BOWLS TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 34, 10 February 1939, Page 14

BOWLS TOURNEY.

HKIiENSVIIiI.E RINKS. THREE POST-SECTION ROUNDS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HELENSVILLE, this day. Poist-sectlon piny in the Helensvllle full rink bowling tourney resulted:— • First Round;—Pickens 24, v. Fleming 14; Fisher 20, V. Firth 10; Hunt 28, v. McPlmil 10; Clarke 23, v. Fraser Smith lU Scdon(l Round.—MoPhnil 24, v. Firth 25; Clarke 23, v. Pickens IS; Fleming 12, v. Fraser Smith 20; Hunt 19, v. E slier 14, Fleming and. McPhail were eliminated. Third Hound.—Pickens 27, v. Fisher 14; Firth 2(i. -v.>Fraser Smith 14; Hunt-20, v. Clarke 17. v • Fisher nnd-Fra3er Smith were eliminated. FRANKMN PAIRS. TWENTY-EIGHT HEADS IN FINAL. The final of the Franklin Bowling Association's. B grade pairs tournament commenced nt Ptikokohe on Wednesday, was played yesterday and resulted-: —G. Carter and T. Wymer 20, v; h. K. Brown and F. U. Seed 25. The. - score op the 21st end was 21-all, an extra ijeveii heads, bejug ,necessary to decide the .issue, ' .'.•'■;

EIGHTEEI\PFOOTERSr FINAL ARRANGEMENTS. ~ CIVIC RECEPTION IK AFTEUyOOX; At a nicotinic last evening of the Xe\v Zetland Intcr-DomiiiUm Yacht Rating Committee, Mr. Geo. Jf. I)en.|]CH j)i:eai<ling, final arrangements were ;jiniil:e" for the visit of the Sydney boats .and ueui The boats will be taken as soon a.s )>os ; siible on nrrir.il to their slieiis .in Mcclmmtsr Ba> and the crcivs "W ..the Hoyal Akarapa .Vnclit Olii.Uhoiise,;'..\vliere. they will be l)illetted at the".local'committee's expense dining their;, sti'iy'' i'i'v Auckland. .'■';>•'"■".'''■.-' '*■ ", The first prize is .£3O, second third £;). In addition, the winner; ; wiH' ; hold Ihe world's ehainpionshipUrophy for: the year and will also receive a«: tlieCXeiV. Zealand championship rYophy a inlaid New Zealand woods. eoiitainhig : .':',T. picture of an 18-footer, the work-of;Miv J. Pari;, of Onchunga. ;''"'■- '.'"'" On Tuesday afternoon the' : . i\ii'eklan<l'' Harbour Hoard will meet the.?, visiting yachtsmen after the board's meeting,,' The-; Sydney and local crews will £jorcghtlioiv ut the Royal Akarana Clubhouse,oii-Wed-' nesday evening. On Thursday evening the: I'oint Chevalier Club will "entertain.'the visitors at a dance. Friday will be.''a*<'f re'e'' night, and on Saturday, February.'lß,.;;tliej Tflinaki Yacht Club will tender ii : dance to the visitors and local crews. : :: , 'V"T"'.." : '.."; On Monday, February 20, the visitors! will.be taken to Kotorua, wlierc.'a' : "fnil round of the sights will 'be done,, return-', ing on Tuesday afternoon. In the, evening Sir Ernest Davis will tender a dinner! to the visitors and about 100 members, of : local clnbß. when the iprizes will bc'iprc.;! routed' by Sir Ernest. The crews leave for'' Sydney by the Awatca at 5 p.m.'.on Wcdr nesday, February 22. .■■".■ ■>::.. ''.:•£'s: There will lie 'three visiting, boats,' Taree, llalvina and St. George.:. .The Taree will be sailed by Bert Swinbourne, Malvina by W. Haywood and St. Georgeby B. Barnett. The l>oats and their crews and niboiit 30 supporters' will arrive fey the Awjite.-i at 1 p.m. on .Monday, Owing to the late arrival of the vessel; the civic welcome, which had been fixed for 7ioon : cri. Moh : day, will be held at 4.30 p.rri. <in 'the Council Chaml>er. ;;"'■;'■■?. : ,[..:;,i,,.s

The Tnrcc -will be taken up Queen Street on a lorry at 4 p.m. to the Town Hall. ~..;_ ~;; MANUKATJ CLUB. OPEX CHAMPIOXSHII'S.-."'.' The Mnnnkau Yacht Club will liolil open rhnmpi-.iushlp races to-morrow, .for,.;-the' ISft, iOft, 14tt,mid 55 classes. '• \- _. v "'-'/'. The racing details nrc:— .'.yV.-y.':^'■:-'A Class (to start at 2.1 T, p.m.).—Course:' Same as 14-footcrs, except that the ■ llfth' red buoy will lie used instead of the .sixth red buoy. Zippa, Valela, Tamnki, EUolu, Leone. 14-Footcra (to start nt 2.20 p.m.).—. Course: Start between clubhouse and mark"' moored west, thence lietwccn Mnngere Imnicoii mid black buoy, thence round fcixth. red luio.v (no gybing at tills murk), thence round mark off. clubhouse, thence round black buoy off" Mnngere beacon, thence round sixth red buoy (no gybing), thence ltotweon Mnngere beacon and black' buov, llnlshing between clubhouse and mafk moored west. All turning ninrks to be.kept on starboard, except sixth red buoy and blnck buoy last, time up. tills latter mark to lie kept on port. Motare. Wixie M, Clyde, Alerte. Opnll, 'J'opsy, Persons, Alomn. Ki-I'ooters (to start at 2.2.1 Course: Same as that for 14-footcrs. Slronn only entrant. ]S-Footers' and Open Championship (to start at 2:30' p.m.)'. l —Course: Star!: between .clubhouse and mark moored west, thence between Mnngerc beacon and-.black buoy, thence round red buov off Horn thence" round black buoy off Mnngore beacon. 1 thence round red buoy off tiie Horn, thence between -Mnngere beacon and black buoy, finishing between clubhouse and nmrk moored west. All turning marks to he kept on starboard, except bine]; buoy last time up, this* latter mark to be kept on port. Entries for both events: Mystery, Mere. Mnia. Satanlta. • Yachts Sweepstake (to start at-'.2.3.1 p.m.).—Course:' Second round only .'of course for 14-footers. Tainui, Sunbeam. Speedboat Championship (to start at 2.40 p.m.—Xo. 1 course. Miss Manukaii only entrant. .-■■■> ':■'.,'