BOWLS & BOWLERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 6

BOWLS & BOWLERS.

CITIZENS' OIWAI OTNAMEE

WON BY POfITijQUS,

In fino weather the Citizeiis 1 Oitfiiival Bowling fotinianwnt was brought to a noi.iclua.ion ott'tta WoHingtoii Club's greon on Saturday afternoon. The greon was slightly stiff through tie effect of tko raiii which had fallen during Uij> week, but thanks to careful prepara* turn it drew beautifully.

THE SEMMINAL. Tho first games wore those between, club-mates iu tho semi-final. Tlie results wcro as follow :— 'Wellington—Wylio, Ewkmo, 'fjioftji* son, Portions (e.>, 19; V\ eUingUm— Dmuxw, Jiunt, ikodie, Horner (a.), 17, This game was jnost admirably cub- ■ tested throughout, und this play at Hoi 1 - nor's teem was every bit as accurate and steady as that of flip winners, 'ltie. gamo was vor on tho last head when, rofteous's nion clustered well rotmd the jack. When the skips went daws Portcovis lay three in a trisaglo, with, tho jack at the awre in front. -Hβ cut one out with a drive, but' the other two remained undisturbed and gave Porteous a majority of two.

•Victoria—Jkladeley, Martin, Vareoe, ■Fessetto <s.), 20; Vietofia—Sorth, Besantj Stiacjdon, Hwt'stou <s.), 15. f.ossetto's team pkyed a fiiio eolid g.i.mo throughout, and scored a well-de-served wUi. THE FINAL. . . . ; Ertkino., Tho.Qpson, Portooas (s,), 29; Victoria—Madeley, Mar-tin, Varcoo, 3?ossgt;to (s.); 12, . -Liittks ne«d T>e said in extenuation of what was really a rten*away victory for tho 'Wejlin.tfton. rink. Porteous's' men were all , playing as steady as rocksi and they scored iio -twet "than * 16 points before their opponents Botched , a siuglo ixH'nt,'■' On : the 'fourteenth, head Porteous, wlio ' personally pktj'cd a beautiM ga-ttte tbjsoughout, had peered' 23 to Victoria's 7—and tha gams was practically <yvw. Frent that out the play was mare evofi, I'oEsettp scaring fij=e td Porteorie' , ? sis (five of wliich were 'obtained oil the twentieth head). Fossette made a deadlwad of th'e last Jiead, when Porteoiis was lying tho slret, but as 'ho could net win. the liead fras not played over again. " ' -

THOftKDON OMB. Oβ Saturday afternoon the two .spfeeial games played were as ttiidor:--Thcrndon fioads. Median*!., Freeman, Dixoh-, W. l\ Batraud {s.}, 18; Spencer, Longton, Gonfe, Dynjock (s.), 14. 'Ebonidon Shainrceks. Greening, Upham, Nimtfjo, Thomson (&.), 25; Wuftbell, Buckeridgo, Hogben, Hatch (s,), 7, HATAITAI OMJB, The following gamos were played on flataitai green on Saturday afternoon for tho Comet Badges, The- Mdef s irero di&itonged by Nasmith's rink but they failed to tako them off the 'holders', tho ■following w« the' scores;—Holdere--Mnfhowsj Jones, Scftdry, Prysr (is,), 19; Glaridgo, Johnson, Mitchell, NasmjtH (aA 17. Tho final for tlio rink champioTißliip was pkyed betft'ecn Battles and Fenhoy's rinks, and resulted as follows:—. Ward) gheplmird., Obecemaji, Barnes <s.), 23; Dajjnld,' M'JSttrtrk. I'emvoy (s.), 1& •" ••

PBTOJfE Clffß. Tho fciom Botrliirg Cltib cl6sfed its season, on Saturday, ttitli a uiatth. be-tn-eoil teams ■clicrseil by tho secrofafy (Mr. H. Cats) find tlio tfetisuror (Mr. J. CastJe), tho isoeult being as Mlotve:— Scorftafy'e; Ward., Cplpitt-, T. M'Atthur, Molkiish (s,), W. Txcasujor's; HutchMon, WilkjnsMj CowiOj Stevens <8.), 16. Seerssfeary'6; Com* rnetti, Firth, Dr. Bosa (5,.), "21. smerst M'Bffen, Wxon, Pey)ion ; , OasUβ <«.), 18. Secrotary'gt Mothes, Smith, -Walton, .Wylie- (e.), 20. TW etrrer's! Donagljue, Wileott, Bfenhip, Marsdftn (?.), 21. Secretary's-i gudt : h } Hutchinson, Beinett, Head (%). 11. Treo..6ttrfir: Alesander, Areus, ElviiiOs, Curtis (s.), gB, Scftreiary'si "Wytcher'i Cooper, P. M'Artiiur, Hay. (ia.)-, 1&. Treasurer's: AHert, Bydor, .7on.es, Coles (e.), 24. Tetal: Srcaeurer'Bj 105; fico rctary's, 87. . :

Bowlers, bo tip-to>dat.fi, fit yaur haiols : with Busscy'e GompoMte Bo : wl, sia. .»31]b. 5q?A Sin, <31b. .Cozo, 5 HGifl, Bib. Toss,), B. BouldSTterih, Tofcaccojiijt, Solo Agent, Cuba, StrWrt.*