BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 126, 30 May 1934, Page 16

BOWLING.

HILLSBORO' CLUB,

Skins to enter teams for the pairs tourna--ment to be held by the Hil sborp' Bowli n /ra C m b Kasp a tinstone Gatland, Donaldson. J. T. Thomas, Firth, Casley, 'Clarke, Bull, N. Thompson. TAKAPUNA CLUB. The report presented at the annual nieetin- of the Takapuna Bowling Club stated that the membership nS lor the third vear in succession the club was sue cessful in gaining the Cadness Cup for competition among the marine clubs. The competitions resulted : Club championship, E. Trice; runner-up, G. Waterman ; junior championship, C. Archibald , runner-up, H. F. Valentine; club pans, M. Galbraith and W. Veitcli; runners-up, K Audley and H. Lorimer; Hawcs Cup, K Glover; Kainger Cup, F. . Lhnsjey and W. Knight. MOUNT EDEN CLUB. Results of the competitions for the season 1933-34 at the Mount Eden bmUin!, green :— Champion singles: J. H. Baker, runner-up, W. E. Vivian. Handicap singles . W E. Vivian; runner-up, J. J T ut "' Champion pairs : E. C. Delamore and W. E. Vivian ; runners-up. A. Kendall and W. E. Tavlor. Handicap pairs: J. W. Kinniburgli and E. C Delamore; runners-up, K. Cowan and Li. .Toll. Percentage fours: Judd, C. Taylor, J. A. Sherriff, K. MeK. Morrison; runners-up, Wicksteed, M. Jones. E. C. Delamort, J. Miller. The following is the draw for the twoday tournament commencing at 1.30 p.m. Saturday, June 2 : —

Section A. —Julian. Vivian, Westbrooke, Bush, I'ascoe, Russell, Hutt, Ingpen. Section B. —W. Taylor. Dignan, Sainty, Ramsay, Atkins, Higginbotham, Gardner, Clarke Section C. —Delamore, Campbell, Stringer, T. Walker, Tindall, Dollar, Wakerley, G< Section D. —Peters. Surman, Vincent, McConnell, Bradley, Hardley, Waqjley, McMillan.

DENSITY TEST MOOTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Rowling Centre last night, the matter.of Henselite bowls was discussed, and a chart was submitted showing the density of the various makes of bowls, according to the Firth hardometer test. Under this test the density of lignum vitae was given as 31 and henselite as 50, this being easily the highest of all makes. . The following resolution was carried : — The delegates to the Dunedin Centre, being convinced that Henselite bowls in use locally have done damage to and thus proved injurious to wooden bowls, request the council of the Dominion Bowling Association, before granting its approval of Henselite howls, to consider carefully (1) whether the high density test of Henselite bowls in comparison with wooden bowls will not lead to premature and speedy deterioration of wooden howls, which form approximately 95 per cent of the bowls In use in New Zealand; (2) whether the time has not arrived, in the interests of the preservation of wooden bowls, to adopt a recognised density test for all bowls, and fix by such a test the maximum hardness or density that may be permitted in any future type of composition bowl being introduced into New Zealand.