ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2182, 22 June 1914, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ' HARRY VARDON WINS GREAT STRUCCLE IN THE THIRf? . ROUND. J- H- mi.OR Ttlß RUNNER-UP. By Wtost,tep.h-Wii ? 5 Association—Co pyrißht Is.naon, Juno IP. A;t Prest-wick to-day. tho world's dpsij _ fOJ.f championship Was concluded, and " . was : \von by Harry Yardoii. When tho fcscond round Was; completed on ThursVardou, 150, was JeMing frcm waiiit,? Odfenden, 101, and J JI. Taylor (last, year's champion), 153. 1" the third round, Taylor and Vardoii "had a great struggle, the former finishing two nliena of Vhxdoii's, gate. . Mr. Jenkins (amateur 'cliamp&il) reached third place bv accurate driving, : doing tho rbui'id in 73. Braid's ■clKmccs . were spoilt by bad putting, though I:o did one; fine putt of 26 yards. Mr. 11. 13.. Wilton, who'has previously won both,, tho amateur and tho open championships, did not contest tile .final rounds, iscr did TomTkll, who holds tho ti'tk of open champion of Belgium. .. Vardon, in the fourth round, turned in 39, and came homo in tho "satttc. number. Taylor, whoso putting was poor, turned iii 44 and csuiij homo in 30. Tho final leading scores were as follow ITatry Vardon fftiuth Herts) 30(1 J- H. Taylor (Mid-Surrey) soft H. B ?inipßon (Old "St. Anr.e's) ... 310 Abe Mitchell (Sonning) 3-J.g R-. G. "Wilfoii (Croham Hurst) ... 313 James, Ockeuden (West Drajtoii).. 311 Mr. Jenkins (Troon) 31$ Georf.o Duncan (Hanger Hill) 316 Jas, Braid (Walton Heath) 316 SIX TIMES THE CHAMPION*. .. Harry 'Var'tfoii stris bofti at' G-rSfly'illo, in ■the Island or Jersey, ie May, 1670, <an.d oo'ni'ifreflWd ffr ftjiosv &lUßth.ips «!>ouf: at t.lin age of ?,ivpn, when the Hoyal .Torfßy Club ia,M down. links ori the isiar.ii. He first entered for the olien Champion-' ship, in IBM, and first won ','iie event in. ISM, after a tie with ,T. H. Taylor, his ipost formidable.rival in. {lie.present tournament. -ISfIS, 'has vwa the chiimjiio'tiship on no fewer than f!ro occasions, viz., in IS9S, JB9D, 100,3. 1911. and 1.9.14. "While Yardon, Taylor, Blaid, and perhaps Ray arc citent as nearly eveti a> passible in the nlaying ot eoH.. the first-named. is generally. considered to be jnS.t a shade better 'than. ilia other three. Gearge Bntiean, though a brilliant performer in-open -tournaments, has yet to develop the championship temperament, A I<iiet ease is flic character of Vardou'e driving swine. Tin never seems tn force the stroke at all,, and yet one is J ft^ if liccl at tho distarr-o that tho nalr. ;s driven by these . sceminicly easy strokes.. And wlvcn one. t'akc-s Vardon's club in hand (says Mp. Tlorace Hutchison), ilie. :wante. is only increased. It ..is shorter and,lighter then, the a-veragti, and wo have to .-eek.. the explanation of the ■length cf its. drivinß in tht perfcct exactness .with which; tho player strikes every ball. The .motions of the golfinjj swing ' make itp an efl'oct 'of creat heatifv as ho dißptays,'theiH,. ... " • j3i itiipij.lf, Vivriioft Sffojtp. in iSOS.s "I have never received a siiiplc iesson. in Rolf from anyliody in my life. . . . Toil fee, I. be.Can very yonns, and I can fairly • c ay for my.?cif (hat I kept my' eyes very wide, open, for t never saw a in.m who could play welt bat I watchcd him c.lasi lv iand studied 1 pxaniincd this ■ play of everybody' in this■'way. anil W.heaever ,1 Ran- thar part.i'ularl' ioolc. tin- fancy, I copied it, it, •and did my best to weld it, or a Jcce of it, into' my own. met hods.., . . Bui tio vilt^L-Vifr- these days: da i»6 hfjrin as. -li'ttle i:nyf..'and ;hey have jtojt tli e. • fame opportunities ■oi'/eppyiiipf practisihg, Thc.rrfcfo, it 'is absuiuielf ni'-CASMry thiii if they wi?h U\ n.la.v a. jcad saipe, they should nvai! tlic.-.nfelv.-s of the Fervi'ces of a really cood and capab!e teacher." ■

,MIIUMAR CLUB HANDICAP. The modal handicap on Saiurdav was won by Mr. R. D, Kelly with a net score «! ;f®." A. strong made ; the condition!, for pl.iy ver., uufia'ptu - - ■a'b'l.e. ' The'best scores stmt !m were as follow:—R. p. Kell.v, gross 9S. handicap SO, tie! 7fi •• A. Erskiiio, 88—0—79; ; W, W. Carter,'9o-1 Wf): F. I'ilkin.g--ton, 83-9-50.