Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 87, 1 March 1902, Page 19

Bowling.

Those Edwin Feathers, 1 Actually changed hands twice within a w eek after Page and his merry men wrested them from New town on Saturday week And. sad to relate, the very first to covet them were a party of their own clubmates. Jimmy Brackenndge actually nut m his challenge while riding back from Newtown along with the winners He and Gooder had just won the Diamond Buckles, and they thought of course the Feathers would look so becoming you know, beside them But isn't it a Wee bit like the game of grab ?" However the Feathers won on Saturday were competed for again on Tuesday. MacMorran, Keith. Hueston and Page stood up against Snaddon Brackenndge iun., Gooder, and Brackenridge sen. The latter scoied 1-5 before the holders started but when the<v did get going, they pulled up so rapidh that Brackenndge and Co only won by 27 to 21 On Saturday a war-paity of colts from the Wellington Club consisting ot Ted Hill. Flinders Parata and Reich waltzed up Mount Victoria and knocked the befeathered champions into th<^ proverbial cocked hat. Reich and Co built up a score of 25 to Brackenndge and Co.'s 10. Ma certes' They say that Charlie Parata 's warcrv gave the Victorians a bit ot a shock The latter only scored in seven heads. There is talk now of sending Page up to Wordsworth-street to bnng back those ashes Scotland never has been happy since it got whipped by the World on the

Wellington green .some six weeks afo. Music uniaimliar to Scottish ears was blamed for it then Tins time fchej dodged the fatal music Word \va,s quietly sent round, the clans were mustered and, with the assistance of a few tender-heaited SaiSksenaclis Scotland managed to retinue her batteied reputation. She won bv 108 to 102 and bv this time Gle&ga and rTdinbio must be wild with delight over the glad tidings Gie's \er liaun ma trust\ fren'." Churchward went down befoie Lockie b\ 17 to 18. Behind Lockie there was that genial Scot Tom Lawson to sa\ nothing of President Duthie, while Wdhe Tustin was chief mate toChurehw aid The. pipes were not playing for Mo Glashan That must have been the reason w hy Ellis with the disabled arm struck home for 19 to 9 Bell, too, came an awful croppei . Only 12 — with a judge' at his elbow too — as against Ve itch's 22. Paisley for ever ' Mentiplav's claymoie made fierce play w ith the veteran Wix of the Arim Just think of it— 2o to 9. Balhnger was too good a general for Falconer— 2o to 18 and Allen, with a ' Hartv leader passed Jamie Russell out at 25 to 21. There is some talk now of a Scotland v the World match on the Victoria green but the Scotties do not seem to think much of their chance There was a good full rink match at Ihorndon between Heywood McMana-wa-v Longton and Webb (skirO against Parson* Ehott, Bany and McKerrow (skip) Webbs party won b\ 17 to 1 ) it was a capital go Sl o VW ml ght skipped over Rose for 18 to 12 The Inspector must be going off, or the editor must be coming on. At any rate, the editor was the leading article in this match. Flanagan drafted out Ross in full rmk bv 24 to 15. Flanagan I note, is keeping in excellent form this season. Out at Petone, Russell and Co. tackled Wvhe and party for the club monograms, but surrendered at discretion—l 2 to 22. Price was too nimble for Kirk in the ladder exercise — 2b to 11. The Northern Bowling Association's champion banner now proudly floats on the slopes of Mount Victoria. Mrs. Mack unfurled it on Saturday and President Mackay made a spirit-stirring speech, winding up with a call for three cheers for the two winning rinks. The club lias the honour of flying the banner till January 1904 In other words the club's tail will be up for two years vet. The Hamerton Badges provided a close game between W. Hendry's colts and Mack's veterans. The colts, proving the best stayers, won on the last head— 2s-22. Foir the Townsend Buckles, Martin and Anderson — a building combination — beat Norw ood and McGowan bv nine points — 23-14. No news from Newtown this week. The tangi over those lost trophies is perhaps, still going on. There was a sensational match at Petone on Saturday. Reid, Carlow, Gilmour, and Russell smote Murray, Hutchinson. Carter, and Howie hip and thigh for 35 to 9. Congratulations to Longton of Thorndon. For two years in succession he has won the cup presented by Hon. Dr. Grace, for single-handed matches, and it now becomes his own property. The final match was with Hogben, who made a game struggle of it. He led from the fourth to the nineteenth head, and was only beaten by five points — 16 to 21. Longton is a very hard nut to crack m a drawing game A petition to the Northern Bowling Association, is being signed up in Auckland on the subject of dead heads. The idea is that a penalty of one point to the other side should be the consequence of driving the jack into side rinks. Evidently somebody has been hit hard. What very silly matches these Presidents versus Vices on opening days are (says -'The Ditcher, "in the "Observer"). Hardly anyone quite knows which side he~is playing for, and skips and men do not know each other's pla\ , and it is as insipid as a wet Saturday All and sundry swear Never again." and go home m a rage.