SPORT AT QUEENSTOWN

Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 17

SPORT AT QUEENSTOWN

(From Our Correspondent.] Typical Wakatipu weather prevailed at Queenstown for the annual Boxing Day howling tourney. Nearly all the Dunedin clubs, and most of the Southland bodies, were represented, as well as Linwood (Christchurch). Seven rinks in all participated. The arrangements were again in tho experienced hands of Mr J. Rennie, who has for years past proved a host in himsell in connection with bowling fixtures at holiday time here. Appended arc the results of tho rounds;— —First Round.— M/Larcn, Justice, Sligo, H. Harraway 20, heat Fraser, W. Brown, J. H. Walker, T. Macdonald 10. Swan, Harper, R. Brown, Stubbs 11, heat Grigg, Fish, Jago, Perks 8. Melville Jones, Warren, Frapwell 19, heat Jenkins, M'Bride, Cooke, Coulls

Chalmers, Boyd, Meek, Shepherd 17, heat Curie, MMmics, Critchfield, E. Omaiid 13. Lowry, Robb, D. Leslie, Seelyo 15, heat W. Omaiid, A. Leslie, Hindle, Sanders 8. Sclieih, Munro, Muir, Nishet 15, heat Rogers, Watson, Haig, J. Manson 7. Scobie, Young, Nicholson, Taylor 9, heat Davidson, Bailey, Lynch, Crawford 5. —Second Round.— Macdonald 19, at Stubbs 3. Perks IS, beat Coulls 16. Frapwell 11, beat Omand 10. Sanders 19, beat Shepherd 15. Seelyo 13, boat Nisbet 8. Taylor 17, beat Manson 6. Crawford 16, beat Harraway 9. —Third Round.— Coulls 15, heat Macdonald 9. Perks 18, beat Omand 17. Sanders 21, beat Frapwell 8. Shepherd 13, heat Nishet 11. TaylOr 17, beat Seelyo 7. Harraway 17, heat Manson 10. Stubbs 15, beat Crawford 15. —Fourth Round.— Macdonald 23, beat Oimmd 7. Sanders 18, beat Perks 8. Nisbet 17, beat Frapwell 9. Shepherd 12, heat Taylor 10. Seelyo 18, beat Harraway 16. Manson 12, heat Stubbs 9. Coulls 15, beat Crawford 6. —Semi-limil.— Sanders 22, boat Taylor 10. Shepherd 17, beat Seeiye 8. —Final.— Shepherd 2-1, beat Sanders 6. CROQUET. On Boxing Day two croquet matches were played on tho green in the Government Gardens. The results were;— Break Croquet.—Winner, Mrs T. Nicholson; runner-up, Mrs A. M'Callum; consolation prize, Miss Stead (all of Invercargill). There were twelve entrants. Progressive Croquet.—Winner, Mrs G. H. Curie (Invercargill); runner-up, Mrs Ihbotsnn (Dunedin) : consolation prize, Mrs Swann (Dunedin).