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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 9

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THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. J. CLEMENTS"eETAINS THE TITLE. - WELLINGTON WINS THE* INTER-CLUB -.' •. ; CH,\LLENGE VASE. '. lliy TclcuriipSi-Pre" Assocla'UoD.) ■' Auckland, September H. Tho second day's play of the New Zealand golf championship was Held in perfect weather to-day, the green playing too fast for most of the competitoT6. One hundred golfers wore taking part in to-dfty's events; which included tho third and fourth rounds of the Open Championship, the first and second qualifying rounds of the Amateur Championships, the Medal Handicap, and the Inter-club Match. The number , on the links was too great, and.in consequence many players were unable to complete the second round owing to darkness coming on. ■-.''• -. •' ■ ' . J. Clements, -the Wanganui professional,, re.tains the title of open cliampion, with a t'ourronnd stroke score of 324.' His play was remarkably consistent, his rounds being 80. 82, 81, 81. J. C. Bidwill, of Wairarapa,. was second with a score of 330; F. S. Hood,'iho Auckland 'professional, was third with 333, and A Duncan, of Wellington, was fourth with 335.. • ".-. The morning Medal Handicap round was won by H. Struiger (Auckland), and the afternoon round byiA. -M. Howdon (Waitemata). The Inter-club Matoh was won by Wellington A team composed of A. Duncan, J. C. Bidwill, K. Duncan, and A;- J. Abbott. The following- are the full scores . in the Open Championship;— - . . ' .; ' ,'THE SECOND.".

• J.'TVatt, 'P. Ross, and P. Trolqve did. not finish the Mirth round.' ■ .'■-'". "'. Thb following 32 have qualified for. the final round of tho New 'Zealand Amateur Championship i-Bidwill, H. 0. Smith, K. Duncan, Col, Tuson, Howden; Abbott, Tonks, Kennedy, A. It. Clark,- Reid, Capt. Shannon, Forbes, Sams, Dsjgaville, A. Duncan, Barrand, Burns, Wood, Hunter, P. Upton. A. Strang, Holmes, Harold, O'Horke, D. M'Cormick, Didsbury, Gor«; 0:~T. Gillies, H,B. Xusk, Nettletoh,' S.Upton, arid Colbeck. .-_'■ : ■ ;■,'■ -. ■ . v;;Y;/C : ,;note£^on-the, j>lat.'v ,-Z : The open' championship, which consistedvof four foundsof medal-piny,' was brought to a conclusioH to-day. ;, Tho weather was absolutely perfect, «nd quite a large number of spectators were present. ... ■■■■ ■ '■'■' ■■-)■"■■ ■-. "..■•':''"■•; Most of tho interest was centred in' tho play of Clements and Duncan, tho'. former being first- in tho .aggregate of, yesterday.:.Thero w»3 an, ejipecWn that Duncan might strike his' game',"andVstavb off the professional attack on the open championship, but tho hopo' was never,-, realised.. -;■ . ; : ■'.-.'• : - ■-.'.-'■■ ■ ': ' ' ■ 1 Clemen ts ; "plaj f ed '.'a sound/and ~ particularly safo game, lie fcoiled pno/idriv'o in thq fourth' roimd.- His approaching ;was good, but it was the-'calm, cool'judgment',which, he dlsphyod, on the-.putting igreons.ithat onablod bith.i.to return ,with EO.good , a. score.. His- , aggrcgato showed an.Bo, two 81's,, nndan-82, •■ ; ■,-.;■ - : \ Duncan'shaald have done bettor to-day; but his luck seems to be out: At the east crater hole ho droTO n perfect ball within 15 yards of /tho Breen'• and. straight. The ball-wont down a pos>holp two feet deep,- and .ho was penalised two strokes. , .. ;■■ : . ■'- ■■-'• .■'-:..■ ■'■: Wood, of Christchurcb,, played a* roagnificont second, I which was ' just running oh to . the holne green: when a spectator stepped in tho way, , amt stbppod ■ the. ball. . It was quite cbmmbni i'tti.-sqe 'a'loiig ; drive: scattering the', spectators iniflll:'dife ; ctions..:' ;•.. • ■• ■ ■' , < Tho ; 'fine score , of .79 put up by Colbcok yesterday ■; still: stands; best i'ot the meeting...- . .Hovel,' the , , local professional, lof whom so 'much. was .expected, has not: yet' struck such form.aa enabled him to do a It on this course somo months back. : Ho. has kopt well up all the way ;■ but 'tho torrifio pace and ko'eu draw of ,tbo greens. bccid to Uavo puizled.all save. Clements.,, .-.-■ ... : , •.:.■- : Bidwill, of .Wairarapa, has been playing;a fiuo game, and tho-eud of tho four rounds sdea him pn : top of tho amateurs. Ho was-put-ting hotter: to-day; t'han yesterday, whilst his longegame wris cxcclleut. : '•.',■; ; ;, Abbott/ of Wollington, has been playing splendid golf,, but his shocking putting lias 'put him far down.the list, Wi{h a,reason-, able , amount,-of.skill on the greens ho should have been' about on top, but ho threw hole after, hole away by'his putts.' '> : -' Smith,- the , Duuedin champion, killed his chance in the, Jirst round,, when, hoi came-in with 90.' - .Sinco,;thcn his play has .improred, but he has ■ boon .unable .to make good , tho deficit of ; 10• strokes, incurred' in tho first round. 1 ••'■ •:■■• , . ■ ■■;. . • . .'■'■' ' ■ . One of tho ohief defects of tho meeting baa been the difficulty in getting tho players away at , the first: too. In tho second round, to-day as many, as eight .players were-'waiting at ouo lime at tho third tee, and the resultant blocking lias' had-, disastrous results/ The second round to-day was to count as tho teams' match, and■ the frequent" delays .caused , some of tho players ; to'hind at tho fourteenth hole- at--6.10 p.m., by which time it Was - too. dark ; to continue. ■ ' .- ■ ;, ''■ '■ The.p9Sition atthoti'me of writing is that olthoiigh-Wellington has won the inter-club challenge'vase, the Canterbury team hnve protested .oh •■' tho. ground ,' that one member., of their team was. unable to finish owing to darkness, and, although ho would have required,to put up the phenomenal score of 71 to enable thorn to win, they claim that the match should be ployed over again. Tho protest is being considered to-night by tho committee. -. \- Most, of the visiting golfers will be present to-night at a dance at Government House, and on-Satnrday will be entertained at dinner at the Northern Club. • . ' .. ''i . To-mpTTow thoro will' be played/the professional match, the amateur championship, ■ and tho bogey' championship. -The professional .match is over ,18 holes; thero.aro'six.entrants. The amateur- ehampionship is two qualifying rounds stroke-play, the 32 best scorers'to play off by match play over 18 holes, the final being SG holes. This event should be very open on the'present play,'though, it-is generally anticipated that , Bidwill. and Puncan should about settle tbe-final." .r ■ \ ; .- ... :

: '■ '■ '-a "d-a •α-a 5-tJ i "■■■ '" -- : . ■'■■ B3" §§-•-§- S3 ,i3 ',< ■.-:■: •.■se.-as/g-g £g. £ J. A. Clements 80 82. 81 81 - 321 J. C. Bidwill,,.. 82/ 81. 82 82 — 330 JV G. Hood ..'. 82 84 86 81 — 333 ■A- S. Duncan • 82 84 88' 81 — 335 'H. C. Smith ............' ?2 52 82 : 87 — 343 W.--B. Colbeck ■....:. 89 79 86 . 90 — 34-i B.- B. Wood 88 ' 85 83 89 - 315 D. Hood..; 87:..(. 85 90 85 — 347 G.Martin 85 91 91 ■'• 82 - 319 J. Forbes.... , ...,...'. 83 - 92 . 84 92-351 H. B. Lusk 85 93. SS 85-351 A. J> Abbott.........;.. .83 £9 • 91 90 — 353 H.- T.' Gillies ...;.-..... 87. .91-89 92 - 359 J.C.Burns .....84 87 94 . 95 - 360 C. C. Holmes .;....... 88- 86 -DO 96 — 360 J.- M'C'ftrmiok ......... ,91 • 31 '. 9-i 89 — 365 P. Upton r........ 93 . 91..•' 87, . 95 - 360 :J. Harold ■;;.' •.. 89' 88-' ■ 90 " 100 — 367 1C. Dunoivn •.. ; Si -.■ 90 , 91 " U -p 3C9 C. K.'Sams '89 97' 90 94 — 370 W. •£.-■■ Eeid SO 93 94 98 — 373 A. - If. Clark ..:...... .90. 95 . 95 ■ 93 -'373 Col.- Tusou .'.'. '.;..■' 99'-. 9J M ■ . 95-378 A. M. Howden ...... 104 '93 94 87 - 378 N.-K. Cos:.; .88 89 101 101 > 379 M. S. Pearce ..;-. 92'.- 97. 102 , 9.9#- 390 A: Strang "..100 93 .100.'. 91''- 33-1 C. Gor« ......;...,.. 101 92' 97 95-385 H. Didsbnry ......... 95 93 '97 100 — 890 C. Kennedy ;........... 91 ; 100, 90 100-390' J. B. Lnsk 98. 101 97 395 E. A. Dargaville ... 101 97 97 "100-395 L. Bonnington....... 103 -98. 106 . 98 — 403 W. R. Bsrkcr 99 104 lOG > 100 — 109. W. Strang 98 . 102 .108 105-413 C. A.' Tenwick ...... 110 ,' 110 , 98 113 - 429