Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 78, 28 December 1901, Page 19

Bowling.

Keith and Huestou have had to unhitch the Townsend Buckles up at Mount Victoria, and pass them over to Dixon and Redstone. Unlike the Badges, they change round almost even Saturday. A very close game one point only. France did not stay as Long as usual on the Victoria green on Saturda\ evening The champion Badge team evidently filled him up— 2B to 13, and the score not kept too accurately. Brackenbndge's team is still unconqueied. France, is now thirsting for gore He intends having a cut at the Buckle* next week The Viotoiians have made up then minds to annex the Edwin huias next Saturday, but Longton's team i« evidently a hard nut to crack Mr. Page (Town Clerk) was warmh welcomed back to the Victoria green on Saturday. He is as keen on the kitty as ever, and before long will be treating bowlers to some of his lightning drivee Two teams, representing the building interests of the Victoria and Wellington Clubs, met on the latter's green. It was like a bit of ironbark against matchwood, and, consequently, the Victorians were hammered out. Ballinger's team soldered up Mack's chances by 24 to "• 7 and Lockie's valuation of Anderson and Co. was at the rate of 26 to 10 f.o.b Charlie Stewart was on the Wellington green on Saturday. There waa a look of challenge in his eve but the gauntlet's not yet down.

The Welington Club pla.\eis \\ lio ha.\ c tormed themselves, uito links with an eager desire to represent the club in tht hi"" tournament aic Drunnnond Gra\ Lockie. X. -McLean (skip> Veitch Plinimci thuichwaid Sample (skip) Bern. H Smith. 8011, 8a!1..i-o-or (skip) Morns. Biunskill Law son McGlashan (skip) Cuff G. P Wilson D McLean Sn X Gibbes (skip) Gibhcs ha-» since withdiawn Ins team Secieta,r\ Mentipla\ meant to pla\ m Bal lingers team a.s third man but has stepped out to allow Han\ Smith to take his place It is a wise lesolve of his not to play during the tournament, for if the secretarial woik i<=> to be clone well it will need his undivided attention Two yen close X contested link matches came ofF on the New town 1 inkon Saturday afternoon Mai tin's team just managed to sit upon Champion Bright well's b-t 19 to 18 and McLean s succeeded in putting down Ancient Manner Telfoid's bv 31 to 30 But then see canm Mac had a T^ isp lead Sievw light's piintniß team assisted bv Dr Grace came an awful croppei up at Thorndon on Saturday Only 14 to 31 Donald RosS ( is- laughing still at this bit of "pioeess'' work Huntley Eliott of the Mines Department held a trial crushing of J C McKerrow at Thomdon on Saturday. The long drive" panned out 19 to tlie crusher's 21 It was full unk Kane is wooing the kitt\ \er\ nicely Showed the wav to Jameson's team and, as a consequence they beat Rose's stylish lot bv 21 to 17 although the lattei had the advantage of mihtaiv tactics Ask Lomax and Douglas Longt oil's team (Wright McManawav Webb and Longton) seem to be invincible so far as those Edwin Feathers are concerned Nancarrow , Price Underwood and Barv of New town put on their war-paint on Saturday in oi der to capture them They might iu.t as well have climbed the greasy pole aftei the slippery pig Score 9 to 29 Thorndon has chosen three links to compete at the Association tournament. Of course, one of them will have to stand out in each match The teams aa-e — Hickson Gould Flanagan McKei Tow (skip) Mowbray Barry Ross, Longton (skip) Kilgoui Sievwright, Webb. Rose (skip) McGill came out as a skip on the Wellington green last Saturday. Arrived at the winning post three points ahead of Lawson The Petone Ferns changed hands on Saturday Henry Kirk Laurie and Austin obliged McKie Carter Gilmour, and Johnston to haul them down and hand them ovei Score 22 to 1") The Rev A. Thomson is a sure and certain lead to that goal of biassed bowlers — 'the Johnin . Led Gilmoui 's team to victory on Saturday against Mavnard's for 2") to 17 Chris Smith is rather sin of hatters lust now Seems the Hills father and son. ha\e proved a bit precipitous lately First of all. Father Hill joined hands with Caretaker Holmes to treat Berry and Christopher to a game of exhibition bowls last week It was an exhibition all right — only a trifle monotonous. Hill and Holmes waltzed home with 22 to 1 Then Ted Hill came at Christopher for Sargood's Cup It was really a brilliant game, both players playing up to the top notch, and the spectators declared it was a treat to witness Ted won bv the narrow mai gm of twe points Smith plays with great heart and loses with a light one Ted Hill is going stiong just now In the Senior Bowls he has just won the first, game of the rubber with Reminston bv 29 to 9