GOLF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 177, 22 April 1919, Page 7

GOLF

PROVINCIAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP DUNCAN AND RICHMOND TO PLAY OFF The Wellington Golf Club'a Buster tournament was continual at Heretaunga yester'dny. 'J'lio second round and semifinal for the Wellington provincial anmtour championship was the principal event of the day,: and attracted considerable interest. The day's 'play ended leaving Duncan (the present.' holder) to play off witli Richmond, The final will he played to-day, and is expected to prove an exciting contest. The men's medal 1 handicap was also decided yeslerday, and resulted in a win To!' Sir Kenneth Douglas. " The lies! card in the men's four ball match was that of Black (2) and Bamlicld (11). G up.. - . '' Amateur Championship Scores. •The sixteen who qualified for the amateur championship match playod the first round on Sal unlay, when' 0. Richmond boat .T. E. Climio, J. 1); MacEwnn bent K. 11. Middle, B. L. Tavlor bent L. I). TCur-M, W. H. I.'eid beat V. J. Wilson, I'. I>l undfli '-"nt' .1. 1.. Hlaelc. A. Duncan ben I (!. Holmes, (!. A. ( ! ritli I 'is licit I! W. ICi'lcliv, and KO. Hales beat W. Whitehead. Socond Round. Richmond beat AlncEivan 4 and ,1. At the turn Richmond was ,1 down, then won Ihree out of the four following, and eventually won the game by 1 up with lo nlay. Taylor 'bent Reid' 1 and 3. This was a capital came for a portion of the distance. Ifeid was weak in some of his putting. , Duncan beat Blundell by 5 and 4. The champion's play was somewhat erratic at the start, but lie soon settled down, and won by_s up, four to play. lln Irs beat Griffith* 4-and 3. Going out. Griffiths was not playing his best, but he improved afler the turn. However, he was unable to lower the sceve against him, and lost the game by 4 with 3 to go. Semi-Final, Duncan, beat. Hales (1 and 4. Tho champion went away with a lead soon after the start, and won by. C, with 4 to go. • - Richmond beat Taylor 1 no. The first few holes were halved, mid then Richmond'led with 1 up. At tho eighth hole Taylor was. square. Tho ninth hole was halved, and Taylor won the tenth, but Hie coin.-? was even again at the eleventh. The twelfth hole was the best played, and honours went to Richmond. The thirteenth and fourteenth were halved, and on the fifteenth hole Taylor bunkered, but Richmond took putts on the green, and the hole was halved. The sixteenth hole was done in four, but was halved. Richmond holed with a long approach at the seventeenth, and Taylor followed up by capturing the eighteenth. At the nineteenth hole both were square. Richmond won tho twentieth Jinle with 1 lin. The gale interfered with the olav considerably. ■ Men's Modal Handicap, Sir Kenneth Douglas (in). 70: D. A. MacLennan (14), 70: A. Amies (HV 80; W. L. Hurst 12), 81; A. Young (1G), 81; J. lUarchbanks (10), 81; G. S. Matthews (18), 83; -A. A. Stichbury (10), 84; 11. Buddie W, 84: .T. S. Tennanl (13), 84; E. H. Liddle (4), 85; J. L. Black (2), 87; W. B. Lees (8), 87; A. Bamfield (15). 87; .T. Rouness H2), 88; D. Stewart (12). 88; W. 1\ Ward (14), 88; IV. T. Wynvard (SI, 88; ,T. G. Hughes (IS), 88; W. A. Bowling (1G), 91; R. W. Atkinson (14), 02. Men's Four Ball Match. Black (2) and BiimfieUl (11), G up; Grange (14) and Hughes (4), S up; Reekcs (ll)atid Stichbury (8), 4 up; Hodgson (9) and MucEwan (4), 8 un: Slanders (!)) and Crawford (S). 3 up: Griffiths (9) mid lieid (G), 2 up; Ward'(l2l and Croiubie (8),'2 up; I'roud (II) and Hiiils; (2), 1 down. CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telecraiih—l'resß, Association. Christch'urch, April *21! H. B, I,lisle won the amateur golfing championship of Canterbury with a score of 175, ' 'B. B. Wood was runner up with 177. ENTER THORNYCROET-EXIT HORSE. Comparatively speaking, the horse has played a very insignificant part in tho Grtiat World War. This, of course, is just an indication of the trend of tho times, Thornycroft Vehicles have proved themselves second to none under tlio irruelling condition' of modern warfare. Indeed, as the British Soldier has proved his superiority over the enemy, so tho British-made Thornycroft has proved superior to foreign-made vehicles. Five distinct models are made, ranging from 30 to 40 li.D., with carrying capacities of 2, 21, 3, 4J. and (i tons. T.et us prove the saving over the old-fashioned horso transport. Write to-day for full information to A. Halrick and Co., Wanganui and Wellington— Advt.