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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2183, 12 September 1907, Page 1

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NEW ZEALAND CHAAIPIONSHIPS.

Press Association. • NAPIER, September 11. : Tho New Zealand Golf Club’s championship meeting ‘was continued today. Slight rain ’fell in the afternoon, and this developed into fairly heavy showers by 5 p.m. Play was almost over by that time, however. The Amateur Medal Handicap (18 •holes) was won by L. C. Seifert wjrth a net scoro of 80. Wi Iv:iranenu was second with 81, A. S. Wilder third with 85, and Arthur Duncan, the amateur champion, tpok fourth place with a net score of 80, but he did the round in 78—a very fine performance. B. B. Wood, 11. C. Smith, J. F. Ritchie, Kurepo Tareks, and G. F. Thorburn put on tire next best gross scores to Duncan's, i The O’Rourke Vase, for teams, was'-won by the Wellington team with a'links scoro el 353, Dunedin 366, Timaru 368, Napier 369, Christchurch No. 1 378, Christchurch No. '2 390, and Auckland 396 following'in that order. The second round of the amateur championship of New Zealand was played, the winners of the round being J. G. Rutherford, H. D. Bnmford, G. L. Thorburn, J." O. Kettle, M. E. Turrell, T. Lynch, A. "W. Gillies, H. C. Clock, K. A. Dargaville, Major Gordon, H. U.'lUiisk, B. B. Wood, W. Hamlyside.G). Oarno Bidwill, C. Armstrong, W. -U. Colbeck, H. T. Gillies, A. H. Fisher, K. D. Duncan, C. Bennett, -H. E. Wright, E. Knight, A. Dl' Duncan, S. B. Watson, IV. E. Reid, M. D. Bates, IV. T. Harman, 'O. T. Ritchie, R. W. Kirby, C. A.-Turnbull, H. C. Smith, and H. E. Trfeweek. Tho open championship anil Hawke’s Bay amateur championship l will bo continued tomorrow. Fllmu present appearances A. Duncan, (flio is playing very consistently, looks centuin to win tlic amateur championship, if not the whole three championships.