BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 9

BOWLS.

THE PLAY ON SATURDAY. Tho season has fairly broken as far as the weatlier is concerned,, and from this out bowlers liray look tor stiff greens and cuol evenings, (summer appears to have faded very early this year, as there, is usually plenty of play up to the end of April. b'B Satm'tiay afternoon there were damp greens, ana a keen southerly •wind to take the edge off tho bawlers' pleasure, and as a result there was room to spare on rtuSsti of tile- city greens. vmhhimwk club. At- tljo \VeHhigton Club's green a . match was played bet-wees bowlers who had learnwl the game in tiie Souttt and i I iNo-i'th Islands, respectively. Some, earoi'vl. sifting had to be done, ami not h\ every case com 14 the rinks bo termed exclusively North or South, kit it was an excellent escuso for.aii enjoyal-lG game. To the. surprise of iiiany, tho iSnt'th players won, Hie scoios were as fojtow (skips only nioistioMcd): — North Island, —w«bl), 2'J; Churchward, 14;.M0f1d 4 16; Lookic, 13; Hemington, 18; total, 85. Smith, Island.—Thompson, 15; Horner, 14; Pali, 14; Frost, 38; Sionvrijiht, 23; total, 104. MASONIC GAME. A throe-rink; match wa-s. played between the Leinster aiid Waterloo Lodges of Freemasons, on Sa-iur&ty afternoon, and, as the result .fumed out, it couid ■be- stated with truth that keinster, good as they werg, jijet their \\'atc.rl«o. The result was as follows {skips only mentioned) i— Leiaistcr.-—Jlagnns, 20.; Bush, 19 5 Nfifwood, 16; total, 55, ■\Vateloo.->->Erskijw, 14 j ?citeli, 23 s Powell, 19 j total, 58. At th.o conclusion of the game fraternal amenities were ihwle for an how between the two lodges.

'-THREE SGORS & TEMEttS."

After all it is 11st fiuiftr.isjiig -that Ijowls did not sate! on as a ladies' game.. There are- ss-veral draAV'backs in the ga.mer for tho faif sex. One is thai a player haa to try and do as the '"skip" diwets, wlitch would bo a trial for a lady with A will of hfif own. Another hardship mi&ts in the- fact that only Ko. 3 i$ $Vp■posed to direct t'h.e skip- when tho tatter is jolaying. jiufc the aal troubfc wouM eoiho at the end of the season, when the "age mateffees" are and nndor |f), or CO, or 70, Sl.on, however, do not- sesm to niiuiL A rink matiih is to be pkyei' on the Weflingtto Club's green to-ijion'ow: tjciwfloH Wcl- ■ Kiigton and ilieindoaj, and ill this watch no player under T-Q years of ago is allo',ve.d to play. Tho teams atfc . l.ington; Gee."Evans., V< IJrunmion(l ( .W. i Stan, J. hw&is fe.). Tliovndo.n: Jutrdodlt, — ; Jay, Freeman <s.).

T&OEJWK CLUB. On Saturday a three-rink friendly match was played between Tkorndon aUfiWolikigton." iiesnits-^ Tjiohidoii; Hu.!!, Mmson, J. I?, Bran^. ■dob, 3L C'terk' (s„), .15. . Wijlttißtou-.' Hnuldefj O'StiKivan, Br'oa&e, Bsry (&,), 20, Tliornd«nv %ham s . Pattie, Seatolv, Cohen (s.), 20. Weiiingtoii:' 'Wylie,. Chote, Waddcl, 19. . Thoriidsji; Thomeon, Bstefse.li, Jj'i-x'oti,' Jackman (s), 27. •Wellington: Initio Marsteil, l'litter, Ballmger <?..),.11. 62; Weilingtmi;, so. ■AM As-mkb JIATCBi .-''..; Tlie ai-infflal bfiwliiig' .wa'td.i between tlie buildiiitg trades eHiployora'aridother nieiii.h.ers of the Wfriliiigtou jEmployer's' ABsooiation .will, -be-, pjayed ~on- WeHington bowiiag' green t<r-m6rro«' aftctnobia. The foliowtog will, represent the ertittfoyers:~J. F.Luke;.lt. t\ Allaij, -"W,: J?jpyor, W, J. ■; L. OBltindoll, b.'lt, Partridge/ BusK % Bat; linger (■s-Ki.eljj -Glifeesmaii, ■W. feeiifell, il Townsend,.: j. JfitpheH (skip).; '©• Itusseli, F. Evans. J. Opodgr, ,W» JThompsfln (skip.) ;■ H. CSottU, W. J. Gattdiii, J. A. Jd'Eldowney, V. Diinoek (skip); W. Siniiii, J.'GWbcr, ,J. P., Bisaiirlmi, W..Wiggiits. (skip) ;.& Norton^: W, M'Lav, $. Si WilHam-s, AV, Wyhis (sltip); '■■ S. Campbell, ; ;Gj/onside, A. Veittii. W. Hortdry (slup).. Building trades: S. J, Clarke:, L. S, Hvnnphrics, W. Niiumo. A. Campbell (skip); C. H, Dement, 'Jtfirdoch. J. Martiii, Snaddon (skip).; AV. A. Chb.te; 'Matthews, AY. H. Beniiett, W.r &, .Thompson, (skip):; W„ ,H PartOii, J), Btrtke. H. Kausovi, J. Trevor (skip); 1. Wills, T. B. Avaiiams, Jl. iletetes, 3. W. Ifossette {skip); efflfua,-JO. AV. Martiii, V. ■$, Watt.., A. J. 'Mlock (skip); AV. H. Edwards, H. BqllwiJcfir;, A. Johnston, W. jipek (?kip); A. M, Wilson. A. Ramsayj. G, % Godber, &. Eeminete' l (skip). . KFOONE & RAOAVAYS, Rinks representing th 6 jPetofte. Club met- players from the Railway Service.'on Saturthi.V with the followiug results., Vetono rinks, being mentioned first ni each ease.;—' .. P. Smith, llvincs, .Tones,. Dr. .Ross (s,), IfJ; Naugl'tteii, Head, Stephens (5,),. li.. Wilson, Castle, Fowler, AVyhi? (s-h. 16: Ivirk, Math Batten, t\ M'Arthur (s.),

IS. Curtis, Marsden, Rfl.nnie., Bitty (s,), 17,- ' toihwaite,' Bartlfitt, Bargh, Botirko (sj, If. M'Ewan, F. ,'Coopcr, P. M'4rtbur, M-elhuialt (:8.). 2'4.; Hwtehe.son, Cooper, Brooks, Muiiro'e (s.>, S. Fiiidlay, Hutchinson, Fraser, Doles <s.j, li; Holmes, Johnson., Ahdrows, Firth (s.), 25-. ■ , ■ S3mo«r, Walton, Henry, Beypon (5,)., Jft- Matthews, Hobertson, BaVey. Nalder (s.), St TotalsHH-PetflUfi, 1-l'Q.; EsTVfl'a.y, 102, Ht/TT & VICTORIA :CL>tJBS. Hutt-JDawson, Callender, Pole, Paimer (*.)., W-; Victo.ria'-HCtti'iiphem PartForsette, Yfisseler (5..), I?-Hfltti--Dttvids.oii, Barlow, Nicholson, MftcasJnlt (s.-). tictoria—Besaut, Kit-to, ingrain, Haeston. (s,), 23. ■ HM. Cudby, Hpdgiivs (s.), 27; Wctoria."—Kedmoiid, iEellow, Avery, Kertwig»vav .(s.), 16,. fotals—Hutt, SB '. Victoriat 58,