Bowling Notes

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 139, 28 February 1903, Page 16

Bowling Notes

Larger hats wanted for the Victoria Club, please. It has justified its victorious name, and just attained the summit of its ambition by winning the New Zealand championship. If there are any other worlds to conquer, trot them out. Brackenridge is quite ready . It is a pity the turf was rather heavy when Palmerston North's North Island champions met Victoria's South Islands champions, on Wednesday, to settle their claims to precedence. But, it is absurd to suggest that a keen green would ha,ve given the Palmerstonians a much better show. Brackenridge and his merry men won the Southern championship on the keenest of keen greens, m Christehiurch, and the edge they put on their is not dulled yet. Still, it is always more interesting to watch play on a green that lets the bowls travel and take full bias. Between the champions it was the best two out of three games. And, there is not the slightest doubt Palmerstotn North ought to have pulled off the first event. With two points to the good, with which to open the last head they ought to have managed to prevent their opponents getting more than a point However. Fred. Mowlem is a resourceful and accomplished skip, and that Papa Braokenridge got the three points he wanted out of that last head in spite of Fred., speaks volumes for his ability to rise to a tough emergency, and get safely home. Victoria won by 21 to 20. The second game was a mere process sion for Victoria) from about the 10th head. Palnierston from that, point went off, or got dispirited, for their only other score was a couple on the 18th head. 34 to 13 was the lop-sided result. The teams were Brackenridge, jun., Gooder. Bell, and Braokenridgel, sen., for Victoria, and Bunting, Nash, Drew and Mowlem for Palmerston. Some graceless joker remarks that there will be more "gnash" thaira "bunting" in Palmerston this week over the event. Still, the visitors may console themselves with the reflection that they "drew" all right. Both the Wellington, and Newtown Clubs feel they have a right to exult along with Victoria. Bell belongs to the Wellington Club, but he served his apprenticeship up at Newtown, when Brackenridge pere was a bright and shining light there. Let me not forget it • Palmerston did not go home again without some 1 scalps at their belts. Three of their rinks tackled the Wellington Club on Tuesday, and knocked it out of time by 101 to 90. True, Sample's rink ~ot six points ahead of Bunting's, and Ballanger's pair was three too good for Moslem's, but Nash's rink smote Falconers both hip and thigh. 40 to 20 was their score. That time honoured farce, Scotland versus the World, came off up Words-worth-street way on Saturday afternoon, and the new and the oLd Scots won by 162 to 151. The World is said to have felt rather scotty itself to find such dubious Scots as Price, Harbroe, Smith, Pettigrew, etc., playing among the "Macs" as if they too had been brought up on nothing else but stirabout, haggis, and At hoi brose. Reich has carried off Sargood's Cup this year, beating Churchward in the final by 22 to 12. Allen and Ballinger tried hard for the Diamond Buckles on Saturday, but Bn^htwell and Pnnce (Newtown) were too good for them. Score, 24 to 14. J. M. King and Wiggins, sen., had a good ding-dong "go" up at Thorndon on Saturday — 26 to 25. It was not much of a wigging after all for the defeated party. Longton's picnic party sat down rather heavily on Andrews' s ; the score panned out 31 to 10. The Hamerton Badges (Victoria) have changed hands again. Gooder and party now wear them, while Keith and Co. are in the moulting season. Young Braokenridge will soon have to extend his chest to find room for all his decorations. He has just mounted a Hamerton badge, and still wears that Townsend buckle, although Papa went for it on Saturday, but failed to win it. Trevor and Braokenridge, jun., scored 19 to the 17 of Norwood and Brackeairidge, sen., who were the challengers.

What's the matter with Hueston anywaj ? 10 to Scott's 27 in full rink is surely a reversal of form. Or, is Scott in heavy training? New town is not proud, but it is pleased The champion South Island team from the Victoria Club went, up on Friday to shoiw how the championship was won. But, Brightwell, Prince, Nancarrow, aaid Price had also won trophies, and they let the champions clow n bv 20 to 18.