BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1606, 25 November 1912, Page 6

BOWLS.

SOUTHERNERS' RETURN VISIT. BEATEN BY WELLINGTON CENTRE. The eight rinks of touring southern bowlers, who liavo had nn enjoyablo tour of the North Island, triad .conclusions with the Wellington Centre on Saturday afternoon, nfter partaking of luncheon in tho Wellington Club's pavilion. Tho match (25 heads) in the aggrcgato watt even, Wellington winning by 23 points— 201 as against tlio southerners' 181. Tint most decisive beating of tho day, and ono which caused no little surprise, was Payne's defeat of that veteran champion George Prince by 33 to 9 points, flwiiloy, the crack Christchurch skip, wnsi fiuccossful against Hucston, and Cinircliwn.nl (Wellington) went down to Sanders. The detailed results are as follow.— Centre—Ledger, Lauronson, Pollock, Bell (s.), 34; N.Z.B.A.—Gardsido, llridgol, M'Farlane, Henderson. (s.), 22. Centre—Hill, Ilollard, C'ole«, look (s,), 81; N.Z.B.A.—Taylor, Lindsay, CtU'dno, Maynard (s.), 15. Centre—Martin, Mncaskill, Wylfe, Norwood (s.), 23; N.Xi.lt.A. —Sttiblterfleld, Wales, Armstrong, M'Cnrdy (s,), It), Centre—Brackcnridgo, Luugliton, Price, Prince (s.), 9; N.Z.B.A. —llelgate, Crawford, Smith, Payno (s.), S3, Centre—Duff, Hamilton, Voito.h, lCnrr (s.), 23; N.Z.B.A.—G. C. Smith, J. Whilo, Dunn, Nicholson (s.), 10 . Centre —Cowie. Koberts, Fowtor, Welti) (s.), 35; N.Z.B.A.—Edwards, Nenve, Handcock, Cooper (s.), IG. Centre —Mayer, Fossoller, .Tloniuiingwny, Hueston (s.), 27; N.Z.B.A.—Cltegwiu, Barnett, Sheddon, Bentley (s.), 32. Centre—Kelly, Magnus, Brown, Churchward (s.), 22; N.Z.B.A. —Snoll, Collins, Balk, Sanders (s.), 28. Totals: Wellington Centre, 201; N.Z.8.A., 181. WELLINGTON V. HATAITAI. A four-rink match between Wellington, and Hataitai was played on Saturday afternoon, with the following result:— Wellington—Speed, Houkler, J. W. Brown, Corliss (s.), 20; Hataitai—Choesenian, Cooper, Martin, Kinniburgh (s.), 18. Wellington—Halliday, Higgins, Harding, Miller (s.), 17; Hataitai—Mathews, Prichard, Jones, Eamsay (s.), 15. Wellington—Liddle, Cook, Allen, Skinner (s.), 32; Hataitai—Donald, Shepherd, Nasmith, Julius (s.), 13. Wellington—Barron, Innes,' Richards, Crane (s.). 8; Hataitai—M'Kilbrick, Pilkington, Topp, M'Wliannell (s.), 22. Totals—Wellington, 77; Hataitai, 68. THORNDON CLUB. The two special games played on Satinday were the Thorndon Eoses and' Shamrocks, with the following result:— Eoses. Petersen, Spencer, J. T. King, J. M. King (s.), 20; Hull, D. Nathan, Gamble, Cohen (s.), 17. Shamrocks. Upham, Hale, Seaton, J. M'Eldowney (s.), 24; Phelps, Turnbull, Staff, Thomson (s.), 23. KELBURNE CLUB. A large gathering of members assembled on Saturday on the Kelburne Green, which was in perfect condition. Every rink was occupied'by keen tho game, and a number of interesting matches wero played. Kelburno V. Wellington.. Kelburne—Hutchings, Ease, Marquis, Duguid, 20; Wellington—White, Jennings, Blake, Frost, 22. Kelburne—Meadotfcroft, Baldwin, Horner, Harton, 17; Wellington—M'Call, Yarrall, Waddell, Thompson, 25. Total: Wellington, 47; Kelburne, 37. . Citizens' Life Badges (Pairs). Professor Kirk and Williamson, 21; Hutchings and H. Gannaway, 19. The following will represent Kellmrne on Wednesday next against Petone in the Hill . Pins match:—Manley, Professor Kirk,- Williamson, ICirker (s.). Senior". Pennants. In the senior pennants against Thordon on Saturday :—Home: Manley, Dr. Begg, Duguid, F. Gray (s.);home: Mea r dowcroft, • Professor Kirk, Williamson, Ivirkor (s.). Away: Hutchison, M'Call, Knowles, Eoutley (s.); away. Widdop, Marquis, Harton, Horner (s.). Edwin Feathers. In the Edwin. Feathers match v. Petone; at Petone on Saturday :—Hamorton, Baldwin, Gannaway, Gannaway (s.) . At the opening of the Lyall Bay Club :— Doherty, Crawford, Dodds, A. Joston (s.). pennant match. . > , The following players will represent .Tohnsonville in the pennant match v. Victoria on November 30: — At home: Ferguson, Bonld, Cook, Taplin (s.); Orr Harrap, Kethune, Thompson (s.). Away: AVackrow, Wallis, Petrie, Manson (s.); Morgan, Styles, Turner, Sloane (s.). HATAITAI CLUB. Friendly Match with Wellington. Wellington—Barron, ' Innes, Richards, Crane (s.), 8; Hataitai—M'Kittrick, Pilkington, Topp, M'Wliannell (s.), 22. Wellington—Halliddy, Huggins, Harding, Miller Cs.J, 16; Hataitai—Matthews, Prichard, Jones, Penney (s.), 15. AVellington— Sneed, Houlder, Brown, Corliss (s.), 20; Hataitai—Cheosman, Cooper, Martin, Kinniburgh (s.), 18. Wellington—Liddell, Cooke, Allen) Skinner (s.), 32; Hataitai— Donald, Shepherd, Nasmith, Julius (s.), 13. Totals—Wellington, 7G; Hataitai, 68. Other games—Cardno, Johnson, Ballinger, Hendry (s.), 22; Hood, Furkert, Fathers, Gruar (s.). 16. T. Jamieson, A. Barnes. Williams, Baillie (s.), 19; Brightw.ell, Fielding, Light, Mitchell (s.), 12. Comet Badges. Holders—Donald and Mitchell, 21; challengers—Pemiey and Kinniburgh, 14. PETONE CLUB. Ferns.—Holders: Findlay, Henry, Melliuish, Southgate (s.), 31. Challengers: Cate, Marsden, Andrews, Maynard (s.), 17. 1 KARORI CLUB. 4 ' Tho following games were played on Saturday afternoon:— Citizens' Badges. Gregg' and Watchman (challengers), 21;. Crawford and Cooper (holders), 15. Henderson Cup (champion rinks). Watchman, Spiers, Burn, Cooper (s.), 21; Wright, M'Laughlin, Newcombe, M'Lennan (s.), 15. A friendly match, played between five rinks representing tho New Zealand Bowling Association and an equal number of players representing the Hutt Bowling Club, resulted in a win for Hutt by fourteen points, in the aggregate. The scores wero as follow:—N.Z. 8.A.: Lindsay, Holgate, Cooper, Saunders (s.), 9; Hutt: Dimock, Roberts, Hueston, Walker (s.), 19. N.Z.8.A.: Wales, Cardno, Armstrong, M'Curdy (s.), 20; Hutt: Sinclair, Dawson, Jones, Stevens (s.), 13. N1Z.8.A.: Chegwin, Dunne, Maynard, Andersoh (s.), 12; Hutt: Trevethick, Hodgins, 'Cudby, Holland (s.), 17. N.Z.8.A.: Crater, Collins, Smith, Sheddau (s.), 17; Hutt: Casey, Allport, Barlow, irCaskill (s.), 15. N.Z.8.A.: Edwards, Barnett, M'Farhne, Berkley (s.), 11; Hutt: Judd, .Birch, M'Kenzie, Hill (s.), 19. Totals: Hutt, 83; N.Z.8.A., 69. v AT FEILDING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Feilding, November 24. Challenging rinks came up from Palmerston on Saturday to compete for the Dixon Cup and the Yates Feathers, both of which trophies had wintered in Feilding. Other bowlers also camo up, so that the whole green of the local bowling club was occupied. The holders of the Dixon Cup—P. Thomson, Mason, Stewart, and Saywell (skip)—retained it, defeating the challengers—Hanson, Scott, Smith, and J. A. Nash (skip)—by 21 to 18. 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