BOWLING TOURNEY

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1933, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNEY

KINKS KESTJI/TS

RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY.

The weather which, early yesterday morning gave promise of a fine day tunned out very unfavourable as the day wore on for the second day of the bowling tournament. 'The , morning round was played out with only one short interruption by a shower, but after ruioon a strong north-westerly ga-’e came on bringing with it heavy showers. A'start was made at 12.30 p.m. with the fifth round of the rinks, and this was finished under very unpleasant conditions of a. raging gale and heavy drizzle, with occasional sharper showers. The condition, of the green, with water and heavy gale spoilt all play, and the results, in most eases, were a gamble, good play being, out of the question, while the conditions were decidedly cool. A welcome hot cup of tea .at 3 p.m. was, supplied and other heavier rain set in. At the Mental green it was decided to shorten round six to 16 heads., and this was started under very damp conditions. After three-quart ere of an hour 'a heavy squall drove the players into the pavilion l , and though all hope wasnot . at first given up, at 5.30 p.m. at mutual arrangement among the slcipy resulted in the round being declared finished, leaving, Page with' six wins as one of the leaders and Mercer, Breeze, Leach and G. Wilson, each with four wins to decide oi, the second team to enter to the finals.

On the Hokitika green the sixth round had only advanced to three or four heads when the heavy rain orevented play for the rest of the day, the green being almost a sheet of water. RINKS.

SECTION A. FIFTH ROUND—MENTAL GREEN. Wilson (Grey), beat Logan (Nelson). Hanisby ('Sergeant’s Hill), beat Southward '(Rimauga). , - Page (Lyttelton), beat Benjamin (Hokitika). Leach (Runnnga) beat Mercer (Grey). jßreeze (Hokitika), beat Laws (Beckenham). SIXTH ROUND. Leach beat Logan. Benjamin beat Southward. Pao-e bent Mercer. Breeze beat Hansby. G. Wilson beat Laws. SECTION A. WINNERS. . Page (Lyttelton) ... ... 6 . i Mercer (Greymouth) 4 Leiach (Rurcnga) ... 4 Breeze (Hokitika) 4 G. Wilon (Greymcuth) ... 4 ‘Laws CBeckenhanO, 2 Benjamin (Hokitika) ... .2 ■ Hansby '('Sergeant’s Hill) ..: 2 Southward (Rnnanga) ... 1,-

SECTION B. FIFTH ROUND-HOKITIKA GREEN

Whib/fery (Grey), ' beat -Morg'ap (Heathcote).

Peek (Grey), beat Armstrong (Runanga). Ckaw (Canterbury), beat Mahar (Lyttelton).

Miadson (Sydenham), beat Knight (Westport). Stevensceii, a bye.

At a meeting of the .executive last night it was decided to play Section B. rink rexth round this afternoon if possible and to reduce the time lmit of all: pairs from two hours to If hours.

RESULTS OF TO-DAY’S GAMES.

PLAY IN THE PAIRS SECTIONS.

The tournament was continued this morning when the pairs competition ,r.is commenced. The weather showed a decided improvement on yesterday although a light fall of rain occurred. The greens were slow as the result of yesterday’s fall. Te f "Bowing pairs are taking part.— RUNANGA:— J. H. Price and I. Mossop (a). W. Warburton and W. Southward (s) L. Pattinson and J. Armstrong (s). R. Smith and F. Pope (s). T. Bowes and J. Unwin (s). A. Taylor and N. Leach (s). S. Maskill and H. 0. Kroening (s). - GREYMOUTH:— W. Holt and G. D. Wilson (s). B. Tate and M. Phillips (s). J. R. Leitch and F. D. Whibley (s). J. Kyle and E. R. Moss (s). C. J Strongman and S. Peek (s). J. M. Bunt and S. R. Shannon (s) D. Stevenson and W. G. Scott (s). F. G. Davies and L. G. Mercer (s). LYTTELTON:W. Holliss and H. Barnard (s). W. Taylor and D. Page (s). R. Fenton and T. A. Mahar (s). J. N. Neville and W. H. Dunlop (s) HEATHCOTE:— B. J. Loney and A. T. Robertson (s). J. Hislop and J. Morgan (s). CANTERBURY:— T. S. Robinson and W. Craw (s). Travis and G. Yager (s). , , NELSON:— G. Manson and A. Newton (s). A. Fitzgibbon and J. Logan (s). WESTPORT:— G. Powell and G. Head (s). E. Chapman and F. Knight (s).

BECKENHAM:- . G. A. Hayden and F. Laws (s). F. Robson and J. Smith, (s) HOKITIKA:— •' ’ • ' W. H. Sherman and D. Stevenson (s) T. Cooper and C. J. King (s). J, Conning and J. J. Breeze (s), J. Kerr and R. Fleming (s). J. G. Lakin and A, E. Benjamin (s). R. Cox and W. Wilson (a). J. Wilson and H. G. Coles (a); SERGEANTS HILL:— S. Anderson.and Huddleston (s). A. Phillips and R. Hansby (s). SYDENHAM:— ■ W. Britten and C. Madsen (s). W. Harris and W. Coombes (s). Results of to-day’s play *were as follow: . • •

- SECTIONS c. and d. FIRST ROUND—MENTAL GREEN. W. Wilson 14, Barnard 8. Scott 16, Mossop 15. ' ■’ Knight 16, Kroening 10. Craw 17, Leach 9. Yager 16,. Newton. 9, SECOND' ROUND—MENTAL GREEN Breeze- 20, Mahar 10/ . W. Wilson 18, Phillips 5. Yagar IG, Morgan 13, Moss .13, Pope 8. v Stevenson 18, Lawis 8. Phillips 11, Morgan 10. Peek 15, Madsen 10.