NAPIER CLUB

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 2, 18 January 1937, Page 13

NAPIER CLUB

The heavy rains on Friday made the greens run heavy, but apart from this bowlers were enabled to enjoy a ful] af ternoon 's play on Saturday. Owing to severai skips bein out of the district the Napier club had many rinks controlled by players new to the position and in every instance they proved worthv substitutes. The game between Daily' and Belcher was very even up to the 18th head, 16 — 17 in favour of Belcher, who eventually carried his total to 24 and won by ©ight points. Williams held a small lead over Wright, but in the closing stages the latter monopoUsed the scoring and won by four points. Burgess held the lead throughout in his game with Sweetapple, scoring heavily in the last few heads. GUberd and McKee opened weU, but half-way through McKee failed to score on severai heads, his opponent eventually scoring a comfortable win. Elmes and Fowler staged an interesting bout, the issue being in doubt untU the last bowl rested, Elmes winning by a single. Although the scores were close, Plested's rink appeared stronger than Renouf's and a four* point win to the former is a fair eriterion of the game. Detailed scores:— Armitage, Zorn, Goodger, Belcher 24; WiUett, Corner, MacDonald, Daily 16. J. Fulford, Lyford, Wilson, Wright 26; W. Fulford Kingston, Cooke, Williams 22. Carey, Williamson, Fullerton, Burgess 23; Hislop, Nicholls, McNiven, Sweetapple 14. Bayford, Reid, P. Smith, GUberd 17; Spriggs, Ohubin, Colley, McGhee 12. Kilpatriek, Young Houseman, Elmes 18; Furrie, Hislop, Moore, Fowler 17. Russell, S. Pirie, C. Fox, Plested 20; Abbott, Hill, Nuttall, Renouf 16 HANDICAP PAIRS Zorn and Cooke 19, Nicholls and Belcher 13. Moore and Elmes 18, MeNiven and Williams 17. W. Fulford and Fowler 24, Carey and Goodger 15. Kilpatriek and Nuttall 29, WiUett and I-Iouseman 17. During the tea adjourntnent, Mr G. H. Cooke, pfesident, eongratuiated . Mr Bryan, one of the members of Mr J. A. Engebretsen's rink, on the fLne performance put up at the Dominion tournainent and also the pleasure of club members at the prominence shown by bowlei's In this centre at Wellington. When all the bowlers had returned he may have furiher oongratulations to offer.