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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 34, 9 February 1935, Page 19

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FINAL AT ROTORUA. CARLTON RINK'S SUCCESS. FINE LEADING BY LITTLE. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ROTQRUA, this day. One of the greatest finals ever witnessed during the existence of the Rotorua liowling Club was seen this afternoon, when the annual open tournament was concluded. The winners were' Little, Jenkin, Higgott and de Launay (Carlton), who defeated Sutherland, Elowerday, Livingstone and Robertson (Onehuuga) by 22 points to 19 on the 21st head. The teams were evenly matched, but the outstanding feature of the play was Little's leading for de Launay. He drew with regularity and uncanny precision at any length. On the first head Little drew the shot, but was robbed by Eloweitlay. Higgott rested him back for the shot and the head was not altered by the skips. On the second head Little again drew the shot and Jenkin got another. Elowerday drew absolute. De Launay 1, Robertson 1. On the third head Sutherland had a toucher on kitty, only to be replaced by Little. The position was not altered: de Launay 2, Robertson 1. The fourth head was a wide one until Elowerday drew two scorers. Higgott rested one back, but Livingstone drew a second, Robertson adding a third. Robertson 4, de Launay 3. On the fifth head Little drew the shot, but was robbed by Sutherland, Elowerday adding a second. Jenkin rested back the shot bowl, and Higgott added another. Livingstone narrowiy failed to trail the kitty, which Robertson drove into the ditch, only to be 1 down. Robertson 4. de Launay 3. Next head Little drew a toucher, and added a second. Higgott drew two more. Robertson failed to save. De Launay 7, Rbbertson 4. The seventh head was another wide one until Flowerday drew the shot, and with his second trailed the kitty for 3. Higgott drew* into the head, savin? 2, but Livingstone added another. Do Launay narrowly failed to run the kitty back, but Robertson, moving it a foot, scored four. Robertson 8, de Launay 7.

All Square. Neither lead drew within a yard of she eighth head. Livingstone, with a lucky wick, ran into shot. Robertson, playing too strong, trailed the kitty into the opponent's bowl. Robertson 8, de Launay 8. On the ninth head Little drew a toucher on the jack, adding a second. Jenkin put on another toucher. Livingstone trailed the jack, robbing the opponents of their 3. De Launay failed to rest the shot bowl back. Robertson added another. Robertson 10, de Launay 8. The tenth head was very wide until Livingstone drew the shot, only to be robbed by Higgott, who added another. Robertson took out one. Robertson 10, de Launay 0. On the eleventh head Little drew the shot, Jenkin adding another, and Livingstone drew off the shot bowl and pushed up a short one for a second. De Launay- drew the shot, which was not disturbed. Robertson 10, do Launay 10.

On the twelfth head Sutherland drew two shots. Jenkin saving one. Flowerday, however, added another. Higgott trailed the kitty for two. Livingstone ran into the head, driving the kitty into tho ditch, and being one up. Robertson drew another. Robertson 12, de Launay 10. Next head Flowerday drew two shots. Higgott, however, drew the jack off for shot. Robertson twice drove at the head, but failed to remove the shot. Robertson 12, de Launay 11. The fourteenth head was a wide one, Robertson being two up when the skips went down. He added two more by excellent drawing. Robertson 16, do Launay 11. On tho fifteenth Jenkin drew the shot, Higgott adding a second. De Launay drew two more, Robertson failing to save. Robertson 10, de Launay 1?

De Launay in Front. Little drew two good shots on kitty in the sixteenth, Jenkin adding a third. Flowerday trailed the kitty to be one down. De Launay drew a beautiful second. De Launay 17, Robertson Jo. On the seventeenth head Little drew a toucher on the jack, Jenkin adding a second. Flowerday rested one back, and with his second took out the shot bowl. Higgott played a great shot, taking out the counter, only to be robbed by Livingstone. Higgott again drew the shot, de Launay adding a second. Robertson drove into the head, finding himself one up after the scatter. Robertson, trying for a second sprang the kitty into his opponent's bowl. De Launay 18, Robertson 10. Little drew the shot on the eighteenth, Jenkin adding two more. Livingstone drove at the head, narrowly missing. Robertson also drove twice at tho head, also missing. De Launay 21, Robertson 16. On the nineteenth head Little put two on kitty, Jenkin adding a third. Livingstone played a running shot into the head, saving two. Robertson drove at the head, but missed. De Launay 22, Robertson 10. Little drew the shot on the twentieth head, but was robbed by Sutherland. Livingstone added another, neither being disturbed. De Launay 22, Robertson 18. On the twentyfil-st head Little drew two on the jack, de Launav then plnving for position. _ Robertson drove at the head, and hitting a wide bowl, succeeded in wicking the jack out of the green. On th" replay Little got two touchers, Jenkin adding a third. Livingstone drove twice at the ..head, missing both times. Robertson again killed the head. On the replay Little atrain drew the shot, and Robertson again killed the head. The final replav saw Little again nut on his 'lsual toucher, but he was robbed by Flowerday. drew him off and Robertson trailed the kitty, but found the opponents' position too good, onlv scoring one. De Launay 22. Robertson 19. In the semi-finals Robertson 22. beat V. Mason (Rotorunl 11, and de Launay 25, beat Hosking (Carlton) 13.