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LONGHURST IN FRENCH

GOLF FINATIN

NATIVE CHAMPION

BEATEN

H. G. BENTLEY IS DEFEATED

Morfontaine, June 16. Henry Longhurst, the former Cambridge Blue, who already holds the German amateur title, has reached the final of the French Amateur Open Golf Championship. In his two mat- ches to-day he beat V. R. Char- rier (St. Cloud) by 3 and 2, and Yan Le Quellec, French amateur native champion in 1933, - also by 3 and 2

Longhurst's opponent in the 36-holes final to-morrow is Jac- ques Leglise, the French amat- eur native champion, who in the semi-final beat H. G. Bentley winner in 1981 and (Hesketh),

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1932, 3 and 1. Bentley had beaten G. Illingworth (Woking), another Cambridge blue, by 4 and 3 in the quarter-final.

Driving well. Longhurst halved the first three holes against Le Quellec in par figures. Le Quellec's approach to the fourth was short, the however, and Longhurst won hole, and as Le Quellec sliced his drive into the heather at the fifth. Longhurst became two up..

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TURNED ONE UP Three putts cost Longhurst sixth, the seventh was halved, and.. the match became all square at the next, where Longhurst over-clubbed himself, but Le Quellec sliced his drive at the ninth, and Longhurst turned one-up.

Longhurst again lost his lead at the tenth. He pulled his drive înto a dense patch of heather and

his second landed in the sand and scrub. Le Quellec was down in a par four. The next hole was-halved in 3, but at the 12th Le Quellec took six, being stymied, and Longhurst again became one-up.

Le Quellec was bunkered at the short 13th and also lost the 14th,, where he pulled his second shot and lost his ball. He recovered a hole at the next with a "birdie" three but Longhurst won the match at the 16th hole. Le Quellec pulling his second shot into the heather and taking fivė.

NEW STYMIE RULE BEING TRIED IN U.S.

The Golf Association of New York State has begun a year's

FROM ASCOT trial of a new stymie rule, where-

GOLD CUP MEETING

London, June 14. Omaha, the owner, Mr. William Woodward, pre-and gave every satisfaction to his American horse that was to renew sident of the New York Jockey trainer, Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. his Ascot Gold Cup rivalry next Club. Thursday with Lord Stanley's more, Quashed, islame and cannot run in the race writes Hotspur in the Daily Telegraph.

A few hours later, however, a ten- don in the near foreleg was found Mr. Woodward had come over to be slightly Alled and yesterday specially from the United States to there was some inflammation. Or see his champion challenge Quash- the advice of the veterinary sur- ed and other God Cup rivāls.

geon who was called in it was de- Omaha This eve-of-Ascot decision was

had his final gallop at cided at once to withdraw Omaha announced yesterday by Omaha's Newmarket on Saturday morning from the Gold Cup.

by in match play tournaments a ball lying within twelve inches of the cup or within twelve înches of the opponent's ball may be lifted at the option of either player.

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The new rule, described cially as an "experiment," the sanction and the active. In- terest of the U.S.GA. The ques- tion of amending the stymie rule is at present before the U.S.G.A. and has been hotly debated – all over the country.