Conditions were slightly better on Saturday afternoon, and in several eases there was an important im-Provement in form. Budd. got thoroughly well on to his game and, ut in 37, completed the round in 76. 'Through absolutely accurate play h. had threes at the 11th, 12th and 13th holes. Douglas' continued to give steady exhibition, holing long putts, while his partner, Gray, would have been. well in the picture had any of his tve-foot putts gone down. They generally refused t0, running round the edge of the hole. Blinko was out in 38, which ho could easily have! improved. upon but for some mid-Gling efforts on the green.
Kenneth Cumming failed to main. tala his form of the morning, and got to topping Its drives, with the condition. Budd, the leader on the first day, in no' way improved his position, but pu the contrary left it to any enterprising rival to oust him from it. He went round in the morning in 81, making himself 233 for the three rounds. Kawasaki did '2.79, and thus stood only two strokes [behind him. Blinko, owing to erratic driving and bad putting did an 80,|¢. but all the same was a stroke better on Budd, while Malcolm with 78 reduced tis leeway by three strokes. Akahosti, another of the Japanese layers who had been very much in the picture, did not do justice to] himself. It' could be seen that if Budd was to maintain his. position lin the lead there could be few mistakes on his part in the afternoon. Kawasaki, especially, seemed to be in a position to snatch the honours from hin. as he put it himself, had been scooped, and went much too high. He was generally straight, however, [but even when he cleanly, he was not so long a driver as Budd. He plays almost identical approach shots with Budd, but they lack th. Intter's accuracy, and the same may be said as regards his putting. The blemish on his outward half in the afternoon was a 6 at the fourth hole. He had a good drive, but overran the green with his approach. Then a group of Chinese in the vicinity who were carrying on aa animated conversation caused him ito take extra putts. He was out in 41, but never improved upon this standard and registered an 81.
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