CLUB BOWLS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 8, 25 January 1937, Page 4

CLUB BOWLS

Play at The Heretaunga Greens INTER-CLUB MATCHES The following play took place on the Heretaunga Bowling Club 's green during the past week: — Moore, Warren, McBride, Giles 39: Preston Thomas, Osborne, Walker. Burfield 18. Dunn, McBride 22; Roise, Dryden IS* Walker, Maulder, Dryden, Vincent 29; Eose, Hay, Newton, McBride 18. Harvey, Rose, Maher, Dryden 23; Ward, Hitchell, Drury, Co.llinge 19. Dunn, Moore 18; Riddle, Sharkey 15, Wells, Sharkey, Harvey, McBride 26; Siddells, Horton, Doak, Coxon* 33. Hay, Hickmott, Murley, Newton 14; Ward, Webber, Giles, Hawley 20. Munsforth, Kessell, Vincent 21; Dunn, Walker, Buriield 18. Kerr, Ogilvie, Burfield, Hill (Kia Toa) 15; Sharkey, Low, Harvey, McBride 16. Junior singles. — Warren 20, HickmOtt 13. Championship singles. — Maher 17, Drury 12. OMARUNUI VISIT On Saturday five rinks from the Omarunui club visited Heretaunga and although the wind waa very strong a very pleasant aftern'oon was spent. Redults of the games were as follow, Omarunui names being mentionod first: Wells, Colbeck, Smyrk, Wilkinson 21; Hickmott, Newton, Hawley, Mace 177. Purke, Macdonald, Jarvis, Oliver 1.1; Sharkey, W&rfen, Usherwood, Drury 23. Hay, Longley, Wilson, Ellis 27; Munsforth, Banks, Preston Thomas, McBride 15. Mathieson, Wiseman, Brown, McDonald 12; Moore, Ward, Harvey, Vincent 21. Blair, Gallaghan, Simkin, Williams 17; Walker, Mitchell, Evison, Colliuge 15. KIA TOA GLUB The following are reamts oi games played at the Jiia Toa greens tiuring the week: Championship pairs. — Adamson and Bissell 21 ; Connor and Brown 1'3. Eqssett, JRiddell, W. Harris 24; Ewan, Johnston, Burfield 22, Kerr, Leggatt, R. Harris, Ross 19; Chadwick, DbWsnap, Lincoln, Sykes 18. Httrt, Kennedy, Brinsley, Brown 17;/ Palmer, Paynter Adamson, Simpson 32. Keith, D. Giay, Merritt, Sykes 18 ; I. Campbell Campbell, Lassen, Ross 17. ' Kerr, Sharples, Micliaelson, Hil] 26; Dewsnap, Gray, Hiiriis, McArthur 18. Peach, Paul, R. Harris, Wilson 24; Chadwick, Johnston, Sommerville, Hodgson 18. Coldough, Head, Bissell 26; Rixon. Lincoln, Parkhill 19. CaqipbeU, Adamson 24: Hoad. Lincoln 15. HASTINGS CLUB Friday being a holiday -in Hastings, Ihe Hastings Bowling Club held a full riiik tournament, and quite a large number of bowlers were ptesent. Havelock club, Kia Toa and National Ser.vice were represented. The weather was beautifully fine, but. there was a tricky wind. The green Was fast and inany gfood -games were enjoyed. At the end of the day's play the Havelock team, comprised of Flanders, Hay, Crombie and Anderson came through with five wins and no losses. The next in the running were the rinks skipped by Bissell, Garland and Bewley, with three wins each. On the Hastings club's green on Thursday afternoon the following ^ames were played under ideal conditions, and some very even games wero the order of the day : — Douthwaite, Fowler, Claughton, White (s) 16; South, Fenton, Crichton. Kruse (s) 17. Hodson, Sutherland, King, Garland (s) 17; Allen, Knight, Hall, Duff (a) 17. Russell, Taylor, Johnston, ToUkin (s) 17.; Davidson. Ash, Davis, W. Wilson (s) 19. Rridgman, Giorgi, Thompson, T. Wilson (8) 16; Watson, Aglinton, Mclntosh; Bewley (s) 19. OMARUNUI PLAY Five rinks from the Omarunui club paid a visit to the Heretaunga gjj'een on Saturday. Three Omarunui rinks were euccessful and two rinks were beaten; The aggregate of points f&vjured Heretaunga, who posted 91, against Omarunui's 88. The green was very fast, and a high wind made accurate drawing very difficult A very pleasant afternoon was spent. and the hospitality extended was greatly appreciated by the visiting bowlers. The following club games were played on the Omarunui green during the week : — Champion singles. — Simkin 15, McDonald 14; Simkin 20, Mathieson 19. Chapipion pairs. — Blair and Oliver 17, Simkin and McDonald 16. Wednesday games resulted: — Wiseman and McDonald 29 ; Williamson and Harker 19. Kitson, Simkin, Williams 16; Burke Dunn, Smyrk 14. Kelly Buttons. — Burke and Oliver (holders) 23; Gallagher aud Harker (challengers) 20. , This was a splendid game atid Maa onlv won on the lOst two heads. HAVELOCK NORTH CLUB Play at Havelock Nol'th resulted: — Oldham, G. Joll. J H. Joll 20; An4us, Fergusson, Rush 21. | Watson aud Cninings 25 ; Boyle and i Flanders 15, Milrray, Ross Anderson 23; E. Joll. Ellis, Jacobs 20 C. Meads, Bygum, Morgan 17; W. Meads, Taylor, Leicester 26 i Brunton, Oakley, Allen 16 ; Rifcchie, i b-ooks, Rose, Smith 23. J Watters, Graham, Duff, Parkinaon

(Hastings Club), Coombe, Tucker, Crombie, Wilson 11. The president, Mr J, Boyle, referred to the death of Mr Harry Miller, snr., and a motion of sympathy with the relatives was passed, all . standing. NATIONAL SERVICE CLUB The following games were played on the National Service club's green during the week end:—Allison, Colebrook, White, Dornap 15; Snell, Gallagher, Cassidy, McKain 12. . Horton, Sidells, R.,Sloan, Brown 19; Arkens, Moore, Prior, Elder 15, McKain, G. Bainbridge, Cassidy, Bowlands 21; Tuohy, H, Bainbridge, Bennison, J. Sloan 12. Snell, Ewan, Prior, Elder 21; Scott, Riehardson, McKay, Wilmer 17. Dean, Allison, . C. Eudman, Kelleft 15; B. Rudman, Voake,. Colebrook, Dornan 16. Dixon, Henderson, Bishop, Elder 17; Arkens, Cassidy, Moore, Schofield 20. Games played in the singles championship were: — Bowlands 19, beat Tuohy 18; /Moore 19, beat Henderson 17; Bishop 18, beat Schofield 16; .Arkens 23, beat Cassidy 14; W. Green 16, beat B. Sloan- 12. NAPIER CLUB A fiery green and tricky wind greeted bowlers on Saturday afternoon, and the seven games played on the Napier club's green saw many keen heads mixed with many scattered ends. Details of play were: — Fullerton, Young, P. Smith, Bear 26; Willett, BayforCt Fleming, Belcher 18. J. Fulford, Lydford, Sweetapple, Gilberd 22; McNiven, Nieholls, Macdonalij, Plested 19. Buckley, Hill, Elmes, Benouf 28; Spriggs, S. Pirie, Houseman, Daily 15. Armitage, Eeid, Goodger, Foote 28; Hewson, Carey, Oliver, McKee 15. Baker, Corne, Campbell, Williams 21; W. Fulford, Furrie, F. K. Pirie, Bryan 15. Nuttall, Chubin, Gooke, Thomas 27; Bussell, Barham, Wright, Bilrgess 36. Moore, Dykes, C. Fax* Engebretscn 22; Hislop,. Zorn, Williamson, Bear 20 (22nd head). Gilberd and Plested 23, Burgess and Skoglund 21. CUampion singles.— Elmes and Engebretsen 23, Nuttall and Beer 18. Handicap pairs.— Spriggs and Wright 27, Willett and Houseman 19, The next game for the Mci^ennan Cup will be played on the Napier club '4 green on "Vvednesday, tfiq Wairere club being the challengers.' ' At the afternoon tea adjournment Mr G. Cooke, president, welcomed the Na- [ pier club 's contingent home and congratulated the piayers on their fine showitig at the ' Dominion tournament. He also welcomed the visitors, ineluding Mr P. Skoglund, who Jigured prominently in the Dominion rink games. Messrs Thomas and Engebretsen ac* knowledged the president 's reception in reply, relating. a few incidents aasociated with the play in Wellington, while Mr Skoglund also expressed his appreciation of the Napier club's gveen and the members' hospitality, and gave some interesting details of his rink's experience at Wellington. BLUEF HILL CLUB There was a good attendance on the Bluff Hill green on. Saturday, when the following games were played: — Stewart, Edgley, Steele, McLennan 27; Morland, W. P. Newton, Burnley Holt 15. South, Inman, McClurg, Boland 23; Greig, Hafston, Letham, W. G. Bussell 16. Bestall, Drummond, H. P. Newton 20; Triggs, Barlow, W. Johnston 18. M-eming, Hill, Somerset-Smith 27; Christie, La Boche, Dunsi'ord 25.. WAIRERE CLUB The following are the results of the games played on the Wairere green on Saturday afternoon: — Briasco, Shepherd, Dadson 16; Bishop, L. Williams, Barr 15. *Elmes, Sheppard, Lee, Benton 22; Mellor, Byrne, J. W. Thompson, Forsyth 13. Tonltin, O'Neil, Bunciman, Sinclair 21; Eddy, Girvan, Hastings, Newbegin 14. . Aldous, Butcher, D. Williams, Venables 22; Spencer Bayliffe, Frater Wray 15. WAIPAWA CLUB There was a fair attendance at the Waipawa bowling green on Saturday afternoon, but play was considerably interefered with by a heavy wind. The results of games aro as follow: Kingston, Harker, Miller 22; Holt, Parkin, Adeane 13. Fletcher, Patterson 20; McKay, Holt 16. Noell, Davy, Walker 18; Barrie, Skaekleford, Oritchley 15.