GOLF.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11607, 23 August 1899, Page 3

GOLF.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, August" 22. — Golf championship results, second round :— J. Holmes beat A. Todd, 7 up and 5 to play ; Tripp beat Kitto, 1 up ; D. Pryde (ex champion) beat W. Pryde (champion) 1 np.

At the 20th hole G. Todd beat Purdy, 7 up, G to ptoy ! Perston beat Harman € up, 5 to play ; HarroM beat Palmer 7 ap, 5 to play ; K. Duncan beat C. R. Howden 4 up, 2 to play ; Leitch beal Turner 7 up, 5 to play ; A. Duncan beat Wilder 4 up, 3 to play ; Lees beat Still 5 tip, 4 to play ; Wiaslow Deat Tapper 2 up; Colbsck beat Scott 2 up ; Kyd beat Brown 4 up, ?- to play ; Renata beat Mason 2 up ; Higginson had a bye agaios!; Martin, and V* heeler a bye against Gollan.

The following are the results of the third round in the New Zealand Golf Championship p-ayed at Marama this afternoon:— X Duncan, Wellington, beat J. B. Kyd, Auckland, 1 up at the 19;h hole: D. Prjdu, Wellington, beat J. Harrold, Wauginui, 4 up and 3 to play ; N. Perston, Timaru, beat L. Tripp, Wellington, 6 up and 4 to play ; S. Holmes, North Otago, beat R. T. Wheeler, Dane* dip, 1 up ; W. Higginson, Wellington, beat G. Todr!, Wellington, 4 up and 2 to play ; G. Winglow, Auckland baat W. Coibeck, Auckland, 2 up and 1 co play ; A. Duncan, Wellington, beat F. Letch, Dunedin, 5 up and 4 to play; W.B. Lees. Wfllinjton, beat Tuihiue Rtnatu, Hastings, .0 nn t > and Ito play.

Wn.u.\cn.v, August 23.— A strong northerly wind blew acro3s tho golf links this mori/i^g, which interfered a good deal with the play.

In the first round of tha Open Chimpionsbip the following are the Ecoreß returned up to two o'clock :— A. Duncan " 92, Harrold 94, D. Pride 102, StroDach 110, Carr 107*, Turner 129, Tripp 104, W. D. Harman 116, Kyd 111, McEwan 121, Peraton 102' E. Pearce 1U», Still 109.