BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 55, 6 March 1916, Page 2

BOWLING

SATURDAY/S GAMES

Beautiful bowling weather prevailed on Saturday and city and suburban greens were full. The following results, mostly of friendly games, are to hand: — THORNDON v. PETONE. The pennant fixture, Thorndon v. Petone, was completed on the city green. In the game played at Petone two or three weeks ago Petone scored a big win. On this occasion Thorndon, though winning, failed to make up the deficit. The scores were as under. Thorndon being mentioned first,: — Staff, Cohen, Hogben, Conlin (skipj, 9; Cowie, Henry, Wylie, Coles (skip), 28. Hull, Upham, Thomson, Parata (skip), 32; P. M'Arthur, Rennie-, Jones, Beynon (skip), 9. Nimmo, Hatch, Petersen, Wilson (skip), 18; Curtis, Findlay, T. M'Arthur, Stephens (skip), 19. Totals—Thorndon 59, Petone 56. DIAMOND BUCKLES. In a match for the Diamond Buckles, Wylie and Ballinger, the holders, of the Wellington Club, were defeated by Scott and Bland (Newtown) by 20 to 19. EDWIN FEATHERS. The Johnsonville Club defeated a team from the Hutt Club, the scores' being : — Johnsonville: A Mills, Wackrow, Morgan, Petrie (skip), 34. Hutt:' Norris, Godber, Hogarth, Johnston (skip), 8. NEWTOWN v. KELBURN. At Newtown.—Newtown: Porter, Castle, Bennett, Swincy (skip), 26; Kelburn: Batten, Hunter, Gannaway, Dinnie (skip), 12. Newtown: P. Roberts, • Levestam, Barnes, Crcngel (skip), 22; Kelburn: Hamerton, Rist, H. Gannawav, Knowles (skip), 16. At Kelburn.-—Newtown: W. and S. Roberts, Grenside, Powell (skip), 24; Kelburn: Doherty, Rose, F. Widdop, Dall (skip), 20. Newtown: Fieldhouse, Jackson, M'Cumiskey, Astill (skip), 21; Kelburn: Manley, J. Widdop, Johnson, M'Coll (skip), 17.

Totals: Newtown 93, Kelburn 65. KARORI v. PETONE.

A friendly game between Petone and Karori resulted :—At Petone—Petone : Barnett, May, Gray, Marsden (skip), 26; Karori : Morton, White, Edwards, Needham (skip), 9. Petone: Palmer, Hall, E. Cooper. Carter (skip), 22; Karori: Dryden, Tingey. Campbell, Lloyd (skip), 21. At Karori —Karori: Malm, Bradnook, Fletcher, M'Lennan (skip), 22; Petone: Arcus, Kirk, Dixon, Wakelin (skip), 12. Karori: Sunley, Holder, Hemsley, Rigg (skip), 14: Petone: Naughton, Cometti, Lewthwaite, Lauri (skip), 17 Totals: Petone 77, Karori 61.

PETONE v. HUTT.

.At Petone green, four rinks from Lower Hutt tried conclusions for the President's Cup. The results were (Petone scores first) :—

Ward, Gilmour, Walton, Wearne (skio), 23; Jones, Trevethick, Nicholson, Hollard (skip), 14.'

Smith, Cooper, Robertson, Hay (skip), 29; Thompson, Seymour, Yates, Barlow (skip), 12.,-

Elvines, Doneghoe, M'Ewen, Fowler (skip), 13; Duthie, Davidson, Hendry, Hodgins (skip), 16.

Allan, Dr. Ross, Firth, Castle (skip), 11; Judd, J. W. Jones, Palmer, Treadwell (skip), 28.

Totals—Petone 76, Hutt 70,

NEWTOWN v. MASTERTON

Four Newtown rinks spent the week end at Masterton,. and played threa games, winning one and losing two. On Friday evening, the visitors were entertained at a smoke concert, and the two clubs so. greatly enjoyed the occasion that they have decided on an annual interchange of visits.

CHAMPION RINK.

The annual champion of champions rink competition will commence on tho Wellington Club's green at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning.