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Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1921, Page 8

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TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. DETAILS OF YESTERDAY’S PLAY. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TO-DAY. The Taranaki championship meeting was continued on the New Plymouth Club’s links at Waiwakaiho In boisterous weather yesterdayv The second and third rounds of the championship were disposed of, leaving two pairs tc meet in the semi-finals this morning, while tte final will be played this afternoon. In the second round G. Gudgeon. (Inglewood), the. present Taranaki champion, was beaten by D. H. Butcher (New Plymouth). G. Saunders (Wanganui) accounted for F. S. Johns (New Plymouth), and A. Smith (New Plymouth) beat Jas. Kenny (Te Aroha). G. M. Chong (New Plymouth), who list on Saturday with a fine score, was beaten by Grant Sim (Palmerston North) by the narrow margin of one up. A close match was that between two club champions, C. F. Pulley (Patea) and W. H. Robertshaw (New Plymouth), and after a keen struggle Pulley won on the 20th green. The third round saw F. Quin, G. Saunders, A. Seifert, and A. Smith left in, and some keen games are anticipated to-day to find the champion of this quartette.

The play off for Saturday afternoon’s imejdal match was decided yesterday between G. Thong (New Plymouth), and J. Austin (New Plymouth), and was won by Austin by cne stroke. The play off for the ladies’ putting on Saturday was won by Miss Gilbert, who defeated .Mrs. Butcher. In the play off for men, F. Quin (Elttam) beat Dr. Wade (New Plymouth). There were two handicap 1 matches yesterday—a bogey round in the morning and a medal match in the afternoon. The bogey match was won by F. Quin (Eltham), who, with a handicap of five, finished with the good score of four up. In the medal match A. Smith (New Plymouth) and G. J. Bayley (Hawera) tied with a nett score of 76. Details of yesterday’s play are: THE CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND ROUND. D. H. Butcher (New Plymouth) beat G. Gudgeon (Inglewood), 3 up and 1. F. Quin (Eltham) beat Jas. Quin (Eltham), 5 up and 4. A. E. Ekstedt (Palmerston North) beat J. Austin (New Plymouth), 4 up and 3. G. ( Saunders (Wanganui) beat F. S. Johns (New Plymouth), 6 up and 4. A. Seifert (Palmerston North) beat Dr. Wade (New Plymouth), 6 up and 5. C. F. Pulley (Patea) beat W. H. Robertshaw (New Plymouth), 1 up at the 20th’ A. Smith (New Plymouth) beat Jas. Kenny (Te Aroha), 2 up. Grant Sim (Palmerston North) .beat G. Chong (New Plymouth), 1 up. / THIRD ROUND. F. Quin beat D. H. Butcher, 4 up and 2. G. Saunders beat A. E. Ekstedt, 1 up at the 19th. A. Seifert beat C. F. Pulley, 7 up and 6. A. Smith beat Grant Sim, 5 up and 4. SEMI-FINALS. The semi-finals will be played this morning, when F. Quin plays G. Saunders and A. Seifert plays A. Smith. The winners meet in the final this afternoon. . BOGEY MATCH. The best scores in the bogey match are:— F. Quin (Eltham) (5) 4 up. V. J. Stichbury (Feilding) (8) all square. L. T. Quin (Eltham) (8) all square. MEDAL MATCH.

I PUTTING. Men.—A. Smith, T. Quin and W. Seifert to play off. Ladies.—Mhs. Gray, Mts. Johns, and Mrs. Butcher to play -off DRAW FOR TO-DAY The draw for the four-ball bogey handicap this morning is:— Wilson and Turnbull v. Turrell and Johnston, to start at 8.53. W. Seifert and Lewis v. Kirkby and Johns 8.59. Hutchison and Ekstedt v. Mackay and Wade, 9.5. Broome and Chong v. Butcher and Grant Sim, 9.11. Ricl ardson and Williams v. Burgess and Austin, 9.17. Robertshaw and Prichard v. Bayley and H. S. Elliott, 9.23. Simpson and Hitsell v. L. and J. Quin, 9.29. Sitchbury and Verry v. Kenny and Stewart, 9.35. Weston and Murphy v. Harrison and Ross, 9.41. w O'Carroll and Gudgeon v. Fletcher and T. A. B. Bailey, 9.47. Marshall and Osborne v. Beaven and Denny Brown, 9.53. McAllum and Bloxam v. Moodie and Rapley, 9.59. Winter and V. Elliott v. Griffiths and Hutchen, 10.5. Weir and Pulley v. Christoffel and Lawrey, 10.11. The prize giving ceremony will take place about 4.30 this afternoon.

The best scores in the medal match are: A. Smith (New Plymouth.) 82— 6—76 G. J. Bayley (Hawera) 88—12—76 L. T. Quin, (Eltham) 87—10—77 V. J. Sitchbury (Pending) 90—10—80 W. Marshall ‘ 96—16—80 H. P. Williams (Wanganui) .... 95—15—80 S. W. Rapley (Palmerston North) 92—12—80