GOLF
PLAY OFF FORTHE CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY DOUGLAS
By Telegrajh-Preea Association, Napier, September 3. Tho golf championship meeting vvai continued to-day in fins . weather, when ( the first round of the amateur championshin was completed. Tho following are [the results:—J. C. Bid will beat Ji. l'arry, 4 up and 3 to play; Kapi 'l'areha beat W. A. Humphreys, 1 up; E. M. Genrga beat J. B. MacEwan, 4 up and 3 to play; P. C. Fryer beat F. Trice, 7 up and 5 to play; Turner beat A. A. Stichbury, 2 up; H. E. Crosse beat It. D. Kelly, 6 up and 5 to play; A 0. Wellwood beat L. C, Hares, 1 up at tiie 19th hole; D. M'Cormack beat W. Colbeck, G up and 4 to, play; B. G. liangst' beat W. E. Knighii, 2 up and 1 to play; I. Saunders beat H. P. F. Blundell. o up and 1 to ■plaj;; Sj. Morpeth beat M. cf. Luxford, 7 up and 5 to play; W. O'Callaghan beat W. L, Fitzherbert, 4 up and 3 to- play; 11. W. Kelly beat 11. C. Kirk, 2 up and 1 to plnvj K. 1). Duncan beat H. J. Smith, 3 up and.l to play; A. D. S. Duncan beat C. E. Kusabs, 1 up; H. B. Lusk beat H. G. Davies, 7 up ahd 0 to play. >
Tho !:ie in the open championship between S. Morpeth (Wailii) and E. S. Douglas (professional) was played off over 18 holes, and resulted in a win for'the present holder of the championship. B. S, Douglas. The scores for the round wore: E. S.. Douglas, 82; S. Morpeth, 85. , * The following taMo shows the scores. ' made by tho competitors at tho different holes, and a comparison with the bogey score:—
Totals 85 82 In the affernooii tlio handicap bogey match was played, but as the majority of the players preferred to watch the play-off in'the open championship very few cards were handed in. The compe- 1 tition was won by Kapi Tareha, who finished up on bogey froiu scratch, a very fine performance. _ . The tournament will bo continued tomorrow,' when tlio 6econd round of tlio amateur' championship will be played. J. C. Bidwill plays Kapi Tareha, F. C. .Fryer plays R. M. George, H. L. Crosse v play» S. Turner, •A. 0. Wellwood play? D. M'Cormack, R. G. Ranger plays W. O'CallaghaJi, Imlay Saunders plays H. W. Kelly, K. D. Duncm plays A. D. S. Duncan, S. Morpeth plays H. B. LusK. The first round of the professional matches will be played in the morning, when B. S. Douglas plays W. M Even. <
THE DECISIVE ROUNDS - GREAT UPHILL FIGHT BY DOUGLAS. By Telegraph-Special Correspondent.' Napier, September 3. v l't was a cold day, and there were hail Bhowerg this afternoon. The big, even was the play-off of the tie championship. Douglas again put up ft peat uphill \ fight and won by three strokes. At the first hole Douglas overran the green and found tlio ball in thorough over the fence. He played a covery, but failed to hole the putt. MorJSth, with a perfect;s led by 1 stroke DonglaS bunkered off the duve to the second hole, aiul then with three putta ran un 7- Morpeth made a great re. coverv after he had duffed his maslue shot 'and holed in 5, thus leading by three strokes. The foltowiuc six hole were halved m 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, Mo pe holing a long, putt at the L °^ Douglas missing y<«d putts at tna seventh and eighth. Douglas made a ~ perfect 4 at the sheep yards against . tiro 6 of his opponent, and the couple . turned'for home, with Morpeth <one stroke in the lead. ■ , Douglas, after a great recovery at th« tenth from a bunker, missed a fom-ioot putt to halve in 3. but recovered at the 11th bv a perfect 4. He secured the lead' at the long 13th by a bnllmji i against his opponents G. Prom this point Douglas was always tlio winner. A beautiful 4 at the tncky pah hole increased his lead. Playing the 15th Mor- , peth drove out of lwrnuls and holed out in 7 Douglas,tcok 6, with three putW on the green again. A bf»d drive was made bv Douglas, but anWllent reSrcry was lost again on the green. Morpeth, with a 5, pulled one stroke off. He then missed a short putt at-tlio If • where Douglas holed a (del to' «nd played the last hole with a lead oi . three Morpeth topped his drna •and secured a 5. Douglas, playing safe, halved and won the three strokes. The scores were: Doug las. 32; Morpeth, 85. „,„m. A. Duncan nearly threw his match awiiv against Kusabs. and , _ down at tlio tenth. His opponent ing WHS steady 4 s and os. Dime. putting weakly at green after gieen ana failing to hole short ones. Ho scrambled , through on the last liolo 1 up. . Kapi Tareha put up a great finish m his match against ntuap'nc.vs. He three down with five to pI»J.. ~ iho next four in 4. 4, 3. 4, all. Humphreys had a. putt, to squnio the match, bill; failed by an }' IC '; n Hidwill, playing e- wllcn ' K ? lf ' match easily, lie may yet bo r«:koned with, as he is coming back to his U!>t Tn-niorrow Douglas will play M'Ewen in the profe«sionnl maich. llie winnc will play Clements in the afternoon. This will bo. tlio treat of the day.
Hole No. Bogey. Morpeth. Douglas. 1 G 5 6 2 5 5r 7 :l 4 -4.4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 ■ fi .1 3 3 7 4 ' 5/ ,5 8 5 5 5 '9 5 , 6 4 1(1 3 3 4 »• 51 5 5 \ '4 12 4 4 4 13 5 6 4 14 5 5 .4 ' IB 5 7' ' 6 IB 5 5 6 ' ' 17 3 . i 3 18 4 5 5
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