BOWLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1926, Page 2

BOWLING.

BRITISH BOWLERS

WIN AT WESTPORT

[I)Y TKLEGKAPTT PER PRESS ASSOCIATION WESTPORT, El-h • 3. Westport claims to have “the best bowling green south of the line.” In the early stages, the Club was troubled by a plant or weed which persisted in coming up, despite all efforts to eradicate it. Finding destructive work useless, the Club’s caretaker decided to cultivate the plant, with the result that the Club has a green with a surface like that of a billiard table. The Club were most anxious that the British howlers should see it at its best, hut heavy rain fell from Tuesday afternoon on to the early hours of tho

morning. Then the sun came out in a glorious blaze, which continued all day. The ground wn.s a little bolding, but otherwise it was in fine order.

A very keen game was played today, resulting in a victory for the Britishers by 154 to 147, and making their record to date: Won 32, lost 30. drawn 3.

Tlie visitors were the guests of the local duh on motor trips to Cape Eoiihvind. Millertnn and Denniston. and this evening they an? "being entertained at a social on the club’s ground, which is brilliantly lit from the hydro-electric system recently installed at Westport.