BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 17

BOWLING.

PONSONBY CLUB. ELECTRIC LIGHT TOURNEYS. The Ponsonby Bowling Club concluded its "electric light" season with four extra tourneys. This was by special request of the competitors, but for the first time in the season the weather was not ideal on either Monday or Thursday Results: — MONDAY—PAIRS. First Round.-—J. Israel, W. A. Thompson 9, v. J. Waterworth. W. Best 7; A. Bell, C. Baynes (West End) 7, v. J. Lovett, B. McKendrick (Onehunga) 4; L. Jury, F. Cates 5, v. Preston, G. McKendrick (Onehunga) 4; J. Darby, N. Donaldson (Grey Lynn) 6, v. Bremmell, Boyle (West End) 5. Second Round.—Thompson beat Raynes, Oates beat B. McKendrick. Best beat Donaldson, G. McKendrick beat Boyle. Third Round.—Boyle 16, v. Thompson 3; Donaldson 7, v. Raynes 6; Oates 5, v. Best 4; G. McKendrick 6, v. B. McKendrick 5. The winners, L. Jury and F. Oates, won all three games. TUESDAY—MIXED POURS. First Round.—Mrs. McAuliffe, G. Donaldson, W. McLeod, A. Stichbury 6, v. Miss B. Bryant, Mrs. Roberts, N. Burke, E. Jury 5; Miss M. Bryant, G. Ahier, H. Shanley, G. Green 9, v. Miss Grimmer, F. Goodacre, R. Somervell, G. Boyle 8: Mrs. Pratt, W. Somers, H. Gelding 9, v. Miss Hale, A. Griffiths, C. Llewellyn, D. Gelding 5; J. Hale, Mrs. Mclvor, J. Conway, F. Harris 7, v. Mrs. Todd, Miss Waterworth, C. Stillman, J. Griffiths 3. Second Round.—H. Gelding 16, v. Griffiths 5; Stichbury 7, v. Boyle 6; E. Jury 12, v. Green 5; Harris 6, v. D. Gelding 5. Third Round.—Harris 8, v. Green 4: Stitehbury 8, v. H. Gelding 0; Boyle 8, v. Griffiths 5; D. Gelding 6, v. E. Jury 5. Final.— T. Hale, Mrs. Mclvor, J. Conway, F. Harris 8, v. Mrs. McAuliffe, G. Donaldson, W. Mclvor, A. Stitehbury 3. WEDNESDAY—MIXED FOURS. First Round.—H. Griffiths, Mrs. Mclvor, A. Pratt, G. Green 11, v. Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Roberts, N. Burke, F. Harris 4; Mrs. Donaldson, A. Keleher, N. Donaldson, J. Darby 7, v. T. Hale, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Dent, D. Gelding 5; A. Stitchbury's team 7, v. B. Jury's team 5; Miss Griffiths, G. Donaldson, Miss Smith, C. Higginson 9, v. Mls £ Watkins, H. Shanley, A. Griffiths, J. Griffiths 10 ; Miss Grimmer, D. Brophy, J. £ onwa #,, G L Boyle 6 ' v - Mrs - McAuliffe, Mrs. Mlckleborough, W. Mclvor, L. Jury 5. Second Round.—Darby 5, v. I/. Jury 4: Griffiths 7, v. Stitehbury 3; Boyle 6, v. Green 5; Higginson 7, v. D. Gelding 2; E. Jury 10, v. Harris 5r

Third Round.—Harris 8, v. Griffiths 5; Higginson 10, v. L. Jury 2; Green 9. v. B. Jury 1; Boyle 6, v. Darby 2; Stitchbury 16, v. D. Gelding 6. The winners. Miss Grimmer, D. Brophy, J. Conway, G. Boyle, won three games. Special prizes were also awarded to the player of each sex to win most games in the two .evenings of mixed fours. These were won by J. Conway with six wins, and Mrs. Mclvor with five wins. THURSDAY—POURS. ou nd-—A. S. Peters, W. Robertson, A. J. Donaldson, S. Weller (Stanley BW) 7, v. G. Watson, C. Raynes, H? J. Colebroob, H. Hunt 5; N. Donaldson, j! y 'r, J - Israel > G - Boyle (West End) 6, v. C. Piper, W. Somers, E. Jury, L,. Jury HuWv E deT WeUer 4 ' V - Jury 3: Third Round.—Jury 8, v. Hunt 5; Weller o, 7, Boylo 4. The winners were A. Peters, W. RobertBon, A. J. Donaldson, S. Weller aoDen At the conclusion of the play on Wednesday night, after a hearty vote of thanks had been accorded Mr. Frank Harris for rtPP^ CC i?^? I * orsanlßlas « ot thls season's electric light tourneys, all present joined to staging three verses of "Aula Lang th^ S^„L aB } he f, e tpuraeys are concerned the finale actually takes place on SaturJ a J„ afternoon of May 6at the Ponsonbv green, when an indoor v. outdoor game will bo played with large bowls. AUCKLAND CLUB. The section tie between Robertson's Onehunga team and de Launay's Carlton rink in the Auckland Club's full rink tournament was played off yesterday when the former won by 11 to 8 after a keen contest The semi-final resulted:—J. Stewart, firSS?" & Edmunds, R; S. Higginbotham (Mount Albert), 21, v. Harlock, A. Sayers, B\ Livingstone, A. Robertson (Onehunga), The final between Higginbotham and C. £ ** an " e y i w est End), will be played on the Auckland green on Monday afternoon. MOUNT ALBERT CLUB. Skips to enter for the pairs tournament to be held next Wednesday by the Mount Albert Bowling Club:—Mason, Lancaster (Carlton) ; Wilson, Darlow, Potter (Auckland) ; Spacbman (West End) ; J. P. Hosking (Grey Lynn); Cox (Devonport) : Higginbotham (Henderson) ; Muir, T Walker, Tomlinson, J. Thomas, T Maxwell, Edmunds (Mount Albert).