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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 13 August 1929, Page 3

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! -ft j KJRTv-WLN.DEYER. MATCH. NEW SOUTH WALES LEADING. 1 ! ’-~i , -,j Press Association—By Electric Telegrapl; Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 12. Now South Wales is leading in the eon test, wit'h New Zea l and for th e Kiik-Windeyer gold cup, winning both foursomes mateli.es to day. The New Zealanders, who were leading in the first round, did not show to advantage in the -rain in the afternoon. The matches' -were played at the Metropolitan links. Tn the first round Dr Iv. Ross and T. H. Horton (New Zealand) were all square with E. Apporlcy and C. H. Fawcett; Sloan Morpeth and J. D. Black (New Zealand) were two up on Hector Morrison and I. Iv. Harrison. In the second round Fawcett and Apporlcy defeated Ross and Horton, five up; Morrison -and Harrison defeated Morpeth and Blade one up. There was dull weather for the morning play. Ross and Horton were three down at the turn of the first round due to Apporlcy’s accuracy with long putts. Horton was driving well and took the 12th and 13th. A weak putt at the 17th lost an opportunity to square the match, but Ross with a -great second enabled New Zealand to square at the IStli. The approximate figures were: Now Zealand, 79; New South Wales, 81. Morpeth and Black played excellently. Their drives were long and sure and both, were out in 41, or one stroke less than the New South Waites men. A! the 7th hole Black’s drive was lying against a fence and was played out left-handed by Morpeth. At the 11th Morpeth led Harrison’s drive by 50 yards, but it was not till the 16th hole that the New Zealanders got one up, whom Morpeth left Black a four-foot putt. Morpeth’s approach was too strong at the 18th, but Morrison missed a two-foot putt, leaving the New Zealanders, 78; New South Wales, S2. After lunch drizzling train fell. Morpeth was bunkered in the left corner at the 19th and Black was short. New South Wales squared with a four. Morpeth sank a 12-footer to win the 26th with a. birdie three and at the 27th he made a 20-footer for a birdie four. • New Zealand was three up at the turn, but New South Wales played magnificently at the finish, showing great surcness in approach, while New Zealand failed on the wet greens, to finish one down.

Fawcett and Apporlcy lost the 19th to New Zealand, where Horton putted well. Now South Wales took the 24th and at the 27th Horton was in a cross bunker, the hole faking six. This made New Zealand one down. Fawcett was in rare form, and as Apporlcy was putting well their play left little doubt as to. the concluding holes. They won five np. During the evening the rain increased and the New Zealanders did not show to advantage. The singles will bo played to-morrow and the aggregate wains conclude the cup event. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION. ADELAIDE. Aug. 12. Logh Winsor, a- former South Australian amateur golf champion and rumior-iip for tin- pa-sf three years, regained' the title by defeating A. F. Dye one up. after being Iwo down throe holes from. home.