AROUND THE LINKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 226, 23 September 1940, Page 10

AROUND THE LINKS.

TITXRANGX BEATS AUCKLAND. The annual inter-club contest between ™je titirangi aml KoK clubs for the Hanna Mug, was completed yesterday with the second series of matches, Tifirangi, who had a big lead in the first series, won 22 games to 11, with 3 all square. At Middlemore, where the A teams met, Auckland won nine matches to eight, but Titirangi had a big margin on it's own course Following were the results, names of Titirangi players being mentioned first in each case:—

Seniors, at Middlemore.—Singles: J. H. Young lost to G. W. S. Williams, 1 down; R. M. George lost to E. L. Bartleet. 6 and 4; R. B. Carr beat R. A. Wilson, 4 and 3; B. T. Laycock lost to A. E. Browne, 2 and 1;. H. L. Robson beatvW. A. Donald. 1 up; A. N. Young beat W. N. Abbott. 4 and 3; B. S. O. Woods lost to C. N. Jacobsen 5 and 4; C. Galloway lost to H. Plumley. 2 and 1; F. W. Lucas beat S. S. Wilson. S and 4; R. W. Christansen lost to J. P. 'Aldred. 3 and 2: J. V. Lane beat C. H. Knight. 3 and 2; M Bush beat F. O. Llntott. 3 and 2. Four-balls - J. H. Young and H. D. Brinsden lost to Williams and Bartleet, 1 down; R. B. Carr and B. T. Laycock beat R. A. Wilson and Browne. 3 and 2Robson and A. M. Young and W. A. Donald and Abbott, aU square: Woods and Galloway beat Plumley and Jacobsen. 1 up; Lucas and Christiansen lost to S. S. Wilson and Aldred. 3 and 2Lane and M. Bush lost to Knight and Llntott' 4 and 2. Titirangi won nine games and Auckland eight, one being all square.

.^""i at . Titirangi.— Singles: R. B. Hardy E? v w^?, 1 "' "L 1 ""W"*: C. C. DAuthreau lost P X;., W - Wilson. 2 and 1: E. J. Richardson beat L. Wilson, 3 and 2; L. White beat O. Hartshorn. 3 and 2; L. F. Faram beat I. Fraser. 3 indl a 5' °-. Ta PPenden beat W. L. Wiseman. 3 and 1 ?- 1 ? 8 ?? Sj"* °- H - Abel - 3 and 1: J. OrierE2» b r at * T -.5L, J - J o hn ""»- 1 up; A. V. Shorter G ? y 2 er ' 2 S p: - A - N - TvfloT lMt to T. Kissling. 1 down; L. E. R. Wakeman beat & S;, ?• Andean, 1 up: L. O. Ansell beat W.Wilson, jun.. 4 and 3. Four-balls: Hardy and P *""»£«••» beat Douglas and V. W. Wilson. 3 and 2; Richardson and Knight and I. Wilson and Hartshorn, all square; Faram aad Tappenden beat Fraser and Wiseman. 1 up: Robinson and Grlerson beat Abel and Johnston. 3 and 2; Shorter and Taylor beat Goyder and Kissling. 1 up: Wakeman and Ansell lost to Anderson and W. Wilson jun., 1 down. Titirangi won 13 games and Auckland three, two being all square. FRANKLIN. The Franklin championship tournament was held on Saturday on the Pukekohe course. The championship was won by J. C. Niccol. of the Pukekohe Club, who returned an aggregate of 157 for the 36 holes. The runner-up was K. Llddle Pukekohe) 160, and the next best were S. McDonald (Manukau) and I. Bayly (Pukekohe). 161. Handicap events resulted as follows:—36-holes medal match I. Bayly. 142; 18-holes medal, I. Bayly. 67; 18holes Stableford. S. McDonald, 39: 18-holes gross K. Llddle, on a count back from S. McDonaldteams match, Roulston Banner, Pukfkohe. 970.