BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2314, 23 November 1914, Page 7

BOWLS

HIGH WIND AND KEEN GREENS Saturday's play was marred to a very great extent by tho stiff north-wester which as often as not spoilt the bestlaid shots, and set up problems in windago throughout tho afternoon. Owing to tho long spell of dry weather, the majority of the greens wore unusually keen, a fact, which added to difficulties n drawing, cmd made some of the beads positively comio in. design. The soft, steady rain which commenced to fall yesterday afternoon will do the greens a great deal of good. The following are the results of Saturday's play:—. NEWTOWN V. WELLINGTON. An eight rinks a-side friendly match was played with the Wellington Club and resulted in a win for the senior club s men. Each club won on its own green as lollow:— At Newtown.—Newtown—Manning, Russell, Underwood, Laughton (s.), 26 • Wellington-Brick, A. Wylie, ErsWe H. Frost, (s.), 16. NowtoTO-S. E. Luke, Swiney, M'Lean, Duft (a.) 22: Wellington— bpeed, Mouat, Neilsen, Kelly (s.) 19 Newtown-Crengel, Webb, Scott, Richards (s.), 23; Wellington-Miller! rearse, Osborne, Ballantyne (a.) 22 Newtown—H. Sexton, Chittey, Hicginbottoru, Rawson (s.), 15: Wellington—Yarrall, P. C.Watt, Grenfell, Barv (s.), 24. . • At Wellington, — Newtown—Pankliurst, Astill, Warwick, Prince (s.), 26Wellington—Muir, Pallisor, Roberts! Webb (s.), 16. Nowtown—M'Cumiskey. Noble, Armstrong, J. Pollock (s.), 17; Wellington —Johnson, Lindsay, G. Brown, Remington (s.), 23. . Nowtown—W. Read, M'Leay, Powell,' Bland (s.), 15; Wellington—Phelps,' Ashbolt, Plimmer, Bush (s.), 28. Newtown—Youmans. Parkinson, Meyriok, A. J. Pollock (s.V, 14: Wellington—A. Wilson, Geddis, G. Wilson, Thompson- (s.), 26. Totals.—Wellington, 174; Newtown,158. HATAITAI V. KELBURN. , The. following is the result of games played by Hataitai Club on Saturday against Kelburn:— At • Hataitai.—Kelburn — Doherty, Hutchings, Widdop, Macarthur (s.), 21; Hataitai—Ward, Johnson, A. Olaridce. Rhodes (s.), 14. ' Kelburne—Meadowcroft, Johnston, Manley, F. Johnson (s.), 32; Hataitai— Shepherd, D. Claridgo, M'Kittrick, Topp (s.), 16. At Kelburn.—Kelburn—Gannaway, Wakelin, Dpdds, M'Coll (s.), 18; Hataitai—Gyles,- Miathewjs, Ballinger, Bailey (s.), 19. - Kelburn—Hamerton, Prof. Kirk, Routley, Knowles (s)., 25; Hataitai— Fielding, Pilkiugton, Williams, Julius (s.), 20.

• Totals—Kelburn, 96; Hataitai, 69. The following rinks will represent the Hataitai Club next Saturday in the penpants against Lyall Bay:—At A. Claridge, Penhey, Bailey, M'Whannell (s:): Fielding, Gruar, Pryor, Mitchell (s.). Away—Williams, Slater, Martin, Nasmith (s.)j Shepherd, Rhodes, Hendry, Barnes (s.)\ EDWIN FEATHERS. f A challenge team from Lyall Bay were defeated by the Newtown holders in a game which was even up to the thirteenth head, when the scores were 11 all. Newtown—J. Brackenridge, Spiers, J. Sexton, Jack Brackenridge (s.), 29; Lyall Bay—J. Tanks,; J.- Robinson, J. .Fairway, J. Brown-(sv);12. / Teams composed of colts and juniors from the Newtown and Hataitai Clubs met on the latter club's green. On the eleventh head ■ the home team were in the lead, 16 to 2, but the visitors ran out the winners by a point.' Newtown—Davis, Levistam, Davies, Laws (s.), 21 j Hataitai—Marks, Blick, Mackenzie, Stone'banks (s.), 20. JOHNSONVILLE CLUB.

The following games have been played for the Champion Pairs:— Hardie and Petirie beat Embury and Baskeville; J. Rod and Orr beat May and Harrap; Bould and Edge beat Julius ■ and Ferguson; O'Neill and Thompson beat Carman and Cook; Taylor and Bethune beat Jerusalem and A. Mills; Smyth© and Morgan beat Robertson and Sloan'o; Wackrow and Turner beat V. A. Mills and Styles. The.draw for the second round is as follows:—Edge plays - Orr, Thompson plays Turner, Bethune plays Morgan, Potrie, a bye.' Tho following will represent the club in the Pennant Match v. Seatpun on Saturday next:—Away—Orr, Wackrow, Bothune, Thompson (s.). At Home— Sm.ytho, A. Mills, Cook, Turner (s.). Tho following will represent tho club against Karori on Wednesday next: — Hardie, J. Rod, Embury, Harrap (s.); Julius, Ferguson, Bould, Orr (a.). WELLINGTOiN V. KARORI. Wellington—lnnes, Dight, Sutcliffe, J. Roberts (a.), 18; Karori—Campbell, Spiers, Lewer, Burn (s.), 15. Wellington—Houlder, Osmond, Kinvig, Siovwright (s.), 13; Karori—Gregg, England, Watchman, Crawford (s.), 18. Wellington—Wells, Tanner, L. Blundell, Magnus (s.), 24; Karori—Malin, Cook, Nowcombe, Cooper (s.), 10. Wellington—A. Bennett, Bird, Hildreth, Pettigrew (s.), 18: Karori—Dickerson, Dryden, Raino, Shearer (s.); 22. Wellington—Gill, Potter, Hamilton, Gooder (s.), 19; Karori—Sunley, HaTrison, Layde, M'Lennan (s.), 22. ' Totals-Wellington, 92; Karori, 87.

VICTORIA CLUB. The VicToria Club rink, matches are being played on the two out of three principle. The following are the results of Saturday's games:— In the first by-round, Langdon beat M'Kay, and Varcoo beat Scott. SEATOUN CLUB. Tho following are tho results of the friendly games played by the Seatoun Club:—Bowie, Kirchor, Richards, M'Girr (s.), 19; Paul, East, Bennett, Claxton (s.), 14. ■ M'Gill, Fuller, Bradley,' Hill (s.), 24; Webb, Griffiths, Bcost'on, Green (s.), lii. ' Powell. Wright, Alexander (s.), 17j Mftbin, M'Farlane, Loughan (s.), 15. SUBURBAN GAMES. : A rink representing tho To Hiwi Club visited the Low.-r Hutt greon on Saturday, and played a match with tho following result:—Te Hiwi: Baskiville, Upton, Bpnzie, Hill (s.), 23. Hutt: Casey, No'rris, Pole, Cudby (s.). 14. Two rinks from Khaiidallali also tried conclusions with Lower Hutt, tho results being:—Hutt: Keir, Seymour, Hendry, Macaskill (s.), 19. Khandallah: Stafford, Williams, Plimmer, Macartliur (s.), 14.'Hutt: Davidson, Hogarth, Barlow, Hodgins (s.)_, 17. 'Khandallah: Anderson, Weight. F. Hondry, Gollan (s.), 13. Total; Hutt, 36; Khandallah, 27. . TWO FEET ON THE MAT. Though the Dominion Bowliug Association has decreed that in all matches played under its jurisdiction the long four feet mat shall bo used, and every player must, in delivering his bowl, keep both foot on the mat, thero is a good deal of dissatisfaction among sonlo of tho c'ubs, and meetings are to bo held to discuss the new rule. Tho Newtown Club, which has already invested in tho new mats, is to discuss tho new rule at a meeting to bo held on Thursday next, and the Wellington' Club ■ is _weqk. TjieJ^

argument against the long mat !b, in the,main, that our general style of delivering the bowl, by stepping forward from an upright position, is.not suited to the long mat of Australia (where the crouch delivery is favoured). Somo of our howlers find that the front corners of the long, mats "get into their eye" when about to deliver. The only real argument for the adoption of the long mat is that it saves tho green, but as that, it is ■pointed out, is overy club's own affair, it is considered doubtful if the asooiation has been wiso in so hastily settling such 'a highly dehatoable matter.