BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1903, Page 3

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND GREEN.

The following club games were played on Saturday afternoon:— ■ . . . Subscription Pairs: Lewis, Buttle (stop) 25, v. Newton. Dingle (skip).l7. First Year's Players' Match: G. Llliot 24 v. Broadfoot 9. T George Main Trophy: Coe 24, v. Leo. Myers 11; A. White 19. v. Tait 23. Equitable Life Assurance Society a Prize: Towsey 11, v. Dean 21 Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co. s Prize. A. A. White 15, v. W. Elliott 26. MOUNT EDEN GREEN. The following games were played on Saturday last:— ,„„„/i -r Championship Matches: First round-K. Walton, 21, 21, v. T. Hosking, 16, 13. Burns, 21 22, v. Brookes, 11, 9. Ferguson 19, 21, 17! v. Hooper, 22, 6, 23. Rankin, 22, *, v. C. Baker, 12. 18. J. H Mackie, 11, 21 21. v. Morran, 22, 14, 12. Trcgaskis 21, 21, v. Robins 20, 14. Brown, a bye. McGregoi, 21, 21, v. A. Hosking, 19, 11. Hudson, 21, 21, v. Esam, 5, 11. Rendell, 10, 15, v. handicap Singles: Davisi 11, v. Ross 28. Ferguson 27, v. Nicholson 14. Brown 30, v. W. Jones 11. Tregaskis 18, v. C. Baker 21. Hooper 27, v. Seabrook 19. Rankin 27, v. Blakiston 17. Morran 15, v. Walton 22. Brimblecombe 20, v. Surman 21. Bailey 10, v. Dacre 23. Robins 26, v. Noton 12. T. G. Hosking 12, v. Charter 25. A. W. Jones 15, v. J. W. Jones 26. Finlaysoni 4 v. Rendell 29. La Roche, a bye to J. HMackie. PiUenger 20, v. Martin 22. Oram 21 v. W. P. Baker 22. Burns 25, v. A. Hosking 18. Dickey 17, v. Dr. Coates 25. Mercer 12, v. Hudson 23. H. Diggle, a bye to McGregor. Garland a bye. Handicap Singles (players w?io have never won a trophy): Finlayson 9, v. Esam 28 W P. Baker 13, v. Martin 23. J. W. Jones 15, v. H. H. Dacre 21. Mercer, 23, y. Noton 11. Davis 25, v. A. W. Jones, 7. Seabrook 22 v. T. Jones 12. Garland 13, v. Dr. Coates 21. Surman 22, v. Dickey 21. McStay 21 v. Charter 13. W. Jones 18, v. Rendell 28. McGregor 21, v. Skipwith 20. Prize Pairs: W. P. Baker, Robins, 15, v. A W Jones, Ferguson, 23. Dacre, Brown, 30, v. Bailey, Rankin. 13. McStay, Tregaskis, 22, v. Martin, Hudson 31. Dickey, Ross, 26, v. Nicholson, Garland, 17. Davis, Hooper, 19, v. Surman, Mackie, 13. Mercer, Baker, 28, v. Walton, Esam, 15. Seabrook, Rendell 17, v. Oram, Blakiston 18. J. W. Jones, Skipwith, 21 v. T. Hosking, Newland, 17. Charter, Morran, a bye. The team to represent the club at Palmerston North includes Messrs C. Baker, Rankin, Hooper, and Ross. Emergency, Mr, Newland, REMUERA GREEN. There was a large muster of bowlers and their friend's on the Remuera Green on Saturday. Four members of the New Plymouth Club, who are on a visit to Auckland, played a game against four office-bearers of the local club, viz., SPerrin, R. A. Bodle, J. M. Laxon, and G. Court (skip). Results:— No 1 Rink: Visitors—Dempsey, Jenkinson, H. Ward, D. Gray (skip), 10, v. Remuera—Pen-in, R. A. Bodle, J. M. Laxon, G. Court (skip), 35. Iv this match 25 heads were played at the request of the visitors. Vice-president's Match: Barstow, Kemp (substitute), Mahony, Maxfleld (skip), 20, v. Saunderson, Rhodes, Rev. Munro, Ruddock (skip), 14. NEWMARKET GREEN.

The following matches were played on the Newmarket Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon: — Champion Singles: C. G. Laurie 20, v. G. Cutler, 22; Macguire 11, v. Cutler 23; C. G. Laurie 17, v. Wrathall 16; T. Wilson 17, v. J. Kilgour 18; C. G. Laurie 24, v. Macguire 16; J. F. Macguire, 25, v. A. Holmes 12; Wrathall 20, v. A. Nixon 13. Novices' Match: Fletcher 20, v. L. Holmes, 10; Fletcher 24, v. Haresnape 13; C Holmes 25, v. Carey 16; J. Haresnape 17, v. C. Holmes 18; Haresnape 28, v. Carey 8; McKenzie 10, v. Fletcher 23. Pairs Matches: McKenzie, Cutler 24, v. Haresnape, D. Nairn 13; G. Carey, C. Curtis 12, v. C. Holmes. A. Holmes 26; Otto, D King 20, v. Haresnape, Southwell 18. Buckles Match: R. Heron, Carey, —. Rowe, T. Wilson (skip) 25, v. McKenzie, Fletcher, Curtis, Cutler (skip), 12. Wrathall, Macguire, C. G. Laurie ,T. Cottle (skip) 20, v. T. Rowe, Russell, T. Wilson, Rev. Mac Murray (skip) 22. Otter, Macguire. Cahill, Nairn (skip) 21, v. Haresnape, Brookes, Southwell, T. Rowe (sUp) 24. The croquet lawns were fully occupiea with lady members, and some very good games were played. The competition for the president s prize will be played shortly, and is causmg quite an amount of interest.

DEVONPORT GREEN. The following games were played:— Championship Singles (21 heads): Ralfe 19, v. Eyre 12. Challenge Buckles (pairs): After a .very interesting game Armstrong and Gardner (skip) wrested the buckles from the holders, Mitchell and Harrison (skip), by 22 to 18. „ _ ... During the holidays a team of Taranaki players visited the green and played a Devonport team, winning by the substantial margin of 11 points, as under:-Tara» naki: Dempsey, Jenkinson, Ward, Gray (skip) 28, v. Devonport: Taylor, Jones, Armstrong, Ralfe (skip) 17. ROCKY NOOK GREEN.

HandiCio Singles (21 points): Kayes, 23, v Cooper," 16; Fletcher, 22, v. Haselden, 19'; Rathbone, 23, v. H.Harrison, 19; Tutt, 2> v Small, 17; Hodgson, 25, v. Fletcher,

Singles: Haselden, 21, 7, 17 v Ballin, 12, 20, 18; Kayes, 11, 11, v. BO Ch S am , p'ionsMp Pairs: Cooper, Haselden. 27, v. Harrison, Fletcher.,ls.

PONSONBY. Matches played were:— . Pairs: Becroft, Buchanan (skip) 28, v. Gorman, Lee (skip) r l4. HHnhhuM , DCL Trophy: Webb 12. V. btiChDUry 25; Miller 21, v. Mathieson 16. Championship: JonesMßv. Wgjt J ?Tebb «); Court aofv. Osmond 10; Jno. Becroft 12, v. Webb 18;- Stichbury 20, v. Osmond. 10. „„„„, Tonpq Club Fours: Brownlee, Hanna, Jones, Bartlett (skip) 28, v. Osmond, Gorman, Edmiston, Easton (skip) 18. Pairs: Mathieson, Coutts (Skip) <*-, v. Fairs, Montague (skip) 33. .__.„ r,i. Championship: Noton 12, v. Arnell 21, Watson 27, v. Wright 10. swales nn, TroDhy: Robinson 21, v. owates, 16? Burton??, Becroft, 26; Osmond, 22, v. Hurndall, 13.