BOWLING.

Otaki Mail, 6 November 1922, Page 3

BOWLING.

THE PEARCEY CUP. Despite unfavorable weather on Sat urday two rinks competed for the Pearcey cup, but during the game players wore hampered by the heavy green which was not improved by light showers, While some appeared in summer costume, one player wore an overcoat while another made good use of an umbrella. The most interesting game Mas the one played between Gooding, Brainley, Heald, Noble (s) and McGill, Keall, A. Smith, Eddy (s). The former rink started in great style, scoring live or (lie second head, while on the scventl head had a lead, S-3. Oh the twclft] head Ihey led by one. but on the four teeuth the game was 11-11. Then Edily'.-. rink made a break, and on the sixteenth head was 13 11. According lo the seore-card "both" rinks scored on the seventeenth head, and Eddy xva> credited with Lu' against L 3. The core again errs on the thirteenth head iiiid register.- no score. On the last three heads Noble's quartette scored lour, and thus won 17-lti. The other game was between .Moore. Atkinson, Davie-. Salkerlcy (■■) ami tax. Nicolson, Irving, Bills (s). Tin In tier rink established an early lead ami on the fifth head Here 7-2. Ou tin H'veuth head Satlterlev retired and 01

liver filled the breach. On the clcv cjnli head Bills led 13-7, but on the fourteenth only had a lead of three. On the next six heads Miner's rink l'liiled to score and the game "'as 2-1-11. On the last head Bills lay three, but Olliver drove, carried the kitty and lay four, making the final 24-13 in Bills' favour. Mesdames Olliver and Vann supplied nfteruuon tea. On Wednesday a match for the Kinniburgh Feathers will be played, when the holder-, Wiudley. Noble, Smith and i'etrie, will play a rink from .Shannon. The following Wednesday the -winner.-. will be expected to play Webster. Williams, Irving, and Olliver. The Upper Hutt bowling green was declared open by Mr \V. H. field, M.P.. last week. His remarks were appropriate and soon we expect; to see Mr Field an enthusiastic player.