LYALL BAY CLUB
In cold, windy weather tbe first itw6 rounds of the Lyall Bay Bdwlirig Club's championship rinks were played last Saturday. In section A, J. B. Reid came through v with two wins. In. his second game against J. Leuchars he drew two brilliant shots with his last bowls and won by one point. - , In section B, E Newson defeated last ," year's champion rink, skipped by^F.' " G: Hazlewood, by one point. In hn second game Newson played Sherwood and again prevailed by a point, having , t to draw four shots on the last head to win. > J , & Mr Frank Faulkner, a director, v de- >_ serves special mention for the wonder- 3 ful work that he has put into the gar- * : den this year. It is many years since - - the -green surroundings have' looked , such a picture. KELBURN CLUB u> The first round of the champion fo\irs . competition of the Kelburn Bowling / , Club was played on Saturday last with ~ „, the following results:—J. R. Smith beat » Reid, Gray beat Tullett, Pears beat W Morgan, Wylie beat Doherty, Middleton y. beat Thomson, Neilsen beat McAneny, Strickland beat Purvis. Wicks beat- - * Lyall. - * So far two rounds of the percentage N , v fours games have been played, the ■** winners of both rounds being:—Skips, • Neilsen, Routley, J. R. Smith, and 1 Strickland; No. 3's, Morpeth, Scott, and .. "' Tingey; No. 2's, Alexander and, Ross; , % leads, Cooke. - ~ A rink from the Kelburn Club was '; successful in lifting the Hill Pihsfrbfti - ■-"% the' Wellington Club, which had held » v them for some considerable time. The C scores were:—Kelburn: Watkiri, Long, .^ Spence, Wicks (s), 18; Wellington: »* Forbes-Smith, Ingram, Stonebanks, X >'•' Fairway (5),„17. At the tea adjournment on Saturday- /> the president, Mr., C. W. 'Neilsen, made ' % feeling reference to the loss sustained' £ by the club in the death of Mr. Robert ]? Gardner, who was a pioneer member of the club. - ; Eulogistic comments on the excellent state of the Kelburn greens have been i made by visiting players. .Both greens are in splendid order and reflect great j. credit on the caretaker. *
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 7
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341LYALL BAY CLUB Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 7
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