BOWLING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9791, 15 October 1917, Page 8

BOWLING

NEWTOWN CLUB. FRIENDLY T'sEATOUN. Only one card of the two-rink game was returned: Seatoun—Berry, Carey, Magi 11, Green (s), 29; Newtown—-L. Warwick, S. Roberts, Haycraft, Swiney (s), 15. TEAMS NEXT. FRIENDLY - ”EATAITAI. Homo—McCumiskey, W. Roberts, Grenade, Powell (s); Crengel, Blenkinsop, Porter, J. Pollock (s). Away—Panbhurst, Thompson, Flyger, Astill (s); Rcvell, Caterer, J. Martin, Bedell (s). EATAITAI CLUB. Despite tire heavy rain on Saturday morning the Hataitai Club held a most successful game on, a perfect green. /Advantage was taken to hold the annual match president v. expresident, with the following result; P. E-P

Tlie opening of the Eastbourne green took place on Saturday in the most auspicious circumstances. The president of the club, ‘Mr H. Shortt, in declaring the green open, extended a hparty welcome to the visitors, who included 1* I r Chas. Hill, senr., the father of the game in Wellington, who motored around with the To Miwi representatives. The following skips brought full .rinks to represent their respective clubs; Ishrwood (Aictona), Eva 1] (Khandallah), Dryden (Karori), Kinvig (Wellington), McColl (Kel-hi,T-ni'’ Burges' tLyajl Bay); Fergusson (Te Hiwi)." The opposing skips from Eastbourne comprised: H. .Mayer, ri.'sn'.son, Munro, T. Mayer, Leslie, Hanks, Stephens. Members and visitors with their wives wore the guests of the president and Mrs Shortt at afternoon tea, and the Eastbourne orchestra, under Mr Cummins, enlivened the proceedings with several choice selections.

Pritchard, Radley, Penney, Sroonebanks (js) 15 Kean, Bolland, Hendry, Kinniburgh (s) 20 Chisholm, Jfidwards, Clark, Barnes (s) 22 Young, Buokmastor, Ham, Martin (s) 20 Blick, Reay, Johnson, McWhanncll (s) 8 Jones, Dowling Shepherd, Bailey (s) 31 Kershaw, Bennett, A. Claridge, Gheesman (s) 21 Halliday, Brown, Gyles, Fielding (s) 15 Roberts, Gibson, D. Claridge, •Slater (s) 22 Matthews, Shomey, Ward, Williams (si 10 Light, Bend-all, , Newton (s) 12 Wilson, Ward, , Ardell (s) 24 Little, Galvin, Townsend, Blake (s) i 23 Jamieson, Baddoley, McGregor, Purnell (s) 15 123 135