GOLF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17029, 14 August 1929, Page 3

GOLF

KIRK-WINDEYER CUP RETAINED BY N.S.W. A BRILLIANT CONTEST. (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) MELBOURNE, August 13. New South \V;iles retained the KirkWindeyer Cup from New Zealand by matches to Tho New Zealandors made a magnificent fight in the singles, and their defeat was primarily due to Apperley's superb play against .Morpeth. The scores were : First round, Boss and Morrison, square.; Apperley 7 up on Morpeth; Black 2 up on Keane; Horton 6up on Fawcett. Second round : Ross and Morrison, square; Apperley 7 up on Morpeth; Blank 5 up on Keane; Horton 6 up on Fawcett. Apperly, the former Australian amateur champion, gave a wonderful exhibition, his 72 being a links record in competition play. Morpeth with 79 was off his play in second shots. Though out-driving Apperley, the latter always more than recovered on the second. Morpeth did not win a. hole till the twelfth. In the second round. Morpeth commenced brilliantly, hut his sensational effort out in 34 only regained two holes from the relentless Apperley. It was a good struggle, hut New South Wales again asserted their supremacy, and won handsomely. Morrison and Ross provided a great duel, in which Ross made a good finish to square, winning three out of the last, five holes. Through unsteadiness on the greens Ross missed a four-footer at tho third hole to win. At the thirteenth he was three up. Morrison holed a 10yarder to win the fourteenth, and a 12foot'er for the fifteenth. In the second round interest centred on this match, as a win would mean that the title to the cup would be resolved on a count back of holes. Ross was unable to draw away. Me was one up at tho seventeenth. At the eighteenth he hunkered on the second, and both were on the green for three. Morrison missed his putt. Boss's putt appeared to have him stymied, but a. measurement meant a

lift, and Morrison squared the match. In the llorton-Fawcett game Horton left nothing to chance, and gave a good exhibition et the "-st 375 yards, and holed out " full mashie for an "eagle" 2. In the second round, the game was patchy, with Fawcett. faulty on the greens. In the Black-Keane game. Black was more at home. He was the steadier, and played with greater (Sjireness than evidenced previously, his putting being good in the second round. The weather was dull during the day. At the conclusion of the match. Mr. W. A. Windeyer. in presenting the cup to Eric Apperley, icaptain of the New South Wales team, stated it was a pleasure to witness the galaxy of talent engaged in the contest, and it would undoubtedly do good to the sport. The New Zealand representa.fion would help to bind the ties of friendship already made at Anzac. He trusted in the near. future that Australian teams would visit New Zealand, for what he considered one of the pluckiest fights and the best golf he had seen. Apperley, responding, complimented New Zealand and Victoria. Ross said he appreciated New South Wales' golfing ability. The- New Zealand team had met sterling opponents. They had made a good fight, and were satisfied. He extended a hearty invitn- | tion to Australian State, teams to visit New Zealand. Personally, he was glad to find out that the fate of the match did not depend on his last putt.