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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1883, 17 October 1913, Page 4

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NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS A. DUNCAN'S FINE CAME. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Dunedln, October 16. Tho New Zealand golf championship was continued on tho Balmacowu.ii Links yesterday. The first part of tho morning was dull, but tho wind was in the east, and before 10 a.m., when tho first of tho players were well on their way round, tho skies cleared entirely, and beautiful sunshino was onco more in evidence. Between. 10 and 11. o'clock tho Wind went right round to tho west, eventually settled from the north—a fine drying breeze, under the influence of which thecourso became almost ideal. The wind was not sufficient to interfere with tho play, Tho second round of the Amateur Championship was played in tho morning, and also the second round of the Professionals' Match. Most of the professionals gavo poorer displays than hitherto—especially Douglas. Most of the contestants in the Amateur Championship wero carried to tho fifteenth green, and some keen con-, tests took place; but in other instances there was never any doubt about the result. Ross and Wright. The best matoh, from a spectacular point of view, was between Dr. Ross and H. E. Wright. Ross holed a sft. putt and won the first hole in 5. Ho sliced his niashic approach >shot to the second, and Wright won in 4 —all square. Wright drove a beauty to the next hole, landing dead on the green, but, on going up to his ball, lie found that it was buried in a soft place, and had to chop it out with a niblick. Ho holed oiit in 4, but Ross won tho hole in 3. Ross got the next in 4, and was 2 up. but Wright got the following hole in 2. Ross took thrco putts at the next, and Wright went down in 4 —all square. Going-to tho seventh Ross played a beautiful iron shot ou to the green, and won in 4; and also won tho eighth in 4. Tho ninth was halved, thus making Ross' 2 up at tho turn. The tenth' was halved in 4, and the eleventh in 6. Ross holed the next in 4, whereas Wright, m attempting a 3 went two foot past the hole, and failed with th(> following putt—Ross 3 up. the 13th was halved, and at the next Ross sent bis second shot into the ci'eek to tho right, and lost tho hole, Wright.took 4. Tho loth was halved. Wright, drove a good ball to tho 16th hole, and though Ross was short with with his first, ho got on to tho edge of tho green with his second. On tho other hand, Wright played a pretty approach, and lay to all appearances, dead for a 3; Ross, however, holed a long putt, and Wright missed his short one, and lost his chance of carrying the gamo further. A. Duncan and Smith. Under ordinary circumstances the match between A. D. S. Duncan and 11. C. Smith would have been a very keen one, but Duncan played a magnificent game, and gavo his opponent no chance. The fact that' the game ended with Duncan 8' up at tho lltli green, and that ho did tlie whole round in 73, just two strokes over 13. S. Douglas's record of 71 on Monday, and tho fact that Smith took only ten strokes more over the whole round, is sufficient comment upon the match." Duncan started with a 3'at' the Ist; 4 at the 2nd; 4 at tho 3rd; 3 at the 4th; 4 at the sth; 5 at tho 6th; 4 at tho 7th; 5 at'tlio Bth; and. 4 at the 9th. Ho beat his opponent by a stroke at each hole, with the exception of the 3rd and tho 9th, which were halved. Duncai; thus went out in 36, being 7 up. Smith took 44., Tho next holo cost both players five strokes, and tho long liolo was taken by Duncan in 5, and by Smith in 6, leaving Duncan 8 up and 7 to piny. Smith had not won a holo. Continuing to the end of tho round, Duncan took the 12th in 4; the 13th in 5; tho 14th in 4; the 15th in 3; and tho 16th in 3; tho 17th in 4; the 18th in 4—total, 73. Forest v. Wood. G. B. Forrest (Seacliff) failed to give • B. B. Wood as good a contest as liad been expected, tho match ending oil the 12th green. Forrest did not play so well as he had been, and Wood is now playing a fino gamo. Ho was novor pushed, and was' o up at tho turn, which he got in 37. Ho played the few following holes par bogy. Smith and Taylor. B. J. Smith (Dunedin) won his match against B. L. Taylor (Wellington) on the sixteenth green. Tho Ist hole was halved in 5; tho second in 4, and the third won in 3. The 4th wont to Smith, and tho sth to his opponent, leaving Smith 1 up. ' Tho 6th was halved, and Taylor got the 7th, making tho match all square. Tho Bth was won by Smith in 4, and tho 9th was halved in the same number, leaving Smith 1 up at the turn. At the next either might have secured a 2, but eventually the holo was halved in 3. Smith got the 11th, 12th, and 13, makiug him 4 up. Taylor got tho 14th in 4, and tho 15th was halved in tho same number Smith, dormy 3, missed his drive to tho 15th, and played two moro to get tho green, but Taylor over-ran into the gutter, and Smith secured a half. The match ended Smith 3 up and 2 to play; K. Dunoan and Harman. .Another match round which much interest centred was that between K. D. Duncan (Wellington) and W. T. D. Harman (Christchurch). Duncan got the Ist in 5 and tho 2nd in 6. Tho third was halved in 4 and tho 4th in tlie same number. Duncan won the sth in 4, and the next two wero halved. Harman goth the Bth in 5, and Duncan tho 9th in 4, making him 3 up at the turn. Duncan was 4 up at tho 10th, but Harman wontho long holo in 6. .The next three holos were halved' in 4, 5, and 6. Duncan won the 15th in 4, and finished i up and 3 to play. Sargood and Ross. C. R. Sargood, "the colt," continues to hold a place in the competition, winning his match against Ross (Auckland) with a half at tho 16th and 3 up and 2 to play. Ross got to the turn in 39, and finished in HO, just missing 79 by a fraction, so it is appnroni. that his opponent can still bo reckoned on to put up a strong game. Professionals' Match. Little interest was' attached to tho other two matches in tho Professional Championship Douglas's play off tho tee was very wild, and lie was'putting badly, as compared with his open championship , play. He halved the Ist hole, topped his drive at the cud'winch he lost, aiicT drove out of bounds at tho stli, when Blair holed a tnashio shot and won in 3. The 6th was halved, and a fino putt won the 7th for Douglas, and Blair hud to pick up at the next, his ball being in a gorso lush. Douglas won the 9th in 3, and was thus 1 up at the turn. He won tho* 10th, but nt the 11th his second shot hit a wire fence, and the ball was cut open, this cost him the hole, as tltf ball would not fly proporlv. Again nt the 12tli Douglas got a half, and also at the 13th and 1 till, nbiyiiiK t.he 15lh Douglas against pulled his drive, and this time lost his hall. _ The lGtli was'halved in 4, and Blair lost tlie 17th through playing a bad mashie shot. Douglas won 2 up and 1 to play Simpson and Clements both played fine golf, and it ,was only Clements's superior putting that won Ug £ha Dutch,. At tlw JLslj

hole Clements placed liis third close to tho hole, laying iSimpson a dead stymie. A brilliant 3 at the second won Clements the hole making him 2 up. Tho next was halved. Simpson won the fourth, but got bunckered at the fifth, but made a great recovery and secured n halve. The next two were also halved. Clements won tho eighth in 4 and the ninth was halved in 3, leaving Clements 2 up at tho turn. Simpson won tho tenth in 3, Clements being bunkered, and tho next two wore halved, Simpson agaim being deprived of a certain win through being stymied. Bad putting cost him tho next two holes, and playing to the fifteenth he ovorran the green and found the ditch. Clements won 4 up and 3 to play. lies and Butters had a very closo match, but Butters was indifferent with his putting, which cost him the game. He won the first holo, lost tho second, and won tho third—all holes played ill par. lies won tho fourth by holing a soven-yard putt, and also got the fifth with' 3. The two following holes were halved in 4, and Butters won tho eighth in the Bame number. The ninth was halved in 3, leaving lies 1 up at' the turn. Tlio scores being lies 30, Butters 39. The tenth was halved, and lies won the long holo with a 5. Ho lost tho next, and tho thirteenth was halved, and lies won the long holo with a fire. Te lost the next, and the thirteenth was halved in 4. Tho noxt Butters got in 3 and tho fourteenth went to lies, who again became' 2 up. Tho next two holes were halved, and lies won 2 up and 1 to play. In tho match Hood and Watt tho former was 3 up at the turn. Watt got the eleventh and thirteenth, reducing the lead to 1. The fourteenth and fifteenth were halved, and at tho sixteenth' Watt's drive overran tho green and a penalty stroke cost him the hole. Hood dormy 2. Watt got a chanco at tho seventeenth, but he was weak on the green, and lost tho game 2 up and 1 to play. To-day's Programme. The third round of tho Professional Match and of tho Amateur Championship will bo played to-morrow morning. The fourth round of tlio Amateur Championships in the afternoon, and also tlio Modal Handicap. Tho rosults are as under AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND ROUND. ,

K. D. Duncan (Wellington) 'beat W. T. D. Harman (Christchurcli); 4 up and 3 to play. A. U. S. Duncan (Wellington) beat H. C. Smith (Dunedin), 8 up and 7 to play. B. B. Wood (Christchurcli) beat G. B. Forrest (Seacliff), 7 up and 6 to play. J. R. Park (Dunedin) beat J. H. Drake (St. Clair), 3 up and 2 to play. Dr. K. Ross (Dunodin) beat H. IC. Wright (Christchurcli), 3 up and 2 to play. B. J. Smith (Dunedin) beat B. L. Taylor (Wellington), 3 up and 2 to play. j. Forbes (Timaru) beat W. H. Young (Dunodin), 3 up and 2 to play. It. Sargood (Dunedin) beat F. Roes (Auckland), 3. up and 2 to play. l PROFESSIONALS' MATCH. SECOND ROUND. E. S. Douglas (Nelson) beat H. R. Blair (Invorcargill), 2 up and 1 to play. J. A. Clements (Christchurcli) beat W. B. Simpson (Wellington), 4 up and 3 to play. D. Hood (Christchurch) beat J. Watt (Wellington), 2 up and 1 to play. W. lies (Christchurch) beat R. C. Butters (Dunedin), 2 up and 1 to play. \ BOGY HANDICAP. The"' best cards' .handed'Vi' l ''for tho Foursome Bogy Handicap were:— C. A. Seymour and J. Forbes (handicap 2), 3-down. B. Sparrow aiid E. G. Kerr (handicap 9), 3 down. H. A. Salmon and W. 0. Macgregor (handicap 2), 4 down. R. M. Dodgshun and H. Dodgshun (handicap 4), 5 down. J. A. O'Kane and W. T. D.. Harman (handicap' 4), 4 down. C. Gardner and J. D. Marks (handicap 9), 4 down. A. Chapman and K. Ross (handicap 2), 5 down. L. D. Hurst and H. C. Smith (handicap 3), 5 down. J. C. Templer and P. C. Wright (handicap 3), 5 down. H. H. Knight and S. K. Sleigh (handicap 6), 5 down. D. V. Donaldson and R. H. Hunter Weston (handicap 13), 5 down. NOTES ON THE PLAY. (By Telcgrap)i.—Special Correspondent.) Dunedin, October 16. The weather to-day was again dull, 1 a slight cross wind blowing across tho course. Tho green grew quite fast again, while, a good run was got off long shots. Douglas and Blair started first ; and the open champion was very wild in his shot oft the tee. He was also putting badly, and, on several occasions, drove out of bounds. On several greens he required three putts to hole. His form was tho reverse of that, shown by him in the Open Championship. Ho halved tho first hole. At tho second he topped his drive, and lost the hole, and then drovo out of bounds. At tho 3rd hole he got a halve. At tho 4th liolo Blair, after topping liiß second shot, holed a mashie shot and won the hole in 3. Douglas annexed tho fifth in three; halved the sixth, and, with'a fine putt, won the seventh. Blair picked at the fifth, his ball being unplayable off his second Douglas won tho ninth in three, and turned for homo ono up. Ho won the tenth, but had an unusual experience at the eleventh. His second shot—a full brassey—hit a wiro on the fence crossing the road, and cut his ball open, and this lost I"'— hole. He drove out of bounds again at tho twelfth hole, but got a halve, Blair putting badly at this stage. Tho next two holes were halved in indifferent fives, and then Douglas again pulled his drive at tho fiftenth, ailed lost' his ball in tho gorse. Tho sixtenth was halved in 4, but a bad masliio, in playing for the seventeenth, lost Blair the hole, and tho match by 2 up and ono to play. Simpson and Clomonts. I Simpson and Clements both played solid golf, and it was only Clements's superior putting which won him tho match. Tliero was nothing between them in getting up to tho green at the first hole. Simpson laid a masliio within two feet of the pin and then Clements I' put his approach within an inch of tho bole, laying Simpson, a dead stymie, which Simpson failed to negotiate. A brilliant three enabled Clements to win the second bole, but Simpson pulled oil tiio third with a nicely-played 4. Off the noxt tee he was bunkered, but made a fine recovery, and got a halve in 4. Tho noxt two holes were played in par golf—two to the green and 2 putts. Playing to the long Bth hole, Clements laid his mashie'shot dead, and won it in four. Both drovo on to the green at the 9th, and halved in 3; Cloments went out in 3G, and was 1 up at the turn. Clements was bunkered off his top shot at tho 10th, and Simpson won tho hole in a perfect three, lhe lltli was halved one under bogy, and, at the 12th, Clements again stymied Simpson, who only had a 2ft. putt. Tho green being rather rough, Simpson failed to cut round, and they halved the hole. Simpson, putting weakly, lost tho next, and the 14th Clements's lnashio play was again brilliant, and ho won tho hole in 4. Simpson had hard luck at tho fifteenth, his ball running through tho green and going into a bunker. Ho then missed a two-foot putt for a halve, and lost the match by 4 up. and 3 to play. Clements's score at this' staco averaged 4. Simpson was playing really well, but failed in his play on the grceai*

Butters and lies. Butters and lies had a great tusslo. Tho local man lost confidence on the groons, while lies was really wonderful. Butters won tho first holo in 4, but lost tho second. lies holing a beautiful downhill .putt. Butterswon tho 3rd in bogy. A chip shot, won lies tho 4th, and another lino 'putt put him lup at the sth. Tho oth and 7th holes were correctly played in 4 and fl. A beautiful four by Butters won him the Bth. His iron stroke out of a bad lie was a master stroke. Tho 9th was halved in 3, both players . . holing good putts. They both went out in 39, but lies was 1 up. Turning for heme, lies found tho bunker, but mado a magnificent recovery, ■ and snatched a ' halves in 3, with tho aid of a cleok shot to within two yards of the pin. lies won tlio lltli hole in 5, but played his second shot too strongly at the 12th, and lost tho hole; Tho 13th holo was halved in 4, both players reaching tho • green with their brassies in two. Butters .played tho "dog leg" 14th in brilliant stylo—a drive and an iron—to within a yard of the pin. Then ho downed tho putt._ At tho 15th ho sliced his dnvo into tho rushes, and • lost the hole. A halve in 3 was followed by a halvo in 4 at tho 17th, and thus Butters lost tho game, lies being 2 up and 1 to play. Hood and Watt. Hood and Watt also played a good, match, and also cried quits at the 17th ■ hole. Watt lost tho first 3 holes, Hood' doing them in 4. Watt, by a nico masliio shot, won tho fourth. At tho fifth, a blind hole, Watt's drivo wont straight for tho green, but the ball could not bo found, and ho thereby lost the hole. Tho noxt 4 holes wero all halved in. par play, Hood made a great recovery at tho 9th, considering his toe-shot lay ' nlmosF under a bank. Tlio 10th holo was halved nil a good 3, and Watt won ' tho lltli through Hood playing a faulty mashio shot. Tho 12th green' cost Watt four putts, his first running over an incline, and nearly off , tho green. Hood phiyed to tho 13th bad-, ly, and lost it, but was still 1 up.' . Watt let a great chanco slip at the next holo by missiug a putt. Tho stll' holo was halved in correct golf, audi' from tho next tee Watts's drive cor- ' leered the green, and, running over, went into a ditch, where he had to ' pay tho usuit! penalty, which lost him tlio lioilo. Hood played the 12th • holo rather weakly, but Watt, retraining three putts when within tlirco yards of the 3'ole, could only get a; . half, and lost tlio match—2 and 1. Duncan and Smith. A. Duncan, opposed to H. Smith, took tho largest gallery, and those who followed wero treated to ono of tha Wellington golfer's Tjest displays. Ho followed up a lovely drivo by a brassed up to tho pin. and holed the first in' 3. A 4 at the second was liar golf. liis mashio wjis weak at the short third holo, and, missing the putt, ha holed a 4. Smith lost the first: three holes. Playing to tho, fourth _ Dunc«m sent an iron straight to tho guido-post, and, sinking a four-yard' .putt, won tlio iiole wlcli a great 3. The short ' fifth again caused him trouble,, and ' he had to hole a long putt ono to. get a 4, but even then ho won the h010,,.' The sixth liolo cost him 5. Here ho required three' putts, and Smith got his first halveA perfect 4 tat the 7th hold put Duncan another holo up, and, at the eighth, liis mashio shot being rather short, Smith halved in 5. A lovelyj - drivo by Duncan right past the flag at), the ninth was followed by miserablo putting, and a 4 was called, Smitrt missing a 4. through weak approaching,] Duncan i .n'fi£iip\y;7 tip, Smith only lialv-f ing two, holes.'..Duncan took' an iron, to the tenth,, and, ho'oking .it. found ' himself in trouble,, wliilo Smith paid «• visit to* the bunker. Duncan took two to recover, and holed out. in s—tha5 —tha liolo being a bogy 3. Two beautiful wooden shots sent' him well down to' tlio eleventh, and a perfect 6 • was tha result. Thus he won the match by 3 : up and 7, to play. Ho played out tho round for a score aB he had holed every ■ putt going out. His putting coming home was not so good, but othorwisa playing in his best form ho handed m tho excellent score of 73. Smith recovered coming in, and w as 83; ""t . poor, display round tha: greens going 'out gavo him no chance. _ B. B. Wood and Forrest. B. B. Wood was never really pushed 1 , in his match with Forrest, and won,' easily. Woods' wooden play _ was sure, wliUo his putting is greatly improving. Ho .is now using a steel putter. He went out in 37, and was 5 up at tho turn, his only mistake being at thn third holo, wliero his second shot went through tlio green, and the holo cost him four. Coming in he started with a 3, a 5, and a 4, but ho did not finis a tho round,when ho might have liandoa> in a fine score. . Other Matches. Forbes beat Young 3 up and 2 to play more by steady than by golf. Going out ho made one big mistako at tho second holo, and a 6 resulted, but tho following holes wero perfect, and ho got out in 39. Coming in lie stuck to his lead of 3 up ana won as stated. • Taylor, of Wellington, struck B. Smith in good form, and because Taylor has been playing consistent golt during tlio meeting, this pair took a lair (fallowing. Taylor was rather unlucky at times, but the reiu cause of his downfall was his mashio play. 'At three holes ho mado faulty strokes, and lost tho hole. 110 had hard lilies at tho 10th, where he saw a five-foot putt stick on tho lip of tlio hole for a 2, and also at tho 16th, where ho drovo across tho green, and wont into tho ditch, losing a stroke and the hole. Smith, who was playing steady and sure golf, mado some great shots, os- - pocially so when in trouble m the \ rough; ho completed tho round under

80. Dr. Ross and H. "Wright, last year a runner-up, wore followed by a uig gallery. Koss was in great form, and Wright di"d not mako many mistakes. Koss.started with two fives, and was 1 down, but after this ho never made a mistake, and, playing the next seven holes in 2 under 4, ho finished tho first 9in 30, and -turned 1 up. He had a five-foot putt for a 2 at tho tenth, gavo it a chance, ran past, and missed the short roturn, holding a 4—this feat has been rather common with the top-notch-crs during tho tournament. Koss won tho 12th and 13th in 4's. Wright, on each green, was failing to holo his putt. Being too strong with his approach in the 14th, Koss found his hall under a bank behind tho green, and, unahlo to play it, ho picked up, and lost the hole. Playing to the 16th he half topped his drive, but from a bad lie in the rushes he played a beauty on the green, and then promptly holing his putt, he got a great 3. Wright, who had a five-foot putt for a 2, played tho shot too carefully, and had the irritating cxjjerionco of seeing his ball stop an inch from the holo. Koss won 3up and 2 to play. . Sargood, the youngest competitor in tho competition, put out M. Koss (Auckland), a player who has been playing well here. This young lad has the* makings of a fmo golfer, and roturned a fine score to-day.