Determined Auckland hangs on to Freyberg trophy

Press, 10 November 1980, Page 34

Determined Auckland hangs on to Freyberg trophy

P 4 Wellington Auckland was held to a 21-21 draw by Otago in the seventh and final round of the Freyberg Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon, but had done enough in the previous rounds to win the tournament, which finished at the Hutt golf course late on Saturday.

Throughout the touma-| ment Auckland had shown a| grim determination to hold! on to the trophy it won last! year at Nelson, and when Saturday morning’s sixth round started in wet and cold conditions, the holder, demolished Southland, 4|-j. Because its nearest rival, | Canterbury, dropped two' games as it defeated Tasman, 3-2, Auckland would have had to lose heavily to! Otago in the last round to lose the title. ) Its No. 1, Michael Barltropl — defeated only once in the* seven rounds — got Auckland off to a great start against Otago by beating his fellow international, Geoff Clarke, 6 and 5, and Tony Treen backed him up by beating John Sanders, 2 and: 1. Philip Aickin lost, 3 and 2. to Brian Newall, and Phil Mosley lost, 1 down to Michael Atkinson, so it was) left to the No. 5, Stephen Partridge, to halve his game!

■ | with John Finn for the vital Jleveller. I Going down, 2-3 to Wel- , lington in the fifth round cost Canterbury the Rose : Bowl. On Saturday Canterbury beat both Tasman and ! Bay of Plenty, 3-2, and kept .the pressure on the winner all the way. | By beating Owen Kendall by one hole in the final round, the Canterbury No. 2 and captain, Simon Robinson, became the only player at the tournament to record I seven wins. I The experienced Kendall i made Robinson fight all the way for his achievement, and the pair were level after nine holes. A muffed second shot by Kendall at the; thirteenth saw Robinson , edge ahead, and he held the advantage to the finish. Manawatu-Wanganui finished a creditable third, with ' two victories in the final ! rounds adding to a solid i I tournament performance. i A Levin pastry cook, Neil J I Gaskin, playing at No. 1,

went through the competition unbeaten — though halving two games — and was awarded the Air New : Zealand trophy for the best individual performance. I SIXTH ROUND Manawatu-Wanganui 3, Bay of Plenty 2 (Manawatu-Wanganui names first): N. Gaskin beat M. Nicholson 2 and 1; K. Martin beat O. Kendall 2 and 1; S. Morpeth beat R. Hyland 7 and 6; T. Reynish lost to J. Lancaster 2 and 1; B. Webster lost to J. Ward 4 and 3. Northland 21, Taranaki 2) (Northland names first): K. Billington beat P. Stewart 3 and 1; B. Bonnlngton and M. Davidson all square; I. Halls lost to P. Street 1 down; S. Sullivan lost to P. Sullivan 3 and 2; A. Nicholls beat G. Beare 1 up. Wellington 3}, Hawke's Bay 11 (Wellington names first): R. Barltrop and B. Hill all square; K. Roberts beat J. Kupa 1 up: T. Procter beat S. Transom 3 and 2; J. Sims lost to E. Rainey 1 down M. Bartlett beat S. Jones 3 and 2. Otago 3, Waikato 2 (Otago names first): G. Clarke lost to P. Hartstone 2 and 1; B. Newall lost to C. Taylor 2 and 1; M. Atkinson beat R. Morgan i 6 and 5; J. Sanders beat Q. I Scheurich 8 and 7; J. Finn beat A. Smith 2 and 1. Canterbury 3, Tasman 2 I (Canterbury names first): J.

. I Lapsley and I. Strlckett all square; S. Robinson beat G, ’iDomigan 1. up; J. Williamson I beat G. Daines 4 and 2; M. Street /.lost to G. Girvan 3 and 1; I. Ross J and 1. Donaldson all square. j Mid-South Canterbury 3, Poverty , Bay-East Coast 2 I (Mid-South Canterbury names first): R. Bell beat R. Haase 3 .and 1; C. Alexander beat M. : | Thomson 5 and 3; E. Maguigan i Lost to E- Gordon 1 down; L. .'Goodson lost to P. Rouse 4 and 2; G. Kelley beat R. Clarke 2 land 1. 1 Auckland 41, Southland J ■ I. (Auckland names first): M. j Barltrop beat P. Adams 5 and 3; P. Aickin and G. Radka all Isquare; P. Mosley beat K. iDownie 3 and 2; T. Treen beat I J. Creedy 2 and 1; S. Partridge beat A. Miller 6 and 5. SEVENTH ROUND Manawatu-Wanganui 3, Tasman 2 (Manawatu-Wanganui names first): Gaskin and Strickett all square; Martin beat Domigan 6 and 4; Morpeth beat Gaines 2 and 1; Reynish and Girvan all square; Webster lost to Donaldson 1 down. Wellington 5, Northland 0 (Wellington names first): Baritrop beat Billington 2 up; Roberts beat Bonnlngton 5 and 4; Procter beat Hall 5 and 4; Sims beat Sullivan 3 and 2; Bartlett | beat Nicholls 3 and 2. Poverty Bay-East Coast 3, j Taranaki 2 (Poverty Bay-East Coast names

I first): Haase lost to Stewart 4 land 3; Thomson lost to Davidson 1 down; Gordon beat Street 1 up; Rouse beat Sullivan 5 and 4; Clarke beat Beare 2 up.

Canterbury 3, Bay of Plenty 2

(Canterbury names first): Lapslev beat Nicholson 5 and 4; Robinson beat Kendall 1 up; Wililiamson beat Hyland 4 and 3; Street lost to Lancaster 3 and 2; Ross lost to Ward 1 down. Hawke's Bay S, Mid-South Canterbury 0 (Hawke’s Bay names first): Hill beat Bell 2 and 1; Kupa beat Alexander 4 and 2; Transom beat Maguigan 2 and 1; Rainey beat Goodson 2 and 1; Jones beat Kelly 2 and 1. Waikato 3, Southland 2

(Waikato names first): Hartstone beat Adams 4 and 3; Taylor beat Radka 5 and 4: Morgan lost to Downie 3 and 1; Scheurich lost to Creedy 1 down; Smith beat Miller 1 up. , Auckland 21, Otago 2} (Auckland names first): Barltrop beat Clarke 6 and 5; Aickin lost to Newall 3 and 2; Mosley lost to Atkinson 1 down; Treen beat Sanders 2 and 1; Partridge and Finn all square. FINAL POINTS

Auckland 6), Canterbury 6. Manawatu-Wanganui sk, Wellington 41, Waikato 4, Bay of Plenty 4, Otago 4, Hawke’s Bav 3, Tasman 24, Northland 2J, Southland 2, Mid-South Canterbury 2, Taranaki 14, Poverty Bay-East Coast