Th final rounds in the interport elf tournament between the Shang fai Golf Club and the Royal Hongkong Golf Club for the Ohallenze Cup were played on Monday after nom on the Kiangwan Golf Course ind resulted ina very close and interesting ending—one almost _as sensational ax on last Wednesday when the teams played to a draw The final secre was one up in favour of Shanghai The day for the matches broke tone of the must perfect that one could wish fore There was just a slight "breeze stirring—enough to make the getae sporting. The greens were in perfect state.
These elements probably account in a great meature to the exceller? scores which were registered, partic-larly in the two-ball foursome, daring which M.W. Budd and A. B. Blinko featured strongly, coming in one shot of making the course record for such play. Their score was a 71 for the 18 holes against a 91 for their opponents, Ferguson and LH. Shewan of ited Hongkong. As would be probable, they played probably as consistent Jo game as has been seen on the Their scores for the 18 holes were as follows:—ist nine holes—4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4—85; ud nine holes. 4,4, 4, 3,4, 4, 5, 4, 436, Two-ball Foursomes The results of the two-ball foursomes, all played during the morning were as follows:—
H, R. Malcolm and A. B, Stewart! Jof Shanghai lost to Pendered and Morris of Hongkong three up and two to play.
K. M. Cumming and Pettitt of Shanghai lost to Smith and Andrews two up and one to play, Budd and A, R, Blinko won' from A. H. Ferguson and L. R. [Shewan six up and five to play.
At the conclusion of the morning's {foursomes the matches stood one up jin favour of Hongkong. with "six singles matches to be played in {the afternoon.
In the singles again _Blinko's playing featured the matches, In the first nine holes he made four three's, which broke down the morale of his opponent, Shewan, Jand he won four up end three to play. In the last nine holes his average was four strokes, Another interesting between Pendered and which resulted in a win for the former by a score of one up. This was the closest match of the day At the end of the 16th hole Cum. ming was one up, but Pendered succeeded in making an' excellent come-back," winning the next _two holes. In the match between Budd Jond Ferguson, the game was all square at the end of the 13th hole, [Budd won the next two holes,. but ost the 16th. He again came into his own on the 17th and took the match two up and one to play.
The Singles The following are the results of the singles:—Budd beat Ferguson two up amd Jone to play.
Blinko beat Shewan four up and W three to play.
Smith beat Malcolm three up an two to play.
Pondered beat Cumming one up. Stewart won from Andrews two up_and one to play, Pettitt won fron Morris three vp and one to play.
This left the tournament one up favour of Shanghai.
During the evening a dinner was i2eiven by Shanghai to the porters at the Shanghai Club when the Challenge Cup was presented 1to the winning team by Mr. R. G. MacDonald, as well as spoons to members of the winning team and Jother trophies. In the course of his speech he gave a brief recital fof the matches and congratulated the winners as well as the losers for the excellent showing they made. His remarks were suitably respond-to by the captain of the Hongkong team,
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