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AMAZING ROUND
BY LOCKE
68 On Championships Links At Sandwich
10 SHOTS UNDER BOGEY
London, May 20.
A. D. Locke, the. South African Open and Amateur Champion, play- ed some amazing golf yesterday, when, in the match between the South Africans and the Royal St. George's Club, at Sandwich, he beat D. H. R. Martin. by 7 and 5,
Locke completed the round in 68-10 shots under bogey for this championship course on, which the South African will made a bid for the British Amateur title next week. 10 “BIRDIES”
He was out in 33 and home in 35, which included 10 “birdies” and an "eagle." His figures were: Out: 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4, 3, 533. In: 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4—35.
Locke lost two holes on the out- ward half, missing a putt of about three feet each time, otherwise he would have had the splendid half- round score of 31..
BRASSIE SHOT ON GREEN Martin lost his ball at the first hole and became two down, when Locke sank a long putt at the' second. Martin won the fourth, but then came Locke's "eagle” at the fifth, a brassie shot to the green, leaving him six yards from the hole and he got down the putt.
Locke became four up at the seventh, having won the sixth hole with a long putt, but he 'lost the ninth, where he pulled his second. shot and then missed a short putt to exceed bogey for the only time. He was four up again at the tenth, which began a sequence of four wins, with which he finished the match, a chip shot of 30 yards be- ing holed from a bunker at the 11th. He got down from -four yards at the 12th, and Martin lost his ball at the 13th.
PRINCE'S
100 M.P.H. AT BROOKLANDS
London, May 22. Prince Bernhard, husband of Prin- cess Juliana of the Netherlands, did 100 miles an hour at · Brook- lands yesterday. The Prince, who is keenly interested in motor- ing, took a 41⁄2-litre Lagonda “Ra- pide" open touring car down to the track at Weybridge to try it out-
He drove it round the outer cir- cuit for two laps, and though the high wind was not conducive
-to high speeds was able to reach the 100 mark.
He had been told beforehand that Brooklands has a number of bumps and rough spots, and after his run he remarked the car's
THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT REGATTA ne road-holding, saying that he
fine
had hardly noticed the bumps at
satisfactory manner. Spe-all. mention was made that
London, May 22. - At a special{cided to sail his new international very executive meeting of the Interna 6-metre yacht Norna VI. at all the cial tional Regatta Committee, held in fixtures at Torquay, Paignton, Bab-seven craft of over 75 tons had tition for the Duke of Kent's Cup London yesterday, Mr. -Algernon bacombe, Brixham and Dartmouth been entered for the big handicap, was discussed at length, and it was Maudslay took the chair in the ab- between June 21 and July 3. Prince and close on a dozen other owners finally decided to refer the matter sence of Mr. C. R. Fairey, commo-Olaf will be the guest of Mr. C. R. of boats. available to compete in the to Capt. R. T. Dixon. This coverted dore, Royal London Y. C. During Fairey on board his motor yacht class had intimated that they would trophy will be an aggregate prize, the course of the proceedings it was Evadne.
support the regatta..
for which all yachts competing in announced that Prince Olaf, the Entries for all events were stated The, method of allocating figures four or more of the series of races Crown Prince of Norway, had de- to be Coming in in a of merit to all yachts in the compe-will be eligible.