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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 103, 17 September 1912, Page 5

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THE VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne, September 16. Wihitton'fi score was 321, and that of Souter and Poppelwell 320 each. THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP By Telegraph.—Press Association. | Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand golf championship meeting opened to-day on the Heretaunga links. The weather was dull, with light showers and a boisterous northerly wind, preventing any sensational scoring. The greens were rather dead, owing to rain on Saturday and on Sunday evening. Competitors were present from all parts of the Dominion, practically all the front-rank players tak- v ing part. Arthur Duncan, th« present' ' open and amateur champion, was not in the irresistible form he showed at Wanganui last year. B. B. Wood, from Christehurch, played with deadly accuracy, and was favorite. H. B. Lusk, from Christehurch, did not seem so consistent as of yore. Burns and others represented Auckland, and among the Hawke's representatives were Kurepo and Kapi Tareha. Taranaki, Manawatu and Wairarapa were all represented. The sensation of the day was the collapse of the champion in the second round. The scores in the open championship of New Zealand, are as follows:

Thorburn, D. Strang, Horton, Seymour, L. Seifert, 11. Gillies, Gore, Wellwood, Burge, Abbott, Bewley and A. Gillies did not hand in cards for the second round.

B. 1!. Wood 1st Rnd; 2nd Rnd. Tl. ... 77 84 161 J. A. Clements ... ... 79 82 161 R. C. Butters 82 161 F. G. Hood 83 80 163 W. McEwen ... 8li 84 165 166 J. Fryer 83 J. Watt 87 167 D. Hood .... ... SO 88 168 A. Duncan sa 90 ■ 170 H. F. Wright ... 88 .83 171 H. 15. Lusk 85 171 Kapi Tareha 8f> 17& B. J. Smith .... 87 87 174 A. N. Kennedy ,.. ... 82 93 Wf D. Duncan ... 88 87 175 R. L. D. Kidston . ... 01 85 17S B. B. Simpson .:. ... 8!) 87 m Karupo Tareha . ... 88 88 17® J. C. Burns ... 83 93 17 6 B. G. Rutherford ... 80 86 175 A. H. Lewis ... 87 90 i IT A. Paku ... 86 ; 92 178 A. Seifert ... 86 92 ■ 178 W. N. Masefield . ... 85 94 179 A. F. Roberts ... ... 91 88 179 J. Goss 92 180 H. D. Were ... 93 87 180 J. Forbes ... 93 87 180 P. C. Wright ... ... 87 94 181 J. MeCormick ... ... 93 89 182 H. R. Brittain ... ... 87 86 183 R. C. Kirk ... 94 90 184 G. N. Pharazyn . ... 92 92 184; ■J. B. Lusk ... 93 92 18$ B. P. Abraham .. ... 95 91 186 A. E. Whyte ... ... 94. 92 188 P. C. Freeth .... ... 94 94 18® J. L. Climie ..... ... 92 97 ISO 1 L. C. Hales .... 88 102 190 W. E. Reid ..... 100 190 W. B. Colbeck ... ... 97 95 192 V. Kettle ... 95 97 192 B. Douglas ... 97 96 19S W. T. D. Harman ... 96 97 193 J. H. P. Strang .. ... 95 99 19* W. Seifert 101 195 J. R. Callender .. ... 95 100 19ft W. B. Lees ... 95 106 201'