BOWLS & BOWLERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1908, 17 November 1913, Page 4

BOWLS & BOWLERS.

A WET AFTERNOON. • Serious bowls were out of tho question on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m. & drizzling rain set in, lind hy 12 p.m. it was descending a deal mora heavily. .As .it continued to fluctuate between tlve driitalo stag& and the smart shower, there was lio play on most of the grosiis. In other cases enthusiasts played in a fashion. ««i> was no play at tlio Wellington, V icloria, Newtown, or Thonidnn greens. The rain area, however, did not extend far into th© country, as games were played both at Khaiiilallnl) and Johfisonyille. Tho results received were as follow:—

KELBUK.NE CLUB, Lloyd Cup.

Tho holders of tho L.lovd Cup were ?rni l 6- gEd ' by . * rLnk "skipped by M itobie, the challengers w'iiiiiing by one point. Despite th& wet ground and slippery bfcwls, play was of a high d-er. On tho 20th head the scores 'were even, aud tho holders wore lying two . wil ; h B° c ' t l position, when M Itoke played his last bow). Ho managed to ton a bowl into a winnin'g position by a well-directed, though lucky firm shot. The teams and stores were:—Hollers: Manley, Hor?f'! .® ra y (skip))" 20. Challengers :■ Hutclpiison, Ciannaway, Sua., Johftsoii, M'Kohio (s.), 21. M Uobi'V's team has now been -challenged by a team to bo skipped by Willia.njeon Club Pairs. ' The club pairs, which are to be played on the progressive system, aro now. dra-wii, and the first round must be eom- ; pfeted' by Saturday, November 22. I'enants Tho following aro chosen to play against Hataitai iu the pennant- match next Saturday:—At iicmo: Doherty,. E. C. Ganiiaway, Johnson, Gray (s.): -Meadowcroit, 11. Gannaway, M'Coll, I Hemor (s.). Away: Hutchinson, Kirk. ' SpiSSi I'OUtley (s.) j Manley, Buguid, Williamson, M'ltobio (s.). , ' j JQHtfSOXVILLB & KHANDALLAH. i Ihd first game for tho- Jerusalem Cup togk placo on the Johnsonvilie green on Saturday between tho'.' Khandallah (holders) and the Jolmsorrtillo Club. I'lie game was won by Khandallah by the narrow majority ot one point:—Johnsouville: CarinOn, Embury, Bethune, Thomson (s.). 2Mi Khandallah: Blytjio, Tavfor, Willaiis, M'Arthur (a.), 12. Johnsonvilie: Boulo, Halligau, TownBend, Mantoii (s.) f 17. Khandallah: Anderson, Simmons, Cameron, Fleming (s.), 26. t johnsonvilie: Ferguson, O'Ncil, Turner, Petrie (s,), 19. Khandallah: Stafford, B. Cameron, 11. Plimmer, Dumbeli (s.)j 24. Johnson villo: Taylor, Hall, Orr, Sloan? (s.), 29. Khandallah: Finn,: Vincent, Diyy, Nalder (s.). 16. Jfthn.Bonvillo: Smythe, Steele, Morgan, Wallis (s.), IS. Khandallah: Weight, Chris, Aplin, P. Bourke, J. A. Plimmer (s.), 21, Joh.U6o!Jville: Mackiow, Harrop, fir. j Robertson, Cook (s,), 14. Khandallah; I<oe, Watson, Gollaii, W. Boiirko (s.)j 21. i Totals—Johnsonvillo, 119: Khandallah,; 120. • NEWTOWN CLUB, hi consequence of the abandonment of the oignt-rilik friendly game with the Wellington Club on Saturday, it has been arranged to play a four-rink game in lien, {-hereof on Wednesday, next, |jlo. Nevftown teams tvrs as 101-. low:—At-Xowtown.:- H..Sexton, Gallic,: Higginboitom, Prir.co, (s.) j Crengel; Clieg'wi.ddcn, Eiclvards, W.vlie (e.). At Wellington: Pankhurst, Trevor, Kl'Lean., Price (s.): Ilanson, Underwood, J. 11. Braeknnridge, Kerr (s.). . Friendly ga'mo versus Sealoun,. at Newtown,' on Wednesday:—Fownes, Calvor, .Crosby,. Castle (si); Fisher, Head, Porter, Phillips (s.). , Friendly game versus Hufct on Saturday : —Homo: Popple, Me} rick, Wcbbj Warwick (k.) ; Talbot, Salmon., Noble,. Scott (s.). .Away: Laws, C. M. Luke, Powell, Trevor (S.); Parton, Svviney, J, Pollock, Bland (s.). . '

Ponant match versus Karori on Sat-

Pankhursi, M'Lcan, J. 51. Braekeitridge, J'rice (s.); Ranson, Underwood, j Sexton, Kerr (s.). Away: H. Sexton, Higginlmttom. Richards, Prince {&.); Baftey, Duff, .1. taughton> J. Bi-ackenridge (a.) IIUTP & PETONE. Petone: Fiiidjay. Smith, Wyiio, Ross (s.), 27, Iltit't: Callendar, Datvsoit, Palmer, 0. Sf•evens (s.), 20. Petone: M'Ai'thur, ' Wilmshurst', Wearito, Fowler (s.), 22. Hutt; Shearer, Cudby, Nicholson ■ (s.), 10. Petono: Jones,' Walton, llay, Boynoii (s.), 19. Unit: Casfey, Davidson, Barlow, M'Caskill (s.), 2.1. a , Petoiio: Castle, Catc, Coles, Palmer (s.), 20. Hutt; Birch, Hogarth, Pole,

Hill (s.), 16. 1 Petone; Co .vie, (Jilmotir, Firth, Stevens (s.), • 26. Hutt; Judd, Simpson, Johes, Bollard (s.), 18. Pctono: Wileher, M'Etvnn, M'Arthur, Mcliiuish (s.), 20 lhltt: Yeats, Seymour, Hodgins. Trevothiek (s.), IS. Total—Petone, 1-84 J Hutt, 10!), VICTORIA CLUB. The -following .rinks from the Vic* toria Bowling Club will visit Petone Wednesday to play a friendly game with the ' local club Coujl, Madeioy, and Suaddon (s.); Tattle, Castle* Martin, and Langdon (s.); Hotjldsworth, Diithie, Youmans, and (io'dbor (s.j; Tucker, Jones, Hatch, and Tcwnsend (s.). The foilpwing tinka will jepresent the Victoria. Club against the Wellington Club iii. the pennant ga-ntci next SaturdayAt homo: Tucker, Long- | more, Witt, and Snaddon (s.): Townsley, Worboys, Redstone, and, Norwood (s,). Away: Martin, Ma'rks...Yossoler, and Htieston (s.); Hunt, S. North, Fos-set-to, and Mayer (s.).