BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2426, 3 April 1915, Page 4

BOWLS

BELGIAN PAIRS TOURNEY

THE OPENING PLAY

At 9.30 a.m. yesterday it looked very much as though there would be no bowls for anyone, and with the Wellington Centre's Belgian. Fund Pairs Tournament to play it was thought that tho contest would resolve itself j into two days' play instead of three. The rain which fell in bucketsful for about twenty minutes cleared off at about 10.30 a.m., and though the greens were well soaked and a gale was blowing it was decided to make a start. The decision proved to be a wiso one, for as the day wore on the weather conditions improved gradually until, at about 4 p.m., there was scarcely a breath of wind and the sun was shining genially. There were 4'2 pairs engaged in the tournament, and tfhey were divided into .four sections—three tens and a twelve. The conditions were that all ties in sections and all pairs who won as many games as the lowest section winner should be included in the finals. The results were as follow:— FIRST ROUND. Section A (Wellington Green). Dumbell and M'Arthur (Khandallah) beat Ward and Blake (Lyall Bay), 31 — 18; Gibbes and Osborne (Wellington) beat Watson and Hatch (Victoria), 23 —15; Cohen and Benzie (Te Hiwi) beat Smith and Crane (Wellington), 27—22; Liddle and Kinvig (Wellington) beat Alexander and Hill (Seatoun), 10—16; Haycroft and Flyger (Newtown) beat Jclinson and Leighton (ThorndonL 22 Section B (Hataitai Green). Veitch and Laurenson (Wellington) beat Duncan and Ballantyne (Wellington), 19 —15: Bradley and Wyatt (Seatoun) beat Warwick and Sexton (Nowtown), 22—13; I'ilkington and Barnes (Hataitai) beat Ramsay and Wilson (Thorndon), 29—9; Muir and Saundeis (Wellington) beat Gannaway and Gannaway (Kelburn), 17—12; Bolton and Hobday (Victoria) won by- default against Critchley and Martin (Lyall Bay)Section 0 (Thorndon Green). Irvine and Fairway (Lyall Bay) beat Meadowproft and Dinnie (Kelburn), 22 —13; Tucker and Hemingway (Victoria) heat Innes and Still (Wellington), 20 —14; M'Girr and Claxton (Seatoun) beat Stanford and Munro (Thorndon), 22 —20; Marshall and Hodd (Wellington) beat Clark and Martin (Hataitai), 19—15; Ruffel and Spiers (Newtown) beat Campbell and Spiors (Karon), 31—18. Section . D (Newtown Green). Brackenridge and Brackenridge (Newtown) beat Keith and Norwood (Victoria), 33 —15; Dodds and Gray (Kelburn) beat Baskiville and Hill (Te lliwi), 23—13; Arden and Dimock (Thorndon) teat M'Girr and Green (Seatoun),. 23—20; "Wyatt aiid Gooder (Wellington) beat Uphani and Thomson (Thorndon), 20—17; .Potter and Horner (Wellington) beat Feilding and Shepherd (Hataitai), 28 —16; ' — : — and Bedell (Newtown) boat Burn and Cooper (Karori), 25—19. SECOND ROUND. Section A (Wellington Green). M'Arthur beat Hatch, 22—12; Benzie beat S. Hill, 30 —21; Leighton beat Blake, 25—19; Kinvig beat Osborne, .17 —16; Crane beat Flyger, 26—19. Section B (Hataitai Green). Barnes, boat Wyatt, 21—17; Sexton beat Saunders, 16—15; Hobday beat Laurenson, 28 —27 ; Ballantyne beat Gannaway, 25—14; Wilson won by default, Section C (Thorndon Green). Spiers (Karori) beat Martin, 24—17; Munro beat Spiers (Newtown), 20—19; Hemingway beat Dodd, "23—18; Claxton beat Fair, 20 —15; Dinnie beat Still, 23-17. Section D (Newtown Green). Brackenridge beat Gray, 29—9; Dimock beat Bedell, 26—-20; Cooper beat Shepherd, 26—7; Norwood beat Green, 21—20; Horiier heat Gooder, 22—17; Thomson beat E. J. Hill, 21 —16. THIRD ROUND. (Section A (Wellington Green). Benzie beat Osborne, 29—17; S. Hill beat Flyger, 22 —9; Hatch beat Blake, 23—3.4. Tho unfinished games in this section will be completed at 8.45 a.m. to-day, Section B' (Hataitai Green). Sexton beat Gannaway, 24—20; Hobday beat Ballantyne, 21—17; Laurenson beat Wilson, 17—15; Barnes beat Saunders, 23 —12; Wyatt won by default against Martin. Section C (Thorndon Green). Hodd bent Still, 24—14; Dinnie boat Claxton, 23 —13.; Spiers (Newtown) beat Fairway, 30 —15; Hemingway beat Spiers (Karori). 25—11; Munro beat Martin, 20—16. Section D (Newtown Green). Dimock beat Shepherd, 36 —18; Gray beat Thomson,. 22—11; Horner beat E. J Hill, 22—18; Cooper beat Gooder, 28—17; Norwood beat Bedell, 23—21; Brackenridge beat Green, 22—19. IN THE LEAD. The leads in the various sections are as follow Section A: Benzie (Te Hiwi), 3 wins. Section B: Hobdav (Victpri?), and Barnes (Hataitai), 3 wins. Section C: Hemijigyvay (Victoria), 3 wins. Section D: Brackenridge (Newtown), Dimock (Thorndon), and Horner (Wellington), 3 wins each. Tho only games that were not completed were those played on the Wellington Club's green, where some of tho teams made a late start in the third round. Play was continued until '.the darkness made the jack invisible, and pven then there was some play with tliG aid of lighted matches.