Bowling Notes

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 143, 28 March 1903, Page 16

Bowling Notes

By Wrong Bias.

The Civil Serv.ce has been in a state of proud exultation ever since it knocked spots off the combined forces of the Law. the Banks, and Insurance, on St. Pat's Day. Commero has been in a condition of dreadful depression ever since. Under the circumstances, it is quite possible the worm may turn. In other w ords, a challenge to another combat may turn up ait. any time. It was Insurance that suffered most severely in the fray. Boyes, for the New Zealand office, came a, terrible cropper when he bumped up against Postal Secretary Gray. 34 to 6 shows that the Civil Service was giving no quarter. It was also the Post Office that stamped heavily upon Trevor Gould and his devoted party, with the full weight of 39 to 6. D'Emden and Co. taxed all the resources of Nancarrow's corps to get into shorter odds than 3to 1. It was a 33 to 11 victory for the D'Emden crowd. ♦ • * There has been a struggle on the Wellington green, for the honour of challenging Conlin, Blanchard, Wright., and Webb, of Thorndon, to defend those Edwin Feathers, which they now wear so defiantly. E. J. Hill, Brunskill H. Smith, and Bell stood un asrainst Moms, Berry, Mentiplay, and Churchward. The first 13 heads* w ere played on Saturday, and the dividend was 19 for Churchward and 9 for Bell. On Tuesday, the other 3 heads were played, and Churchyard's party won by 22 to 19. Bell went in for a driving policy, to lecover his lee-way. Four dead-heads and four drives livened things up, of course, but the contract was too steep. The match at Thorn don next Saturday, between Churchwards challengers and Webbs feathered warriors, ought to be \ery willing. * ♦ • U? at Victoria, Brackenndge, senior, has once more coone out on top. The papa was pitted against the son and heir in the semi-final for the handsome chess-board presented by Mr. Alex. Lawson, and Papa won. He then tackled Kitto, in the final, kept close to the kitty. and secured the chessboard. There are no flies on Brack enridge senior. The Mines Dpartment wals in good form at Thorndon on Saturday. Eliott, w ith Galvm to lead Fraser to follow suit, and Holmes as Royal Commissioner, put Stuart, Slater, Dawes, and Sievwnght through the stampers for 24 to 1. These Civil Service victories are becoming a trifle monotonous. The Thorndon juniors were too good for the Victoria colts in a two-rink

match last Saturday. Wiggins, jun., and party carried far too many guns for Leslie's* chickens — 23 to 12. MoMana- \\ ay's 15 to Mayer's 14 was only got by careful plodding. In, a prize match, an, the Wellington green, the other day, the rearward pairty challenged on© of the bowls of an opposing player. It was tested by the "Standard, " with due solemnity and] much delay, and, ten the surprise of the challenger, drew rings round the Standard. Another party of aspirants for those Hamerton Badges have gone down, beneath the might of Crease, Jonesi, Brackenr^dge jun., and Gooder. It seems that Menelaus, Hatch, McGowani, and Snaddon thought they were good enough for badge® until a score of 20 to 14 went up on the slate. The Oddfellows have taken to bowls. Britannia, represented by G. and J. Gooder, Russell, and Kershaw, had) a tussle the other day with the Antipodeams, Tattle, Will-ams, Guise and Avery, and, of course, Bntaimia once more maintained her (supremacy over allcomers — 23 to 19. Balhnger treated McGlashan to quad! on toast) on Saturday. It was a full rmk party, and Mac got home with 12 against 32. Ted Hill is taking a stand amongst the veterans. Skipped against Ohurchr ward on Saturday, and, with Morris, Hustwick, and Brunskill to back him up, managed to give "What for" to Thompson, Law-son, Mentiplay, and Churchwaid. It was a win by 23 to 21. Allen, too, came out of his shell, and smote Bell hip and thigh by 27 to 17 no less. Whitehouse is still on the up-grade. Berry tried to take a fall out of the old man on Saturday, in full rink, but got no nearer than 17 to 22. R: d and Veitch have won the Wellington. Club Pairs, beating T. R. Jones and Lockie in the final "go" by 30 to 21. The winners played very consistently from start to finish of the tournament. The Diamond Buckles are still in active circulation,. Berry and Brunskill captured them from the Victoria Club, with an 11 to 1 score, but there were no more 11 to 1 scores in thedr locker when Parata and Churchward, on the Wellington green, called upon them to stand and deliver. The challengers put up 16 to 7. and now wear the Buckles. Another challenge is already in — this time from Namoarrow and Lambert, of Newtown, and, as Churchward will be otherwise engaged on Saturday, somebody may play substitute few him. • • • The Milton bowlers are gallant. They arranged a progressive match for ladies the other day and 16 of the fair sex took part, in it. Miss Bryce. the winner, received two pairs of gloves, and two ladies, who tied for second place, were presented with one pair eaoh. It was a great day entirely for the- bachelors of the club. They shone, out prominently in their efforts 1 to guess the size of glove thei ladies required, and the event was 1 the cause of much laughter. Afternoon tea was also in the hands of the gentlemen, and they managed as if they knew all about it.