BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 794, 18 April 1910, Page 5

BOWLS.

GAMES ON SATURDAY. A strong, sharp-edged breeze militated against the pleasure usually manifested in bowls on Saturday afternoon, weather that foretold the approaching end of th 3 season. The chief event of the day was the final round of the junior pennants, which inter-club fixture has struggled along to this late date, creating a good deal of interest among the junior players. The results of yesterday's games were as follow:— NEWTOWN V. VICTORIA., Newtown: M'Whannell, Chegwidden, Underwood, M'Dougall (skip), 34. Victoria: Jackson, Dr. Maclaurin, Craig, Markmann (skip), 9. i THORNDON V. KELBURNE. Thorndon: Lewis, Peterson, W. I. Clark, Dr. Begg Cs.), 25. Kelburne: M'Coll, Batten, Johnson, Hanley (s.), WELLINGTON V. KARORI. Wellington: Penney, Roberts, Bennett, Richards (s.), 24. Karori: Hope, Read, Smith, Burn (s.), 22. THORNDON CLUB. Thorndon v. Hutt. Thorndon: Exley, Collins, .M'Eldowney, M'Keriw (s.), 14. Hutt: Cudby, Allporb, Barton, Macaskill (s.), 24. Thorndon: Stevenson,. Reeves, Corliss, Barraud (s.), 24. Hutt: Judd, Rishworth, Nicholson, Trevethick (s.), 14. , Thorndon: I. Clarke, Kane, Stubbs, Jackman (s.), 21". Hutt:' Seymour, Davidson, Hollard, Hendry (s.), 16. Totals: Thorndon, 59; Hntt, 54. Edwin Feathers. Thorndoa: Conlin, Dixon, Mason, Munro (s.), 22. Te Hiwi: Hill, Dimock,' Shallcrass, Look (s.), 20. ■ NEWTOWN ! CLUB. The Newtown Club played a. friendly match against Petone Club .on Saturday. The following were tjie> scores onthe Newtown green-— Newtown: J. Brackenridgef jun.-, Jenkins, Trevor,- and J. Brackenridge, sen, 20. Petone: Beynon, Wakelin, Castle, Udy, 28. :;;r ... . Newtown: Cant, N Grenside, Scott, M'Lean, 27. Petone: ■'Glen, Brooks, Stephens, Carter, Newtown: Mayo"; Guerin, J. Sexton, Richards, 18i'"Petone: Young, Hill, -P. M'Arthur, T'.'M'Arthur, 18.' Newt owl!: M'Lay, S. Roberts, Armstrong, Astill, 11. Petone: Griffiths, Ryder, Find lay, Fowler, 29. Newtown: Tovey, Morris, Danks, jun., Brackenridge, 25. Petone: Elvines, Barnett, Mudge, Melhuish, 18. | Newtown: Bland, ' Bailey, Topp, Laughton, 18. -Petone: Curtis, Croft, Rennie, Wylie, 24. Totals: Petone, 134. Newtown, 119. KELBURNE CLUB.

A friendly four-rink match was played with Johnsonville. on the Kelburne green on' Saturday, resulting in a win for Kelburne-by six points. Following are the scores':— Johnsonville: Wackrow, Bould, Bethune, Petrie (s.), 13. Kelburne: Drury, Baldwin, Smith, M. Boutley (s-)> 26- . Johnsonville, Green, Schlaich,,Turner,: Manson (s.), 25. Kelburne: 1 Carter, Gray, Knowles, Barber (s.), 14. Johnsonville.—Styles, > O'Neill, Robertson, .Thompson: (5.),-, 16. Kelburne: J. Boutley, Gannaway, Harton, Kellv (S.), 31. , Johnsonville.—Morgan, Orr, Taplin, Wallis (s.), 20. Kelb urne, Hamertori, sen., Johnston, 1 Jameson, Blanchara (s.), 9. ■ • Totals: Johnsonville, 74; 80. ' . . ' In a one-rink match with Karori the scores were:—Karon: Crawford, Hemsley, Magnus, Cooper (s.), 23.. Kelburne: Buckeridge, White, Littlejohn, Williamson (s.), 22. - ■ ■-. i KARORI CLUB. ' The only game of interest, played on the Karori green on Saturday was for the junior stars.' Wellington v. Karori. Wellington: Neilson, Williams, Glendining, Salek (s,), 18., Karori: Atkin, Campbell, Smith, Watchman (s.), 16. VICTORIA CLtJB. Wells Stars.. Holders: Langdon, Hatch (s.), 22. Challengers: Houldsworth, Kitto (a.), 29. . ' ■ Hamerton Badges. Holders:' Fossette, Dement, Kershaw. Norwood (s.), 22. . Challengers: Hatcn, Cray, Scott, Mayer (s.), 17. PETONE V. NEWTOWN, the five rinks played on the Pet-one, green on Saturday oetween Petone and Newtown, Petono won four, > and. the fifth fell to Newtown. Detailed scores are:—Petone—Cooper, Harding, Walton, Souithgate (s.), 21;'' NewtownWarwick, Duff, Barnes, Martin (s.), 17. Petone—Cometti, Bull; Hay, Gilmour (s.), 22; vNeivtoTO—Waddell, Humphries, M'llraith, Hendry (s.), 16. Petone *—Huskinson, Handcock, Webster, Williams (s.)j 31; Newtown—-Warden, Hop-, kins, Smith, Dr. Hisiop (s.), 13. Wilkinson, Cowie, Dr. Ross (s.), 21; Newtown—Choate, Campbell, Kerr, Ramsay (s.), 20. • Newtown —Alpe," Grey, Pollock, Price (s.), 29; Petone —Barlow, Andrews, Lowan, Marsden (s.), 18.

Excellent progress is . being made with thefilling and levelling of the site for the newly-formed Hataitai Bowling Club, ; whose property, is situated near the first stopping-place on the othiSf side 1 of the Kilbirnie Tunnel, and is therefore quite close to town. Thq club has a spendid membership, and hopes to be playing on the green before next season is far advanced.