BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2338, 21 December 1914, Page 3

BOWLS

FINE WEATHER AT LAST Ideal weather conditions made howling a genuine pleasure on Saturday afternoon. For some months past the Saturdays have been marred by furious gales, but there was merely a gentle breeze on Saturday to temper the heat of the sun. Tho greens—none very fast —were still fast enough ■to please the keenest bowler, and every player was '"on the job" on account of the tournament season to take placo. Tliere are no Pennant games to be played until the end of January, so the play consisted of club and inter-club friendly gameß. The results were as follow: — WELLINGTON V. PETONE. An eight-rink match was played between the Wellington and Petone Clubs on Saturday, resulting in a win for the suburban club by a margin of 18 points. The most crushing defeat inflicted on the Wellington Club was the game in which Hay (s.) defeated Brown (s.) by 87 points to 4, -which more than counteracted Duncan's (Wellington) defeat of Wearne (Petone) by 28 points to 10. The results were as follow-—

: Wellington—Riley, Plimmer, Osborne, A. Laurenson (s.), 20; Petone — Elvines, -Mareden, Henry, Bimyon, (s.), 14.

Wellington — Woodman, Watliins, Tamblyn, Crane (s.), 11; Petone— Cowie, Smith, Jones, Wylie (s.), 24. _ Wellington—Bennett, Miller, Williams, Gibbes (s.), 15; Petone—Whitcher. Wakelin, Coles. Stephens (s.), 24. Wellington—J. . Blundell, Miller, O'Sullivan, Corliss (s.), 23; Petone— Donoghue, Gilmour, Fraser, Fowler, (s-), 16.

Wellington—Yarrall, Woolcott, Burke, Brown (s.), 4; Petone—Wilton, Castle, Rennie, Hay (s.), 37. , ' Wellington—Jay, Richards, Buick, Remington (s.), 22; Petone—Curtis, Cooper, M'Arthur, T. M'Arthur (s.), 11. Wellington—Bonan, Gill, Menzics, Campbell (s.), 19; Petone—Allan, Hutchinson, M'Ewan, Melhuish (s.), 19. Wellington—Carter, Head, Geddis, Duncan (s.), 28; Petone —Findlay, Robertson, Firth,, Wearne (s.), 10. WELLINGTON V. EASTBOURNE. Wellington—Houlder, Liddle, Munt, Ballinger (s.), 26; Eastbourne—Short, Routley, M'Keegan. H. Short (s.), 14. Wellington—Smith, Watt, SutclifFe, Pettigrew (5.),, 16; Eastbourne—Avery, Lash, Pilcher, Morris (s.), 27 . Totals—Wellington, 42; Eeastbourne, 41. •

DIAMOND BUCKLES. Newtown—Duff, Prince (s.), 36; Wellington—Kinvig, Ballantyne (s.), 8. NEWTOWN CLUB. Edwin Feathers. Kelburn Club was the challenger for the above trophies on Saturday. The Newtown Club's nominated rink did not have the privilege of defending them. The challengers won as follow: — Kelburn—Meadowcroft, M'Coll, Routley, Dall (s.), 22; Newtown—Noble, A. J. Pollock, Warwick, Bland (s.), 20. Newtown v. Johnsonville. • Newtown.—Farrow, Drew, Gallie, Armstrong (s.), 12; Johnsonville—Ferguson, Wackrow, Harrop, Bethune (s.), 18.

Newtown—W. C. Read, J. P. Luke, Higginbottom, J. Sexton (s.), 23; Johnsonville—Smyth, Taylor, Morgan, Thompson (s.), 16. Totals—Nowfcown, 35; Johnsonville, 34. . , Newtown v. Seatoun. ' Newtown —C. Davis, Manning, Russell, Underwood (s.), 25; Seatoun—Fuller, Bowie, Alexander, Bradley (s.), 11. Newtown —Remington, J. Roberts, Smith, Flyger (s.), 10; Seatoun—Webb, Boeston, M'Girr, Green (s.), 27. Totals—Newtown, 35; Seatoun, 38. Newtown v. Lyall Bay.

Newtown—Revell, P. Roberts, Tonks, Spiers (s.), 22; Lyall Bay—Tonks, Haokworth, Raven, Lambert (s.), 13. Newtown—Alpe, S. Roberts, Ranson, Richards (s.), 17; Lyall- Bay—Mapplebeck, Brailsford,' Fairway, Ward (s.), 20. . Totals—Newtown, 39; Lyall Bay, 33. Nowtown v. Wellington. Wellington—S. Campbell, Tanner, Horfcon, Skinner (s.), 24; Newtown— S. E. Luke, Parkinson, Davies, Laws (S-). 22. KELBURN V. JOHNSONVILLE. A team from the Kelburn Club journeyed to Johnsonville to play a friendly game, and also came home victorious. Scores : —Kelburn, 21; Johnsonville, 16. Teams: Kelburn—Thomson, Oakes, Gannaway, Harton (s.); Johnsonville—Carman, Jerusalem, Orr, Turner (s.). SEATOUN JLUB. The following friendly games were played at Seatoun on Saturday:— Seatoun v. Newtown Seatoun: Fuller, Bowie, Alexander, Bradley (s.), 11. Newtown: Davis, Manning, Russell, Underwood (s.), 25. Totals:' Seatoun, 38; Newtown, 35. Seatoun v. Kelburn. Kelburn: Galway, Rist, Dodds, C. Gannaway (s.), 20. Seatoun: Wrigbt, Richards, Claxton Lauchlan (s.), 16. i.

Seatoun v. Kelbnrn. Seatoun: Heath, C. M'Farlane, Paul, Wyatt (s.), 20. Thorndon: Freeman, Madock, Gamble, Hatch (s.), 19; ' PETONE V. WELLINGTON. Tho following games were played between Petone and Wellington:'— Petone—Curtis, Cooper, P. M'Arthur, T. M'Arthur (s.), 11; Wellington—Jay, Richards, Buick, Remmington (s.), 22. Petone—Walton, Cjistle, Rennie, Hay (s.), 37; "Wellington—Ganrall, Woollcolt, Bourke, Brown (s.), 4. Petone —Findlay, ' Robertson, Firth, Wearne (s.), 10; Wellington—Carter, Bohan, Geddis, Duncan (s.), 28. Petone —Allan, Hutchinson, M'Ewen, Melhuish (s.), 19; AVcllington—Bohan, Gill, Menzies, Campbell (6.), 19. Totals: Petone, 77; Wellington, 73. Petone —Doneghue, Gilmour, Eraser, Fowler (s.), 10; Wellington—Blundell, Miller, O'Sullivan, Corless (s.), 23. Petone —Wliitcher, Wakein, Coles, Stephens (s.), 24; Wellington—Bennett, Williams, Miller, Gibbes (s.), 15. Petone —Elvines, Marsden, Henry, Beynon (s.), 14; Wellington—-Riley, Plimmer, Osborne, Lawrenson.(s.), 20. Petone —Cowie, Smith, Jones, Wylie (s.), 24; Wellington—Hoodman, Watkins, Tamblyn, Crane (s.), 11. Totals: Petone, V 2; Wellington, 69.