BOWLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 73, 8 January 1936, Page 6

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. ALLENTON WIN IN PAIRS FIRST ROUND. /Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The pairs championships at the New Zealand bowling tournament were started to-dav, 19 city and suburban greens being in use for sectional play. The title was not defended, the Hamilton pair (Mr H. G. Loveridge and R. N. Pilkington, skip) being unable to attend, but many previous winners of the title were again in the running. Among the players were 20 New South Wales bowlers, who will take part in the pairs and rinks before starting a tour of the Dominion. The greens, though not exceptionally fast, were playing well. The games started late to permit the New South Wales players to compete. Winners in the first round were: — Section A—Cox and Dickson (Wellington), Laird and Ball (Blenheim), Nicholson and King (Elmwood), Packer and Law (New South Wales). Section A I—Cooper and Dickinson (Sydenham), Elsom and Shaw (Canterbury), Mincham and Donaldson (Grey Lynn). Section B —Giffney and Piper (Canterbury), Daniel and McNab (Riecarton), Robinson and Marks (Christchurch), Rigby and J. Hutchison (Dunedin). Section B I—Patterson1 —Patterson and Tregurtha (Opawa), Dingle and Pavitt (Fitzroy), Pritchard and G. Queree (St. Albans). Section E—Kennedy and Henry (Edgeware), Marslin and Hutchison (Logan Park), Freeman and J ones (United). 4 Section F I—Kingslandl—Kingsland and Stephenson (Nelson), Borrie and Panckhurst l(Phoenix), Peek and Thomas (Sumner). Section G —Williams and Chambers (Sumner), Brooke and Leach (Epsom), Chambers and Hedges (Allenton). Section G—Ellis and Carlton (West End, Timaru), Smith and Hayman (Elmwood), Turpin and R. Howarth (Canterbury). Section G. J. —Robertson and Macdonald (Balmacewan), Mealings and Simpson (Kaiapoi W.M.C.), Archer and Fox (Barrington). Section I —Scott and Lloyd (Caledonian), Williams and Edwards (Sumner), Frost and Forsyth, (Waitai). Section I I—(Dale1 —(Dale and AUoo (Owaka), Young and Spiers (Canterbury), Nicholson and Anderson (Timaru). Section J —Sanson and Hale (Island Bay), Kinvig and Wilson (Christchurch), Hey and Goldstone (Opawa). Section K—Bryson and Hyland (Linwood), Adamson and Rolls (Featherston), Harrington and Vogel (Opawa). Section K I—Munn and lyes (Canterbury), Wellings and Brightling (Hataitai), McLaren and Peek (Greymouth). . Section L—Taylor and Hadwm (Hutt), Blackmore and Draper (Imperial), Sinclair and Nicliol (Waimate). Section L I—Simpson and Callaghan (Sunnyside), Williams and Taylor (Beckenham), Bryan and Beer (Napier). Section M—;Simpson and Graham (Hastings), Hoff and Bennie (Elmwood), Haigh and Steans (Opawa). Section M I—Arthur and Widdop (Kelburn), Scrimshaw and Edwards (Temuka), McKay and Tyrrell (Roslyn). Section o—Drake0 —Drake and Brass (St. Albans), McAllister and Monk (Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club), Woolf and J. Aingev (Christchurch), McCormick and Thomas (Hawera). Section O I—Blackham and T. Currie (West End, Timaru), J. Duncan and G. A. Wynyard (W T est End, Auckland), Bladder and Scobie (Gore). Section P —Higginson and Whittle (Grey Lynn), Hudson and Masefield (Nelson)' Nisbet and C. H. Ryan (Barrington). Section P I—Barker and Travers (Elmwood), Dunedin and Wilson (Linwood), Bnrsde.ll and Edwards (St. Kilda). Section Q—Bull and Murray (Hawera), Holmes and R. R. Hunter (Invercargill), St. John and Dee (Nelson), Buist and Dowland (St. Kilda). Section Q I—Burke and Sneeston (Beckenham), iPattrick' and Besley (New Brighton), Timmings and Sunderland (Alexandra). Section R—Quirk and Kennerley (Spreydon), Woodbury and Wilkinson (Beckenham), Cooper and Clarke (Edgeware), Dickson and Armstrong (RosR. J.—Castle and Smith (United), Syme and Armstrong (Runanga), Redpatli and Dickson (Linwood). Section S—Hampton and Hampton (Sumner), Bright and Piper (Matai), Lorimer and' W. Earwaken (Edgeware). , Section S I—Robertson and Thomson (Phoenix), Lurking and Watts (Beckenham), Reunen and Spearman (Sydenham).