BOWLING NOTES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3445, 26 March 1920, Page 4

BOWLING NOTES.

-——o——— . ; HURN CUP COMES BACK. Amidst the lamentations of several? Jeremialis, the challenging team for‘ the Hurn Cup went to H-intervilie on: ‘Thursday, and to the conf-is’-on of the pessimistic, ~broughtt the (Jup back with them. The team con-. 15; .1 of Messrs De Luen (1), N-zugle (2;', Wrighgtson (3). and McKenzie (Ship). 'l‘he Hunterville rink was made up by Messrs Towers 1), Morrison gal, Bull (3), and Clark (sl~:ip)—-a prr,-t.t_‘,' formidable conibination. The cha.il»:ngers found the green rathzr tricky and puzzling for a while, 9.11.1 up ‘mil the .l(it"1 head were where til} 30;; Iz.~u~.v'u_v carries his tail. Never at any of the preceding heads did they catch no to the defenders’ score. At the 13:11 head they were behind to the tune of ifive, from which they gradu-ally_, by dogged persistency, worked their way up to one behind in the 16th head, while in the 17th they lay one to the good. From this on ituwas a dingdong battle, the defenders striving hard to rogaiii the advantage. At the 18th head Taihape's score was 18, -Hunterville 13. The 19th head brought ‘two to Hunterville, which was added M to by another one in the 20th head, the scores then being, Taihzxpe 18, Hunterville 16. With 2 to tie and three to win, the defenders set themselves out to at least equalise the score, but when all the bowls were down I-lunterville only lay one, the final score being, 'l‘aih:lpe 18, Hunterville 147, after 8. sternly-contested game. The losers took their defeat like sports and gentl(‘l‘;.".‘. and were the first to congratulate the wilfife"'rs. The official mascot of the Taihape team, Jock Archer, deserves special commendation. He played his lone—hand game with a breezy optimism which was quite re-é freshing. On the local green there were two. rink games played and one pairs‘ rnntch. 5

Mrs Fookes and .\ll‘s llpchux'ch kindly dispensed the tea. for which the m(-.mbel's of the Club are duly grateful. Three rinks are coming from Raetihi on Easter Monday. Those able to play that day please give their name to the secretary so that t'e':ifils can be fixed.