BOWLING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10482, 20 November 1911, Page 5

BOWLING NOTES

(By "Jack.")

The inter-club competitions are about to begiai im earnest, the Centre ; having met at Carterton, last Mon-.j day and decided this, year to initi- i arte ShieM matches asi well a.s com- I petitdonrs (for the Booth Ou,p. Masand Oarteriton aa'e the only | entrants for the. Shield, whilst for . the Booth Oup,, Masterton, Carter-' ton and Greyltown wdOD; coampete. | Thie first Shield match will take j place at Carterton' next Thursday, when the following will represent] the Masterton Olub:— Townsend, | Blinkliorae, Aaxiheli-, Ewiaigton, j (skip); W. Pragnell,• Staples, O. Pragnell, Wliittaker (s'kdp); Chapman, Wilkes, Dupre, Scott (skip), i

.These iteams. wdfiQ' pilay praotibematches evei-y evening this week, commencing at a quarter to five. Tk>might Ewdaigtoni's team xrM meet Wlhittalcer's rink, aaid Scott's men; will meet a team skipped by C. Perry.

Members are requested to take . pair* in these practice matches, and , to get off the mark punctually. | The members to represent the Club ijor thte Bboth Cup will be selected' to-aiighit, and these will be expected to practice, as they will have to play at Carterton on Thursday. ' I liope soont to be able to announce | the drawings for the va-i'ious Club ■ competition's, also, the entrants for I the Champion Paiirs- coinpetition. After holding the Buck3tes for a fair time dnring last season, besides surviving iji© wiinitier' and four miatch- , es th&s season, the hoMens (Wilke.s, ' Han-ison, Chaponlan and Staples skip), were challenged and, defeated by Townseoid,, Blinkfhiorne, Ewington and HidlKngs (sldp.) by 17 to 15 pfoiiiits, the game being decided on the last hiead. The Ferna wtea-e wjnested from the holders (Messrs GniM) ' and Rose) on Saturday afiternoon by Harrison and (). PD-agneill, the scores being 21 to 18. Thte game was. a good lome. | At the 12tih head the scores were 10 a!', after' .wluLch! the challengers scored 3, and maintained this lead until the ftriish. It is to be hoped' thlat chialStenigics fffor tJiiis tirophy will' be m,ore frrequont than was the case last siummer.

A very even game for ±3io Feathers- resulted in the challengeirs being defeated by 18 to 15. The tteamis were as folow : Bidders: La>u<nen<ce, Inder, CneissTveillt, W. Plragmeß (skip). Oiial/l'enige.rs: Wiilkes, Reale, Ewington, Reed (skip). Other {." amies' pllayted toim Saturday wem :— Rankin, Bartleti, 0. Plrag-

Nell, But rbnn (skip) 24 v. W. H. Cote. Wilkes, TCwington, Guilld: (skip) 12; Laurence, Arlidipje, Oresswiell,

Riced (skip) 22 v. Beafe, Rose, W. PrajSnoll, Hunter (skip) 9; Rtobsom, Staples, Cameron (skip) low rTowe'Tfl), Ritamga.r|oa, Rohinson (skip) 10; W. H. Cole, RJanikiiii, Barittett, Slfcaptes (skip) 26 v. Patangairna, Hope, OamTerbm, •Holluig.s. (skip) 18; ArHdge, MJutrie (skip) 16 v. Rtobson., Howell (skip) 10.