BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2642, 13 December 1915, Page 9

BOWLS

— ; FINE WEATHER AND KEEN ; ' GREENS. 1 i " A successful start was made with tho second round of tho Pennant matches, thanks to tlio unusually fine weather of j Saturday afternoon. The sky was clear, ! the sun was working with mid-summer activity, and there was a lively breeze I blowing, making play very pleasant j During the past week the greens seem tj hare become quite suddenly very keen I Li most cases oil Saturday, mostly at j Newtown and Wellington, they were as ■ slippery as glass, and the run. of the 5 bowl after it had stopped (to use an ) Irishism) was a factor which had to be ■ given the most careful consideration. > The most' sensational happening in the , Pennant games was tho defeat of Wel- ( lington (tho holders) by Karori. Playing on the perfect lower green at Wellington, Lewer (Karori) out-generalled E. J. Hill (Wellington), who was supported by a strong team, and the redoubtable j Churchward (Wellington) Received a [ sound drubbing from a Karori player, [ showing that yon never can tell at I bowls. ) The results were as follow.— 1 j • Wellington v. Kiirorl. Wellington — Baskivilld, Hamilton, » Still, Sievwright (s.), 22; Karori—Dryr den,_ Finlayson, Burn, Cooper (s.), 9. ; Wellington—Grcnfell, Osborne, Horner, Hill (s.), 16; Karori—Sunley, Newcombo, Grigg, Lewer (s.), 20. 1 Wellington v. Trentham. An interesting game was played be--2 tween the white flannel of the Welling- )' ton Club and the khaki cloth of Tren--5 tliauv at the Wellington Club's grcon [ on Saturday. The lesult was as follows: — , Wellington—Erskine, Thomson, Berry, j Moult (s.), 20; Trentham Camp—Cad--3 wallader (Tauranga), Pratt (Gore), J. } Dobson (Karangahake), Baddilyi (Pon- [) sonby) (s.), 18. Hatail'ai v, Kelburn. 3 At home—Hataitai—Ward, Halliday, b Hendry, Pamey (s.), 18; Kelburn— 1 Mcadowcroft, Andrews, Johnson, Gray (s.), 23. . i • Hataitai—H. Claridge, Cheeseman, 6 Julius, Laurenson (s.), 32; Kelburn— 2 Hutchison, Thomson, Knowles, Routlev * Away—Hataitai—Fielding, Ballinger, _ Martin, Bailey (s.), 30; Kelburn—Oakes, j Hamerton, H. Gannaway, C. Gannaway 3 &-h 15 : . Hataitai—Williams, Kimiiburgh, Slar tcJ', Mitchell (s.), 10; Keiburn—Doherty, r A. Johnston,-Mager, M'Coll (s.), 30. Totals—Hataitai,- 90; Kelburn, 70. Newt-own v. Petone. 3 At Newtown. —Newtown: Russell, 1 Armstrong, Underwood, .J. Brackenjj ridge (s.), 29; Petone: Walton, Jones, J . Firth,' Wearne (s.), 16. Newtown: 0 Phillips, Davies, Spiers, Wylie (s.), 24; 2 Petone: Elvines, Castle, Robort'son, 2 Rennie (s.), 13. Newtown: Davis, J. - Pillock, Richards, 'Prince (s.), 25; Pe--2 tone: Smith, Gilniour, Wylie, Fowt ler (s.), 24. Totals—Newtown, 78; Pe- -, tone, -53. At Petone—Newtown: Chit- , tey, Popple, J. M. Brackenridge, A. J. Pollock (s.), 22; Petone: Cowie, M'Arthur, M'Ewcn, Melhuish (s.), 20. Newtown: S. E. Luke, Noble, Scott', 5 Duff (s.), 18; Petone: Findlay, Leuthwaite, Coles, Beynon (t.); 19. Newt town: P. Roberts, Smith, Rawson, 1 Laughton (s.), 20; Petone: Curtis, 5 Doneghue, T. M'Arthur, Stephens (s.), 1 23. Totals—Newtown, 60; Petone, 62. 5 Grand totals—Newtown, 138; Petone, 1 U6 - I Victoria v, Thorndon. I. Victoria names mentioned first in I each case: — Cray, Townsend, Scott, Redstone (s.), . 22; Dumbell, Ronaldson, Hogbeu, Conlan (s.), 20. Eraser, MacMorran, Jackson, Norwood (s.), 23; Allen, Chitt-ey, Petersen Gray (s.), 20. Martin, North, Marks, Langdon (s.) 19; Hull, Stanford, Johnson, Dimock (s.), 13. Hatch, Betty, Hunt, Snaddon (s.), 22; Staff, Hatch, Ross, Wilson (s.), 16. Tucker, ' Miideley, Goclber, Keith (s.), 18; Exley, ! Nimmo, Barraud, Plimmer (s.), 19. Bol- ; ton, Youmans, King, Hemingway (6.), , 23; Patterson, Upham, Thomson, Pa- , rata (s.), 23. j Totals.—Victoria, 127; Thorndon, 111. S EDWIN FEATHERS. ; Victoria : Besant, Evans, Kitto, Wor- ' boys (s.), 18; Kelburn: Batten, Wid- ; dop, Mac Arthur, Harton (s.), 14. " . NEWTOWN V. AVELLINGTON. ; Three rinks from the Wellington Club met and defeated three Newtown rinks at Newtown on Wednesday:—Welling- , ton: Houlder, Tanner, Munfc, Hamilton , (s.), 20; Newtown: Alpe, Gallio, Railson, Dr. Barclay (b.), 11. Wellington: , Duncan, Williams, Pole, Moult (s.), 23 ; ! Newtown: Crengel, Tonks, Richards, Wylie (s.), 17. Wellington: Bennie, 1 Carter, Bush, Berry (s.), 23; Newtown: ! Talbot, M'Lean, Spiers, J.'Brackenridge, 22. Totals—Wellington, 66 ; Newtown, 50. DIAMOND BUCKLES, i On Thursday afternoon the Bracken- ■ ridge Brothers visited Hataitai, and defeated the holders, Messrs. Clieesman and J. A. Martin (s.), by 24 to 13. WELLINGTON CENTRE TOURNAMENT. Bowlers are reminded that the entries {or the Centre Tournament at the New Year close with the secretary (Mr. J. J. Roberts) on Wednesday next. Tho greens are all in perfect trim, and it is anticipated that there will bo a generous entry. , N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. The New Zealand Championship Tourney is to begin at Cliristchurch on January 10. Entries close on December IS (Saturday next).