REMUERA TEAM WINS RINKS TOURNEY

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5323, 8 February 1947, Page 6

REMUERA TEAM WINS RINKS TOURNEY

ROTORUA CLUB FIXTURE NGONGOTAHA LOSES FINAL GAME 23—13 . The Remuera rink, comprising J. P. Aldred, R. Donald,- R. A. Wilson and G-. J. S. Fisher, were the winners of the Rotorua Bowling Club's aimual open rmks tournament, in the final at thq Government Gardens yesterday afternoon. The runners-up were W. H. Pitts, T. Walker, L. Mareroft and 0. Adams. of Ngongotaha, who were beaten 23 to 13 after a rather ragged display of bowls. Conditions throughout the day were perfect and large galleries watehed the play. When jjrDseming the trophies, Mr. C. J. C'asey, viee-m'esident of the Rotorua Cbb, congratulated the succos?- j ful teams and fjai i that ihe perform- J arice of Ngongotaha v.*as outstanding i as; for three of their playcrs, it was j their fiiet appearance at a big touvna- 1 m ent. j He referred to ihe jnvat support given to the eluh hy oalsido k*ams, and brieh' y expresscd thanks to ihe three vLiling imipiresj', Mossi's. J. ColUiorsi, F. Ilumphries and J. i Oakes; aiso ro ihe ladies. who had undertaken the catering, the greenkeepers a'nd the seerotary, 31 r. W. A. Knagg?. The Morning Bounds Maia interest in the morning rounhs was attadied to the "•amo between L. Donaidson (Carlton), and A. F. Badd (Rotorua). Althongh Carlton gained the advantage over Ihe first four head.s, Rotorua then see-aml a three, and from then onwards was never heade.l, ultimately winning 18— lli, with two heads to play when tinte was called. Although several times in diffieulties it was largely the steady ])lay of the Remuera skip, Fisher, which aecounted for the elimination of the Auckland rink, skipped hy W. Loram, which scored on only fivc heads to loae the game 18 — 13. The Ngongotaha rink, comprising | W. H. Pitts, T. Walker, L. Mareroft j and C, Adarnas, which won so con- j "viitttiiiu'ly against J. C. Taplin (Auck- i land Transport), on Thursday, eonr j tintted to hnwl steadily and was always on top of ihe Whitiora tearn, led tjy F. Woodhall, while the two Carlton skips, J. Turner and W. A. Lancaster, had a hani struggle when lancaster was fighting back in the ■concludin.ii; heads in an attempt to make good an early defiiclt. The deqision fntally went ro Tarner 23 — 14. Semi-Final Matches '■ Tn the semi-finals Ngongotaha Staried uncertainly hui a live on the 17th head proved the uirning point oi khe ganK', and they went on to vvin against Turner 20 — 10. T'hc B ndd-Fisher iiiatch was probably the hest witnessed during- the eontest. Generally the whoie eight were playing good bowls, E. C. Bud.l. third iiiHU for Rudd, being particularly impressive, with a variety of shots when needed. • Exritement rau high on ihe 20th, when with the tinte expired. Rudd was oue up on the board. Heve he was oue shot down aivl Fisher required t w Although therp »vas an open draw, 'Budd directed his three ti) carry ihe ;kitfy, and his two bowls went closely by the head. When Fisher himseli drew the winning shot. Rrdd was aho unsiieeesAul with an up-shot, and his ninth r.m inlo a perfect hlock shotwhich Fisher placo.l in ihe dtaw. • Final Game In the tinal, Fisher secured an early lead of live on the lirst two heads. Mavcroi: drew shot on the uext., hut was beaten hy Wil-'Oii. Althoueh Ino Ngongotaha three niade a great aitempt lo retrieve the nosiuon, Adams narrowly ntissed the shot with a drive and then with a resting shot secured a two, liis lirst puinls on the board. Adams had three shots on, the fourtn, and when Wilson with an upshot secured the counter. Adams twicc missed with a drive, and Remuera led 0—2. At this stage the play-of hoth teanis was slightly ragged and Alarcroft was lucky to get the shot with tui overdrawn howl. Fisher pushed a front bowl in for shot and Adams failed to draw eloser. Both Walker and Mareroft played perfect draw shots on the next, and the position was unchanged at the end of the head, the score then being 7—4 in favour of Remuera. Pitts, who had led so well for Ngongtoaha in the earlier games, was now pla'jnng uncertainly. Remuera scored five on the seventh head after Adams had failed to dislodge the shot bowl with a good drive which tipped the bowl. A series of uninteresting howls oti

stf'osequent heads made the position 13 — 8 in favour of Remuera on the 10th head. The next was the best head of the game ro fur. Both Walker an .1 Donald suc-cessively drew shot, and Remuera held two when Mareroft with a perfect j follow-through, rested on to the lcitty ! for shot, which Ngongotaha retained ! to iie 13 — ;) down. Mareroft was playing a steady ; game and drew shot on the next. ! Adams nearly gave away shot with a i narrow bowl and Fisher was twice uni lucky. Remuera 13, Ngongotaha 10. Remuera Draw Ahead ! Aldred drew a perfect toueher on the 13th to take a shot away from Pitts' howl, and Donald drew another to give Remuera two on the head. Wilson drew a third to make the score 16— .10. The 14i.li *.vas a head full of possibilities. Walker drew the shot and Wilson was unlucky not to shift it i with an up^shjt. Adams drew an- ' olher perfect *not in front of the kitty, and Fisher shifted them for two. Adams was also unlucky with an up-shot, and Remuera retained the ; two, and were now eight ahead. j With a two on the iloth end, Rcmu- • ora forged farther ahead. Walker 's touclier on the kitty had a charmed ' life when Donald, W7ilson and Fisher j ran each side of it without succc-ss, and Ngongotaha scored one. Ngongotaha had a ehance of a three on the 10th as a result of a successful up-shot/ by Adams, but Fisher, drawing well, drew the shot to make the score 19 — 11. The leeway was now too great for Ngongotaha, and the game ended after the following two heads in favour of Remuera. Results: — Quarter-Finals: A. F. Budd 18, D. Donaldson 11; G. J. S. Fisher 18, W. 'Loram 13; C. Adams 24, "F. Woodhall 10; J. Turner 23, W. A. Lancaster 14. j Semi-Finals: Fisher 16, Budd 15; I Adams 2'0, Turner 16. Final: Fisher 23, Adams 13.