BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2326, 7 December 1914, Page 9

BOWLS

hich wind and sunshine. High winds and plenty of sunshine helped to provide keen and tricky greens for the bowlers on Saturday afternoon. So far the _ bowling season, as ± t as 10 . wether is concerned, has not been satisfactory. There has been scarcely a Saturday since the season opened when the wind has not been blowing with disconcerting strength, and at 4.30 p.m. it invariably turns cold and drives the less hardy players from the green. At this time of the year, the evenings should be warm and plaoid but they are far from it. There was no Pennant play on Saturday. The results of Iho club games were as follows i KARORI CLUB. Henderson Cup (champion rink): — l'ulton, Lockett, F. Dryden. H. Roberts (s.) 18; Campbell, M. Spiers, B. Burn, W. Cooper (s.), 22. m ii? ' eama for a friends match with Wellington on Wednesday nest at Karon, are:— ' Evans, Richards, F. Spiers, Harrison (s.): Needham, Dasent, Foster, Cooper (s.) j A. Henderson, Raine, Hemsley, B. Burns (s.). 1 ennants teams for Saturday nest (Karori v. Johnsonville)' ' ' „ Away—Malin, F. Dryden, B. Burn, W. Cooper (a.). At home—Grigg, SunLower, Crawford (s.). .The club intends to hold a progressive pairs tournament on Christmas ■Oay, commencing at 9 o'clock. KARORI V. KELBURN. ...^rori. —Malin Sunley, Harrison, Watchman (s.), 22; Kelburn-Good-hall, Rists, M'Arthur, M'Coll (s.), 17. Karon—Bradnock, Raine. Newcombe, vrir'^ r . ( s -)j 24; Kelburn—Hammerton, M Ilraith, Doherty, Mains (s.), 19. Karori—Lloyd, Cook, Greeg, McLennan (s.), 16; Kelburn—Hutcnins, Galway, A. Johnston, Mayer (s.), 20. Totals—Karori, 62; Kelburn, 56. VICTORIA CLUB. • A three-rink friendly game between Hataitai and Victoria clubs on Saturday afternoon resulted as follows:— Victoria—Wright, Carter, Hunt, Voseelor, 32; Hataitai—Jamieson, Pilkington, Baljinger, Martin, 8. Victoria—L. R. Partridge, Besant, Hemmmgway, Keith, 21; Hataitai— Anstey, Fathers, A. Claridge, Kinniburgh, 16. Victoria—Bolton, Goldie, Redstone, Toiinseud, 16; Hataitai—Gyles. Hulso, M Kittnck, Slater, 25. < Victoria— Baggett, Levi. S. L. Partridge, Snaddon, 18; Hataitai—Williams, Johnson, M'Whannell, Topp, 21. Victoria—Fraser, Godley. Fossette, MaoMorran, 9; Hataitai—Marks, Light, Claridge, Mason, 21. \ ictona—Chapman, Avery, Kershaw, Langdon, 21; Hataitai—Pritchard, Huggms, Cheeseman, Rhodes, 19. Totals—Victoria, 127; Hataitai, 110. THORNDON 3LUB. On Saturday nfternoon the following special games wero played:— Thorndon Roses. . Allen, Hull,'Chitty, King, J. T. (s.), 23; Buckoridge, 'Mitford,, Thomson, Nimmo (a.), 14; Patterson, Gamble, Hogben (s.), 21; Stanford, Ronaldson, Barraud (s.), 14: • Thorndon Shamrocks. Ramsay, Mitford, Seaton, Jacbman (s.), 28 j. Gartble, Medland, Chittey, Leigliton (s.), 8; Stanford, Patterson, Nimmo, Hogben (s.), 19; Hull, HaSiield, Brandon, Thomson (5.),^18. Ross Thistles'(Pairs). Buckeridge. ■J. T. King (s.), 17; Upham, Hatch (s.), 14.

NEWTOWN OLUB. . Diamond Buckles. Kinrig. and Ballantyne (b.) of' the Wellington club were defeated by the Aowtown holders of the above trophies b,» one point after tying, on "the 21st head:— f Newtown—Spiers and Prince (s.), 21; Wellington—Kinvig and Ballantyne (s.), 20. . Newtown r. Hutt. The Newtown and Hutt Clubs played an eight-rink friendly match on Saturday. The suburban club won on three rinks by small margins, but went down badly on most of the others.' Scores: At Hutt.—Newtown—Laws, Kussell, Underwood, Warwick (s.), 29: Hutt— Norrie, Cuff, Hodgins. Pole (s.), 9. ' Nowtown—S, E. Luke Davies, Leahy, Duff. (s.), 28; Hutt—Davidson, Seymour, Jones, Trevethick (s.), 10. Newtown—Lennon, Ohittey, Grenside, Laughton (a.), 24; Hutt—Parker,

Young, Kitto, Palmer (s.), SO. Newtown—W. Roberts. Donald, A. J. Pcllock, Richards (s.), 11; Hutt—Judd, Dawson, Boss, Hendry (sj, 19., Totals—Newtown, 02; Hutt, 68. At Newtown:—Newtown — M'Comiskey, Scott, Powell, Bland (s.), 84; Hutt—Williams, Hayes, Casey, Nicholson (s.), 7. 'Newtown—Haycroft, C., M. Luke, J. Pollock, Hanson (s.), 28: Hutt—M'Caskill (s.), 13. Newtown—Tonks, Gallie, M'Lean, J. Brackenridge (s.), 23; Hutt-Hogarth, Keir, Simpson, Holland (5.).13. Newtown.—P.. Roberts, jFieldhouse, Armstrong, Higginbottom (&.), 16; Hutt i ~Wibley, Russell, Yates, Barlow (s>); Totals—Newtown, 101; Hutt—s4. Grand totals—Newtown, 193; Hutt. • 122.' ' Teams for the Week. Wednesday, December 9, friendly v. Petone, at NefftownCaterer, Talbot, Phillips, J. Martin (s.); Read, Fownes, Crosby, Castle (a.); Collie, Pitcher, Bedell, Tonks (s.). Saturday, December 12, Senior Pen■nantv. To Hiwi—H. 'Sexton, Duff, Laughf™ Prince (s.); J. M. Braoken- . ridge, Spiers, J. Sexton, J. Brackenridge (s.). To defend Edwin Feaihers v. Wellington—Laws, 1 Underwood, Warwick, Bland (s.). JERCTSALEM CUP. ' Johnsonville v. Khandallah. Johnsonville — Smith, Jerusalem, Styles, Thompson (s.), 16; Khandallah Clarke, Cowles, Gollan, Fleming (s.), Johnsonvil'e— Wackrow, O'Neill, Orr, Baskerville (s.), 43; Khandallah—Luke, Munro, Williams, Nalder (s.), 7, ; Johnsonvillfr-T. Mills, Taylor, A. Mills, Turner (s.), 28; KhandallaliAplin, Lyall, Weight, Davy (s.), 15. Johnsonville —Ferguson, Robinson, Harrap, Sloan© (s.), 24; KhandallahVmcent, Craig, Bourke, M'Arthur (s.), Johnsonville—Hardio, Carman, Em-bury.-Cook (s.), 18;) KhandallahMansfield, Grant, Bates, Plimmor (s.) } Johnsonville—Sod Bould, Morgan, Bethune (s.), 22; Klinndallali—Stafford, Gtmeron, Plimmer, Dumbell (a.), 16. Johsonville, 151; Khandallah, WELLINGTON CLUB. Champion Pairs —Semi-Fiilal. t I ?°! u \ Crane (s.), 19; Wyatt, Grenfell (s.), 17,- Tho game was very even up to tho 17th head, a tie. On tho 18th Crane got 3 and on tho 19th 2, making him 5 up and two heads to go. On the 20th head Gronfell got 1, "Waking his score 15 or 4 down ( and the last head to play. When the skips ivent back to play, Grenfell was lying 2, and with his first ball drew another and followed this up by also drawing with his second and third bowl, leaving him lying the' .5, which he required to win the gamoi His fourth bowl he put to the bank. Crane in the mctotime had with hie first three bowls endeavoured to trail

tie kitty to the baok, where he lay four bowls, but just missed on each ocea~ don. With nis last bowl he drove Grenfell's three shots out, and thereby won the game by two points. SEATOUN CLUB. The following are the results of friendly games for the Stars and the Ferns played for by tho Hataitai Club Stars. Holders—Wright, Beeston, Bradly, .Lauchlan (5.),'17; Challengers—)Vebb, Alexander, Bonnett, Claxton (s.), 20. Ferns. First pairs:—Holders—M'Gill and Fuller (s,), 23; Challengers—Bowie and M'Gurr (s.), 16. The following is the result of a. friendly game:—M'Farlane, Smith, Rioharda, HiE (a.), 19; Kiroher, Heath,, Paul, Green (s.), 17. , THE MAT PROBLEM. On Saturday a. vote was taken of the members on the-vexed question of the new rule by which clubs are to adopt 4-ft. mats and players are to deliver their bowls with two feet on tlie mat. The voting was against the new rule.