Three members of the Shanghai Golf Club team which went to Hongkong to contest the challenge cup returned on Saturday last, They were the Rev. W. P. Roberts, J. B. Ferrier and W. J, Hawkings, the other two (Col, Marr Johnson and Capt. Dewar) being due later. While conscious of the splendid performance of Hongkong, the members of the team are iIm-no way despondent over Shanghai's golf. The interport game had many interesting features, there were king ups and downs during their visit, and the feeling is that with another turn of the wheel of fortune Shanghai might steadily bring the cup back to its original home.
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As showing how much the fortune of war played a part in the proceedings it may be mentioned that on the Sunday before the match the Royal Hongkong Golf Club put up a scratch medal. This was won by the present champion, R. L. Cly Wodehouse, with a score of 79. T. W. Hill was second with $1 and J. B. Ferrier third with 83. On the day of the match neither Hill nor Wodehouse put in a score to count. Wodehouse did two 95's, while Hill had an 87 and an 86.
On another occasion, in practice, Ferrier did an 80 and 81 consecutively, whereas when it came to the test his scores were 83 and 88. While these performances were going on Major Bagnall was fluctuate ing round about the 90's, and disappointing the Hongkong supporters. His scores in the match were 79 and $l—brilliant golf indeed.
Such is the luck of the golf links, and it is always so in this most fascinating of games. When one considers the excellence of Major Bagnall's score and then that very sound performance of A. B, Stewart (84 and 82) nobody in Shanghai, least of all the members of the team, will grudge Hongkong their win, Hongkong had one adivantage only, that possessed by every
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