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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 104, 18 September 1912, Page 8

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THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. CLEMENTS IN FINE FORM. By Telegranh.—Press Association. j Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand championship meet-1 ing was continued to-day. During the [ night a sharp thunderstorm was experi-1 enced. heavy rain falling. The links were saturated, and pools of water lay about. A slight wind in the early morning j turned into a gale, which lessened as the day wore on. The Christchnrcli crack, B. B. Wood, ■ continued to show good form, but, bad luck lost him tilie fourth round. Wright put up a fine round in the'morning. J. C. Burns (Auckland) showed improved form. Clements was in his best form, and won the open championship. He won the same event in Duncdin in 1908, and in Auckland in 1903. Wood came j second, and Butters third. Results are as follows: OPEN CHAMPIONSI-TTP OF NEW ZEALAND. Ist round.2nd. 3rd. 4th. T1 J. A. Clements 79 82 85 70 322 8.8.W00d 77 84 81 83 32;, R. C'. Butters 79 82 85 81 327 V. G. Hood 83 80 85 8G 334 A. Duncan ....... 80 90 83 83 330 J. Watt 80 87 87 85 339 W. McEwan -81 84 89 87 341 J. Harold 84 88 80 84 342 J. C. Burns 83 83 82 85 343 Kapi Tareha 87 SO 85 87 345 B. C. Rutherford . 90 80 87 84 347 H. B. Lusk 60 85 90 89 350 •I. Goss 88 92 87 84 351 K. Duncan 88 87 90 89 354 A. M. Kennedy ... 82 93 90 89 354 P. C. Wright 87 94 81 92 354 •I. Forbes 93 87 90 85 355 Ivurupo Tareha .. 88 88 89 92 357 J. MeCormick W. N. Manseficld.. 83 94 88 93 360 B. J. Smith 87 87 92 95 301 T. F. Roberts 91 88 89 93 3GI R. D. D. Kidston.. 91 85 00 95 301 A. H. Lewis 87 90 95 91 303 F.C. Fryer ........ 83 83 102 95 303 W. 13. Col beck ... EI. R. Brittain ... 97 86 90 93 366 R. C. Kirk 94 90 93 90 367 G. N. Pliarazyn ... 92 92 93 90 367 A. Paku 86 92 04 96 368 R. P. Abraham ... 95 91 103 89 378 P. C. Freeth 94 04 92 100 380 J. H. Strang 95 99 94 92 380 •I. B. Lusk 93 92 101 96 382 ,T. L. Climie 92 07 97 06 382 D. C. Hales 88 102 100 97 387 W. Seifert 34 101 97 86 388 V. Kettle 95 97 100 100 392 J. R. Callender ... 96 100 98 100 394 W. B;. Lees 95 106 100 97 398 INTER-CLUB MATCH. The annual match for the Inter-club Challenge Vase, presented by Mr. E. D. o'Rorke (which is won By the best aggregate score of each team in the second qualifying round of the amateur championship) gave rise to a close finish, Christchurch defeating Auckland by a single point. Napier was third, and Wellington fourth.