SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2185, 14 September 1907, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

GOLF. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Press Association, NAPIER, September 12.' Tho N.Z. Golf Club’s championship meeting was continued to-day when there was a fairly heavy and very cold wind blowing which greatly interfered with play. An error was made yesterday in crediting McLaren, the professional player, with winning tho open championship. Arthur Duncan won the H.B. amateur championship and tho open championship of N.Z. McLaren, the best scorer amongst tlio professionals, takes the leading prize of £25 allotted to them, D. Hood taking second money £lO. To-day the fourth and fifth rounds of tire N.Z. amateur championship were played, H. D. Bamford, A. Duncan, Major Gordon, W. Ilendyside, W. E. Reid, H. C. Smith, K. Duncan, and AV. B. Lusk being the winners in the fourth round and H. D. Bamford, H. B. Lusk, A. Duncan and H. C. Smith in the fifth round. The semi-final will be played to-morrow and the final on Monday. A bogey handicap was played this afternoon and was won by Arthur Duncan, H. C. Smith being second and G. M. Morris third. The N.Z. amateur championship is looked upon as a foregone conclusion for Arthur Duncnn, and H. B. Lusk is regarded as tlio most likely to act as ruuner-ui).

Some capital play was witnessed at the golf championship meeting today. In the fourth round of the N.Z. amateur championship A. Duncan had rather an easy win over H. AVright. The winner-played a splendid game, despite the climatic conditions, and ddd the round in 78. A hard-fought game was also played between R. Duncan and A. H. Fisher. At the tenth hole Fisher was 2 up, and at the seventeenth Duncan was 1 up. Fisher won the eighteenth, which made the game all square. The nineteenth and twentieth holes were halved, and Fisher, getting into a bunker at the twenty-first, allowed Duncan to win the hole and the match. Another close contest was witnessed between Handysid e and Armstrong, the former eventually winning at the nine-teeth hole. H. B. Lusk had a runaway victorv from G. Iv. Dargaville, but the game between H. C. Smith and C. A. Turnbull was a good one, the Canterbury player heating Turnbull 1 up and 2 to play. J. F. Ritchie did not show the same form as yesterday, and A. Reid beat him fairly comfortably. H. D. Bamford’s defeat of J. O. Kettle was rather unexpected, as the latter had been playing a capital game all through. In the fifth round there were two easy wins and a. couple of very close games. A. Duncan, playing in fine form, completely, outclassed his brother and beat him 8 up and 7 to play. H. C. Smith, who is imj)roving with each day’s play, had almost as easy a victory over W. E. Reid, winning with 6 up and 5 to nlay. The game between H. D. Bamford and Major Gordon was a very dose one, and Bamford eventuallv won by 1 up a*t the twentieth hole. H. B. Lusk and AV. .Handyside also played a close and exciting game, Lusk winning by 2 up. In the amateur medal handicap Arthur Duncan maintained his play in a wonderful manner, and won with 1 down when owing 6. H. C. Smith was a close second, being 1 down when owing 3, his round thus taking three strokes more than Duncnn’s. The notable feature of Duncan's play during th e last two days has been his remarkable accuracy, even in the face of a strong wind, as was the case this afternoon, when in. the fiftl? round of the championship he did the first nine holes in 38 against his brother’s 58. In the round between Lusk and Handyside both drove welk but Lusk’s anproacli'was better. He seems likely to be in the final.

TOAA’N v. COUNTRY. The above match takes place today on the golf links. The following are the players, the town repress**#* tative being mentioned first in. eacir" instance:—Bull v. Giuham, NJorgan v. A r eitcli, Kennedy v. Palmer,. G. AAalloek v. Hutchinson, Buckeridge v. A\ T . R, Barker. AV. B. Wdilock v. Fenwick, Rees v. J. S. Barton, AV. Coleman v. R. Barker, Barron v. Nolan, Grant v. R. J. Reynolds, Burke v. G. Mac Lean, Neill v. Kenway, Curtis v. P. Barker, Syine.% v. Raney. Anderson v. Roberts,' Gibson v. Jackson. A. Coleman v. Sainsbury, Stock v. Branson.

FOOTBALL. N.Z. PROFESSIONALS BEAT CEYLON TEAM. United Press Association—Copyright Received September 13, 8.14 p.m. COLOMBO, September 13. The New Zealand footballers defeated a Ceylon eleven by 33 points to 6. RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 13. The final match of the season for tho Ranfurly shield will be played between Auckland aud AVanganui to-morrow. McDonald being unable to play for Auckland his place on the wing- will, be taken by Hayward, the latter’s place in the scrum being filled by the inclusion of McGuire, of Grafton. The secretary of the local union to-day received a wire from Wellington stating that no referee could be got there for t-he match, and accordingly Mr. Angus Campbell, of Auck- . laud, has been asked to officiate.

The Napier City Cadet football team arrives bv the Moura this morning, and plays a team from the loeal cadets at Air, tori a Domain in the afternoon. As both teams have been m training for somo time a good game is looked forward to.

BILLIARDS. An exhibition game of billiards was played last night at Mr. M. Segeden s . Billiard Saloon between Mr. Gus Leffler ami Mr. To Kani Pere, the tenner winning by 58 points. Hr. Leffler conceded Mr. Pere 350 in .'•jo. The winner’s highest breaks were 38, 20, 30, 24, 18, 25. 30, 55, 28, 10, 18, 40, 17. 20, 27, 34, 29,' 22, 15 and 22 (unfinished). Mr. To Ivani Pere’s highest breaks were 17, 18. 17, 10. 21, 17. 19. Mr. Leffler leaves tins morning for Auckland by the Mourn, where he plays a well-known amateur.

ROWING. The annual general meeting of tho Poverty Bay Rowing Club will ha held in the Albion Club Hotel on luesday next. LAWN TENNIS. Tho annual general meeting of tho Gisborno Lawn Tennis Club will beheld ill Towidey’s Hall at 8 o’clock his evening. CRICKET. The annual general meeting of the To Rau Cricket Club will be held in Townley’s Hall on Wednesday next. THE TURF. HAWKE’S BAY NOMINATIONSPres; Association. NAPIEIt, September 13. Ibo following nominations havebeen received for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s spring meeting: Spring Handicap, 126 so vs, II miles Zimmerman, Sfcirina, Kurawaka, Mystification, Gazeley, Grand Slam, rangimoana, Mecca, Master Delaveß Lyrist, Paritutu, King’s Lynn, Dan Leno, Whakawehi, Uenuku, Armistice, Oasis, Barka.