BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1736, 29 April 1913, Page 10

BOWLS.

END-Ol'-SEASON MAY. With the shortening dnvs upon u=, (he bowling green is ceasing to be the magnet that . it lifts proved throughout the .summer. Bowls is essentially a game that demands sunshine in this.'latitude, and when tho greens become patterned with shadows as early as ,'1.30 p.m., it is high tiino to think of closing down for the season, and tho sooner they are closed down after tho end of April the more work the green caretakers aro able to put into them in tho way of top-dressing, towing, and levelling up before the heavy

rains uf winter saturate tho swards. Tho weather was dull, but windless, on Saturday afternoon, and many enthusiasts turned onl to have a linal roll up before locking j-way the bowls for tho winter. Ths following results of games played on Satin day have been handed in:—

At Seatoun the local club met and wero defeated by a conplu of rinks from iho Thorndon Club. The results wero as follow :—

Thorndon.—Arden, Stanford, Stevens, Dimliek (?.), 38; Seatoun—Richards, Cramoiu!,' Vance, M'Girr (s.), 10. 10.

Thorndon—Thomson, Hales, Iverr, Munro (s.), J8; Seatoun—liowie, Smith, Wright, Crawford (?.), 15. A final game i.f tho Victoria Club pairs was played on Saturday afternoon, on tho Victoria green, between Messrs. Kellow and Longmore (s.) and Messrs. Gallichan and Ingram (*.), tho former pairWiiniing with a bcoro of 31 against tho latter\s 23.

The last match for the Edwin Feathers, played at Newtown green oil Saturday, resulted:—Newtown: Warwick, Dull', J. Urackcnridge, Wylio (s.), 39; Johnsonville: Morgan, llall, AVallis, l'etrio (s.), 15. A friendly game between AVellington and Newtown, at Newtown, resulted in an easy win for Wellington:—AVellington: Horner, Corliss, G. Brown, Churchward ,(s.)> 28; Newtown: M'Comiskcy, Bland, J. J. Roberts, I'rince (s.), Hi. If the weather continues fine, the New-' town Club will close its season on. May 17. SOUTH AUSTRALIA BEATS TASMANIA. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Adelaide, April 2G. Tho inter-Slate eight-oar race was rowed iu windy weather and a rtrngli sea. South Australia won. the race, Tasmania being second, These two wero tho only finishers.-