BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3031, 19 March 1917, Page 7

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CIVIL SERVICE TOURNEY

CLUB RESULTS ] Favoured by tho best of weather, the inter-Departmental tournament held on the Thorndon green on Saturday was a great success. A start was made at 9 o'clock, and all day long ;t succession of games (of 16 heads) kept interest nlivo, as one by one every team in tho tournament lost and won a match. It was not until live o'clock that the winners of the two sections were announced, and the final was then entered upon and finished by 6.30, when the linn all-round team' of the Government Printing Office were declared the champions, after a hardfought and exciting same. Prior to the playing of the final match, Coloiipl Collins, C.M.G., 1.g.0. (Auditor-Gen-eral), as the senior Civil Servant there, expressed tho pleasure felt by all present at the success that had attended tho tournament, and trusted it would he the prelude to future and equally successful contests. Thanks were due to the directors of the Thorndon Club, who had placed their green at the disposal of the promoters of the tourna-

ment, to Mrs. Itonaldson, who had provided a most enjoyable afternoon tea for all the competitors, and to tho secretary of the contest (Mr. Jounisin). The affair was a capital way of bringing Civil Servants into touch with one another, and formed a pleasant break in their daily work. Next year it was hoped to hold a larger tournament. and nioro fully representative of the numerous departments of the service. Detailed results are as follow:— \, , First Section. Audit Department (Dumbell (s.), Naldor, Holden Collins) beat Public Works Department (G. Smith, Fulton, Waldie, Blake) by 15 to 14. Public Trust Office (Ronalsdon (s.), Burdekin, Brogan, Purdie) beat Treasury De-partr ment (Scott (s.), Taplin, Chitty, Butter), by 20 to 12. Treasury beat Audit by 18 to IS. Public Works beat Public Trust by 14 to 11. Public Trust beat Audit bv 17 to 11. Treasury beat Publio Works by 26 to 15. : . Result: Publio Trust and Treasury tied with 2 wins and 1 loss each, and in the short play-off the Public Trust team won and qualified as the section winner. I Second Section. Labour Department (M'Kittrick (s.), Newton, Hackworth, Rose) tied with Government Printing Office (Marks, Wilson, Warwick, Allen), with 13

points each,' but won by 2 points in mi extra head. Lands Department (Ballantynn (s.), Holliday, O'Donnell, Jourdain) bent Education Department (Porteous, Caughley, Speneer, Bell) by 17 points to 16. Government Printing heat.Lands by 18 to 12. Education beat Labour by 16 to 11. Government Printing; beat Education by 17 to 6. Lands boat Labour by 19 to 14.

Result: Government Printing and Lands tied with • 2 wins and 1 loss each, and in the play off Govern-! ment Printing won by 3 points. ! Final. . I Government Printing Office beat Public Trust Office by 18 to 13. NEWTOWN TEAMS AT MASTERTON On Friday morning thrco Newtown rinks went to Masterton.. Two games (one of twenty-one and the other of sixteen beads) wore, played a£tcr lunch, and two games were played an Saturday morning. The intention wiis to get through two sixtoen-head games, but in consequence of tho great keenness of the green, tho second garnet was not quite completed by 1.30 p.m., when play"\was stopped for lunch. Tho Newtown men returned to town by tho afternoon train. Results:— First Round. Newtown: Hunt, Pnnkhursl, Middlebrook, Ranson (s.), 22; Masterton: Guild, Dickens, Hope, H. Perry (s.), 22. Newtown: ,T. Roberts, Barker, Armstrong, Underwood (s.), 22; Masterton: R. G. Vile, Rev. Hosking, Rose, Harrison (s.), 10. Newtown: Thompson, Read, M'Lean, .1. Sexton (s.), 16; Masterton: Thurston, Harding, Ewington, Staples (s.), 20. Totals —Newtown, 60; Masterton, nfi. Second Round. Newtown: J. Roberts, Barker, J. J.

Roberts, Underwood (s.L 10; Masterton : Francis, T. .1. Thompson, H. Perry, Crenswcll (s.), 15. Newtown: Thompson, Caterer, M'Lean, J. Sexton (s.), 11; _Masterton: Bealo, Gordon, Harrison, Pragnell (s.), 16. Newtown: Hunt, Pankhurst, Middlcbrook, Banson (s.), 7; Masterton: Thuiston, Vile, Ewington, Staples (s.), 21. Totals— Newtown, 28; Mastcrton, 52. Third Round. Newtown: Read, Pankhurst, Middlebrook, Ranson (s.), 18: Masterton: E. Perry, Hope, Dickens, Pragnell (a.), 13. Newtown : Caterer, Armstrong, M'Lean, Seaton (s.), 15; Masterton: Guild, Kibblewhitc, Blinkhorn, H. Perry (s.), 21. Newtown: Roberts, Barker, J. J. Roberts, Underwood (s.), 25; Mastcrton: Francis, Lightband, Rose, Harrison (s.), 12. Totals.—Newtown, 58; Masterton, 46. Fourth Round. Newtown: J, Roberts, Barker, J. J. (Roberts, Underwood (s.), 13; MasterIton: Thurston, Vile, Ewington, Staples (s.). 11. Newtown: Hunt, Caterer, Middlcbrook, Sexton (s.). 11 : Masterton : Guild. Greenwood. Blinkhorne II Perry (s.) 14. Newtown: Pankhurst, Read, M'Lean, Ranson (s.), 10: Abtcrton: Hosking, Gordon. Pragnell, Harrison (s.\ 19. Total—Tewtnwn, 34; Mastcrton. 44. Grand total— Newtown, 180; Mastcrton, 198.

On Friday evening the members of the Mastcrton Club entertained the visitors at a smoke concert. A lengthy toast. list. interspersed with a thoroucrhly-prijoyed musical programme, was gone through. Mr. Thomas Crcsswell, president of the club, was in the chair. EDWIN FEATHERS. The match for the Edwin Feathers between Thorndon and Hataitai resulted as under:—Hataitai—Stonebanks, Ward, Claridge, M'Whannall (s.), 26. Thorndon—Murdoch, Gamble, Ross, Conlin (s.), 17. NEWTOWN AND LYALL BAY. Newtown: Crosby, Gvles, S. Roberts, Smith (s.), IB; Lyall Bay: Whitehead, Plunkett, M'Kenzie, B. Martin (s.), 19. Newtown: W. Roberts, Thornlcy, liennett, Flyger (s.), 11; Lyall Bay: Kilfoy, Mitchell, Blake, Ravin (s.), 27. Totals: Newtown, 27; Lyall Bay, 46. NEWTOWN AND "HATAITAI.. At Newtown—NewtoitTi: Playne, Remington, Itovill, C. M. Luke (s.), 29; Hataitai: Pritohard, Johnson, Ballinger, Penncy (s.), 9. Newtown: Alpo, Chittcy, Drew, Toiiks (s.), 19; Hataitai: Carswoll, Halsa, Julius, Pnor (s.), 21. Totals: Nowtown, 48; Hataitai, 3D. At Hataitai—Newtown: Levistam, E. Read, Duff, Laughtou (s.l, 24; Hataitai, Young, Matthews, Ml/ennan, G. Hendry (s.), 19. Totals: Newtown, 72; Hataitai, 49. WELLINGTON AND KARORI. At Karori— Wellington: V'iielps, Dixon, Duncan, Horner (s.l, 26; Karori: Lockett,. England, Spiers, Crawford (s.), 15. Wellington: Hildroth, I Bennett, Osborne, Gooder (s.), 22; [Karori: Brailnock, Edwards, Harrison, Burns (s.), 13. At M'ellington—Wellington: S. Campbell, Laurcnson, Thompson (s.), 19; Karori: Moxham, Lloyd, Henderson, Roberts, 33. Woll'ington: Johnson, Innes, Lcighton,

Frost (s.), 24; Karori: Holder, Campbell, Turley, Cooper (s.), 15. Totals: Wellington, 91; Karori, 76.

WELLINGTON AND LOWER HUTT.

At Wellington—Wellington: Ballinger, Bush, Berry, Still (s.), 26; Lower liutt: Fraser, Jones, Gemmcll, Palmer (s.), 13. Wellington: Jclfry, Longmore, Veitcb, Potter (s.), '■io; Lower Hutt: Staples, Dimstall, Johnson, M'Askell (s.), 14. Wellington: Dhmdell, Tamblyn, Ledger, J. C. Webb (s.), 28; Lower Hutt: Jay, Riskworth, Morris, Barlow (s.), 8. Wellington: Kinnear, Bennett, James, Hill (s.), 26; Lower Hutt: Dawson, Hobbs, Watt, Hendry (s.), 17. At Lower Hutt—Wellington: J. J. Webb, Polo, Hamilton, Jackman (s.), 29; Lower Hutt: ——. ——, Murphy, Babbington (s.), 14. Wellington: Marshall, Brinsden, Moult, Brown (s.) 29; Lower Hutt: Thompson, Marshall, Yates, Trevetbick (s.), 14. Wellington: Roberts, Bird, Grenfell, Churchward, 18; Lower Hutt: Beck, Judd,, Shearer, Eddie (s.), 20. Wellington: Muir, J. W. Brown, Crane, Sinvwright (s.), 21; Lower Hutt: Russell, Noill, Meyriok, Nicholson (s.), 22. Totals: Wellington, 202; I-owcr Hutt, 122 I ON BASTB6UBNB GREEN.

A match was played on the Eastbourne graon, Law and Banks v. Insurance. The Insurance wero tlio hosts. The little green looked charming amidst its picturesque.. surroundings, and a most sociablo afternoon was spent. The following were the scores: — . Law and Banks: Ridlcr, Riggs, Levi, Treadwell (s.), 11; Insurance: Robbins, Stevenson. Pitcher, Sutclifte (s.), 10. Law and Banks: Knox. Hadneld, Clutten. Duguid (s.), 9; Insurance: Rowe, Cray, Robbins, Spiers (s.), 10. Law and Banks: Page, Simpson, Moriis, Chittv (s.), 24; Insurance: Eyre, Simpson, Powell, Smith (s.), 6. Law and Banks: Tanner, Hcenan, Liddlc, Wylio (s.), 8; Insurance: Green, Nicholson. Grenside. Marquis (s.), 14. Law and Ranks: Ridlcr, Uigg, Levi, Treadwell (s.), 19; Insurance: Rowe, Cray, Robbins, Spiers (s.), 26; Green, Nicholson, Grenside, Marquis (s.). 13. Law and Banks: Knox, Hadneld, Clutten, Duguid (s.), 30; Tanner; Heonan, Liddlo, Wvlie (s.l. 33. Insurance: TJrhquart, Eyre, Simpson, Smith (s.), 24. Law and Banks: Page, Simpson, Morris, Chittev (s.), 15: Insurance: Dobbins, Stevenson, Pilcher, Sutcliffe (a.), 17. Totals: Law and Banks, 149; Insurance, 125. HATAITAI CHAMPION RINK. The final for the club's champion rink was plaved on Saturday hetween the following "rinks:—D. Claridge, Barker, Gvles. Martin (s.), and Kershaw, Bolland. Rain, Barnes (s.). On the twenty-first head the scores were 20 all. The extra head resulted m Martin securing the verdict by one point.

Tim following will represent Thorndon at Petonc on Wednesday:—Murdoch, Gamble, Ross, Conlin (s.>; Bumhell, Haich, Shallcrass, Dimock (s.).