GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 65, 7 September 1911, Page 8

GOLF.

| CHAMPIONSHIP .MEETING. TAREHA'S lvl .YE PLAY. By Telegraph—Pi ess Association. Wanganui, Last Night. Glorious weather w'as experienced today, when the New Zealand Golf Championship meeting, which is being held on Belmont links, was continued. The day's programme was opened by D. McCormick, J. Goss, jun, and F. IV. Seifert playing over six holes .to decide Mho should qualify for the amateur championship, having tied for the tlurtysecond place in the (juaJifying rounds of the open championship. At the fourth hole, Goss was bunkered and lost three strokes, thus falling out of the running. Seifert and .McCormick continued to the eighth hole, where the latter made a deciding score. THE PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

the first round' of the professional championship was then started, only two pairs being drawn. Keen interest was taken in the match between J. C. Johnson ami .!. McCormick, both of whom, but. especially Johnson, had been showing excellent form, though both men played very line games. McCormick showed particularly good form, and beat his opponent 4up and to play. W. MoEwan, a local professional, after a very close and exciting match with Butters, beat the Inverciiirgill .professional by 2 up and I to play. AM ATEl'It e,|IiAMPIONSriIP.

Tho second round will be played to' morrow.

The first round of the amateur championship was productive of some excellent golf. Quite a number of good cards were handled in.

Special mention must bp made of the | liiintcli between Ka|>i Tareha and Iniky | Saunders. Tsirelin, who had boon play- | splendidly, was in particularly good | form, and it is alnnwt certain that had I he played out the round lie would have established a record for the links. Six--1 teen holes were <loue in (55, and if, as is commonly done, and as Kapi 'did 1 1>Q,s:ey after lie had holed out in 4 for ■ each of the remaining holes, lie would: | nave (hushed in 73. I blowing arc Hie results:—D. S. Duncan beat L. Seifcrt, ."> up and 4 to play; i •). iorlies beat .1. Cameron, 3 up and 2 to play; Kapi Turelm beat, hnhiy Saunders. :j ~,, mill i to )>l:iy: 1!. L. Tavlor beat IC. Smith, (i up ami 4 to play;' A. L. Kidstonc beat .1. Park. 4 up and 3 to play: 0. \\\ Rattray beat V. Trolove. 1 up at the 111 th hole; .T. C. Burns beat 1). .McCiinnick, 4 up and 1. to play; (;. I M. ])oil.j>slmn beat <!. M. Pharazyn, 2 up; K. Duncan beat 1). Pryde. ;i up and il to play; 11. E. Wright beat: (!. Saunders, 2 up and 1; 11. I!. Lu>k beat .1. ('. Bidwell. <> up and IT. }]. liullerworth beat ('. A. Seymour. 4 up and 3; St. (!. (lure beat 1!. I). Wybonrne. 1 np; P. 11. ISalncavis beat 11. 0. Didsburv, 3 up and 2 to plnv; ]l. Lewis beat Tl. I. Smith, 1 up at the 19th hole.