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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 67, 9 September 1911, Page 7

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011 AM I'IOXSM 1P MEETING. j ! DUNCAN AND TAREIIA. i' A GREAT CONTEST. j By Telegraph—Press Association. Wangaiiui, East Night. The weather was perfect for the goM championship meeting to-day, and there was a large attendance. Results: — | I AMATEUR SEMI-FINALS. iTn the amateur games chief interest centred in the contest between Arthur l>uncan and ivtpi Tareha. The latter had shown brilliant form on Wednesday and Thursday, and there were many wjio expected to see the Maori fully extend the champion. Kapi played well, but scarcely up to his best form, while Duncan was brilliant, as may be gathered from the fact that he did the course in 74, equalling the record. He did this, too, in spite af the fact that his putting was remarkably weak for such a line score. Kapi's driving was very fine, but he had no luck, lying-in bad positions on several occasions. On the other hand Duncan was particularly fortunate in this respect, and his splendid drives generally saw him lie excellently. Playing to the first hole Kapi out-drove Duncan, but both were close to the green in two, and they halved in o, Kapi having been stymied. Playing to the "'Dress Circle," both had good drives, but Kapi was short with his third. A capital putt by Duncan enabled him to win the hole in l f). Knpi got level at the next hole, taking it iu 4, Duncan missing a putt ot three feet and taking 5. The fourth was halved in four, but Duncan got 1 up in the next (the Redan). Both got near the green, but. Kapi wa.s short with "his second, and had to take two more to hole. Duncan all but got it in two —a long putt just missing. Both found the green over the ridge with their mashies, hut Duncan missed a nine-inch putt, and Kapi holed in 3. This left Duncan 1 up. Splendid driving by both put them on the green at the seventh, but Kapi overran the hole, Duncan taking it in 4 to J). At Land's End, Kapi got on the edge oi the green, and Duncan a little to the left, and they halved in 4. Duncan, with his brassie, dropped a little short at the ninth, while Kapi overran it. The latter ' made a beautiful approach, but with a | lofty one Duncan stymied.his opponent, I Kapi fnissing the putt by 'barely an inch, • amd the hole was halved in 4. At Long I Tom both got in fine drives, but Ivapi j found a bad position and jmJled l his cleek shot. He holed out in (i, Duncan taking 5. Duncan got ' on to the green with his deck shot at Tcrawniti, Kapi being to the right. The latter made a splendid approach, but missed an easy putt, and Duncan won in 3 to 4. The champion i was now 4up at the. 12th. Duncan

pulled his second and got into some gorse, and Ivipi, with a perfect approach, won-in 4 to 3. Kapi made a great drive at the Encampment, but Duncan, with Qn iron shot for his second, also got. oil to the green. 1 Kapi overran the hole, j and Duncan -holed in 4 and was again 4 j up. ■Splendid clcek shots by both players on - to the green enabled them to halve the hole at the next in 3. Bunkers Hill was carried by both players vvt'll with cleek shots, hut Kapi's approach was short. He just failed with it long putt, and Duncan won in 3, and thus .was 3 up and 4 to play. The pair finished Hie-course, and their cards raul iti under■ Arthur Duncan, -50.j434-144—.'18,■ 33543:1454 ; —31):—74. • | Kapi„ Tarrlm, . 5(1-1543544—40; (144534-134 1 . -—3.7 i j -Tl. B. kusk and Burns put up a splendid light, b\i-fe"l-.ti-sk- did not plav with bis usual brilliancy, ami liurns beat him 5 up aiul-,4 to play. - •; i knrupo Tareha and Kidstone also put iiu a. fine round, but the ex-champion wae good, winning by 4 to 2. j SMM I4TXALS. | McKwan (Waiig.uiui) v. jr. Hood (Auckland)! This, game ended in a wclldese.rved Win -for the local player after $ hard-fought { battle, .in which some 4p!emlM ' golf' ;ivas 1 shown. Jloth men were right, oii.'their game, and scarcely any mistakes w-cre made. Both got awAy-'good' balls lion; the first tee, but 'ilood ilid not i|j,iite .get bol.d of bis sr:- ( ond.- l MeT)\va)Y pitched a beautiful sec-j <jnd ! 'o(i ; to ; tlft'green', 1 and won in 4 to 5. (he sW-ond 'ttn's, wpll played, .both being i <}n 't'6-the 1 grcWi iu 3, and they; halved m 5. 1 Two' Ifhfl llrives were sent away rrom the third tof. Hood -followed his tip V/ith; ii perfect approach to within tjhree yards of the,'pin. . MeKwun overran. lie recovered, but missed a short, mitt, and IlOod won 4 to .5. McEwn.n Sent .".way a Jong drive a.t the fijurth, ijnd -Mood "got his he.:\vv' a|ul Mishitv !ia!"'<V MM-! w:in pitched on wjtliin five | wards of the. |iol',e. and won . 4 to. 5. On tjli'e'. :'f?h lu.-!,-. we,re jvjde, .of. tile f|reen',' and jifld ' difficult . approaches, j '|h'ey halved' ii('-1,, liood. played a per-I fy ( 't. ' at \ lhe ,sixlh,, i!<J;!wen . over- | lfunnTng,' • putting, however,- lost Ijioo'l flie hole' by .'! to 4., The seventh ljob' iv'irf. irfealiy. playetl. Two splendid j ({riVHs iiiiil two perfect .masliie pi.t?hi'« j (jnde'd in a half in 4.,H00d-sent a lieauti-. f)il, driW' away, iyt the eighth, .right up f i> fh'e liiie. , '>li;i; ! v.aii jiltclied ■ hjs second .sJiiiVf. t anii liVmd lyft-, and theytyifWd; o'n" tjie,hpV . .the "put* 'J: ( Mlit<)..,.,M< lv\v;\n shot. if ..beauiy Tight- oil l.o ( ll/e gree)). Ilood-iva-?. dead I on. tlie Hag, but, just short, and it, was halved in :i, 31 cl'w.a.n thus 'being "2 up. A lint 1 drive by,, each and a long second ajt I-Qiig join, found Mel'!w,>n in a'miserable lie liu , suine - sllnd laid bare by somebody's c l !wb on a previous, round), lie l.rieil to, (lilt witjl bis wood, but, l?n:l in , iinulcer, and flood easily won. :(jn the 1,1 th, !Wc,J'Av;iu overshot, iiito. the I'lnilih, and Hood, landing on. won by 4i to :), thus .making...them all' soua're again. J Wo, fiiu;. drives went away at. 'j"' jl.fMui, ,in playing up; Mint to clear a moiiiKl, pulled his ..second, and Mcß.wan pjlclmd on,-winning bv 4 to 5. !\s{%a>i had .theJietter ol the'iie.vt, being on the., green with one- to. the good. Ixit his missed'an easy putt, and Hood halved. .The -French Pass saw the local man at a. disadvantage, .lie drove over' ■tjie hill to the right, and Hood, plavine a! perfect shot well on, won by 3 lo <1: | a')id once again they were all -r;nnv.\ McLwnn pulled himself together for the ni'xt. and Hood, playing too far to the right, 'let-'the local man <rct in ahead ajiHin: WcEwan played file lest shot up tii the next'green, but (ho Aucklamler njanaged to get a half, and interest became very keen as 'the pair skirled ofl" lor the 17th. Two beautiful drives were sent away.'McEwan getting wliyhtlv the longer ball. The Auoklaiuier placed an approach info hunker, and 'McK'.van landedi oil. Hood failed to ,<ret the ball out of the sand at the first attempt, but | eleared'.'it nt the second (or fourth) shot. si (id ran almo-t into the sup.. The WaiiI ganui man holed out from a loutr putt, find thus won. with the verv befitting lin- | ish of ?, and ]. He finished his round out in 75. Alc'lCiwan's score, read: 435443443—"Ci* T44544434—3!)—73. Hi'iml's eanl reid: 55-15144-13 3R: ( and Watt had a small ntvlience. but I hey were well worth i'ol'ow■in<_'. the plav being good. There irai nothing brilliant, and nothing poor. Clements hchi the upper hand throughout, Although the game was not by any 'means onesided, and won the' Kith

f green by playing a stymie on his op- • ponent.

The match between Dodgshun and Burns was one of the best contested games of the tournament. The score was all square at the 151 h. Burns won the Kith, and Dodgshun the 17th. The 18th was halved, and the spectators, who included practically everybody on the links, awaited the final hole with keen anticipation. Dodgshun made a good drive, but lfcirn* was short. Burns, with his second shot, landed about three feet from the hole, and he certainly seemed to have allied a still" question. The ex-Wanganui player, however, responded splendidly, landing an exactly equal distance from (lie hole. Burns overran the hole with his putt, fid Dodgshun lipped it. Then Burns threw away a foot putt, and the game was Dodgshun's.