Bowling Notes

Free Lance, Volume IV, Issue 192, 5 March 1904, Page 17

Bowling Notes

THERE was a very keen and interesting contest for the Edwin Feathers, which took place on Saturday, on the Newtown green. The picked men of Thomdon who challenged were McManaway, Gonlin, Ross, and Sievwright, and the Newtown defenders were Wise Underwood (substitute for Price), Bnghtwell, and Prince. McManaway and Conlm (as lead and No. 2 respectively) played a rattling game for Thorndon, and the score progressed by such stages as 5 all, and 11 all, until it leached 15 all for fifteen heads. In the next four heads, Prince secured seven pomts. The nineteenth head was desperately contested. Sievwright twice made a dead head of it with effective drives, and then, in the third attempt, got 3 out of it. Thornton entered upon the last head wanting 4to tie. When Newtown were lying 1, Ross trailed the iack, and lav 2. With his next bowl he drew another, and Sievwnght put in a fourth. This made a tie. Prince drove with his last bowl, whicked a Newtown bowl into third place, and the game ended Newtown 22, Thorndon 20. Davie Ross has best cause to remember that match. The Thorndon men were in such a hurry to get home that David left his vest behind him. It contained his gold watch and chain and other valuables besides. His search for it was like the quest for the Holy Grail, but they say owner and waistcoat were happily reunited about 9 The Hamerton, Badges only remained with Snaddon's rink, for one brief week. Jimmy Brackenndge thought chestroom might possibly be found for a Badge alongside his other de-corations, and so down went his gage of battle. Brackenridge was assisted by Martin, Kitto, and Scott, and they bowled over Trevor, Townsend, Aveiy, and Snaddon by 24 to 13. Another Victorian game that has attracted some attention was a pairs match between Anderson and Mack and ''two men from London." These two celebrities were Chief Engineer Reid, of the 'Gothic," and James Brackenridge. Little Mack buried the London Scots by two points. Bv the way, Anderson has recovered the trousers which somebody planted while he was wearing the kilts at the Scotland versus World match. They say he was obliged to walk home in the kilts. He can play well without them, for on Saturday he skipped against president Mackay to the tune of 28 to 20. Keith was in great form on, Saturday. He stood up to Hueston m full rink, and smothered him by 33 to 10. His score included a seven, a six, and a five. The World is not satisfied with the way in which the kilties dressed it down on the Victoria green, and so has issued a challenge for a return match. It is to be four nnks a-side, and will come off on Saturday, the 12th. Geo. Remington and a hopeful little party have wrested the Bush Ferns from Ballmger and Co. Last week they advanced the game to 18-14 for seventeen heads, Ballinger having the major points. They resumed the game on Wednesday last, four heads to go, and Mitford, Knapp, Flinders, and Remington four points behind. Those four heads all fell to Remington and Co. The" had a lead of one when Mitford opened the last head by placing a bowl right on the jack. That bowl was not touched in. spite of all efforts to shift it. The Mjdgets and the Gianits had a great "go" on the Wellington green on Wednesday, and the Midgets are now in high glee, for they came out on top. C. Hill, sen., Wise, Hamilton, and Bell bea*" Tievor Gould, Knapp, Rose, and McKerrow by 33 to 14. But, Riley, Russell, Veitch, and Neil McLean proved too good for "Wee Geordie" Wright, Ted Hill, Mack, and J. Brackenridge, sen., by 30 to 23. The aggregate was 56 for the Midgets, and Giants 44. The Big and Little Men combined now reckon they are too good for any other combination in Wellington. Churchward, however, has undertaken to find a team of Assorted Mixtures which can give them a few cough-drops. Newtown and Wellington meet in the final struggle for the flag at the Victoria green on Saturday, and if Capt. Edwin will only bottle up his weather the match will be worth watching.

The opposing teams are — Wellington Drummond, Hamilton, Plimmor, Lockie (s.) : Geddis, Roskruge, Eeiry, Ballinger (s.) , E. J. Hill, Brunskill, Veitch, Bell (s.) ; Reich, Mentiplay, Churchward, N. McLean (s.) Newtown: Danks, Sexton, Wise, Pi nice (s.) ; Wylie, McLean, Hendry, Puce (s.) , Blyth, Lambert, Astill, D'Emden (s.) , Alps Webb, Underwood, Bnghtuell (s.f. Two Thomdon iunior rinks, skipped by Blanchard and Sproule, played the Newt own juniors on Saturday at Newtown, and went down by 4 points. Sproule beat Roberts by 6, and Blanchard went down before Scott by 10. The Petone Monograms are still worn by Hooper, Castle, Laurie, and Johnston. Last week Urwin, Marsdein, Reynolds, and Wylie fancied them, and got withm two points of them — 23-25. Gihnour's 'starring" season at Petone is over for the present. He held that club "Star" for quite a long time, but Henry has now got it. The score was 20 to 17. Coles and Armstrong put up 3-4 to Lewtrwaite and Renai's 10 for the Handicap Pairs. They meet again to decide the final. Newtown paid a visit to Thomdon on Saturday, and left the ashes there. Scores — 50 to 62. McKerrow beat Lambert by 24 to 16, Longton scored 20 to Astill's 16. and Rose tied with D'Emden at 18. In the semi-finals for the Wellington Club Pairs, Purvis and Berry have beaten Osborne and Bell by 26 to 18, and now have a say in the finals. The other pair will be the winners in the match between Mitford and E. J. Hill and Parata and Haybittle. The Club Rinks Match lies between Bush's and Mentiplay's teams.