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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 September 1907, Page 3

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:vz. cuAAiPiONsiiip iiiKiiNtf. Per I'resa Association. Napier, Lust Night. the New Zealand Uolf Ck mpionslup meeting was commenced on the Napier Coll Uub's links today. The number ol competitors is the largest which Ims over taken part in a golf meetm« m the colony. The weather was beautifully Hue, and the attendance very large, the play 'being watched with the greatest iterest throughout. In the "iTrst round of the Amateur Cmainpioiiship of New Zealand the winners were Messrs Chatllc, Dargaville, Karanena, Treweek, Colbeek, Gillies, Fisher, K. Ouncan, J. E. E. K. Duncan, :\V. 0. Wood, A. Duncan, Kaipi Tcreha Armstrong, Coates, Harold Bennett, Paere Keiha, Cox, Kandyside, Dymock, Wright, Kennedy, Knight. J. C. Bidwell, B. B. Woods, Kettle, Cato, Po:eock and Lusk. The Teal as Match for the Williams Cup was won for the second year in succession by the Napier team! their score being 348. The others scores were—Cliristelmrch A team 358, Wellington A team 303, Dunediu team 370, Christehureh B team 378, Auckland team 381. In the Amateur Championship 0 f Ilawke's Bay, ai*l the Open Championship of New Zeviand, which were taken together, the following were the leading scores in the first round:—David Hood 80. J. C. 8i.1v.-ill 80, McLaren 82, Herd, Tliorlmrn, Kurnpo, and Torcha each S(i, V. (i. TToriil, Johnston, H. B. Lusk, B. P. Rutherford, and B. B. Wood each.' 87. Handyside S3. D. E. Wright, A. H.| Fisher each Si), Colbeck, H. C. Smith and Ritchie each 01, Treweek JTarmnn, Chettle and Barraud each 02, Marshall and 'Bennett each 93, Harold, Turtibiill, W. E. Bidwill and Saunders each 94.