BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 3

BOWLS

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S TOURNEY SECOND DAY'S PLAY The annual tournament of the Wellington Bowling Centre was continued on the City greens yesterday in almost perfect weather. The summer-time heat was nicely tempered l>y a northerly breeze. About 4.45 rain threatened 1 for about ten minutes, but nothing came of the threat. The greens were in fine trim, and the play was better on the average than was registered on Saturday. The fourth, Jifth, and sixth rounds were played yesterday. The results werp as under:— FOURTH ROUND. A SECTION (NEWTOWN GREEN). Brackenridge beat Fulton, 37—10; Sievwright beat Martin, 23—15; Perry beat Eogbon, 24—16; Jackman beat Hill, 30— 15; Campbell beat Warwick, 21—15; Macaskill beat Mayer,, 19—18. B. SECTION (WELLINGTON GREEN). Webb beat Turner, 21—15; La ugh ton beat Fairway, 21-1T; Beynon beat>.Foy, ' 29—19; Hodgins beat Duncan, 25—12; Churchward beat M'Wliaunell, 29—11; Davison beat M'Coll. 30—16. C SECTION (VICTORIA GREEN). Hemingway beat Thompson, 17—18; Hendry beat Lambert, 28—16; Holland beat Leighton. 24—19; Bedell beat Benzie, 21—20; Dinnie beat Stephens, 20—18; Berry beat Bailey, 21—17. D SECTION (THORNDON GREEN). Porteous beat Wearne, 29—11; Palmer beat Gray, 21—16; Kerr beat Redstone, . -19—17; Noble beat H'Kittrick, 34 —18; ! M'Girr beat Gcddis, 21—16; Parata beat Harrison, 11—13. " . E SECTION (HATAITAI GREEN). Prince beat Snaddon, 25—17; Laurenson .. beat Wilson (Thorndon), 35—11; Shearer beat Wilson (Wellington), 26-8; Wylie beat Cooper, 33—13; Hollings beat Magnus, 22—21. •FIFTH ROUND. A SECTION • (NEWTOWN GREEN). Jackman beat Pulton, 36—10; Perry beat Martin, 34—13; Mayer beat Campbell, 24—15; Brackenridge beat Hogben, 30—15; Warwick beat Sievwright, 17—16; Hill beat Macaskill,, 28—14. B SECTION (WELLINGTON GREEN). Turner beat M'Coll, 22—20; Webb beat Hodffing, 20—16; Laughton beat M'Whannell, 23—13; Beynon beat Fairway, 25— 17; Churchward beat Duncan, 25—18; Foy. beat Davison, 21—20. C SECTION (VICTORIA GREEN). Hemingway beat Lambert, 29—8; Thompson beat ' Hollard, 18—16; Benzie beat Hendry, 16—15; Dinnie beat Leighton, 23—13; Bailey , beat Bedell, 29—17; Stephens beat Berry; 21—14. . D SECTION (THORNDON GREEN). Para ta beat Redstone, 28—16; Gray beat M'Kittrick, 17—13; Kerr beat Porteous, 17—12; Wearne beat Paimer, 21—12; Noble beat Geddis, 23—18; Harrison beat M'Girr, 24-13. . E SECTION (HATAITAI GREEN). Cooper beat Laurenson, 21—18; Wylis beat Shearer, 29—15; Hollings beat Snaddon, 20—15; Princo beat Wilson (Wellington), 22—15; Magnus beat Wilson (Thorndon), 27-16. SIXTH ROUND. " A SECTION (NEWTOWN GREEN). Brackenridge beat Perry, 31—17; Sievwright beat Mayer. 24—15; Jackman beat Hogben, 26 —i 5; Macaskill beat Fulton, 27—13; Martin beat Warwick, 24—20; Hill beat Campbell, 34—10. B SECTION (WELLINGTON GREEN). Fairway beat Davison, 17—16; Foy beat Turner, 18—16; Hodgins beat M'Coll, 17 —16; Churchward beat Webb, 22—14; Uuncau beat M'Whanncll, 21—18; Beynon boat Laughton, 19—14. C -SECTION (VICTORIA GREEN). Hemingway beat Hollard. 22—13; Benzie beat Lambert, 21—11; Dinnie beat • Thompson, 23 —20; Leighton beat Berry, 20—16; Stephens beat Bedell, 27—12; Hendry beat Bailey, 19—16. . D SECTION (THORNDON GREEN). Palmer beat ICerr, 24—15; Noble beat M'Girr, 27—13;. Harrison beat Redstone, 21—13}: Parata beat Porteous, 18—15;M'Kittrick beat Wearne, 24—19; Gray beat Geddis, 32—14. E SECTION (HATAITAI GREEN). Cooper beat Shearer, 29—11; Wylie beat ! Prince, 22—18; Snaddon beat Wilson i (Thorndon), 25—22; Wilson (Wellington) - beat Hollings. 28—21; Magnus beat Laurenson, 21—18. WINS AND LOSSES, A SECTION. . ' Wins. Losses. Perry .' 5 1 Brackenridge 5 ' "1 Jackman : 5 1 Martin '. 3 3 Campbell 3 3 Warwick - 3 3 Hill 3 3 -Macaskill 3 3 Hogben 1 5 ■ Sievwright :. 3 3 Mayer 2 4 'Fulton 0 6 B SECTION. . ' .Fairway 4 ( 2 Laushton 4 2 Davison 3 3 Beynon 5 1 Churchward 5 . 1 Foy 4 2 Turner 3 3 . M'Whannell 1' 5 M'Coll 1 5 Webb 3 3 Hodgins 2 4 Duncan ( 1 5 C SECTION. Bedell 4 2 Hollard 3 . 3 Diitnie 5 1 Bailey 3 3 • Leighton ....: 3 3 Stephens 4 2 Berry 2 4 Thompson 2 4 'Lambert 1 5 Hemingway 4 2 Benzie 3 3 Hendry 2 4 . D SECTION. i Redstone 3.3 Kerr 5 1 Porteous i 2 Palmer 4 2 Parata s*l Gray jj •? Wearne ' * M'Girr 2 4 Geddis 1 jj Noble " M'Kittrick J ■> Harrison - 4 E SECTION. Cooper J J i Wylie ® J Prince ...'. * - I Laurenson » J P'laddon J ;] Magnus * 1 ; Hollings „ Wil=on (Wellington) * Wilson (Thorndon) « .» Shearer 1 0 TOURNAMENT NOTES j In arranging the swni-finnj , to-morrow winners and winning in sections will be placed on a level, 1.0., tliev will all count as section winners n= far as the draw is concerned. A start will be Itinrle. at 9 a.m. sharp to-morrow on the A?ellin"ton Club's green to,play ofT flip games between section winners. All Tinks arc requested to commence tlioir in tho oiphih rounu to-oAy 1 promptly iit 1 p.m.. and to the ninth round os soon as possible after Hie afternoon t<?a adjournment, in order that the trnmr« may mII bo completed in a reasonable time. It if as a pood deal • after 7 o'clock last, ovening before all tin* i ' returns were completed on account of • delayed games on some of tho £Teens. i j it. -Tliero. was. pome fairly tqtjkj

about narrow bowls among rome of the players yesterday. Uno player stated that ho had bumped into several men whose bowls lio was positive would nevei: pass tho drawing test. The best point ho .mado was to tho effect that a Rood deal of fuss was made about testing the bowls, but when there was a tournament on thero wore 110 officials to watch out for; narrow bowls. Ho stated that tho skip who objected to a man's bowls at onco became unpopular and was voted "no sport," so the inevitable happened— bowls wero played and no one protested. There is something in the complaint, and tho Centre officials are reminded of the fact, in view of the big Dominion tournament to be held hero next year, when visiting skips may havo no scruples in asking that tho strict rules of the game as to bowls be adhered to. No skip in the tournament haj won all sis games played, but Iwo have registered six Josses. Perry (Masterton) was going strong for six wins, when he bumped into the Brackenridges on Newtown groen yesterday afternoon,'ami was soundly beaten. His men did not play well during, the first half of the game, but picked up towards the end. whilst the four Brackenridges played with steady accuracy throughout tho game. Another skip who was booming along fell unexpectedly. This was Kerr and his "bush team," as tho Eketahuna rink is jokingly called. Kerr is an old Newtown and Thorndon player, and 110 end of a good skip. He was defeated bv Palmer (Hutt) yesterday. The Hutt Club, by the way, is not doing nearly as well as it should. Warwick (Newtown) received his third beating yesterday afternoon at Newtown, from Martin, of Hataitai. The score was 20—18 in favour of_ Newtown 011 tho twentieth head. On the last head Martin's iuen got in three shots, only one of which Warwick managed to displace. In the play-off Hataitai bowls swarmed round the jack, and registered four shots when all bowls had been played. It was no surprise to anyone to learn that one of the longest games in the tournament was played between the Wellington Club's skips, Webb and Churchward, yesterday afternoon on tho Wellington green. The game ended in favour of Churchward. M'Kittrick (Hataitai) registered Ms first win yesterday—against. Wearne too! One of the sportiest skips in the tournament is Campbell (Lyall Bay). He is not particularly well sup'ported, and has to force things at times. He was having some good fun in the game with Hill | (Wellington) yesterday afternoon, and got I cramp ■with driving. After one. furious drive in which he missed everything, one of the players shouted in ecstasy: "You I ought to drive a hearse!" Dinnie (ICelburn) is , the only player with five wins in Section C. Jackman (Wellington) nearly laughed when lie got a seven on to Hogben (Thorndon) yesterday afternoon, but he remembered in time. Hogben never stuiled either. n I