Until the Inter stages in the afternoon there was complete uncertainty Jas to what the result of the match between A. R. Blinko and H, R.
Malcolm would be. In the morning play was by no means good, and Blinko had a hard task in trying keep his end up. His drives could not to start with be kept under control, and this cost him a hole or two. while he did not show in the carly stages of the game the same accuracy' with short approaches which was a feature of Malcolm's play. It was really only when Mal-col went off his short chip shot, and then also let himself down on the putting green, that Blinko was able to make a recovery. At the same time as this was happening to Malcolm Blinko was straighten-out his drives, although in the first place, he had no luck. For instance at the 8th in the morning he hit a beauty—at least 900 yards and got hard into the bunker guarding the green, and lost the hole in consequence. At this time the was 4 down, and actually Blinko only: won his first hole when it came to the 10th, where the aforementioned weakness of Malcolm deveopad nodis. Blinks belt his ov after this. but finished two down in the morning.
Malcolm showed no improvement jit the afternoon. whereas—Blinko was altogether more accurate, and eas out in 35. Blinko wiped off the surplus in the first two holes, Mal-colin's putting being a failure, and of the first ning holes he captured six. puceing himself four up. Mal-colin made a evad straggle from now Jonwards. bu: could only knock one hole off she total and after dermis was beaten by 9 and Encoumters Sti and Otherwise There was never any doubt of the issue f the meeting between Sulliven and Derisaz. Sullivan was 81
(39 and 42) and Denison 84 (45 and 89) in the morning, Sullivan bein then 5 up. There were five or six stymies during this period, and at the 13th 4 very interesting feature a niblick jumped Sullivan's ball. He failed to get to the hole, but did better, for in turn he laid Sullivan a dead stymie witch the latter could not negotiate. Sullivan it creased his lead in the afternoon and won easily.
Hazlehurst and Bowicr had a stiff encounter, with the advantage never much, either way. Both had '84's"in the morning (Hazlehurst, 30 and 45 and Bowler 43 and 41), Bowler being then 1 up. The position was reversed in the afternoon, for while Hazlehurst improved on his form, Bowler deteriorated, Hazichurst' did a 38 and 39=77, whereas Bowler was $8 and 55=93, This included © an 11 at the 18th; where he had six shots in one of the bunkers, Hazlehurst won and 3.
In the morning Prevot commenced by winning, the first six holes from Crompton, who constantly himself out of bounds. Thereafter Crompton succeeded in getting on to Yis game, and at tiffin time had reduced the leeway to 8. In the 4{afternoon Crompton was out. in 36 Jand home in 37, a total of 78, while Prevot was four strokes more, At ithe 27th hole Prevot led by four holes, and looked like winning, bus Crompton steadily pulled down the advantage he held.—Nevertheless even at the 36th Prevot was one up, Dut failed to keep this advantage, the match being brought all square at the 86th, The luck was with Crompton at the 97th, and Prevot was eliminated.
'A very similar contest was fought between Pilcher and Clay. Pilcher's play was very much better than it had been the previous Sunday, good form, and in the morning was round in 85 to an 83 by Pilcher. While there was litle between then, Pilcher generally maintained the ead, being two up at the turn and one up at lunch time. He maintained this advantage throughout the afternoon round, and found himself dormie two.' At the two holes Clay succeeded in sinking tong putts, and as a result brought matters level at the 36th. The 37th hole, and with it the match, went to Pilcher.
Budd had the easiest experience of the day. Doing two 30's in the forenoon he stood 9 up on R.A.C. Watson at the tiffin interval," and being round in 7 in the afternoon he had no difficult in finishing off his opponent.
'A Victory for Colam One of the interesting results.of the diy was the defeat of C. H. Hopkins by F. H. Colam, Neither started in brilliant form, as is evidenced by the fact that both required 9 at the first hole, and tainly one of the players had other 9 at the second. Thereafter the match was enlivened by a series of stymies, and by lunch time the match was all square Tu the afternoon "Uncle" Colam got down to his real game, and was out in 34. Hopkins was not far behind him, taking only 36, but by time Colam was four up. He and won by
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