BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 199, 11 January 1913, Page 7

BOWLING.

NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. The following are the results in con- | iicction with the New Plymouth Club'* [ club matches:— 1 Handicap singles (second round) Jenkinson beat Colvile; J. 0. Morey heat Govett; Go'idwater beat Blundell; 11. Smart beat Luseombe; A. K. Smart ' beat llurle; Collins forfeited to Burton; Binnie beat Chancy; Penn beak Mills; Evving beat Harrop; C. Bundle boat T. C. List; Marks heat Hark; Firth heat Pinmtree; S. Hundk beat Waugh; W. Bundle beat Buxton; Eraser beat Eookes; Phillips beat Morris. Third round—S. Bundle plays Jcnkiuson, who receives 5; Ewing plays Firth; Morey play Burton (receives !)); Phillips plays Binnie; Penn plays Eraser (receives 3); Marl* (receives (i) plays 0. Bundle; Goldwater (receive 4) plays A. K. -Smart; W. Bundle (receives U) plays 11. Smart. Handicap Pairs (second round)—Goldwater ami Blmulell heat S. Bundle and Hark; H. Smart and Hark won from Cock and Winfield by default; Morey and Bradbury beat Goodacre and Eookes; Petm and Mills beat, Binnie.and Colvile; Govett and Binnie beat LJarrop ''and {liJiT].(!y'';';'''Lusfe'onri)e''.'a'JHl:Ma'rk,s'-t)'eat ■Jenkinson and Phillips; Plumtree 1 ; and Paul beat Medley and. Mori-is on; A. K, Smart and Waugh beat Dempsey and Bnxtoa, 'Thirds round—H. Smart arid llurle ■ play Mbr'™r rad Bradbury, who receivo 5; Plumtree and Paul (receive fl) plxv A. K. Smart and Waugh; Goldwater and Blunde'i'l play Govett and Binnie (receive 4); Penn and Mills play Luseombe and Marks. Champion Cup—H. Smart heat Winfield; G. Grey beat Luseombe; Govett ' heat Plumtree; Medley beat Firth; J. [ C. Morey forfeited to A. K. Smart; S. ! Bundle heat Waugh; Penn beat Ewing. Third round—Penn plays G. Grey; Hark plays Govett; S. Bundle plays H. Smart; A. K. Smart plays Medley, k ■ ■ --The following rinks will represent the New Plymouth Ciub at the TaranaKi tournament:—A. Binne, W. J. Penn, S. 1 Knnd'ie, H. Smart (s); A. Goldwater, I.C. Burgess, H. Hawkins, E. Bary (s); I P. J. Harrop, W. Luseombe, S. Paul, A. IK: Smart (s); W. C. Phillips, C. Bundle, IJ. S. Medley, G. Grey (s) ; T. Waugh, H. Goodacre, W. Jenkinson, 0. Firth (s). The Aorangi team, a band of South Island howlers, leave to-day on their tour of the North Island. Some time ago Mr. A. K. Smart wrote to the sccI cretary with the object of arranging | with the team to inc'iiide New Plymouth | in their itinerary, hut owing to the I letter toeing wrongly addressed it arrivI'ed after the programme had'been drawn J, up'.' The tourists, however, had New Plymouth in mind in arranging their tour, and Mr. Smart is given to understand that if possible a match will be played against the local howlers. Mr. Smart has accordingly written to the secretary suggesting that the team should arrive in New Plymouth on Saturday, January 25, visit the mountain on the 'Sunday, and try their skill against the local bowlers on Monday. The executive of the Aorangi' team ■will' meet 'in Wellington on Monday to de"cide the-matter. ■ Entries will close on Monday for the Fitzroy- beginners' singles, champion singles and handicap pairs.

The West End Club has extended the time for its handicap singles ami handicap pairs until Thursday next, and all matches uiiplayed by that day will be forfeited.

The following rinks wil'i represent, the West End Club at .the Ta'ranaki .tourna-mentr.-Lobb, Putt, J. D. Sole, C. N. i Johnson (s); Hammond, Hdskin. Lee, [Heal'lsT; P. J. Hill, P. Newel], Wood, Fred, Newell (s); Jones, Tiehbon, Rob- ! 'evts'. h Pluiritree (s). "<Wi !" The New' South Wales bowlers who 'recently Mured the"old 'Country met the men pitted to represent the State at i the' Melbourne carnival. The latter had no difficulty, in scoring a win. At the J en'tertai'nnie'nt which followed the match j Mr. George Raffan gave ■an interesting address on the impressions formed by hintifrqm'lthe' tour., He stated that the :! ™fcsption"!tlfe' Australians had from bro-, .. tlvmr* botelersc'-kild generally left iioithlnf' | 1;o be'desired. ; A'more hearty;'WHeojue or better treatment was not possfbTe"., 'Mr. Raffan mentioned two rather pathetic incidents as coming : 'under ilk hot ice in Scotland. "A very fvne 'Scoltisli man and 'bowler, Mr. W. Critig, '"• visited the colonies a few years ag<i.' *;'l:Ie saw Mr. Whitehouse and myself (tien 'president of the New South Wales Bowling Association) and other prominent bowlers in reference to sending, a teani. Home, and was largely to; ] sponsible' for' the consummation of the scheme. He unfortunately fell ill, and died just before our visit. I had a, very touching note from him addressed to'mVse'if and Mr. Whitehouse, regret--1 ting 'that he would be unable to last long' enough to welcome us. I heard, also.; that; on' his deathbed he sent a sum of money to help pay for our entertainment." The other incident was: ''One of the Gala bowlers, who greatly interested himself in our visit, met with a very'severe bicycle accident, resulting in 'the amputation of one leg above the knee, a few'days before we arrived. He insisted" on being moved from his bed,, to the window to see us drive past. We puiled up, saw him at Ids window, I and' giiveh'im. three hearty cheers." IlereJs what Mr. Raffan had to say re straight bowls:—"We were very much surprised, at-the laxity of the Scottish Rqwling Association in regard to bias of bowls. There is professedly a standard, but it only amounts to having Taylor's No. 3 stamp on a bowl, and we all know here that that, means nothing. We met players, especially in Ayrshire, whose bowls were absolutely straight, yet no exception seemed to be taken. We indulged in pretty strong comment on the subject, and believe some action will be resorted to to remedy the oversight. The Association,have no testing appliances of their own. therefore we claim to be able to teach them something in this respect."