BOWLING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 12 January 1931, Page 3

BOWLING

NELSON CLUB COMPETITION GAMES The following are recent competition results: — Senior Championship.—Jno. Vitetta beat Cooke, IT. Leaper and Trent; Wearing beat Spear; Claughton beat Field, Spear, Coltman and Buckeridge; Wearing beat Claughton ; Coltman beat Wearing ; Hill beat Hunter; Field beat Wearing; Buckeridge beat Coltman; Wearing beat Menlove; Rudman beat Hill. Masefield, Bannerman and Brown ; Buckeridge beat Betts; Coltman beat Spear; Menlove beat Claughton and Spear; Bees beat Field; Baxter beat Jno. Vitetta; Hill beat Masefield, Wearing beat Buckeridge ; G. F. Dodds beat Baxter, Milner and Kurtzhals ; W. Dee beat Dodds and Kurtzhals; Menlove beat Griffin; Field beat Menlove ; Menlove beat Kurtzhals ; Cooke beat Kurtzhals. Junior Championship.—Tomlinson beat Whitehorn and Pollock • Whitehorn beat Hudson and Newton; Parr beat Dawson; Pogson beat McGregor. Champion Pairs. —Rees and Hunter beat IT. Lfeaper and Pogson and Betts and Hudson; W. and A. Dee beat Wilson and Spear ; Rudman and Jno. Vitetta beat Baxter and Coltman; Savage and Wearing beat Field and Hume; Tomlinson and St. John beat Bannerman and Neale.

Arrangements are in hand to send several rinks to Blenheim on Saturday, 24th January. It is hoped to make the number up to eight rinks, and this will be the largest to travel from a single club. Those who make the journey will have the pleasure of a return visit towards the end of next month. Members are advised to consider the rinks for the annual Easter tournament. Already several rinks have been made up.

DISTRICT COMPETITION

The District Competition (Field Cup) Maitai v. Richmond was played at Richmond on Saturday last, four rinks aside. The match resulted in a win for Richmond by 15 points. The following are the scores (Richmond rinks first): —Pickup, Lloyd, Kinvig, Newport (s) 19, Russell,. A. Gibbs, Aydon, T. Dee (s) 18; Lusty, Daynes, Papps, Kelly (s) 18, Brickland, L. Forster, Stevens, Johnson (s) 20; Thomas, Powell, G. Dee, Hockey (s) 22, Penney, Keech, Tunnicliffe, Stringer (s) 19; Wilson, Eastgate, Norris, Smith (s) 24, Kitchingman, Barnes, P. Gibbs, Logan (s) 13. At the end of the game, Mr Johnson, president of the centre, congratulated the Richmond Club on their win and thanked for the entertainment, Mr Daynes replied on behalf of Richmond. Cheers were exchanged. The ladies were thanked for their services in dispensing afternoon tea. There was only four sets of pairs playing a friendly game on the Maitai green.