GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 66, 8 September 1911, Page 8

GOLF.

QHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Wanganui, Last Night. The golf championship was continued this morning on the Wanganui Chub's links in ideal golfing weather and with a very large attendance. Great interest was taken in the play, large mmilwrs following the more prominent players in their rounds. PROFESSIONAL CTTA3IPTONSHIP. Tn the second round, J. A. Clements heat T). MeCormick, 2 up and 1 to play.! Clements easily outclassed his oppon-1 cnt, although the scores only show 2 up and 1 to play, MeCormiek never being really in it. >f. Watt beat W. B. Simpson, 2 up and 1 to piny. This game was very close, some really excellent p'lay being seen, ■several present considering the match one of the ltest of the day. Both men plaved sterling golf. P. ('•. Ilood beat G. Hood, 2 up and 1 to play. The driving of p. H«od was very bad, but his putting was brilliant. 0. Tlood was excellent, both off the tee and through the game, but his putting was faulty. This was a very good game.' W. MeEwon beat H. Stewart, 4 up and 2to play. Considerable interest attached: to this match, particularly as the local player, who had hitherto been off color, was coming right on bis srame. Both men played splendidly, but McEwen was the more consistent. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. Second liound. A. Duncan beat J. Forbes, 3 up and \ to play. ■Kapi T.irelia beat B. L. Taylor, 4 up and I) to play. A. L. D. Kidstonc beat C. W. Rattray, 2 up and I to play. Kuropo Tareha beat K. Duncan, C up and 5 to play. .T. C. Burns beat 11. E. Wright, 2 up and 1 to play.

IT. B. Lu.sk boat A. H. Lewis, 1 up at the 10th hole.

G. X. Dodgshtin beat IT. M. Butterwort I), 2 up and 1 to plav. C'. fit. C. Gore boat R. 11. Balneaviw, 2 up and 1 to play. All tlie games in this round were exertion!. the golf being of a very liifjh standard. A. Duwan and J. Forbes had a good round, but the open champion was too (rood. Kapi Tareha, who is playing brilliantly, and is at the very top of liis game, easily disposed of B.'L. TavIbr. Kuropo Tareha is also playing well, and played an excellent round with K. Duncan. Dodgshun, who has been playing splendidly, effected a surprise, by heating Bufcterworth, but the vieto-ry was well deserved.

One of the 'best rounds played in tlio amateur championship eventuated this morning, when A. H. Lewis ami B. IT. Lusk, the present amateur champion, met. Lewis took the first, three holes, taking a very pretty four at, the aeconil. The fourth was balked, Lewis missing a short, putt. Lusk won the fifth and sixth. At the seventh, a verv 'fine brassie shot on to the green by Lewis enabled him to get a half. The eighth was halved', and Litslc won the ninth in four. They were thus all square -at the turn. The tenth (Long Tom). ">4fift„ '\va» halved in six. and the next in three each. At the 12th Lewis put liis second into tlie rushes, and Lusk won in four, thus putting him 1 up. The 13tli ami 14th were halved l , but Lewis won the l.'itli. thus making them all square. The Kith was halved. A very preth- three bv Lusk at the 17th put him in front, ng.mi, and lie halved tlie last, thus winning a most interesting «ame by T up.

FOURSOME' BOGEY. The afternoon was devoted to the foursome bogey, which, was won by Trolove and Forbes, f> up. The best of tlie other cards handed in were: Fisher and Seymour 2 up, Lusk and' Xicoll 2 up, Butterworth and God-by 2' up', Kidstom> and Billneravis 1 up, Taylor and Bartlet-t 1 down, Moldntm and Goss J down, Gordon and Pharazyn 2 downy Seifert and Ttnll' 2 down. Hales and l K. Duncan 2 down, Lewis and Kitelli\- 2 down. BOGEY HANDICAP. The Bogey Handicap resulted: Kapi Tareha (owe). 4 up, A. ,11. Xicoll (10) 2 up, C. St. (!'. Gore (4) 1 up. G. Senders (scr.) »|{ square, J. -Forbes (scr.) all square., TO-DAYS? PROGRAMME.

The se-mr-flnaU of the professional championship will 'be pia\cd at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, when Clements will meet. Watt, and P. Hood wilil meet McEwan.

NOTES ON THE PLAY. (From \ esterday's Wellington Times.) It would have boon difficult to fnul a more perfect day lor sil-e continuation of the championship meeting. With 1101 a cloud in the sky, ami only a faint breeze from the south, the conditions were hleal for good «jolf, and some ol the, players took full advantage of the improved conditions and put up capita* scons. The programme comprised the first j round of the amateur championship, a bogey handicap match, ami an exhibition match of the professionals. Perhaps the outstanding feature ot Hie amateur championship round was the really wonderful plav shown by Kapi 'lareha. lie was drawn against I. Saunders. a line player and right on his game, as will hp seen when it is sin tea that he wont out in 37, two bettor than Duncan's performance of the afternoon before. Good as it was, it was not quite, irnod enough, for Kapi did a rcmnrkaWe out and was 05 at the 10th hole. The bogey for tile last two holes is 3 and 4. so (hat. had the Xapier player finished he might have led to record for the links, a {rood (irst in a tournament. Tie won by IS up and 2 to play. TP. B. Lusk was in great form against l!id:will, defeating the latter by no less than (> mi and ."> to plav. Taisk drove beau!ifully, and was always slraicrlit, with his approaching shots, leiving little to be desired. If there was a weakness it was oil the green. and it was here that lVidwell failed. The Fcat'iersion player

appeared nervous, his putting being in many cases especially weak. It mi litre that the Oliriatchurcli crack beat him so badly.

Arthuj Duncan boat L. Seifert by 9 and 4, but the latter played well against his formidable Tival. Duni'un w.*s aa steady as a rock, and hardly made th« semblance of a mistake in the round.

The Miramar chajnpioif, A L. Kidstone, was in good form, showing Borne very attractive golf, and he proved too good for J. H. Park .by 4 and 3. The Auckland cluimpion, J. C. Burns, proved too strong for his club mate, D. McCormick, who had just squeezed into the qualified li 4 after playing a tie with J. Goss and W. Seifert.

l\.en Duncan beat D. Pryde after an attractive game by 3 and 2, both players showing nice golf.

Balneavis was in good foTm, putting better than on the preceding day, when the first round of the professional championship was played. J. C. Johnson, who had done so excellently on the previous day, was a good (Ireil off his game, and the young A inlander, J. MeCormick, beat him by 4 and 3. The latter played a nice game, driv» ing very straight, with several fine approach shots, but was rather weak on the green.

There was a capital go between W. McEwan and It. C. Butters, both playing very fine, but superior local knowledge enabled 1 the Wanganui man to pull it off by 2 and 1. Theße wore the only games in the first round. MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. Wanganui, Yesterday. The annual meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Oolf Association was held at Foster's Hotel last night, Mr. A. S. Biss presiding. Delegates were present from th« Wellington, Mnsterton, Timaru, Poverty Bay. Feilding. Miramar, Hutt, Otago, Chrtstif'hurch, Mamawatu, Maungokiekie, Napier, Marlborough, Cambridge, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Taihape, and Awldand Clubs.

Tlie chairman, in moving the adoption of tlie report and balance-sheet, said that the panic had made great progress, five new clubs joining the association, while the nil-round membership had greatly increased. The receipta were £lß4' and the expenditure £B7. Liabilities stood at £4O, and assets at £274. Tlie report was adopted. , The application of the Wangftnui Clufb to 'become a metropolitan club was agreed to, but that from Timam was refused. It was decided' that the next championship meeting be held' at Wellington, tlie first time for thirteen years.

The question of limiting tho number of entries for the Open Championship was discussed at length, and it. was decided to recommend the council to proceed in tliia master. On the motion of Mr. Lusk (ChristcliurcK) it was resolved that it be an instruction to the council that in tho draw for the Open Championship the» professionals be drawn against the lowest handicap amateurs, and that th» other amateurs be classified and drawn together. On the motion of Mr. Bums (Auckland) the sum of £4O waa granted to the Wanganui Club for expenses at thf> championship meeting, nnd a heartv vote of tliflnks was extended for the admirable manner in which the present championship meeting had been conducted;