 yards, with her drive and an iron shot, and the twelfth green, 400 yards, with two wooden club shots.