Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 89, 15 March 1902, Page 19

Bowling.

The ambitious Scots of Mount \ ictona didn't manage to conquei the World on Satuidaj But thc\ were 'joLl;\ near it" — only two points short in fact, the scores being 99 to 97 Some of them are now saying the sight of 'John Anderson. m\ Jo" gearing the kilts put them off their play. They found it difficult to keep one eve on the kitty while the othei one ira^ watching John. These kilts weie a piesentation gift to lend eclat to the match and it was therefore the expressed wish of the donois that they should be worn that afternoon President Mackay called upon Mr. Anderson to accept the gift his great h admired physical propoitions being calculated to show off the dress to the greatest advantage And of eouise he proudlx took on the contiact But the kiltfi— 42nd tartan thougli they were — must have had a demoralising effect upon Mr Anderson for lie \\ a.« taken clow n by Hueston bv 30 to 14 'The\ sa\ it was cjuite patlietic to sec Ins Scotch pals patting lum on the shoulder and begging kiltie" to buck up for the honour of the land o' bannocks " Redstone's team had no difhcult\ m making ' pi" of Mackays — 27 to 11 The above were the only two Scottish teams that tumbled. "Little Billee " otheiwise Mack, stood up to the full measure of his 'ift 3Un against builv Reed, of the s.s Gothic but had to knuckle under — 16 to 2] Mayo and Witt walked into tilie affections of Guise and White— 24-12 Brackenndge senior did not stand on ceremony with Town Clerk Page Remembering Flodden Field he chalked up 27 to 14. And yet, when three more points were found to be wanting James felt like kicking himself You see, in one head lie wa? Iving 4 and

tried to draw auothei , but, nistead of doing so, he knocked lus opponent's bow 1 into shot. And that's how Scotland failed to win another Baiuiockburn Beny Harry Smith, Mentipla.\ and Bell (skip) didn't have much time to parade around in those huia plumes which now foim the Edwin Feathers Actually knocked out first tune of asking bv a team of rank outsiders skipped b\ Hodd, a colt from Hastings The challenge! s weie Reid Knapp Still and Hodd and the\ put down the holders, with five to snare On Saturda\ a ream from Pet one consisting ot Price Ren nolds Carter and Castle (skip) bumped up against Hodd and Co foi the Feather and came within an ace of winning them too They led from start to 19th head which made the scores 19 all Then Wellington scoied 2 and. m the las-t head Petone scored 1 Hist losing the match bv 20 to 21 Nanoanow now wears the Huddart Parker gold medal at his w atch-cham and has even right to feel pioud of the trophy It was won at the recent Association Tournament b\ the Xewtow n nnk skipped by Price In playing off for it Nancarrow beat Pi ice and D'Emde/n beat Asfill. The final 'go" between Xaneairow a,nd D'Emden was keen and willing On the 20th head the score was 17 all In tile last head Nancarrow was lying one and D'Emden with his last iust shave'l the shot bowl but did not shift it I understand that the suggestion that the team which win the Edwin Feathers should have at least one opportunity of defending them against a foreign team before their olub-mates may entei challenges has been followed by the Newtown Club for the last three year« More power to them ' The Pairs Match of the Wellington Club, after a chequered caieei is approaching the final tableau Hart} and Boyes (both keen insurance men) are pitted against Still and McGlashan, and wluchever couple comes through the scrum with their hair on will meet Ted Hiil and Mentiplav waiting to take a fall out of till em on the othei side In the Senior Bow Is Handicap at Xentoun. Lamb came down heavily on Martin foi 32 to 8. and Powell (with a handicap of 12 points) got home ahead of Ban Evidently that handicapped holds Ban 1 in the highest respect The\ aie making meiry plaj for the BnghtHell tioplu Kiniiiburgh rather sui prised Shearei Shearer went away at a ereat bat, notching 18 to Kninv's 3 Then 'Kinm" made play oveihauled his adversary and beat him b\ ") points — the amount of his handicap Roberts (receiving 8 points) beat S\d Lambert aftei an exciting game b\ just one point- — 23-22 In club games Price has had the nielanohoh satisfaction of dishing Xancarrow (winner of the gold trophy) b\ 28 to 18 in a full rink match In another "rinker," Lambert beat McLean In a sjnall nose — 18 to 17