BOWLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40028, 26 November 1929, Page 2

BOWLING.

DIXON CUP MATCH. On Saturday last a rink representing Foxton Club paid a visit to Feilding in an endeavour to secure the (Dixon Cup, but after an unfortunate happening on the nineteenth head the scores were so placed that what looked like a sure win was turned into even scores, and (the subsequent head decided the game in favour of the holders.

The score card shows that Feeding secured a single on the first head .and a four on the second, following which the visitors notched two on two heads, making the scores 5 —4 ou the fourth./ Then Feilding secured two more twos, and Foxton a single, a two, a single and another two and a three, consecutively, making the scores 13 —9 on the eleventh head in favour of Foxton. On the twelfthJfeilding took one, and two on the fourteenth, hut Foxton continued to do most of the scoring until the eighteenth head was reached, when the scores were, Foxton 19, Feilding 12. On the nineteenth head one of those peculiar catastrophies occurred whereby Feilding was able to count in seven -bowls when the last bowl was played, which again brought the scores even—l 9 all. Oa the next head the holders scored a three, and on the final end Foxton could only manage a single, which left the-holders victorious by two points. INTER ESTINO HISTORY.'

A summary of the matches played for the! Dixon Cup from 1998 to November 9, 1929, shows that 278 games have been played to date. Feilding played in 89 games, winning 69, losing 20. Palmerston 108, won 65, lost 43. Woodville 55, won 23, lost 32. Some .of the match records are interesting:—

Thurston, Chapman, Perry, J. Kerr (s), Mastertou, had 11 consecutive wins. .

James, IFoote, Mules, M. Pickering, Woodville, also had such wins. Kerr and Pickering tied with 11 wins each .and had a tie with other clubs.

T|he highest ’number of points scored in any game was that of Garrett, Mason, Saywell, O. Fruish (s), Feilding, 50 v. T. Rimmer, Foxton, 8. .

The lowest number of points scored in any game was of Boos, Voysey, Knowles, J. Roach (s), Shannon, 4, v. F. Tasker, P.N., 24. ( MANSON AND BARR CUP. On Saturday afternoon the local holders of the Manson and Barr Cup were for the third time' this season, successful in defending that trophy !by the bai'e .margin q£ one point against a rink from Eketahuna. The gam© opened in favour of the holders with?a single on the first head to which Bketahuna replied with a two on the next, but by the time the eleventh end had been played Foxton had a lead of seven’ points—ll—4. The visitors then began to pick up points, and on the sixteenth head there remained only a margin of one in favour of. the holders—l3—l2. On the seventeenth end Foxton counted 'in two, and on the next one, which put them four in the lead. Eketahuna next seotred two twos, which made the' figures even, with only one head to go. Foxton’s lead (Warwick) succeeded in beating his opponent for shot, which position was maintained throughout the head, leaving the holders victorious by the narrowest' of margins. The rinks were as follows:-—

Foxton: Warwick, John Ross, Nye, Thomson (is) 17; Eketahuna: Malcolm, Minegue, Mead, Cairrutker (s) 16.