BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1635, 30 December 1912, Page 7

BOWLS.

■SATURDAY'S PLAY. .'•■ The weather was distinctly windy- and very dusty at .tinies.on Saturday . afternoon, and . consequently the conditions/ were by: no means ideal for bowls. Still no one is growling. Tho weather light through the holidays.has-been perfect for. bowls, and the result has been very keen greens and good attendances. In order/to get into form for both the centre's tournament and that, of the Northern Bowling, .Association, a good many/teams have been playing- together during 'the /past fortnight feeling one another's playj and the result has. been highly benefioial in ' several cases. -Like , every : other /' game, bowls demands form, and. if a player is not "in nick" he cannot do himself or his skip: justice. \ • /..' Some consternation has been caused in bowling circles by the resignation of Mr; Thomas Churchward as secretary of the centre. One'gathors that behind the plea of "too' much: work" ■ there are personal '. reasons actuating Mr. Churchward in the course he has adopted. If that is so, it is'. to be regretted, for in losing the services of ; Mr. Churchward the centre loses 'an energetio and enthusiastic secretary, whose excellent work has made' the centre "tournaments the most pleasant feature of the season. So far the centre has not accepted the resignation,'having decided to leave it over'for discussion by.a fuller meeting of the centre./' This leaves room ■for the hope that Mr./ Churchward will be r persuaded to retain the office(heat present occupies. -■'.'■■■■-'.-■ :/ w -y 1, , \ Before 'another week is gone the ■ local bowlers who are to .take part.; in the N.B.A; tournament at' Auckland willhave left for- Auckland, where the tourney begins on this day week (January 6). This will in. all probability be the -final tour--aament played under the banner of the ' Northern Bowling Association. •■..-. TheMlowing are. the results of Satur---Hay's.play:—.'■■■.. \ ■■■• /...'. •■

KARORI CLUB. The games played on Saturday wore- as i follow':Hendcrson Cup. Pulton, Lockett, Roberts, Dryden le.), 24; Watchman, Spiers, Lever, Cooper (s.), 11. Champion. Singles. • Sunley, 22; Newcombe, 7. THORNDON CLUB. On Saturday afternoon the special games flayed were:— ' v - Thorndon Roses. Exley, Recve9, J. P. Brandon, J. M. (King (s.j, 20; Freeman, Ronaldson, Conlin, Mason (s.), 18.

. . Thorndon! Shamrocks. '..- ; Marchant; Pattio, -J. T. King, Gamble <5.),-25; Hull, ./Ramsay, F. • Johnson, -Hatch (s.), 10. .-•'.: ..v V JVVELLINGTON CLUB. V ; Edwin Feathers.';. ' ' ;. Welliigton-Wylie.B.B. Allen, Berry, '■ Gallinger (s.), 20; johnsoriville—Morgan, panson.'Sloaue, Wallis (5.),f!19. ■'■."■■. '■'. '.'..:. Champion Rink Match' A),■-."., .'.-' Waddell, Magnus, Brown; Churchward (s.), 16; Grenfell, Fooke, Thompson/Webb ■ ieivi,/ -<[' : -/ r V-r-;:\':y:: .' : ; ■' NEWTOWN btUB." • : : . Oh Boxing Day a progressive pairs tournament,' in which ; no. lead or skip met ■ each other twice, was played on the) New\town- green, and some very even games resulted. Jtussell and Carroll:tied for'most 'successful lead, with '5 wins and 1 loss each. ; In-the play-off /Russell,- a this '■ season's.player/ won.:' _■• Underwood, Porter, Bailey, A. 3.P01, , lock, Powell, "and Brackenridge tied with & wins and 2 losses for most, successful. «kip, and'in the play-off Brackenridge, through hisJacciirateri'driving.jwoni,;'. ... ■ ' On Saturday a six-rink contest, between the "Under 50's" and the "Over 50's" was played. 'The-veterans lost, by 23-poinfs on ; tE'e aggregate. • Some very even- game'a leeulted in a tie in: one oase, and a win by . one in-another.;, Results, are as follow:-—.

- Under ; ,50-r-Russell," Pieldhouse, Rod. Brackenridge, Wyli© (5.),■",; 31; Over M'Cuniiskey, J. P. Luke, Scott, Bland (s.); 16: .'. -',;--':,':■■ -'''V:

■-. Under—Lemmon,. Haycraft, Ranson, Bailey (s.), 17; H. Sexton,; Salmon, Astill, :Pi!ince (s.)i. 17.\ v , - .-..-■■ ..-';' ■".'■ ~ Underr-Leahy, Chittey, Underwood) 3: Sexton, (s,), 28; Over—Smith, Gyles, Big-: ginbottom Richards,(s.), 22.'. Under—W.-C; Read, J. Roberts, M'Lay, Grenside (s.), 21; Over—Remington, Copi- : thorne, Parkins, •Trevor (5.),-20. Under—C. Wl Martin, Fisher, Warwick, -' 'A. J. ■ Pollock' (s.), 23; Over-Pankhurst, ' C. M."-Luke,.Crewes, Powell (s.), 18. '•-'■■•■- -'■■■". Under—Cant,'. Cfengel, Noble,,, J. .J. •Roberts • (s.), ,15; '.Over—Mayo,' .Collie, ■! Flyger, Price' (s.), 19. ■ :;.:Totals--Under .50, 135; :Oyer ; 50,; 112.■','.-,'.

-Victoria: j: petone. ,V The Victoria Club played ah eight-rink friendly game against Petone Club:— ■' , ', -At . home: '•.: ' Brooks, Mudge, Johnston''•'•. (s.), '25; Victoria—P. North, G. r Tattle, Anderson, Mayor '(5.),. ■•".20: .•• ... ' ."■■ ."■"■."■' ■'.• ■";.•'■ .■..:':■ ' ; Petone—Findley, Wakelin, Stephens, " Coles (s,), 10; Victoria—Chapman, Hatch,: •• Vosselor,'Hueston (s.), 24. '"'■.■■■ Petone—Firth, Lowili, Smith, Wylie (s.), " 22; Victoria, Langdon, Besaht, Kershaw,. Norwood (s.), 11. Petone—T. M'Arthur,. Castle/ TJdy; -Fowler- (s.), .24; Victoria—Avery, ' Evans, -. Townsley, Witt -'(?.), 16. ; / [,••''•-,'■: Away: Petone—Allan; Comettii Rosa, Bey'non"..(s:),'-22j' Victoria-F. Tattle, - . Ward,;Kitto, Scott (s.), 16. ; .• V.; . Petone—Curtis,-''Hutchinson,, Cowie, Jones (s.), .26;: Victoria—Atadeley,.Tingey,; ' \ HacMorhm, Towiisend (s.), 15. '■■/, Petone—F. Cooper,. Eennie, .Marsden, . Hay (s.)j 19; Victoria—Redmond,'Armit, ' \ Hunt, Hemingway.(s.), 24.'. , ,' .. . ;, . Petone-rM'Ewan, Henry,. ' Melhuish, . Southgate . («.), 30; Victoria—Bolton, . Carter, Head, Martin, (s.), 15. ;','■' Totals-Petohe, 178; Victoria, 141. .' •!

; WANGANUI TOURNEY. ''•:■.-■'. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . ; : '■:'■ Wanganui, December 29; . ; Th© Wahganui'Centra bowling tourney was brought to aclose on Saturday, when London (Wanganui)i won the final, Gordon (St.. John's) being runner-up, Tho following arc the principal,results:—,. Semi-finals.—Hoggard, Keesirig, Diolcson; and London (Wanganui), 23, v. B. Gray, Robertson, .Scriviner, and . Soler (St. 'John's), 15. Kichings, Bourne, Christie, and Gordon (St. John's), "27, v. Phillips, Plumtroe, Morey, arid H. Smart (Feild-' ■ing)',-'l4.'"'.:■■ :■'..■, .'■;•'. Final.—London (Wanganui); 22, V, Gordon (St. John's), 14.. .'. . N:'." : .: . ; TIMARU TOURNEY. ( v : ■"':'■.'; Timaru, .December 28. In the last match of the bowling'tournament (the paired match),. Messrs.. Herrbn and Waddell (Phoenix Club, Oamaru) defeated W. Hogg and W. MXaren (Dunedin), 39—5. :;, .v, ; S"" ■; ;: A/FEIUDING MATCH. ;, ': (By Telegraph..—Special Correspondent.) '. Feildihg, December 28. A rink from. the. Woodville Club—' Crowe, Wardrop, Golhard, and Nicholson (sj—challenged tho . holders—Chappell ( Burne, Garrett, and Lbehhead (s.JHor the' Manson: Barr Easter Cup. The game was played on the Feilding green on Saturday, when Woodville was defeated by 25 to 15. :" '. ' ■.■-■■ " - ' :