DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 289, 2 September 1919, Page 4

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY

SCORING SPOILT BY GALE. .By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.'' Napier, September : 1.. Thoro was a-' gale'blowing whon play opened this morning, which made low scoring almost impossible. The course had dried up' after three days' rain. Duncali drovo tho first ball of tho meeting, but lie was finding trouble all round the course. A 7 at tho first end ail 8 at tho fourth helped to run up a 50 out. His inward half was also poor, and 94 was his first score. His afteri noon round was littlo better, the gale j having increased, and a 111 practically j put him out cf the running. J. B. MacEwan was playing his long j game faultlessly, but his short approaches woro wide. Scores of 85 .and ! 67 were a long way from his practice ' eiforis. Morpeth struck good luck right throughout his, two rounds, and his 77 was a brilliant effort. A grout 3 at tho second, and another at tho ninth greatly help im fine Bcoro. In the afternoon ho holed a 3 at the oleventh—another long hole. With a substantial lead ho will bo hard to beat, as ho is playing confidently. His first score was: 0ut—6,3,4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 0, 3; in—3, 4, 4, (j, 4, 5, 4, 'i, a, I 7-'' „ ~ Clements started with an 8, and finding trouble off the wood did not do well in tho morning. A 38 out and 40 home in tlw afternoon lifted him up tho list. Douglas was playing sound golf, but his putting was always troubling him. He could not sink liis yard putts, but his steady 84 still puts him in a possible position. Butters, tho local professional, had a Steady round in tho morning, but his afternoon round was not Rood, llis trouble was on the greens. Lush, the hope of the South,'came to light with a fine 79 in the alternoon. Ho was keeping a better line than in 'tho morning, and with sound green work returned the best'afternoon round. 'He had tho honour of being the only pkyer to secure a 5 at the first. Scores of 7 to 10 were usual there. AVatt had three unplayable lies in his first round, which cost him six strokes. In tho afternoon a bad start was too great a handicap to pull down. Crosse, the ybung Napier player, played two fine -rounds of 82. His putting a - sifted him in these scores. ' Kapi Tareha was hitting some terrific balls into the wind, but his home halves were not too sound. His play going out was excellent, but his shortigauie failed him each round. In tho last few holes Fryer was disqualified for playing a second ball, thinking his first went out of bounds, which it did not. Afterwards it was discovered that his first was in play, but he had played three with his second ball.