Bowls By Motor Light

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1940, Page 16

Bowls By Motor Light

Competitors and spectators had a most unusual experience yesterday afternoon, when the final of the Auckland Bowling Centre's executive fours took so long that motor cars were moved into a suitable position to illuminate the Carlton green, where the game was being played.

fortunately, the green used was the only one that could be thus treated, and naturally the last few ends had to be plaved in the same direction, south to north Neither side could be specially blamed for the delay, for both skips were incessantly driving, sending the jack out of bounds a dozen tunes, until finally Epsom defeated Mount Albeit. The score \vas: J. H. Braithwaite A T. Stehr, F. Furnell, M. J. Hooper 17. Tholes!" 8 ' °' '■ *«"*■ »• i 1" Presenting the trophies, which inflow r hn C , Up for tl,e winning team to display in the club pavilion, the president of the centre, Mr. K. W. Inder remarked that it seemed appropriate for Epsom to win. That club's representatives had been runners-up last year, so Easter*! Albert would win next In the semi-finals the winners had defeated L. L. Macey. C. O Mahony, E. H. Henderson. R. Sheath (Remnera) ''O to ' , an . d th f Mo«nt Albert team was too good for A 1. Kendall, C. C. Forgie, Eden). g,"^Ti» C - L ' 0 ™« <«—« Remuera's First-Year Fours. No delay had occurred in completing the first-year fours, Renniera defeating Yyaitemata, the score being: E Tonks C. Le a „i n?r R C Rainger, E. Hickson W. k£j r "f: E Sl,rl "' s ' *■»»• In the semi-finate Reniuera had defeated L. Barker (West End), 21 to 12and Waitemata conquered J. X Armstrong (Grey Lynn), 24 to 23, in a same that was just as close as the score indicates. In fact, quite unexpected accuracy was shown by both sides, there beinc in several heads eight or ten bowls within 2tt of the jack.

The filial of the intermediate fours had to be postponed until this afternoon Balmoral to meet St. Helier's. Owing to showers during the morning the second round did not start until 130 and resulted:—

G. B. North (Otahuhu) 23. v \V H Strut-ken (Carlton) 11; N. Orange (BilTn ra '\ \l- V, *J- Thompson (Mount Albert) 1/; F. S. Hume (St. Helier's) 16,

Carlton Club's Green In The Dark.

v. W. X. Stewart (Fonsonby) 15; A. P. Xcil iHillsboro) 23, v. L. Waite (Auckland) 7. The third round scores were:—Orange 19, v. North 17; Hume 19, v. Neil 18. Easter Event Help Up. The open event, the Easter Fours, went as far as the third round, finished almost in the dark, except the game between C. G. Maher (Auckland) and E. E. Roberts (Carlton), which had to be finished this morning, as it was impossible to illuminate the green where they ware playing. The afternoon results were: — Second Round.— R. S. Higginbotham (Ponsonby) 21. v. G. K. Hosking (Carlton I 20: \V. J. Short (Pukekohe) 15. v. R. Randrup (Rocky Nook) 12: J. S. Martin (Carlton) 25, v. E. B. Bennett (Auckland) 17; V. A. Little (Carlton) 17, v. J. J. Donnell (Remuera) 16; C G. Maher (Auckland) 24, v. A. Uitchen (Stanley) 7; E. E. Roberts (Carlton) 17, v. J. Tvndall (St. Helier's) 15; A. Murdoch (Otahuhn) 19, v. H. Bamett (Ellerslie) 14; W. C. Franks (Balmoral) 23. v. M. Fisher (Epsom) 11. Third Round.—Short 18, v. Higginbotham 17 (won by a drive for 4 w»ith Short's last bowl, when lie was 3 down); Martin 21. v. Little 15; Maher 19. v. Roberts 15 (13—13 on seventeenth head last night); Franks 22, v. Murdoch 9. SOUTH AUCKLAND FINAL. HAWKINS EASILY BEATS DAVIS. Post-section play at Whltiora green, at Hamilton, in the South Auckland Bowlit.g Centre's Easter rinks tourney results:— K. S. .Vlker. P. E. Foster (substitute for H. Judge). K. I». Bond. W. K. Hawkins (Frankton) 24. v. R. Guy. R. Greenoush, W. J. North, T. W. Gee (Te Awamutu) 12. T. B. Booth. F. C. House, V. R. Crowhurst. C. Davis (Whitiora) 10. v. E. J. Wat kins. J. Sing, F. R. Booth. J. Morris (Whitiora) 18. Final.—Hawkins 23, v. Davis 12. UNBEATEN AT CAMBRIDGE. The final of the Cambridge Bowling ("lull's Faster rinks tourney was left to be fought out today between MrMaster • Stanley Hayt ami Livingstone (Walton). Neither had suffered a loss in section or post-section play, and both teams won 11 games.