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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 119, 16 April 1930, Page 4

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KIRK-WINDEYER CUP. NEW ZEALAND AND N.SAV. IN FINAL Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 15. ... New Zealand beat Victoria in tlie ell-, minating round of tho Kirk-Windeycr Cup scries by three and a-haif matches to two and a-half.. New Zealand will meet New South Wales in the final for the cup tomorrow and on Thursday. . Results of tho matches played to-day, Now Zealand names mentioned first, were: Horton beat Ryan, 6 up. Macfarlano beat Russell, 1 up. , Ross lost to Bulte, 1 down. Black, and Hancock, all square. Following were the cards of the New Zealand players and their opponents: Horton, 73-75-146; Ryan, 74-74-148; Macfarlane, 73—75—148; Russell, 74. "h---149; .Black, 79—73—152; Hancock, 72-77 149; Boss, 75—78—153; Bulte, 75—76—151. Horton was definitely Ryan’s superior in his. match. The Victorian was never able to overtake Horton’s early lead and the Masterton champion’s play was of such superb quality that Ryan had few opportunities of making up tho arrears. Horton led by two on the morning round, which lead ho steadily increased to win the match five and three, or six -up at the thirtysixth hole. ... It was -expected that Hancock imght be Macfarlane’s opponent, but Russell proved a worthy foenian. Tho Shirley man did not produce tho fireworks which he occasionally' displays on his own course, but he played very sound golf. rviwcr once did he look like being beaten. Ihe margin between the two players was not nearly so obvious as in tho case • of the loading pair, but ,no spectator could doubt that Macfarlano, who early this afternoon contrived to establish a useful lead, would be able to hold that lead and win. Macfarlano outdrove Russell for tho most part, but tho Victorian was almost as skilful as Macfarlane in dropping and stopping Ins ball on the very hard greens. Macfarlano’s approaches never failed to bite and

stop. Russell’s occasionally ran through, but he often chose to play where th.terraco allowed a pitch and run, and he was an excellent judge of distance with these shots. Macfarlane would have broke the heart of any but a courageous opponent to-day, but Russell fought to tho la-t g< B?ack and Hancock had a grim, hat lie. Hancock ran away with a burst pf bn], lance and turned four up increasing In, lead to five up at the next hole 1 hereafter, Black held him for the rest of the round, actually reducing the lead to four at the end of the round. In tho afternoon Black produced his best form, and Hancock was never able to outplay him. Steadily, Black reduce-, tho deficit, until ho led one up at the thirty-fifth. Hancock -took the last hole and squared the match. ... , Ross improved greatly on his form of the previous day. He was rea ly unlucky to lose his match against Bulte, because the deciding shot was a 15-inch pi, t. which Ross missed, giving Bulte the thirty-sixth holo and the match. On .he other hand, tho young Victorian s all-round play, with the possible exception o, his putting, was superior to Ross s. Fortunes fluctuated very much m this game, in which there were fewer holes halved and more won and lost ' than in any. other match of the series. t