HATAITAI WINS BOWLS PENNANT

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 14

HATAITAI WINS BOWLS PENNANT

Interesting Final By beating Wellington in the fiual on Saturday, Hataitai won the Wellington Bowling Centre's pennant competition for the season. The match came to a very close finish, the destination of 4he trophy being iu doubt till the final bowl had been played. Newtown beat Woburn in the final of the junior pennant competition. The events were held at the Kelburu green, and the green aud the weather were all that could be desired. The game between Goldfinch (Wellington) and Cometti (Hataitai),( the first to finish, was drawn. The feature of this game was the remarkable recovery made by the Wellington four after an unfortunate start. With no more than five ends played, Cometti was 15 up, his total including three lives. Goldfinch gradually reduced the margin, aud capped the work with a six on the nineteenth, which brought the scores level. A measure on the last head resulted in favour of Cometti, and the game was drawn 24-all. Next Fielding (Hataitai) beat Walker (Wellington), 19-16. The third game to finish was won by Wellington, Edwards beating Shore, 23-13. Each club then had a win and a draw, but Wellington was ahead, on the aggregates. If Wellington could win the last game, between Ross (Wellington) and McWhannell (Hataitai), or draw it, so that the aggregates would have to 'be counted, Wellington would win the pennant. Ross required four from the last end to draw the game, but when he had one bowl left Hataitai lay one shot. Ross could attain his object by trailing the jack or by disturbing a bunch of bowls on the wing. He drove at the bunch, but slipped on the mat, and his bowl ran wide of the head. Hataitai thus added another rink win to its tally, and won the pennant. At the conclusion of play Mr. M. J. Casey, president of the centre, congratulated the players and thanked the officials. The results in detail are as follows: — Hataitai: Carswell, Allen, Moston, Cometti (s.), 24; Wellington: Wearne, O'Gorman, Wylie, Goldfinch (s.), 24. Hataitai: Charters, McKay, Bailey, Fielding (s.) 19; Wellington: Ellerm, Brittain, Christie, Walker (s.), 16. Hataitai: Pinnoek, Wilson, McCune, Shore (e.) 13; Wellington: Phelps H. Thompson, Warwick, Edwards (s.), 23. Hataitai: Donald, Southwick. Wellings, McWhannell (s) 22; Wellington: Roberts, Hyland. Newson, Ross (s.), 17. Aggregates: Hataitai, 78; Wellington, 80. . , The result of the junior pennant final is as follows: — Newtown: Russell Kober, Duncan, Adams (5.),20; Woburn: ’Wright, Gunn, Laver, Hawlor (e.), 12. WELLINGTON v. COMBINED CLUBS Visitors Win Old Fixture

The Wellington club was beaten by the combined city and, suburban clubs on Saturday, it being only the third occasion on which the Wellington club has lost this annual match since it was inaugurated in 1905. The games were played on the Wellington green. The

visitors won ten games aud the home players six. The results are as follows, the name of the visiting skip and the club from which tbe rink came being given first in each case, and (be name of the Wellington skip second :—

Needham (Karori) 17, Ingram 27; Porteous (Khandallah) 28, Porteous 9: J. Widdop (Kelburu) 2-1, MeArthur 18; Oldfield (Seatoun) 29, Meadows 19; Martin (Hataitai) 21. Porter 23; B. Wright (Johnsonville) 25, Jennings 22; Black (Hutt) 16, E. McKenzie 22; Kerr (Island Bay) 20, 11. E.' Duff 18; Conder (T,y’all Bay) 24, P. Skoglund 18; James (Eastbourne) 28, MeKelvie 13; Barker (Newtown) 26, A. B. Duff 16; Baldwin (Thorndon) 23, O’Donnell 16; H. Watts (Victoria) 15, Stonebanks 21; Ridley (Central) 14, Innes 20;. T. Johnson (Petone) 19, Peterson 29 ; Hodgson (Upper Hutt) 21, Hill 13. Combined clubs, 10 games, 350 points; Wellington club, 6 games, 314 points.

LYALL BAY WINS STANSELL SHIELD

The annual triangular match for the Stansell Shield among Lyall Bay, Seatoun and Hataitai, was played on Satuday, and won by Lyall Bay. Each club won two games, and Lyall Bay had the largest aggregate by two points. The previous holders of the shield were Hataitai.

BIRTHDAY MATCH

Lower Hutt and Victoria Clubs

That the attributes of good-fellowship and kindness were invaluable constituents of the British Empire and that nowhere was this more in evidence than among a gathering of bowlers was the comment made by Sir Charles Norwood in a complimentary speech to Messrs. W. Hendry and J. 8. Keith on tbe occasion of the annual birthday match between the Lower Hutt and Victoria clubs on Saturday on the Victoria club's green. At the afternoon tea adjournment the birthday cake was cut and the health of the two oldest members was toasted. Messrs. Hendry and Keith suitably responded, expressing appreciation of the goodwill prevailing. Further complimentary remarks were made by Mr. Marcus Marks. The president of the Victoria club, Mr. Colin Campbell, announced that one of the visitors had donated a loving cup to be carried each year by the visiting team. Pipe music was played by Piper W. Shannon. The fixture has been arranged to rccoguize the good work of tbe older members aud to emphasize the social side of the side. Splendid games resulted and, in keeping with tile spirit of the occasion, the result was a draw, tbe scores on ail boards being level.