CHRISTMAS BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 307, 28 December 1929, Page 5

CHRISTMAS BOWLING.

AUCKLAND CENTRE'S TOURNEY. FINALISING SECTION PLAY. TO-DAY'S RESULTS. The last day's games in section play of the Auckland Centre's Christmas Bowling Tournament took place to-day on various greens. The weather was again dull, with occasional light drizzle falling, and the greens were consequently very sticky. Latest results are as follow:— SECTION A.—At Dominion Road. Seventh Round. —Best (Ponsonby) 22, v. Lamb (Carlton) 19;' Wright (Onehunga) IG, v. Elvy (Devonport) 11; Procter (Remuera) 26, v. Davidson (Auckland) 22; Layland (Dominion Road) 23, v. Neilson (Hallyburton Johnstone) 12; Duffln (Carlton) 25, v. MacCullay (Grey Lynn) 18. Wright and Best lead in the section with five wins each. Eighth Round. —Elvy 23, v. Best 10; MacCullay 25, v. Wright 10; Duffln 25, v. Davidson 23; Procter 10, v. Xielson IS; Gagyord 26, v. Lamb 10. Wright and Bfst ]pad in this section, with 5 wins and 3 losses each. SECTION B.—At Epsom. Seventh Round. —Macfarlane (Remuera) 27, v. Muston (Auckland) 10; Trayes (Mount Eden) 22, v. Turner (Carlton) 18; Truscott (Carlton) 16, v. I. Clarke (West End) 15; Wright (St. Helier's) 22, v. Lyon (Waitemata) 15; Goodall (Dominion Road) 17, v.' Morton (Otahuhu) 13. Truscott leads in the section with seven wins. Eighth Round. —'Muston 25, v. Truscott 20; Wright 22, v. Trayes 15; Turner 23, v. Goodall 15 ; Clarke 32, v. Lyon 7; Macfarlane 15, v. Morton 14. Truscott is leading in this section, with 7 wins. SECTION C.—At Remuera. Seventh Round. —M. Walker (Auckland) 22, v. Kissliug (Remuera) 17; G. Hosking (Carlton) 24, v. Potter (West End) 19; Wakerley (Rocky Nook) 28, v. Westbrooke (Ellerslie) 18; Findlay (Mount Eden) 20, v. Harvey (Carlton) 20; Short (Pukekohe) 23, v. Blackwell (Waitemata) 22. Wakerley leads in this section with seven wins. Eighth Round. —Findlay,2l, v..Short 16; Kissliug 19. v. Westbrook 13 : Hosking 10, V. Walker IS; Potter 23, v. Blackwell 22; Wakerley 26, v. Harvey 22. Wakerley leads in this section, with S wins. SECTION D.—At Hillsboro', Seventh Round. —Bush (Dominion Road) 23 v. Ure (Auckland) 13; Holmes (Carlton) 17, v. H. Jenkin (Epsom) 14; Lovegrove (St. Helier's) 21, v. W. H. Jenkin (RockyNook) IS; W. Coltman (Carlton) 26, v. Gatenby (Mount Eden) 10 ; Gribble (Whangarei) 10, v. Hollows (Hillsboro 1 ) 15. W. H. Jenkin and Holmes lead in this section with five wins each. Eighth Round.—Gatenby 15, v. Hollows 14; Bush 15, v. Lovegrove 13; Lundon 22, v. Uure IS: Gribble 17, v. 11. Jenkin 13; W. 11. Jenkin 29, v. Coltman 25. W. H. Jenkin leads in this section, with 6 wins. SECTION E.—At St. Helier's. Seventh Round. —Parsons (Ponsonby) 23, v. Gifford (Dominion Road) 11; H. C. Clarke (Carlton) 20, v. de Launay (Epsom) 17; Russell (Remuera) 21, v. Dick (Grey Lynn) 20; Johnston (Stanley) 21, v. Orr (Whangarei) 20; Keatley (Rocky Nook), a bye. In this section Clarke is leading, having won 7 games. Eighth Round.—Delauney 23, v. Orr 20; Parsons 18. v. H. Clark 17; Dick 22, v. Johnston 16; Russell 18, v. Keatley 16; .Gifford. a bye. H. Clark leads in this section, with 7 wins. SECTION F.—At Auckland. Seventli Round. —Whittle (Grey Lynn) 16, v. Graham (Remuera) 15; Addison (Edendale)i>2o, v. Higginbotham (Henderson) 16; Bridges (Ponsonby) 23, v. Clews (Dominion Road) 21; Gatland (Onehunga) 25, v. J. F. Hosking (Carlton) 17; Randell (Rocky Nook), a bye. Whittle leads in this section with seven wins. Eighth Round. —Bridges 22, v. Hosking 10; Whittle IS, v. Addison 15: Randell IS, v. Graham 16; Gatland IS, v. Higgjnbotham 17: Clews, a bye. Whittle leads in this section, with S wins.