Gala Day for Levin Bowlers.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 January 1914, Page 3

Gala Day for Levin Bowlers.

|iipISITOII^eir~i»ALMEKnotable one in of ' Levia. off poolers came, down and three V these with Leown qu§sasufficed to man ~ all the rinks green. In the early part of §jsio afternoon a piping wind machine bowling a trifle erratic, but later on the weather; , .conditions becaifle perfect. The , green played ;truly and drew splendidly; iirfact the visitors were highly encomiastic in their to its, quality. Afternoon tea was 1 ; provided by the ; ladies of the < club and served by •'/ JSlesdames Fyke and Brown, Miss •'Brown and Mr, D. Smart in the club marquee.- All in all the gathering was a highly enjoyable one, and the President of the Palmeraton- North Club (Air Beck) voiced' a general opinion when, in returning thanks on behalf of the he said that the day hadbeen one of unalloyed pleasure.-' Mr (x. JN.. Stephenson (president' of Shannon Club) joined in the felicitations, and ' * offered a general invitation to Palmeraton North and Levin bowlers to come to Shannon at any convenient time." Mr F. G. lioe, president of ;L"evinClub, thanked the visitorslfor an enjoyable game and the two*presidents for their kindly references. , The honolnrs of the day were with Palihefeton North, who won in all f6ur,'rinks. Their closest ': * game waaJ'-at the rink wherein B^ophy's/men were opposed by -♦ ltoe (Levin), IJere the score in. \ the twentieth head was nineteen . all. , Bropny scored a brace in the final , head and'won by 21 to 19. Tastier (Palmerston \North) ; / had a keen set with Reading's \' x ' ,men until the eleventh head, when the- score was eleven all. ''" "At this stage an adjournment was made for/* afternoon tea , and evi- ** ' dently thd'Levin men were not used , to ine/cheering cup for they. rf, , , ' scored m only two of the ten heads - > , played' Tasker's \k .t team and won out fe/ by 21 to|ls. . Their skip played l* , several fine shots in difh'- - cult situations.. Shannon's three rinks were .not in their best fqrm and though they played some '• good heads [they had to acknow- ' ; ledge defeat. The veteran Lintl ' pitted against Pyke played well, \ i and'made up a lot of leeway in ■ .the latter heads of the game, but was finally Obeaten by nine.. Fol- ' flowing* are * details of the variousgames played:— -. ♦ ; ; Palmerston (Whiteford, Lark- , ing, Jolly, Brophy skip), 21; 1 , Levin; (Hugh Hall, Suhan, Jani- ' ■ ieson, , Eoe, skip) 19. [Palmerston (Kerslake, Fletcher, frrigga,' Tasker skip), 21; Leyin • Palmer, Brown, Park, Beading f • skip) 14. • - ','* Palmerston (Welch, Denrpsey, • ' Shortt, Pickering skip) 29; Shannon (Clayton, T; Gibson, Fargher, • \ Knowles skip), '15. Palmei-stbn (Abraham, Biyatif, "*"" Clauken,"jsiowleSr sklp) - :24; Shan- , non (Hensman, Bilderbeck, Mitchell, Stephenson, skip). 12. Levin. (Lancaster, i;ink, Ryder, ' Pyke skip) 27; Shannon (Boultbe'e, Bromley, Lind skip) 18. • Levin (Morris, F. 0. Smith, Eecletonl S. Hall skip) 28: Welling-ton-Palmerston-Levin '(Barnett, J. W. Gibson, H. McEwan, John Smith/ skip) 12. / _r:— _ ' • —_—