KIRK-WINDEYER CUP LOST

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1932, Page 9

KIRK-WINDEYER CUP LOST

DEFEAT OF NEW ZEALANDERS

HONOURS IN SINGLES SHARED.

LOSS ON FOURSOMES MATCHES,

. STERLING CONTESTS AT SYDNEY. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Rcc. 9.40 p.m. Sydney, June 16. Winning two of the four singles matches to-day, and having won the

two foursomes yesterday, New South Wales won the Kirk-Windeyer Cup from New Zealand. In to-day’s singles Ferrier beat Silk 2 up, Bettington beat Wagg 5 up, Hornabrook beat Thompson 5 up and Black beat Withycombe 4 up. Although selected to play Brinsden asked to be dropped, so Black played in lua place. The match of the day was that between Silk, the New Zealand stylist, and Ferrier, New South Wales hardhitting champion. Despite a strong, cold westerly wind a large gallery followed the game. Silk won the first two holes and the third was halved. Ferrier got one back at the four. The next two were halved. At the sixth Ferrier holed

out from a bunker. The mutch was squared at the seventh; then Silk drove into the bushes; then out of bounds. I The eighth was halved. Silk missed a short putt at the ninth to be one down. The next three were halved in par figures. Silk squared the game at the thirteenth, gaining five to six. Putting

lapses at the sixteenth and eighteci tn greens by Silk made him two down at the luncheon adjournement. The 14th, 15th and 17th were halved. RARE STRUGGLE WITNESSED. In the atfernoon a rare struggle was ■ itnessed. Three putts by Silk gave Ferrier the 19th. The 20th was halved and the twenty-first was won by Silk by three to four. Ferrier took three putts at the next and a half resulted. Similarly Silk had three putts at the 23rd but gained a half. Silk was stymied at the next and holed his opponent’s ball. Ferrier was three up at the 25th,

The New Zealander topped a ball with, his brassie but, sinking a long putt, halved the hole. The next two were/ halved in par fours. An excellent approach at the 28th reduced Silk’s leeway to two. After two more halves in par fours Silk chipped back dead at the 31st to win by 5 to 6, and he was one down. Silk’s putting again let him down when Ferrier won the 32nd. A great second and a well-judged approacn putt gave the New Zealander a win at the next, and Silk was one down. The 34th went to Ferrier after Silk had visited a bunker. The penultimate hole was halved in fours and the last in fives.

Honours were even as regarded the length of the drives. Silk played his approaches excellently but his putting was faulty.

Bettington played sterling golf against Wagg during the morning round ane finished seven up at lunch. His long game was excellent and he turned four up, with an approximate stroke round or 30. Wagg struck trouble at bunkers going out and lost the fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth on the inward line. Wagg explored a bunker practically at every hole. The New Zealander did slightly better in the afternoon but Bettington had the match won at the 13th, being six up and five. ‘He eventually finished five up. The winner hit some tremendous drives.

Withyeombe’s poor - showing in the morning round against Black was due solely to his bad putting, he taking three putts on the first, fourth and fifth. He was then two down. He won the seventh and eighth to square the match with a two and a four respectively, but again took three putts at the ninth to turn one down. Black won the first three holes on the homeward journey with two birdie* threes and a par four and went further ahead when he won the thirteenth. Withycombe, however, won the next three, only to lose the 17th, being three down at the interval. Black played a steady game in the afternoon. Withyeombe’s long game was splendid but again his putting was weak and the New Zealander eventually ran out a winner 4 up. Thompson, who is usually a model of steadiness, started disastrously against Hornabrook, losing the first four holes through wild shots. Hornabrook coula easily have been six up at the turn as he missed several short putts. The New Zealander went out in 36 and was leading four up. Thompson improved coming home, winning the twelfth ana i fourteenth. Hornabrook won the 17th with a par three but lost the 18th. Re should have been more than two up at lunch. In the afternoon Hornabrook continued in great form and increased his margin to five up to register the bes» | win for the holders of the Cup. I