BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 182, 27 April 1908, Page 5

BOWLS.

■ » ■ NEW ZEALAND BEATS AUSTRALIA. . A NARROW MARGIN. at TEi.EoitArn—ruEss association—corrßicin. (Rcc. April .25, 9.18 >p,m.) • ■ Sydney, April 25. . The bowls match, Australia v. tho Dominion; drew a good attendance to tho"Ashfield green, and an exciting finish was witnessed. Tho name resultod. Now Zealand . ,f.' ... ..: '118 Australia ... ... ... ... ,115 •• The weather'was very lino. The most sanguine supporters' of Maoriland did not contemplate a victory against such a strong contingent as New South Wales and Victoria were able to put up against them, yet, to everybody's ' astonishment,, tho New Zealandors romped over their opponents in the first fifteen heads,. and Australia did not appear to have a chance. , The visitors were 11 up on the fifth head, 22 up.on the tenth, and 2-1 on tho fifteenth head.' Gradually the Australians began to pull down the.lead up to tlw twentieth'head, ■and in the final five heads they woro the New Zealanders down till they wero only three' on. ." • ' With four rinks finished, tho scoro stood: ■New .Zealand,- 97; Australia, 85; hut Bentley's rink was 12 down, and a'great fight for victory ensued on their lasthheatd t the spactators being'much-excited.. t . Before the'skips took their shot, New Zealand- was . lying a 'couple. Scaullar; however, took one out. Strong, tho opposing skip, failed to alter the' position with his two shots,' and tho New Zealand', skip, Bent-ley,' managed to. score, leaving Now" Zealand victors by two points. . .The' scores_of the various, rinks, the New Zealand players' 1 being, mentioned .first in' each-case, are as under:— . ■ : ! Stubberfield,. Maynard,- Findlay, Waddell, 22; Bromwich, Smith, Shocdy, 'Waxman, 24. Wallace, AY: Martin,, Johnston,' Hain, 20; Taylor, Crawley, ,W. W. Stephens, Barr, 30. Bunting, .Thompson, Coltmaii,. Goldstein, 22; W. Stephens,. Tatchell, , Wasley, Stanhope, 17. . . ; Bastings,'-. Smith,' Allmitt, " Bishop,, . 33; Walters,: Johnston, Young, Reeder, 14. ' Chegwin, , Manning;',.\Scoullaiy Bentley, 19; Marks, Francis, Moses,, Strong, 29. . ■At. tho... conclusion of tho match Mr. M'Leod, president of the Nev>:, South Wales Association, and Mr. Wocd, president of the Victorian Association, congratulated the Now Zealanders on their splendid victory. - , , 'The visitors presented /Mr. Hanna, secretary''of ' the Victorian Association, with a !:silver shaving outfit as'a token of • appreciation of ,tho kindness received by the team at .his'hands. ' . , I ■ NEWTOWN GLUB. . Tho nutt and I'etono Clubs sent in three rinks . each on,.Saturday to play, friendly games, with .Newtown's elect, with'the following • results ■ : NEWTOWN v. HUTT.Noivtown—Mayo, M'Lay, Laughton, Roberts (3.), 19; Rutt—Cudby, Peterkin, Barlow, M'Oaskill (s.), 14. • •Newtown —Martin, 'Crowes, D'Emden, Prin'co (s.), 27; Hutt—-Pole,, Sinclair, Hoilard, -Trevcthick (s.), 16. .' . Newtown—Scott, ■ • Swinoy,' Nancarrow, Price; (s.), 28; Hutt—M'Gurk, F. Hendry,' 'J.,'Murphy, W/ Hendry (3.), 15. ; i' . Totals—Newtown,-7'l; Hutt, 45. ; ; . NEWTOWN - v.; PETONE-.' .* 'Newtown—Chote, " Carter, " M'llwraith, Bland (s.), 22 j, .i'otone—Barlow, , Grililths, Mellmish, Castle (s.), 19; : , . ... . Newtown—Gueriii, Haigli, Higginbottoni,' M'Lean (s.), 28; • Petono—Firth, Molties,* Hay,;Carter.:(s.),'9. -. • ■• •• • ' . - i.Newtown—Warren,. Salmon," Cant, ' Hon-, dry- (s.), 15; Petoiie-fColqintt, Huskissoii, M'ArtliuiyMarsdeii (s.), 14; ■' . VJCTORIA CLUB. /. ; T&WNSSND; .. • . Guise and Scott, 21; ; .M'Girr and. Longmore, .16; Mayer.and Scott, ;l-s;,Avery, andi Hulston,' 9. . ' ; • , . ... ; i',;;:. OTHER GAMES. \ '/.' v Tqwn'sley, Fossette, Barry (s.), 24; Toumans,. Parton, Guise, Brodio fs.), 15. Tattle,. M'G'irr, -Mackay, Hucston (o:), 24; fivibblewhite,' Hislon, Vosseler, • Kelly (s.), 12. ' :"■■■. M'Morran, Henderson, Trevor, • Scott (5.),. 37; Robinson, Snaddon, Towiisend, 1 x Keith (5.),0.. ■■■; ;• . •ML'teod, Bastings, Martin; Marks (s.), 22; Kellow;'Butler, 1 * Stevens," AVitt (s.), 13. Wells,, AVorboys, AVobb, Longton (s.), 23; Baggbttj. Tinsoy, Mayer,. A r arcoo (5..), 11. . Four rinks from the H\itt Club. y.ill visit Victoria hext,Saturday. Tho Victoria''Green' •will close on Saturday, May 9, with a match Colonials v. The World. . ." v JUNIOR PEKNANTS. THORNDON v. KELBtRNE, . ; At . Thorndon.—Thorndon—Jay, 'Millington, Brandon, Dixon (s.)', 29; Kelburno— Gold, Warbiu'ton, Horton,' Drury (s.), 9. . .At Kelbiirne.—Kelburno—Feist, Reardon,. Avery, Hodgkins (s.), 23; Thorndon—Pollock, Johnston, Clark, Kendall (s.), 16. , Totals—Thorndon, 45; Kelburno, 32.r \ AVELL.INGTON v.!.KAHORI. At Wellington;—'Wellington—Phelps, Rudman, Erskine, Grenfell (s.), 21; KaronSpiers, Mann, Sunley', Jtagnus (s.), 19. : At: Karori.—Karori—Eagle,. Dasent;\ Wodde, M'Lennan (s.), 25; Wellington—' "AVylie, M'Arthur, Pearce, Freebairn (s.), 18. Totals—Karori, 41; AVollington, 39. ' . . NEWTOWN V. VICTORIA. - ■ At Newto'wii—Castle, James, Tcop, Kerr, (s.), 30; A r ictori?,-rA]len, Robinson, Fletcher, Langdon (s.), 13. At A^ictoria.—Newtown—Duff, Williams, Staples, Baillie- (s.), 31; A'ietoria—Armit, Longmore, Broad, .Evans (s.), 14. Totals —Newtown, 61; Victoria, 27. V.'ELLINGTON CLUB. Only the top green at the AYellington Club "was occupied on Saturday afternoon, tho exigencies of an early winter following upon a particularly, dry summer having induced the management to practically close half the playing area much sooner in the year than is The" following, games were played:— , ' • Manz, Donnelly, Moult, Hon. J. Carroll (s.), 19; Gibbes, Price, Lcckie, Hon. J. A, Millar (s.), 20. • Burns, Boyd, Knapp, Laurenson (s.), 28; C. Hill, Mowat, Hiime, E. J. llill (s.), 27. Hustwick,;Crabb, Berry, H. Plimmer (s!), 23; Hyams, Jennings, Focko,i Speed (s.), 10. Blundell, Crane,- Remmiiigtoh, Churchward (s.) 4 , 28; Evans, Gruar, Gooder, Webb (s.), 25. ■ ' '■ J. Brown, Wilson, Flowellyn, G. Brown (s.), 20; Adams, Gamble, Drew,- M'Glashan (s.), 18. . '> ' I KELBURNE CLUB. Baldwin, Gannaway, ' jun., Jameson, Routley (s.), 25; Comrie, Williamson, Littlejohn, M'Robie (s.), 21. .. Hamerton, jun., Smith, Gow (s.), 23; Anderson, Whiteford, Campbell (s.), 18. KARORI CLUB. NEWTOAVN v. KARORI. • Karori—Williams, Spiers, Campbell, Hems- , ley (s.), 16; 'Nowtown—Harrowby, Roberts, Noble, Powell (s.), 19. ' Karori—Holdsworth, AVilliams; Locltett, Lloyd (s.), C M; Newtown —Ransom, Shortt, Sexton, Munt (s.), 19. Totals—Karori, 40; Newtown, 38. ' 'ED.AVIN FEATHERS. Karori —Townsend, Dickerson, Cooper, Bennett • (s.), 17; Petone—Jones, Henry, Southgate, AVylie (s.), 18. \Vright, Dryden, Raino, 13; Cook, Shaldeirs, Newcombe, 21. .

THORNDON GLUE. V. Dimock, • M'Alister, Loighton, Blan-' chard,' (s.), 19; I-latch, Kane, Kilgour, Ssaton (n.), 15. Recvos, M'Leod, Chambors,. Brightv/ell (s.), 19; Lotham, Quick,' Coniin, J. M. King (».),■ 17. Exley, . Mason, Wiggins, J.t'Korrow (s.), 23; Freeman, M'Eldowncy, W. F. Barraud, Mmiro (s.), IS. \V iggins, Stuart, Hickson, Smith (s.), 22; Chiltcy, Jones, Jieywood, -Koss (s.), 13.