BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2709, 2 March 1916, Page 9

BOWLING

J. BRACKENRIDGE WINS CHAM TION SINGLES.

The champion singles of Wellington for the 1915-16 season was decided on the Victoria Club's green yesterday, when the champions from all the City and suburban clubs assembled to decide ivho was the champion of champions. It is the first occasion since tho Wellington Centre was established that this fixture has been playedon any green other than that of tho Wellington Club, all innovation which 4ias proved popular among players. The principal guiding the centro in this matter- is that the best green should bo selected if convenient to the players and the bowling public. Tho Victoria greon.is certainly playing very triie, and in yesterday s games it gave every saitsfaction to the contestants. The Victoria Club is to bo congratulated on its condition, and also on the generous manner in, which its committee provided hospitality for players and visitors throughout tho day. The championship winner turned up in "Jack" Brackeuridgo, who was ni splendid form, and played admirable howls throughout the day in a fast,, confident manner. Tho contest also disclosed a rattling coot! singles player in Powell (of tho Eastbourne Club), tho runnerup, who was formerly a member of the Norwood..Club, Adelaide. The results of tho games were as follow: — First Round. Brackenridge (Newtown) beat Dimock (Thorndon), 26—10. . Cooper (Karoi i) beat Suaddon (\ ictoria), 21 —8. .Feilding (Hataitai) beat Reid (Lyall B Powell (Eastbourne) beat Magill (Seatoun), 18—17. Reiinio (Petone) beat Frost (Wellington), 1.8—17. . ■ Young (Lower Hutt) beat eight (Khandallah), 21 —16. Benzip (To Hiwi) beat Routley (Kelburn), 17—16. * Balcombe Browne ' (Tipper Hutt), a bye. , _ Second Round. Brnckenridae heat Benzie, 26 —10; Powell Beat "Cooper. '21—14:, Rennio beat Browne, 22 —17; Feilding beat Young, 17 —14. Semi-Final. Brackenri'dge beat 1 Rennfc, 31—12; Powell heat Feilding, 21—12. ' ' _ . Final. Brackenridgo beat Powell,- 20—16. , The final was a capital exposition of high-class bowls'. Both players had experience and skill beyond the measure of the, ordinary player, and'the wind, which was boisterous in the early part of the day, had died down completely before the game commenced. The players were all on, the eighth head, from which point'in the game Brackenridge, playing 'with superb judgment, drew gradually away, hut was never far enough ahead to kill the interest, and with a doughty opponent such as Powell proved to bo the Newtown man was not able to take the slightest liberty, but his sound, consistent play was not to bo denied, and he-won by a margin of four points. v . ■ Mr. Marcus Marks' made an efficient umpire. •