SHAW AND HORNABROOK BOTH ELIMINATED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 12, 7 October 1937, Page 9

SHAW AND HORNABROOK BOTH ELIMINATED

N.Z. G0LF TITLES Horton Scores in Thrilling Match YESTERDAY'S RESULTS (By TeJegraph— Preas Assooiation.) p" HAMILTON, Last Night. Among the interesting incidents in the continuation of the amateur and professional . champioaships at St. Andrew's to-day were .the elimination of the amateur title-holder, J. P. Hornabrook, by .T. H. Horton and a great round by R. H. Glading. To-day 's results were: — Amateur Quarter-finals ,T. H. Horton beat J. P. Hotnabrook, X up. A R. Kitto beat R. P. Kitto at the 19th. B. M. Silk beat J. R. Hobbs, 3 and 2. H. W. Hattersley beat W. G. Home, 1 and 2. ^ Professional phampionship f M O.. *WI^* > Semi-finals E. J, Moss defaulted to Basil Smith, junr., after 18 holes. E. Douglas beat A. Shaw, 6 and 5. ■ Tlight Match Crosse beat Shanley, 3 anu 2, ■ Donald beat Shelly, 4 and 3. In the final, W. A. Donald (Auckland) beat H, E. Crosse (Napier), at the 20th. New Zealand Plate - Second Round L. . .Ward beat Thomson, 3 and 1. Brinsden beat Duncan by defanlt. Youug beat Smith, 1 up. \ Logan beat Ewen, 1 up. Glading beat Cooper, 8 and 6. ^ • Semi-finals / Ward beat Brinsden, 2 and 1. .Young beat Smith, 1 up, Logan beat Ewen, 1 up. .Glading beat Cooper, 8 and 6. Amateur Stroke Handicap Over 18 Holes V. Salek .. .. .. .. 78—6—72 J, Galloway 75—2—73 Professional R.'C. Butters .. .. .. .. Nett 69 J.Watt Nett 70 Surprises and brilliant golf were again features of play to-day when the amateur and professional champion Bhips were advanced a further stage. The elimination of J. P. Hornabrook. the titleholder, was one of the sensations of the tournament and the golf in his match with Horton was perhaps the most exciting of the tournament sp far, In the professional titlo E. J. Moss had to withdraw with a strained thumb. E. fc>. Douglas eliminated A. J. Shaw and he will meet B. J. Smith, junr., in the final to-morrow. It was high class golf, Horton 's meda. round being 71 and Hornabrook 's 72. A feature of the tussle in the most exeit ing match play of the tournament so far was the brilliant chipping of botb players, particularly Hornabrook. The champion had command on one occasion only and if anything could be atfcributsd to his defeat other than the mag* nilicent golf of Horton it was a lapse in his te« srhots. Hornabrook was not as convincing as usual and over the conoluding stages of the game his tees often steered to the rough. On the other hand Horton cut truly down the fairway with almost every drive, while on the green his work was of a class seldom seen in quarter-final match play. Long ones were dropping time and again. Following halves at the first 'two holes With bogey figures at the first and then birdies at the second, Horton took the lead at the third. Thero Hornabrook was bunkered but exploded well only to putt weakly and lose the. hele. At the fourth tho contestants were both ehort with their seconds and while the titleholder chipped past the pin HorTon rau up to within 15 feet of the cup. Hornabrook again . approach-putted weakly and the other player went to a 2 up lead by holing his long putt. The fifth was completed by both in bogey fours, but at the next Horna- - brook reduced the deficit by one by sinking an excdllent putt for a birdie three following a flne reco.very from the rough. After missing fours at the seventh both players completed the next two holes in par figures to give Horton a 1 up lead at the turn, The strain was now on with both players having excellent chances. Horton was out in 36 and Hornabrook 37, both'being better than the scratch score of 38/ In the first of - the homeward holes neither player found the green with his iron from the teo and while Hornabrook was bunkered Horton was in tho rough to the right. The hole Was halved iu fours. The champiou squared the game at the eleventh after hitting the hole with his third and going down in four. Meanwhile Horton missed a surprisingly easy putt and failed to halve the hole. Hornabrook, who appeared to be stand ing the strain a little the better of the two at this stago, took the lead for the first time in the match when he holed a fine 15-footer for a birdie three at the twelfth. Then came the first Teal sensation of the match in which there were others to follow. When playing a chip from the rough to the left of the green Horton sank the ball from 20 yards out. Hornabrook there missed a difficult putt for a half and the match was again square. At the short fourteenth Horton failed to hole a long putt and halved the hole. i For the first time a real indicatiin oi ihe. 3R.tiifta.ts lesult pame wkm Ho roa-

steered but recovered well to be fortunate to halve the hole when Horton missed a putt which was just bordering on being difficult. After two good drives had been seen at the sixteenth Hornabrook again got intp difficulties by pulling his fairway wood to the rought to the left of the green and in a hollow, while Horton was correct in his progress to the pin. Hornabrook encountered a stymie for a 20-foot putt. He had no chance of overcoming it and lost the hole to Horton 's four. More thrills came at the seventeenth. When recovering from the rough splendidly Hornabrook overxan the green with his second only to chip back 18 yards and *he cup and the ball poised on the lip. Hdtfon halved by sinking a difficult putt. On the last hole of a gruelling contest Hornabrook- pitched pin high with- his second. Horton had the orowd in sus- ; pense as his second just carried the bunker and pitched on to the carpet to run within 15ft. The odds were in favour of Hornabrook at this hole but Horton had the satisfaction of seeing that long putt drop for a half, thus • winning the match and stepping up to . the semi-finals to-morrow. It was the ; end of a brilliant game. Hattersley' s Brilliance. OutdiStancing his opponent with his drives which were again working well and displaying brilliancy on the fairways, H. W. Hattersley scored a merited victory over W. G. Home. Horne lost the majority of his strokes on his driving which was inclined to be inaccurate and short. Both players putted well and Hattersley finished with two birdies on his card by holing a three at the third and another at the fifth. The Younger Kitto Wins. The match between the Seafield brothers, A. R. and R. F, Kitto, went to the 19th when. A. R. Kitto, the younger, who is a scratch player, entered the semi-final. Although at times he played excellent golf the elder Kitto did not display the form that gave him 69 and 71 in his two rounds yesterday. It was even pegging throughout the game, being all square at the ninth to which both players took 38 strokes and they were again square ta the 18th with cards of 74. A. R. Kitto took the decision at the 19tb where his opponent was bunkered. R F. Kitto took the lead at the 13th bul his brother squared the match at thj 17th, playing his best golf of the toun nament so far. SilkJFinds Form. B. M, Silk entered the semi-finals oi the championship to-day when he de feated J. R. Hobbs, the Napier 1 han dicap player. Silk is now playing ex cellent golf but in meeting Hattersley in the semi-finals to-morrow he wil have to fight probably the ultimati winner, Silk won the amateur champ ionship at "Wanganui, his home course in 1934 and was runner-up to the nevt champion J. F, Hornabrook in 1935 In the championships last year Silk after playing well in the open was eliminated early in the amateur evenfc To-day Silk played well on the tees while his irons on the fairway were correctly accomplished. On the greensj, however, Silk experienced one or two lapses but except for these his work around the cup was up to his norma) standaTd. Hobbs was at times wild with his te« shots with the result that he was oblig ed to play from the bunkers more of tei than he should have. That was hii main trouble early in the game bui coming home he improved considerably. Shaw Beaten. Rated for some time as the leadinj . golfer in New Zealand, A. J. Shawloai chances for gaining his seventh pro fessional championship to-day when hi was eliminated in the semi-final in. « decisive manner by E. S, Douglas, thi . Otago player, 6 and 5. Douglas ha: never won a New Zealand professional title although he has held the open crown on four occasions. He is the veteran professional of the tournament and his prospects now after his over-' whelming defeat of Shaw are bright. Douglas played excellent golf all day and deserved to win the match. His long work was impressive but he overcame Shaw more on his play round the greens where hi3 putting was splendid. On the other hand Shaw was spoiling excellent work from the tees and good approaching by lapses on the greens. After defeating Shaw on the thirteenth Douglas completed the course and returned an excellent card of 70 for the round. His carii read:-— •Out: 2 4 A4 5 4 4 4 4—35 , In: 34544453 3—35 Tot&l 70 FUght Match. In the finals of the flight match for the 16 amateurs below those who qualified for the championship played to-day W. A. Donald (Auckland) defeating H. E. Crosse (Napier), a previous New Zealand title holder. He was 3 up at the 14th but Crosse won the 15th in 3, the lGth in 4 and the 18th in 4. The 19 th wa3 halved in threes and Donald won at the 20th with a nicely-played 4. Since failing to qualify for the amateur championship Donald has struck his best form and his medal rounds over the past few days have been 73, 71, 71 and 77, The record for St. Andrew's was again unofficially equalled to-day when the youthful Hamilton star R. H. Glading completed a brilliant round in 69 after covering the first nine holes in 34. Glading is only 17 and two years ago was on a 17 handicap. He had six birdies in the round and eleven bogies and the only hole in which bogey beat him was the short fourteenth where he needed four after encountering a little trouble. His card read: — Out: 34444354 3—34 In: 34444444 4 — 35 Total .. 69 i