GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1918, Page 3

GOLF.

TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FIRST DAY'S PLAY. The 13th Taranaki golf championship meeting opened on the New Plymouth Club's links at Waiwakai'ho on Saturday morning, and will be continued to-day and to-morrow. This tournament has of late years become so popular that it attracts players from all parts of the North Island. With the links in such excellent playing order as tiie.y are now, excellent rounds should be returned, ami the club should have a successful gathering. Tiie different competitions have drawn some 5o competitors, and Intel the local ciubs supported the meeting as in previous years the entries would have been much larger. The visitors include three players from Wellington, six from i'almerston North, one from Hamilton, \\ averley one, l'atea two, Ilawera one, Lllliani three, and lnglewood four. The ladies, for whom matches have been arranged on each day, have entered some 17 competitors. Whilst the play on botli Saturday morning and afternoon was devoted to the qualifying rounds for the championship, it also embraced a medal handicap, which was won'by .Mr. D. Pryde, of Feildiug'. with 170—12—104.

In addition to tiiis the 0-hole putting course was well patronised, and the best scores returned were, 17 by four players. There were numerous visitors at the clubhouse, and the fine vieiv obtainable was grea'jiy admired The management of the tournament was all that could be desired. Mr. W. 11. Wood carried out the .duties of secretary satisfactorily and was ably assisted by Mr. It. Addeniirooke and other members of the committee

Tiie .following are the results of the (irot day's piay: THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Qualifying Rounds.

LADIES' BOGEY HANDICAP. 'I his maicli, v.'.i.ch drew some twelve coiiijK't'tor-i, i in a draw, Mrs Walker (111) and Miss J.eathain (l'J) both 5 down. In the play oil Mrs. Walker won. TO-DAY'S PLAY. The programme lor to-day comprises the second round of the championship, which commences at II a.m. sharp. Other c\ cut.; for the day are a b.igev handicap in the morning and a medal handicap in the afternoon ; aiso a ladies' medal handicap, commencing at 11 a.m. In the afternoon the third round of the championship will also be played. Tne draw for tile second round, of the championship is: G. Gudgeon olays F. O. Ne-wenliam; 11. L. Young plays \V. P. Nicoll; E. O. Hales plays H. S. Elliott: R. L. D. Kidston plays' N. M, ChesneVF. W. Seifert piays it. T. JlcQuail'e; L Seilert plays A. Bewley; \\\ Seifert plays F. S. Johns; D. Pryde ulavs W. H Robertshaw.

TO DAY'S BOGEY MATCH. Jhe following is the draw for the bfgoy handicap: R. L. 1). Kidston (scr ) plays D. Coghill (4); N. M. Cliesney (7) plays Pulley (8); Q. Grey (7) pku's W. '<'• Ross (11); A. H. Haselt (<l) "plays A A. Stewart (11); C. O'Carroll (l'l) plays W. h. Wood (11); A. 11. Steeds (8) plays R. \\. D. Robertson (11); W Hooker (12) plays P. 0 Carroll (14)- H R Eloxam (1.3); J. L. Campbell (15)- F C Gilbert (15).

Is; It( 2nd ltd Tl t> Prvde (Feilding) .... so S7 17(i L. 1). liidriton (Wei.) so ss 177 L. f-ciftrt (I'alm. X.) ... !)8 SI 170 V. S Joi.ns (X.P.) !)4 03 1S7 W. SeiicTl (Piiim. X.) .. 101 Sfi 1S7 ij. Gi.iigeon (I^iglewood) !)2 05 1S7 A. Uewlev (X.f) 9S 02 10(1 i!. L. Young (Palm. X.) .. 9 2 0:J 101 \V. 11. r.oLL-risliaw (X.P.) iiG !!(! 102 II. S Kiliott (liawera) !13 0!) 102 P. W. Scu'ort (Hamilton) 1)2 101 103 X. _M. Cho.mev (Wei.) .. 102 o:i 10.) E <>. Hale; '(Wei) .... a!) 07 lOii !•'. fi. t-llii-.lill (X.P.) 1)7 10:i 107 W. P. (X.P.) .... ion ;'7 107 R T. il-Qilflue (X.P.) .. 07 100 107 mkdal haxdicap. The si 1 : host scores in the Me nu TlanUii u>) were: Or. 11.-. xt. 1). Prvi'f f,j) <37 171! 12 104 W. Ii. Won'! . . 100 02 103 23 170 Cud.tcoii ... 02 «i.l IS! 10 171 !!. T }.!.■(},'.tide 1)7 1IM) 107 2(5 171 I'. 0. Hales Us) 07 1O0 24 172 (A (J't.'arroll .. 103 07 200 2S 172