BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 5

BOWLING

WEST COAST BOWLING TOURNAMENT. Play yesterday, the second day of the tournament was continued on the Hokitika green under very pleasant conditions. The rain of the night before was not sufficient to affect the green, which played equally'as well as on the first day. There was a light mist for five minutes about 9 a, ill,, but that cleared away and the rest or tbe day was ideal for bowling, it being line without any hot sun, and particularly pleasant for play. '.I he three rounds were completed in due course well on time, and the best' or good bowling feeling was bubbling over throughout the day players Having a most enjoyable time. Tile record of two teams of the previous day going through without a defeat, was not continued, there being many upsets of expectations. The linish of tiie day’s play gave the most exciting incident of the dav.

The question of whether there would He any sectional ties to play off was left in abeyance, till the last. "When all the other teams had finished two secs were playing out the last two heads and on the question of winners rested whether a tie play-off would be required in the two sections. In Section A. Truscott and Ives were fighting out a hard finish, the former having an advantage which Ives nearly overtook. A win for Ives would have given him five wins and'he would have tied with Benjamin, who bad five wins and one loss. Truscott. however, managed to bold bis load and Section A went to Benjamin as winner. In the other game, J. L. Morgan (Edgeware) when the last head was entered on had a load of six from Wilkinson (Beckenham). It looked a certainty for Morgan securing the win, but Wilkinson, in an attempt to score heavily burnt the head and another kitty had to be thrown. On this occasion Morgan’s team failed him and Wilkinson, with one ball in the ditch, secured six counters, and the seventh very close to a count. This made the score level, and in tbe play-off Wilkinson managed to secure a win by one point and Morgan secured only four wins, leaving Stevenson (Hokitika) as tbe Section B winner with five wins also, lie having suffered a. defeat in the last game of tbe day. There was therefore no play-offs necessary for the pink competition. The finals between the two section winners on the Hokitika green and the two frefcn tbe Greymoutli green (Messrs Brebner, Greymouth and Main, Beckenham) will be played on Friday.

Throughout the day 'there were crowds of interested spectators, the scene being a very animated and interesting one. The arrangements of the Tournament Committee were complete and play proceeded in a very happy manner throughout, and the day’s play finished at 6.15 p.m. after a very interesting finish to the two games men. tioned above. The ladies’ committee had again a very large circle to attend to, but they managed their task in a manner that was satisfying to every one concerned, the arrangements generally being very complete, and highly to be commended. The following is tbe result of the sixth round.

RINKS, PLAYING AT HOKITIKA. SIXTH ROUND. SECTION A. Tulloch 23, Holliday 19. Bnjamin 22, Hale 17. Davies 1.9, Strothers 18. Truscott 21, Ives 19. SECTION B. Whibley 20, Stevenson 9. Blaxall 26, Leacli 20. Page 22, McCormish 17. ‘Wilkinson 19, Morgan 18. RINK SECTION WINNERS. Section A—Benjamin won with five wins and one loss. Section B—Stevenson won with five wins and one loss. PLAYING AT GREYMOUTH. THE RINKS. There was misty rain yesterday at Greymouth which made conditions unpleasant for play. A shower delayed the resumption of play at noon for half-an-liour, and later in the day the conditions were again very unpleasant and the green wet and slippery. The following is the result of the 6th. round:

SIXTH ROUtvJD. Collins 19, McKay 18. Monk 27, Morgan 19. Gagliardi 32, Dee 29. Main 21, Brebner 19. Harrison 23, Rose 15. winners of SECTIONS. Two winners of Section C to play in the finals at Hokitika were found in Brebner (Grey) and Main (Beckenham). COMPLETE RESULTS. HOKITIKA.

THE PAIRS. AT HOKITIKA. WEST PORT.— W. Harrison and J. H. Harkness (s). W. Wilson and W. A. Tulloch (s). R. Cox and P. Sfruthers (s). L. Watt and W. Farr (s). J. Green and F. Blaxall (s). R. Hansby and H. Levy (s).

GREY.MOUTH.— E. R. Moss and F. D. Whibley (s). W. Fletcher and L. G. Mercer (s). S. R. Shannon and W. E. Reynolds (s) J. Kyle and J. Truscott (s). RUNANGA.— J. Umvin and N. Leach (s). F. Pope and W. Southward (s). HOKITIKA.— J. Breeze and W. Wilson (s). G. Lakin and D. Stevenson (s). J. Conning and P. J. Howard (s). G. Anderson and A. Benjamin (s). LYTTELTON.— W. Hollis and H. Barnard (s). W. Taylor and D. Page (s), MATA I.— J. Chapman and P. J. McComish (s), F. Board and A. Stallard (s). ISLAND BAY.— W. Kerr and E. A. Herron (s). D. H. Taylor and J. M. Hall (s). EDGEWARE J. Herd and P. L. Davies (s). M. Hodgins and J. Gagliardi (s). J. Borthwick and J. W. Beanland (s) W. J. Ashby and J. L. Morgan (s). BECKENHAM.— E. Robson and F. Robson (s). Evans and CY Wilkinson (s). CANTERBURY.— T. Robinson and V. Spiers (s). W. G. Ives, and P. Delargey (s). LINWOOD. M. Wallwork and E. Brown (s). J. Gosney and J. Holliday (s).

TO-DAY’S PLAY. PAIRS.—FIRST ROUND. SECTION A. Delargey 16, Wilkinson 11 Tulloch 14, J. L. Morgan 11. Stevenson 24, Reynolds 18. Barnard 21, Blaxall 20. SECTION B. Benjamin 18, Truscott 13. Struthers 20, Southward 17. Beanland 15, Spiers 12. Stallard 22, Robson 7. SECTION C. Harkness 17, Hodgins 14. Farr 19, Wilson 17. Holliday 24, Page 17. Hale 15, Whibley 8. SECTION B. Howard 15, Brown 14. Mercer 15, McCormish 12. Leach 16, Davies 15. Taylor 22, Levy 20. SECOND ROUND. SECTION A. Stevenson 18, Blaxall 15. Delargey 16, Bernard 12. Tulloch 18, Reynolds 14, Wilkinson 16, J. L. Morgan 13, SECTION B. Southward 15, Benjamin 13. Stallard 16, Beanland 12. Spiers 15, Struthers 8. Robson 21, Truscott 17. AT GREYMOUTH.

THE PAIRS. WESTPORT. — T. Elcock and J. Rose (s). C. H. McGlone and S. Wheatley (s. P. McKinley and H. Harrison (s). (x. Head and J. Druery (s). W. Graham and D. McKay (s). GREYMOUTH.— W. Scott and W. Blair (s). B. Tate and J. Crooks (s). J. M. Bunt and T. Brebner (s). LYTTELTON.— A. McDonald and J. H. Collins (s). J. E. Wilson and T. Maliar (s). KAIAPOI.— J. Barnard and P. Buck (s).„ J. A. Mealings and E. Monk (s). NELSON.— S.' Benyon and H. Forster (s). G. Hingston and T. F. Dee (s). EDGEWARE.— W. Gagliardi and J. Gagliardi (s). A. Dargie and J. Chatfield (s). BECKENHAM.— G. Louttet and R-. Main (s). C. Cobbs and H. Williams (s).. SYDENHAM.— E. Eastwood and H. C. Ward (s). W. H. Harris and D. McKenzie (s). HEATHCOTE.— W. Coup and A. Poulton (s). W. Rodgers and Jack Morgan (a).

TO-DAY’S PLAY. Crooks 13. Bolton 10. Chatfield 21, Dee 14. Williams 19. McKay 17. Harrison 16, Wilson 11. Ward 16, Rose 11. Mating 17, Drnrv 12. Morgan 16. Brebner 12. Blair 24, Whitley 22. Collins 15, Main 14. Gagliardi 28, Forster 17. Monk 20, McKenzie 6. Williams 13, Harrison 17

SECTION A. Wins. Losses Benjamin (Hokitika) ... 5 1 Ives (Canterbury) ... ... 4 2 3 llall (Island Bay) ... ... 3 Davies (Kdgeware) ... ... 3 3 'I'ruseott (Grey) ... 2 4 Strothers (’Westport) 2 4 Holliday (Limvood) ... 2 4 Tulloch (Westport) ... ... 2 4 SECTION B. Stevenson (Hokitika) ... 5 1 Morgan (Edgeware) ... ... 4 2 Whibley (Grey) ... 4 2 Page (Lyttelton) ... 4 2 Blaxall (Westport) ... ... 3 3 Wilkinson (Beckenham) ... 3 3 McComish (Matai) ... 2 4 Leach (Bunanga) ... ... 0 6

GREYMOUTH. Brebncr (Grey) 5 1 Main (Beckenham) 5 1 Harrison (Westport) ... 4 2 McKay (Grey) 4 2 Monk (Kaiapoi) 4 2 Gagliardi (Edgeware) ... 4 :2 Dee (Nelson) ... 3 3 Collins (Lyttelton) 2 4 Morgan (ileatheote) ... ‘4 4 Rose (Westport) 2 4 McKenzie (Sydonham) ... 1 5