BOWLING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20470, 13 February 1932, Page 8

BOWLING NOTES.

[By Jack.] Bowling club pavilions seem to be attracting a good deal of attention from mi undesirable section of the community. The Canterbury Club suffered minor losses last week through the depredations of some light -fingered person or persons, and on Monday, last the Auckland Club's pavilion was broken into and some crockery removed. Canterbury still remain uubeat.eu in the three rink championship, and their represent.-Hives put up a good performance on .Saturday by winning all three games against. Edgewarc. ■* * * Haw ortb skipped a very strong combination consisting of McXish, DeIsrgev, aud Gordon, and this four should have* been able to account for their opposition by a far bigger margin than they did. "West put up a fair showing against Fhinigan, but tho latter was in his best torm anrl was never in difficulty. There- were some rare surprise? i" the pennant?, possibly the most notable b"in;' the overwhelming defeat ot .Bandy by McKinley. The Papanui skip has played such tirst-clasßj bowls all through the season that his chance of losing against McKinley ueeviied ratbei remote, but. the Papnuui men could do nothing right, whereas their opponents were on the jack n.U the time. .Iggo also caused surprise by his easy victory over Chambers, the Sumner rink being fourteen down at the close of play. Havward i'St.' Albans.) is apparently right'off his game at tho present juncture. He gave rplendid exhibitions of bowling in the early part of. tho season, but siuce- he captured the clubs rink tourney he has performed verv indifferently. .Brown (Christchurch) improved on recent displays when he beat Henley (St. Albans), who .is always difficult to dispose of in a two-bowl game. . Bosley (Xew Brighton) ran up the good total of thirty-five against. Haymau, of Ehnwood, and Pattrick aloo performed well for the seaside club b\ accounting for Thompson (Elmwood). ft * ® Amongst the colt 3 Bruxnmond suffered an unexpected reverse when, he was beaten very decisively by Smith CPapauui). Tho Lin wood rink has been very consistent siuco the commencement of tho competition, aud on paper and performances they looked to have an eaa\ thing in their encounter against Papacm i, but tho latter completely outbowled their opponents. A further surprise was the handsome victory of Harrington (Opawa) oyer Turpin (Canterbury). The latter has boon availing himself of every opportunity for practice and promises to doyelop into a good player. The eiii'.mpion pairs ot tho Canterbury Club were won - by P- Delai-Rey ntiif P. AFuiin, wbo '.'.eui: through without a defeat.. A rink from tho St. Albans Olub_ wol> the Wil.-ou Shield from the Katap-.j) Working Men's Club on Thursday. Haywood .being skip. The champion pairs of the l.iir.vojJ Club v or© won bv (J. Iggo. who defeated H. "Wilson" after an oven test, and t-lio final of tho St. Albans, pairs competition v-.-j-■ won by Malp.>'a.rid Oake* . Durine; the last tew day?._ Air P.. Fumegan, of the Canterbury Club, has been coaching colts on the Australian system of t-wo feet on the mat. and *bv placing a. peg half-wnv up tho gr<v;it he has taught them how to use the bias. Mr Finncgan's work has been watched with considerable interest and the .colts have made rapid progress. * * * A Sydney critic -facetiously describes Xew Zealand's testing appliance as "some sort of sluicing arrangement.' It is singular, but true, that New Zetland is the only country in the world that adheres to the green test, and one cannot help -wondering at the temerity of those who pit their opinion against the manufacturers of bowls who have manv years of scientific experiment behind them. The fallacy ot" the green test could not JiaVe, been better illustrated than at the recent Dominion tourney. When the bowls were being tested a. howling nor'-wester was blowing, and the action of the bowls was such that it would be an impossibility to state that any bowl would pass the standard test. On wet greens the wooden bowls draw much more than the composition bowls, and if two-sets had to be tested on a wet green before a final there would bo every justification tor tho tester refusing to pass the. composition bowls. The question of testing is one that the Council should take up seriously and thrash out to its logical conclusion, as a good deal of dissatisfaction exists at present. Points About Tournaments. Regarding the question of tho tournaments, Maxwell Walker touched upon one or. two points that will perhaps be taken notice of by the authorities, states the Auckland "Herald." He referred to the recent procedure of having only two games a day in the rinks, which he considered a good system. This, of course, is a matter of controversy. Walker pointed out the good sides of the question on his return, but ho refrained from remarking on other as- ; poets, chief of which is the waste of | time. He is undoubtedly a player of | long experience in the championship events and no doubt his remarks will ! carry some weight. Walker's suggestion regarding the choosing of the green for the final stages of play is a sensible one. A consultation with the principal players is at all times a desirable thing, and their wishes an far as possible and as far as is consistent with the good management of the tourney should be met. Regarding the watering of greens immediately prior to big final contest.-. Walker spoke most strongly against sucn ! a practice. Greens throughout a tournament are subject to much wear and tear, but in the interests of tho clubs watering cannot be dispensed with during the progress of the tournament. However, the dispensing with water on tho night prior to the final game would not make | such a great deal of difference to the j upkeep of tho green, whereas the use ; of it interferes'with the important play at such a stage. The authorities might well take notice of this point. » * * The Christchurch Centre's annual Easter tournament will be held on March 2;jth, 26th, 28th, aud 29th, and every player will be guaranteed eight games. The first, prize consists of trophies valued at £S Bs, and the second at £4 •Is. The entry fee is £2 per rink, and entries r-] o se on March 17th ;on the first two days there will be three games of 10 heads, the first commencing at 9.30 11.01., the second at 12.30 p.m., and the third at 3 p.m. On March 28th there will be two games of 16 heads, and at

3 p.m. the first round of the section winners' competition will commence on the headquarters' green, 1G heads being played. On March 29th, the -winners' competition will bo continued and the final game of 21 heads will start not later tliau 2.C0 p.m. The following will qualify for subsequent play in the section winners' competitions:—(a) Winners of section, (b) ties for winners of sections, and (c) all rinks securing as many as or more wins than the lowest number which qualify a rink as winner or tie for winner of any section. The competition will be decided on the sudden death principle, and all substitutes must be approved by the Management Committee.