BOWLING.

Auckland Star, 2 January 1931, Page 5

BOWLING.

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. FINAIi MATCH COMMENCED. INTERRUPTED BY RAIN. The final matcli in the Auckland Bowling Centre's Christmas tournament started this morning in misty •weather on the Auckland, Bowling Club's green, the. going being made rather heavy by Occasional showers which interrupted play for a few minutes at intervals. The two competing teams were F. J. Baildon, W. Mincham, W. Liversidge, H. Whittle (Grey Lynn), and J. A. Bird, W. J. Bates, J. S. Kilgour, H. E. Clarke (Carlton). They had already met in the sixth round, when Carlton'won, and yesterday afternoon Grey Lynn'avon, so they were on equal terms this morning. The game opened with careful drawing, each side scoring a point,' but on the third head Clarke had the misfortune to trail the jack into four Grey Lynn bowls, when he was only one down. He drove and burned the fourth head when one down, and the re-play went the other way, Carlton lying three counters, of -which Whittle could save only one. Grey Lynn 5, Carlton J3.

Mincham drew: tlie shot on the fifth head, 'and Liversidaf added two more, which were not disturbed, but Carlton responded with an equal score on the sixth, by Clarke pushing out Whittle's shot bowl.

The seventh head gave Grey Lynn four shots, two from Mincham. and two from Whittle, Kjlgour and Claf ke both failing to' alter it by runs and drives. Grey Lynn 12, Carlton C.

The eighth produced a great struggle. Baildon lay two, and the spectators were treated to the sight of a lead driving, but Bird missed. Mincham added a third, and no change was made till Clarke opened it up and lay two. Whittle turned two down to two up, with a beautiful run through a narrow opening, but Clarke again recovered it with a drive, and lay one shot.

Carlton secured one mpre point on the ninth head, through Kilgour resting Baildon's shot bowl. Whittle beat it with a draw, but Clarke pushed him out, and Whittle missed with bis last. Another point went to Carlton on the tenth bead, after Liversidge bad driven out two opposing woods to make both of Mincham's bowls count. Clarke found an opening and drew the shot.

Baildon lay shot on the eleventh, and' all failed to alter it until Clarke put his bowl on the jack. Grey Lynn 12, Carlton 11.

A heavy mist now made the green very heavy, and both hands were badly blocked. • At last Liversidge managed to negotiate all- the short wood, and reached the jack, but none could alter it, either by drawing or driving.

The thirteenth saw Grey Lynn lying three shots, and Clarke ran through with his first, but saved two with a beautiful resting shot. .Carlton scored two on the fourteenth head, with rain steadily increasing, so an adjournment was made for lunch, with the score at 14 for Grey Lynn and 13 for Carlton. The green was very soon one sheet of water, with nothing showing but the jack and the bowls that had been left there. Play for the day was abandoned, and the competitors will resume .at 10 o'clock to-morrow finish the game from where they left ofL REMUERA TOURNEY. -

RESULTS OF FOURTH ROUND. Tho Remuera Bowling Club's .New Year tourney was continued this? morning. Following are the results: — SECTION A. Fourth Roud. —Robertson 24, v. Thompson IS: Sandin 15, v. Mingins 215; Hooper 25 v. Hosking 27. SECTION B. Fourth Round. —Blair 22, v. Lamb 20; .* mtman 22, v. Vaseoe 17; Sainty 28, v. Russell 24. SECTION C. Fourth Round.—Walker 26, v. George 17 ; Patterson 22, v. Melville IS; Fookes 22, v. •Dick 13. SECTION D. Ritchie 26. v. Johnson 15: Fraser 29, v. Om«rod 22; Livingstone-24, v. Caughley 25. SECTION E. Fourth Round. —Ure 21. v. Sanderson 23; Brown 25, v. Richmond 244 ; Delia 18, v. Surnian 22. •SECTION >E. Fourth Round. —Chisholm 20. v . McMahon 27; Gatenby 34, v. Finch 21; Maher 31, v. Morgan 21. SECTION G. Fourth Round.—Thompson 21, v. Roberts 23; Walkerley 30, v. Burton 20; Chisling 17, v. Hill 31. Fourth Round. —Taylor 26, v. Mourlan IS; Norton 10. v. Mathews 18; Woollcr Wooller 24, v.- Raeburne 30 ; Bridge 20, v. McKelvie 15. i GOLDFIELD STARS. After successfully holding the Goldiield Stars from the. beginniing of the season against all comers, Te Aroha lost to the Hikutula challengers on Wednesday. From an early lead of 6, the visitors maintained the advantage throughout. The teams were :-*- Hikutaia.—J. Baird, A. Gribb, I. Robinson, E. Elliott. Te Aroha.—F. W. Bliss, Joll, 0. Lepcll, A. D. Wallace.