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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 290, 3 September 1919, Page 7

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NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

.- , i • TIE BETWEEN MORPETH AND DOUGLAS By TelecraDh-Press Aenocintion. Napier, September 2. Tho New Zealand Championship was continued yesterday in fine weather, but a bitterly oold wind' wns blowing across the links, and evidently affected tho players, as witH ono or two' exception* tho scorw returned wore verv poor. In the open championship' S. Morpeth (Waihi) tied with E. T. Douglas (professional) with a gross score of 327, J. A. Clements (professional) being next with 032. .The amateur championship of Ha wire's Bay (played in conjunction witli tho open championship) was won by S. MnrpoMi, Kapi Tareha (Napior), and H, 0. Crosse (Napier) filling the second »nd third places.

The following are the leading scorns:— Ist and 2nd Srd and ith Name. ■ rounjls. rounds. Tl. S. Morpelh ISB IC9 327 E. S. Douglas 108 159 ' 327 J.A.Clements • 169 163 3,32 Kapi Tareha 101 / 169 233 E. E. Crofiso - 1W 171 335 W. MTSwen ............ 172 105 337 R. C. Butters 17li 171 347 H. B. Luslt 170, 179 349 J. C. Bidwill ...: 177 173 350 A D. T, Duncan ... Ifis 16H 351 S.Turner' 183 170 353 E. G. Ranger 17C 17!) , 355 \V.■'.».' mmiphreys... 17ii 178 356 J. Watt .'.......„. 182 171 350

The championship teams'" match for' the O'Rorko Vaso was won by the Napier Golf Club with'a score of 350. Following are tho individual scores:—Kapi Tareha, 83; H. E. Crosse, 81; F. O. Frver, 91; W.-E."-Knight, 95'; total 350. The Wellington Golt Club (A. D. T. Duncan, 81: W. D. Duncan, 81; J. B, MacEivon, 90; P. Blundell, 91; total, 353) being run-ners-up, The following 32 players qualified for the amateur championship, and will play off (match play), commencing at 9J5 a.m. to-morrow:— ■, ':" . First Second Name. . round, round. Tl. A. D, S.. Duncan 85 81 ' 166 'S. Morpeth B6 83 . JC9 Kapi Tareha S6 83 169 S. Turner ........... 82 88 . . 170 H. E. Crosse 90 81 171 J. C. Bidwill .;.....'..... 81 92 173 •f. A. Humphreys ...... SB 90 178 H. B. Liuk Sβ 93 179 I E.G. Ranger ...■ 98 81 .179 i'B. M. George ......... 83 91 179 J. B. MacEwan 89 90 > 179 W.' Cqlebeck '..;„.... 95. ; 86 Ml W.'E. Knight ...... 87 .95 182 D. M'Corniack . 90 93 . iS3 I, Saunders ' ......... 95 ■88 183 K. D. Duncan '... % 91 185 W. O'Callaghan -... 92 93 185 A. , A. Stichbury 92 93 185 ! A. O. Wellwood 98 S9 187 iP- C. F7er 97 91 , JBS Ig. C: Kirk :..-. 93 95 188 Tl. D. Ivelly 95 93 188 H. W. Kelly ;• 93 95 188 H. G. Davios 97 92 189 i L/C.-Hales' '.;.; •98 91 189 H. P. F. Blundell ... 99 91 ' 190 C. E. Kiisabs ......... 94 96 190 :F. Price " ....,;...,..... 95 95 ' 190 :W. L. Fitzherbert ... 97 M 191 I £■' Perry 100 91 ' . 191 ! Jt. G. "Lnsford •.-• 98 ?3 . 191 J If. J. Smith' 100'' 92 192 , THE PLAY DESCRIBED MORPETH'S BRILLIANT EFFORT. (By Telegraph.-Frwinl Oorrpsnondent.) Napier, September 2. The opening conditions for piny to-day were little bettor than on the first day. A strong, cold wind wns blowing, and the course was heavy. The weather cleared up for the afternoon, when conditions were ideal. . .; . , In the final round Douglas was first away, and played first-cluss golf, but failed to get .the greens.going out. Opening with a 5 and a 1, he .reached the turn in ■40,.i)laying;perfect golf.:' Going.home, his putting improved, and ho finished in 78, an excellent score. His three at the eleventh, 410 yards, was brilliant golf. M'Ewen played well for the go. and looked likely to do better. ' Clements, ruined a beautiful 38 out by bsd lies coming home. _ Duncnn broke his club against a postin the'first round,, but returned a good ficoro under tho handicap. His piay is improving, nnd before the week is orer may striko top form. Morpeth was leading'previous to the final round by two strokes, but Douglas took the gallery. , His start was bad-two 6'b. Then he played ten holes in brilliant style, and looked like nutting up a record round when the luck went against him, and in the four holes following he took s's, which were nil thronzh bad lies off hie tee shots, and a short Dutt on the lOih. At the 17th he took i, missing a yardpntt. Then tryinsr '.o gobble a three at the last, he missed tho return, and took five Snishin" in 81.

Morneth was not putting well, and arrived on the 16th green faced Ly three threes to tie. Then he holed a curly nutt from the cornel- of the green, and followed it up by lipping tho hole for two nt the- 17th, and was faced at. the Inet hole—a bogey 4—with three to tie. A fine mashie shot was played J .o within four vards of the pin, and after carefullv shiding his-putt, nmid great excitement he hit the ball, which hung on the lin.of the hole, and then dropped in. It was a brilliant effort, and Mornetlwoeo to the occasion to tie for the oncn chomnionship for the first time in New Zealand. .Clements finished third. His first bad round nut him too far behind. His final effort was uood. but he finished badly. Douglas and Morpeth have only returned from tho front a few month?. Douglas played a great- uphill game .aeninst fearful |uck coming home, and showed ho can still play when it come 3 to a hard finish. . ' MIRAMAR CLUB. ! The'leading aggregates to date in tho aualifvinz rounds for the club championship are as follow s-'-A. W. Clouston, 169; K. H. Liddle, 120; H. R: H. Balmairs, 170: 0. J. Wilson, 176; S.'Eamhill, 176; R. Scott 176; B. L. Taylor, 177; W. T. Wvnvard, 176; A. A. Stichbury, 179; P P.-Webb. 179. The leadiiif? aggregates for tho junior championship aro:—H. S. Hayman, 189; Si Kissliiu,'. 189; A. T. Seaward, 193; J. Loimhnnn. 198; A. Young. 199; \V. A. Pflvitt. 199: M. Burnett. 201; G. S. Matthews. 203. The fiual qualifying round originally fixed for Saturday next has bean postponed to September 20, as several of .the mnmbers are attending the New Zeolund championship meeting in Napier this woek, The men's foursomes have been postponed from September 20 to September 27. A returned soldiers' bogey handicap, for the captain's trophy will be played during the week-end. The return matches against the Wellin?ton and Johnsonvillo Clubs will be plaved on September 13.