ROTORUA BOWLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 35, 11 February 1939, Page 20

ROTORUA BOWLS.

FOUR RINKS LEFT.

THREE FROM AUCKUMD - ONE FROM HAMILTON.

{From Our Correspondent.)

ROTORUA, Friday,

'v After to-day's play in ■ the Rotorua Bowling Club's open rinks tournament, three Auckland rinks; —RoberSMn (Onehunga), Maher (Auckland) and Gardiner (Otahuhu) —and Michell ..(Whitiora) were the only surviving teams of the 14 which qualified during the- .morning for postsection play to-morrow morning. Mahe. is to-meet Robertson and Gardiner is to play 'Michell in the semi-finals, the winners meeting during the afternoon to decide the title. Ay.

Robertson's Qneliunga rink was again playing a remarkably accurate game against Higginbotham, the Ponsonby skip frequently being left with four and five shots to attempt, to "kill" the head. Although at times successful,, he eventually lost, 26 17. Another runaway win was secured by Gardiner against Letham, who v lost 26 13.'. while Queenin, Maher and C'hiplin all liadfairly close wins. The Quarter-finals. , There was. a particularly large gathering to witness - the quarter-final matches, Gardiner meeting Hopwood for the second time during the day. Gardiner had another good win. 23 —15, while the Auck. land Club rink, skipped by Maher, gave a splendid display to beat the strong Matamata team. Although he was down on the first few heads. Robertson easily accounted for Duncan (Remuera) on the 17th head. ■ . Queenin was cne point ahead of Michell, but a bad shot by the Rotorua skip on the 18th gave Michell the lead with a three. Whitiora scored another four on the next and, with Rotorua requiring six for a draw on the final head, Queenin was faced with an almost impossible task. Fine play by the skip, however, nearly achieved the desired objective, for with a drive he cut out two of the opponents' bowls and with the next drew a shot. On a measure being taken. Queenin had five shots on the head, .osing the match by one point, after a great effort to save it. The resulte of the poet-section play 'weret — First Round. —Hopwood (West End). 20, v. Chlplin (Rawhiti). 14: Queenin (Rotorua) 18, v. Rremner (West End) 17; Stewart (Matamata» 26. v. de Launay (Carlton) 15: Gardiner (Otahuhu) 26, v. Letham (Ponsonby) 13; Robertson (Onehunga) 26. v. Higginbotham (Ponsonby) 17 ; Maher (Auckland) 22, v. Hill (Carlton) 20. Quarter-finals. —Gardiner 23. t. Hopwood 15; Maher 16. v. Stewart 13: Robertson 26. v. Duncan 14; Michell 21, v. Queenin 20.

HEI<ENBVXI<E<E TOURNEY.

LOCAL KINK WINS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HELENSVILLE, Friday. The final of the Hclcnsrillc Bowling Club's rinks tournament was played to-day In perfect weather conditions. The section leaders, Hunt and Clarke, disposed of Firth and Pickens in the semi-finals with good margins. Clarke had a lead of 5—3 on Hunt at the mid-day adjournment, but the lntter scored on eleven of the remaining heads to come out an easy winner, "he winners were :—Helensville (Wai rs, Stanaway, Ellett, Hunt) 20, v. Grey Lynn (Taylor. Clarke. McMurchie. Buckley) 12.

Mr. Birnie, the club president, presented the trophies, and several visiting bowlers from Wellington congratulated the club on its organisation, greens and entertainment. LADIES' CLUB. The Rdendtole Ladles' Bowling Club has changed Its name and will in future be known as the Auckland Ladies* Bowling Club. The sixth round of percentage fours resulted as follows :—Mesdames Sutton- E. Young, Coupland. Nlmrno 20. v. Christmas, Colebrooke, McAulifTe. Sussex Ifi: Butler. Newton. R. Smith. Page 28. v. Hall, Bradley, Montgomery. Webster 18; James. Clifton. McMabon. Vatichan 22. v. Hodgson. Armitt. Greenwood, Boles 22; Mnrett. Hudson, Blair, Mills 31. v. Monks, EWer. Cliffe, H. Young 19: Tlckner, Wilson, Illnkley. Price 34, v. Shand, G. Smith, Common, Hill 13.