BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 178, 14 December 1912, Page 7

BOWLING.

The banner match, Fitzroy v. Strut-1 ford, proved one of the most enjoyable' games on record. The day was absolutely perfect and the green in tournament form. The green was so keen that most of the Fitzroy players could not get hold of it until the game was well on. All the Fitzroy rinks went down, although by very margins, as the small difference of nine points on the totals shows. On playing the match over again coming home' in the train, Fitzroy should have won by about twelve points with ordinary luck! It is a peculiarity of our game that the lucky shots are alwajs monopolised by the winning team. One of the circumstances that probably tended towards Fitzroy's defeat was the fact of one of the skip's) pockets being "gone through" on the way down, whereby he lost his pipe and tobacco and sundry other luxuries. This would, of course, upset any ordinary man's equilibrium. Bowls is a popular game. Xo fewer than 72 New Plymouth bowlers were out of town on Thursday, engaged in competition matches. Members of the West End Club coin-' pletely fell in love with the Inglewood green. It was remarked by one of the vanquished: "A perfect treat, and in beautiful order, but we could not play on it. It was too good for us!" Tha West End bowlers have been letting tlnjj grass on their green grow long in order to have it in good fettle for the tournai ment, and the green has consequently been heavy. The Inglewood green wag the reverse, being as keen as mustard) and exceptionally fast. Consequently the home team got all over the visitors, who were half way through the game be' fore they got any confidence. The abundant hospitality of the Inglewood Club was again in evidence, the visitors speaking highly of their treatment.

The banner mutches set down for Ac cision next Thursday arc:—New l'jymouth v. "West End, at Xew Plymouth; Stratford v. Waitara, at Waitara; Fitzroy v. Inglowood, at Fitzroy. The following is the first draw for the West End's Club handicap singles, 21 points:—McQunde (owes 3) v. Oliver (owes 3); Petty v. Johnson (owes 12); Lee (owes 9) v. MeAllum (owes a); Jones (owes 4) v. Cornev (owes 4); Boston (owes 3) v. J. D. Sole (owes 10); IToskin (owes 7) v. F. K. Xewall (owes 0); Wood (owes !)) v. Standish (owes 1); Plumtree (owes 8) v. .1. Johnson (owes 8); Bullot (owes !)) v. Haslam (owes 6); Tichbon (owes 8.) v. T. Sole, (owes 7); Fred. Xewall (owes 10) v. Hammond (owes 7); Hill (owes 8) v. Lobb (owes 7); Putt (owes 2) v. Ileal (owes 10); Lye (owes 8) a bye. The first round is to be finished by January 10. The first draw of the handicap pairs (21 heads) of the same club is as follows: —T. Sole and Pipe (5) v. Lobb and C. X. Johnson (scr.); "Reston and Wood {(>) v. Standish and Lee (8); Jones and Tichbon (8) v. MeAllum and Beal (2); Corney and J. Johnson (S) v. Haslam and Fred Xewall (2); Hammond and Hill (a) v. Petty and J. D. Sole «5); Putt and Bullot (.")) v MeQuade and Plumtree (S); Iloskiu and V. K. Xewall a bye. The first round is to be finished bv January 10. .1013. The electric light has been installed on three additional Adelaide green this season—making ten all told so equipped in and around the South Australian capital.