BOWLING NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 9 December 1912, Page 5

BOWLING NOTES.

(By "Jack.")

, In my last batch of notes our contemporary honoured us by copying verbatim from tho Age some of the matter therein contained. We should appreciate such kindly attention if tho ordinary canons of journalistic etiquette were observed. We understand it is usual for all journals who "plaguarise" to acknowledge the soucbe of their information. The Eketahuna Bowling Club will formally open the green on Thursday next. A number of Masterton players have signified tlieir intention of I being present. Mr A. H. Herbert, j the president of the Club, has sent . to all the members of the Masterton Club a cordial invitation to bo present. J The game between Martinborough . anxl Masterton Clubs for the Booth. ; Cup took placo at Martinborough on 'Thursday afternoon last, and resultedin a win for the local Club by 41 points to 26. Townsend's team scored, a two to one point victory, winle Blinkhouse's rink managed to win by the smaU margin of 3 points. The scores were: Masterton—Chapman, • Hughes, Richards, Townsend (s) 24 v. Martinborough—Baith, Madsen, Dick, , Wright (s) 12. Masterton —Carpenter, Wilkes, Rose, Blinkhouse (g) 17 v. Martinborough—McLeod, Richard, Lawson. Speed («) 14. I In the same competition between Featherston and Greytown, the latter scored a,"ten-point, win _ Carterton having a bye. The completion of the first round in these inter-club matches will take place before Christmas. At pre* <?ent it looks ;us though Carterton will win all its matches in the first round, wliile Masterton will get into second place. This prediction does not takd into account the uncertainties of the game of bowl,?. For the Shield Competition Masterton motored'to Grevtown on Saturday and scored a very easy win by 53' points to 28. Hollings 5 team got home : by the narrow margin; of one point, ! and Ewington's team romped homo by •35 points to 11. The former team m j the 16th head -were -18 to their opf>onents' 9. They stuck On the 18 to the end of the game . Ewington's rink scored 10 in the first three' heads, while the Grey to wni tea glued themselves to 9 from the tenth to the 20th heads, and then managed to get iwo, .bringing their score to 11. f The teams were as follows (Master- | ton players being mentioned, first in l each instance): Prentice, l well. Hollings (<s) 18 v. Haigli, Nix, 1 Udy, Webster , (s) 17; W. Pragnell, CJameron.' .0. Pragnell, .Ewington (s> 3-5 v., Dockey, Dr Bey, Bockett, Trotman (s) 11.. ■ The local players have had a bnsy week the fine, weather being responsible for a decided impetus in the game. A good many games have been got off, and some fine play has been the result It has not been uncommon during the evening for every vink to F<? occupied. Tlie-first round in . all club v n'iitchos have to be played by next' Sfturday, and there are still' a large number of games unplayed. Champion Singles—Hollings 26 v. Georgeson 16; Francis 20 v. Hope 1(3; Camornn; 19 ..v. Tnder 16: Prentice 21 v. A 'T'liov 16: Hurrhan 20 v. Fraucis v W. A. Col« 19; O. Prnrmoll 22 v-. Murrav 20; Perry 22 v. 19: Tnder 15 v. Baker 20; Hollings 26 v. iGcrgeson 9; Murray 17 v. Wingate I 12; Cro.vswcl? 20 v. Taifc 18; W-'lkes 1£ v. Lawrence 17; Lawrence 22 v. Rankin ITS. Handicap Pairs—Howell and O. j ibapnoll Yficn') 20 v. Hughan and Staples 13; Hope and Lawrence 26 v. 1 Francis and E win "ton 19; Geor£re-oii • and W. Pragnell 21 v. Henry and irider 17. Handicap Singles—Feist (s<:j v. Perry (scr) ].?; Hughan (7) 24 v. Mutaie (4; 19; Hughan (8) 29 v. Feist (5) 1!); Mmray (5) 20 v. Wingate (5) 18. In a. champion pairs match Wilkes and Staples 24 defeated Rankin and Perry 17 The former pair won rhe championship last season, and so far, are giving a good account of themselves this seasson. The Championship ' Singles game, between Lawrence and Wilkes, was very exciting. With two heads to go Lawrence required five to tie and six to wit. The first of these two heads gave Lawrence three. At the conclusion "of the■ second Lawrence lay two with ono bowl to go. With a Sine, but unlucky, draw, Lawrence earned, the jack away from the two-; lyingbowl®, and gave- the game to bis opponent, Scl far, three teams are entering for the Auckland Tournament, commencing in January 6th, 1913. O. Pragnell's team has had to be altered, ow- ; ing to tiro illness of F. Harrison, whose i place will be taken by A. W. Chapman. The other teams are: Chamberlain, Inder, Bose and Cresswell.(s); Archer, BlinkWuse, Barry and Ewington ft). Several rink games were got .off-on the x local green on Saturday. Dickens, Hughan. Kilgour. Mcßwen'(s) 28 beat beat Francis, McCalden, Murray, Cole (a) 18; Butoh, Bee, Muniay. Archea- (&) 11 lost to McCallum, Dickens, Peny and Cole (s) 13,- Meredith, Hop© Francis, Mutrie («) 19 .Moss, Win gate and ,C6fe, <5),.12; Kib-. bl«wSite, Kilgwir, 1 Rose,-Xawrenee fs), 11 were beat by Wmes, Hug,hatj, King, McEweii (s) : 21\"