NEW ZEALAND BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24769, 9 January 1946, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Results of First Day’s Matches

RECORD ENTRY OF 1866 PLAYERS The New Zealand Bowling Association’s Victory Tournament was opened in Christchurch yesterday. The entry was a record one, totalling 1866 players, of whom 822 are in the singles, 622 pairs in the pairs, and 372 fours in the fours. Clubs from Whangarei to Bluff were represented.

When play started at 8.30 a.m.. the surfaces were rather holding, and this appeared to trouble some of the players, especially those used to the fast North Island greens. Later, warm sunshine and a drying nor’-west wind improved the surface considerably.

Taken all round, the play yesterday was not of an outstanding nature. Many of the competitors fell far short of championship standard, and it would be in the interest of the proved players if some restriction were imposed in this respect. All the greens, thanks to the plentiful rains, were well grassed, and look like standing up to their heavy treatment during the next fortnight. During the afternoon the light nor’-west wind left the greens much faster, but it was against accurate drawing. A and B sections of the singles were completed yesterday, and to-day a start will be made with the pairs championship.

The tournament was opened at the St. Albans green by the Deputy-Mayor (Mr M. E. Lyons), who complimented the officials on the completeness of the arrangements. C. Spearman Eliminated The most sensational item of the day’s play was the elimination of C. Spearman, of the Christchurch R.S.A. Club, twice winner of the singles championship. In his first game, that with S. J. Franks (Gisborne) Spearman did not show his usual accuracy. Up to the seventh head Franks led 6-3. Then Spearman found his green, and, with the assistance of several welldirected firm shots took three ends in succession. From then on he drew away and wound up a winner, 16-10. The game Spearman v. G. E. Piper (Maitai) was full of thrills. Piper stood 5-1 after the fourth end; but then Spearman found his length and green and caught his opponent on the tenth end, mainly through Piper’s erratic play. Then Piper had a turn and took the game to 13-8 on the eleventh end. By accurate drawing Spearman captured the twelfth and thirteenth ends, carrying the score to 13 all on the thirteenth end. The nineteenth end was a long one, and Piper made the score 19-17 in his favour. Excitement ran high in the final end, when Spearman drew two good ones. With his last bowl Piper cut his opponent* out and lay shot,, the game ending in his favour, 20-19. '

The Ashburton player E. A. Cockroft was Spearman’s next opponent. Spearman started well, but after a second end Cockroft was on terms, 2 all. Three perfect draws by Spearman in the fourth end kept the Ashburton man out, but on the fifth the score was evened 5 all. The next two ends went to the R.S.A. player. 8-5. Then Cockroft struck his best form and drew excellent shots which Spearman failed to dislodge. Spearman failed in his drives on the eleventh end, leaving Cockroft 10-9. Cockroft took the next two ends, but Spearman then made the score 11 all with a toucher. By this time a short-lived sou’-wester had made play difficult, and Cockroft took the next three ends, finishing off the fifteenth 13-11. Another 3 to the Ashburton man took his score to 16-11, but on the eighteenth end Spearman ran away with the kitty and brought the score to 16-14 against him. Cockroft increased his lead to 17-14 on the twentieth end. and when they went down for the final he had 17 to his opponent’s 16. Spearman was short with his first shot but drew a beauty with his only to see his opponent rest him out with a perfect bowl. This left Cockroft the winner 18-16, and it eliminated Spear-

man. The game between Piper and H. M. Devoll (Lyttelton) was disappointing. Piper was right off his game from the start On the seventeenth end the score stood 20 to 6 in Devoirs favour, and when he scored a single on the eighteenth Piper gave up with the score 21 to 6 against him. It was poor bowling on the part of Piper, who quite failed to show the form he did against Spearman.

The Canterbury stalwart R. McNish was in great form throughout the morning’s play. In his first game against Morris (Lyall Bay) he outplayed his opponent in every department, winning 19-9. Entwhistle (Ashbury) kept with the Canterbury man for half the board, but then McNish drew many perfect shots, and ran out 22-15. McNish' also showed marked superiority over McKay (Caledonian), a poor game ending in his favour 25-9. Last year’s singles champion, J. S. Martin, of Auckland, but playing for Edgeware, was right on the top of his form and bids fair to go far in the competition. His first opponent was the Petone player, J. F. Edwards. The pair kept well together all through, both drawing some fine shots. It was only in the last two ends that Martin asserted himself and ran out 14-13. The two men soon found their length, and it was anyone’s game till the last bowl was delivered. In his second essay Martin showed to still; further advantage. He soon had a useful lead from Holloway (Dannevirke) and at the finish the score was 20-11 in his favour. His third game, against Lambess (Whangarei) was of an even nature till well into the second half. By accurate drawing, augmented occasionally by telling firm shots. Martin gradually forged ahead and ran put

Oats (Meadowbank) won his three games in section 10A. and showed such nice drawing as to suggest his going much further in the competition. In his first game, that against W. Armstrong (Shirley), he dominated the play almost from the start. Halfway down the board he was well un. and finished an easy winner. 26-12. In the second game he made short work of Munro (Thorndon). his plav being of a partiCularlv high order. The final score was 22-11 in his favour. Edmonds (Sumner) was quite outclassed by Oats in the third round. The former drew many fine shots.only to have them cut out by Oats. Th* 3 final score. Oats 27. Edmonds 5. hardly indicated the merits of the pair. The pairs championshin will commence at 8.30 this morning, when sections A and B will be gone on with. Following are yesterday’s results:—

Young 16, L. Dewar 14; Silbery 22, Dey 17; E. Dewar 19, Ewing 18; Pool 14, Toy 13; Hewitt 21, Ball 17. CASHMERE GREEN . Section 3 A First Round.—L. Corby (Ellerslie) 24, G. Brophy (Dunedin), 9; H. I. Ford (Maitai) 21. G. C. Pearce (Petone) 14; J. Wylie (Ashburton) 24. W. K. George (Clyde) 14; W. J. Short (Pukekohe) 17, A. Rennie (Christchurch R.S.A.) 11; R. Sollett (Rangiora) 33, E. Lord (Putaruru) 11; L. G. Kohn (Inglewood) 15, J. J. Davis (Kaitqna) 14; H. Daniel (Riccarton) 18, W. H. Davis (Marlborough) 15; L. G. Pope (Stratford) 19, H. C. Ward (Christchurch) 13.

Second Round.—Corby 22, Ford 19; Wylie 23, Short 9; Sollett 17. Kohn 16; Daniel 25, Pope 9; Brophy 20, Pearce 12; Rennie 18, George 13: J. Davis 19, Lord 17; W. Davis 19. Ward 11. Third Round.—Wylie 21, Corby 11; Daniel 24. Sollett 8; Rennie 23, Brophy 11; W. Davis 25, J. Davis 8; Short 21, Ford 11; Pope 21, Kohn 12. LINWOOD GREEN Section 4 A First Round.—A. H. Symons (Otaki) 18, C. P. Fowler (Heretaunga) 15; S. R. Hawken (Hamilton) 21, A. G. Honeyman (Otago) 13: T. Perry (Ohakune) 22, H. Hurst (Christchurch R.S.A.) 17; H. Pettet (North-East Valley) 20, A. Burke (Amberley) 14; J. J. Hill (Maitai) 31, J. H. Keith (Pukekohe) 8; W. J. Langslands (Gisborne) 29, W. H. Fletcher (Hataitai) 11; H. R. Domegan (Phoenix) 23, M. A. Bridges (Riccarton) 14; R. E. Austin (Cromwell) 19, V. Jury (Ponsonby) 18. Second Round.—Symons 24, Hawken 13; Pettet 19. Perrv 14; Hill 19. Langslands 13; Austin 21. Domegan 5; Honeyman 24, Fowler 5; Burke 20. Hurst 7; Fletcher 19, Keith 14: Jury’ 19. Bridges 14. Third Round.—Symons 19. Pettet 12; Austin 20. Hill 19; Honeyman 29. Burke 9; Jurv 17. Fletcher 16; Hawken 24, Perry 6; Langslands 21, Domegan 7. ELMWOOD GREEN Section 5 A First Round.—T. W. Naisbitt (Heretaunga) 22. A. Cooper (Kaituna) 16; W. Baxter (Leith) 19. D. Gibson (Shirley) 16; E. P. Exelby (Frankton) 17, A. H. Benefield (Wanganui East) 16; W. Payne (North-East Valley) 19, I. J. Carmine (Edgeware) 14; A. E. Kingston (Akaroa) 27. A. E. Innes (Rawhiti) 10; C. O. Josephson (Hataitai) 19, T. Gargeilie (Maitai) 10; J. D. Forbes (Phoenix) 19, R. N. Poulgrain (Gisborne) 9; J. D. Marks (Christchurch) 19. J. Finlayson (Masterton) 12. Second Round.—Baxter, 26, Naisbitt 11: Exelby 23, Payne 10; Kingston 20, Josephson 16; Forbes 18, Marks 11: Gibson 18, Cooper 16; Carmine 18, Benefield 17; Gargeilie 25, Innes 10; Finlayson 23. Poulgrain 14. « . Third Round.—Exelby 18. Baxter 12; Kingston 16. Forbes 13; Gibson 22, Carmine 7; Finlayson 17, Gargeilie 16; Naisbitt 21, Payne 6; Marks 16. Josephson 10. EDGEWARE GREEN Section 6 A First Round.—W. Bowden (Rawhiti) 22, H. R. Bellringer (Wanganui East) 5; S. Dick (Shirley) 22, F. W. Warren (Heretaunga) 9; S. E. Perry (Edgeware) 18, J. Watkins (Leith) 10; J. Marwick (Whangarei) 18, H. J. Cogswell (Darfield) 16; H. M. Devoll (Lyttelton) 32, Bird ( —-—). 5; E. A. Cockroft (Ashburton) 19, A. Bell (Tauranga) 14; G. E. Piper (Maitai) 24, S. R. Gemmell (North-East Valley) 7; C. C. Spearman (Christohurch R.S.A.) 16, 8.

J. Franks (Gisborne) 10. Second Round.—Bowden 22, Dick 9, Marwick 32. Perry 7; Devoll 23. Cockroft 16; Pioer 20. Spearman 19; Bellringer 20. Warren 9: Cogswell 19, Watkins 12; Bell 32. Bird 13; Franks 22, Gemmell 18. Third Round. —Marwick 21. Bowden 8: Devoll 21, Piper 6; Bellringer 19, Cogswell 18: Bell 18, Franks 12; Dick 19, Perry 16; Cockroft 18, Spearman 16. CANTERBURY GREEN Section 7 A First Round.—Dawkins (Riccarton) 29. 6. Porter (Caledonian) 17; J. A. Rendle (Frankton) 18. G. M. Doyle (Southbridge) 16; A. Simmonds (Wairere) 28, W. Hogg (Leith) 8; W. H. Cooke (Shirley) 21, R. Screaton (Helensville) 16; G. Carline (Gonville) 24, G. Hodge (Edgeware) 8; T. G. Fox (Christchurch) 18, P. H. Knowslev (Seatoun) 12; D. M. Davidson (Takapuna) 19. A. Rice (North East Valley) 14; N. A. Soppet (Wakefield) 17, W. R. Lane

• (Ashburton) 12. , . • Second Round.—Rendle 22. Dawkins 15; > Cooke 23, Simmonds 13; Fox 18, Carline 14; Soppet 23, Davidson 11; Doyle 21, Por- : ter 10; Screaton 21, Hogg 19; Knowsley 20. Hodge 10; Lane 18, Rice 11. 1 Third Round.—Cooke 24, Rendle 9; i Fox 23, Soppet 14; Doyle 17, Screaton 10; I Lane 20, Knowsley 14; Simmonds 14, i Dawkins 13; Car line 22, Davidson 9. BARRINGTON GREEN Section 8 A First Round.—A. E. Bellamy (Cobden) 21, H. J. King (Terrace End) 10; W. E. Hunt (Helensville) 17, R. J. Smart (Shir- ! ley) 16; G. Frater (Wairere) 26, H. Westfield (Tainui) 11; J. Jury (Ponsonby) 18, H. Stoneman (Sumner) 16; W. M. Gordon (Wanganui) 25, J. Wardell (Edgeware) 15; P. Hunter (Awamoa) 19, W. D. Revington (Christchurch) 16; A. Harrison (Barrington) 26. G. A. Hayden (Seatoun) 4; R. F. Allen (St. Kilda) 24, A. C. Macdonald (Carlton) 7. Second Round.—Hunt 19, Bellamy 12; Frater 14. Jury 13; Hunter 19, Gordon 16; Harrison 21, Allen 15; King 18, Smart 14; Stoneman 17, Westfield 14; Revington 23, Wardell -9; Hayden 19, Macdonald 17. Third Round.—Hunt 20, Frater 10; Hunter 22, Harrison 17; Stoneman 19, King 14: Revington 21, Hayden 18; Jury 20, Bellamy 14; Allen 16, Gordon 11. OPAWA GREEN Section 9 A First Round.—A. W. White (Auckland) 29, C. J. Forbes (Beckenham) 6; H. M. Dykes (Seatoun) 21, C. Kettle (Nelson) 19; S. Brewer (Invercargill R.S.A.) 22, R. Fenton (Timaru) 8; W. Patterson (Meadowbank) 25, G. A. Webb (Sumner) 16; G. W. Burgess (Edgeware) 20, H. M. Smith (Marlborough) 16; T. E. Sunderland (Alexandra) 22, D. E. Jones (Manawatu) 13; R. McMillan (Greymouth) 24, J. H. Carrington (Shirley) 11; D. Vaughan (Caledonian) 21, G. M. Noad (Lyall Bay) 11. Second Round.—White 22, Dykes 15; Brewer 25, Patterson 8; Burgess 23, Sunderland 12; Vaughan 20, McMillan 15; Kettle 29, Forbes 11; Webb 20, Fenton 7; Smith 24, Jones 12; Noad 19, Carrington 10. Third Round.—White 21. Brewer 19; Vaughan 20, Burgess 15; Kettle 21, Webb 12; Noad 17, Smith 15; Dykes 20, Patterson 19; Sunderland 19, McMillan 17. UNITED NO. 1 GREEN Section 10 A First Round.—P. Moir (Balmoral) 19, J. Lyall (Beckenham) 6; J. D. Edmonds (Sumner) 14, H. Casper (Auckland) 13; D. G. Munro (Thorndon) 22, H. W. Brownie (Timaru) 19; W. Oats (Meadowbank) 26, W. Armstrong (Shirley) 12; I. Lambess (Whangarei) 21, F. Sykes (Caversham) 10; W. Hewitt (Alexandra) ,20, F. Baxendall (Woolston) 13; W. G. Holloway (Dannevirke) 14, E. Sunderland (Roslyn) 13; J. S. Martin (Edgeware) 14, J. F. Edwards (Petone) 13. Second Round.—Edmonds 24, Moir 6; Oats 22, Munro 11; Lambess 23, Hewitt 8; 24artin 20, Hollo way 11; Kasper 24, Lyall 12: Brownie 20, Armstrong 11; Baxendall 17, Sykes 10; Edwards 21, Sunderland 14. Third Round.—Oats 27, Edmonds 5; Martin 16, Lambess 14; Kasper 22, Brownie 13; Edwards 19, Baxendall 14; Munro 19, Moore 18; Hewitt 22, Holloway 16. UNITED NO. 2 GREEN Section 11 A First Round.—E. E. Bilkey (Hillsboro) 21, A. Moore (Kaikorai) 18; C. H. Fraser (Beckenham) 28, H. A. Wilson (Brown’s Bay) 9; W. Bremner (Auckland) 18, J. Vitetta (Nelson) 15; A. Sinclair (Thorndon) 21, J. Lee (Timaru) 11; T. J. Aitken (Caversham) 24, E. A. Washbourne ; (Shirley) 13; K. Familton (Awamoa) 27, D. Byrne (Marlborough R.S.A.) 8; J. Middlemass (Alexandra) 18, H. Martin ! (Edgeware) 17; F. D. Whibley (Wools- ? ton( 20. L. F. Owen (Northern) 13. ;

Second Round.—Fraser 20, Bilkey 10; Bremner 23, Sinclair 12; Familton 14, Ait-

ken 12; Middlemass 18, Whibley 12; Wilson 19, Moore 13; Vitetta 20, Lee 16; Byrne 22, Washbourne 20; Martin 22, Owen 15.

Second Round.—Ashton 18, Brown 13; Veitch 20, Grant 13; Williams 23, Garstang 5; Radd 16, Beecroft 15; McLean 23, Robinson 14; Schrader 20, Kernohan 15; Shields 16, Virtue 11; Begley 18, Ellis 12. Third Round.—Veitch 18, Ashton 13; Williams 18, Radd 13; Schrader 24, McLean 9; Begley 17, Shields 12; Grant 19, Brown 14; Garstang 24, Beecroft 11.

Third Round. —Bremner 23, Fraser 12; Middlemass 24, Familton 12; Vitetta 27, Wilson 16; Byrne 22, Martin 15; Bilkey 20, Sinclair 13; Aitken 22, Whibley 18. SHIRLEY NO. 2 GREEN Section 12 A

R.S.A. GREEN Section 19 A

First Round.—A. Tough (Porirua Hospital) 24, L. A. Crawshaw (Hillsboro) 12; W. E. Howe (Terrace End) 20, W. O. Clark (Kaikorai) 19; W. C. F. Edgar (Tainui) 27, T. Hunter (Nelson) 6; A. W. Cullen (Thorndon) 18, J. A. Norrie (Timaru) 15; G. Batchelor (North End) 34, S. T. Dodds (Paparoa) 8; J. S. Bain (Marlborough R.S.A.) 29, T. Kennedy (Awamoa) 6; K. R. Smith (Edgeware) 25, S. Rivers (Alexandra) 10; J. Annand (Beckenham) beat Wales (St. Kilda) by default. Second Round .-r-Tough 17, Howe 16; Edgar 16, Annand 15; Batchelor 17, Cullen 10; Smith 18, Bain 17; Crawshaw 19, Clafk 17; Norrie 22, Dodds 8; Kennedy 19, Rivers 17; Hunter beat Wales by default. Tihrd Round.—Tough 20, Edgar 18; Smith 23, Batchelor 11; Hunter 18, Crawshaw 16; Kennedy 18, Norrie 13; Howe 22, Annand 14; Bain 17, Cullen 9.

First Round.—D. Bennie (Balmacewen) 18, W. Hampton (Denniston) 17; V. F. Hurlstone (Tolaga Bay) 20, H. A. Robertson (Onehunga) 19; J. W. Turpin (Canterbury) 23, T. E. Parry (Waimate) 12; H. E. Burton (Wellington) 22, R. Draper (Imperial) 12; L. Smith (Georgetown) 17, R. C. F. Fountain (Caversham) 16; T. Glover (Blenheim) 22, H. Kibblewhite (Kaponga) 11; J. T. Bisman (New Brighton) 26, H. A. Craig (Carlton) 14; E. E. Rixon (Kia Toa) 19, F. J. Mottram (St. Albans) 10. Second Round.—Hurlstone 22, Bennie 11; Turpin 26, Burton 14; Smith 19, Glover 3; Rixon 19, Bisman 14; Robertson 21, Hampton 16; Parry 20, Draper 18; Fountain 22, Kibblewhite 15; Craig 23, Mottram 13. Third Round.—Turpin 20, Hurlstone 15; Rixon 25, Smith 3; Robertson 16, Parry 12; Fountain 22, Craig 12; Burton 21, Bennie 12; Glover 23, Bisman 10.

SHIRLEY NO. 1 GREEN Section 13 A

NEW BRIGHTON GREEN Section >2O A First Round.—J. Belcher (Napier 29, J. C. Robins (Sumner) 11; J. W. Macklow (Onehunga) 22, P. Williams (Caledonian) 14; W. G. Ives (Canterbury) 24, E. G. James (Caversham) 8; S. Marriott (Opawa) 22, W. Trewern (Balmacewan) 15; T. H. Stevens (Waimate) 33, W. R. Currie (Wellington) 9; T. T. Skoglund (Otahuhu) 18, A. McKenzie (Georgetown) 11; H. W. Bocock (Kaponga) 20, F. J. Grigg (Blenheim) 15; J. Plummer (Linwood) 15, A. E. Fox (Westport) 14. Second Round.—Belcher 20, Macklow 18; Ives 17, Marriott 16; Skoglund 18, Stevens 10; Plummer 22, Bocock 19; Williams 19, Robins 17; James 16, Trewern 15; McKenzie 18, Currie 16; Fox 29, Grigg 4. Third Round.—lves 24, Belcher 20; Plummer 14, Skoglund 13; Williams 24, James 10; McKenzie 22, Fox 14; Marriott Iff, Macklow 17; Stevens 21, Bocock 12. SPREYDON GREEN Section 21 A First Round.—H. G. Kingsland (Nelson) 28, A. Logan (Hokonui) 9; A. K. Hamilton (Alexandra) 30, F. W. Larcombe (Opawa) 8; T. R. Hindle (Balmacewen) 16, S. Preston (Te Awamutu) 15; G. L. Young (Linwood) 22, T. R. George (Onehunga) 16; H. McLean (Canterbury 23, G. Sutherland (Caversham) 12; H. E. C. Dickson (Khandallah) 19, A. Murdoch (Otahuhu) 13; D. R. Keys {Waimate) 20, D. Syme (United) 18; W. A. Lee (Sydenham) 17, S. Glover (Georgetown) 16. Second Round.—Kingsland 18, Hamilton 16; Hindle 23, Young 18; McLean 20, Dickson 11; Lee 19, Keys 10; Logan 24, Larcombe 16; George 23, Preston 10; Murdoch 22, Sutherland 11; Glover 21, Syme 16. Third-Round.—Hindle 28, Kingsland 11; McLean 22, Lee 17; Logan 16. George 14; Murdoch 19, Glover 14; Hamilton 16, Young 13; Dickson 18, Keys 13.

First Round.—T. H. Stringer (Hillsboro) 21, E. HorSfull (Shirley) 14; F. Shadrack (Kaikorai) 19, R. Jack (Waiuku) 14; G. H. Lindley (Elmwood) 22, A. Johnson (Terrace End) 14; G. Wardrop (Beckenham) 18, W-. J. Harris (Parnell) 16; D. D. Merritt (Nelson) 32. F. J. Murray (Auckland) 11; N. Macdonald (Hutt) 18, A. Manning (Ashbury) 16; H.- Hames (Paparoa) 25, R. Williams (Phoenix) 7; H. A. J. Sowman (Marlborough R.S.A.) 30, G. Black (Woolston) 10. Second Round.—Stringer 20, Shadrack 11; Lindley 16, Wardrop 15; Macdonald 19, Merritt 16; Sowman 20, Hames 8; Jack 25, Horsfull 14; Manning 23, Murray 12; Black 20, Williams 14; Harris 24, Johnson 16.

Third Round.—Stringer 22, Lindley 19; Sowman 22. Macdonald 17; Harris 21, Jack 14; Black 19, Manning 14; Shadrack 18, Wardrop 14; Merritt 27, Hames 9.

SUMNER GREEN Section 14 A

First Round.—V. Armstrong (Shirley) 23, A. Stubbings (Masterton) 12; A. E. Clark (Hillsboro) 28, G. Littlejohn (Hutt) 13; O. B. Ufton (Kaikorai) 25, W. Higgins (Sydenham) 11; H. Gribble (Mount Eden) 18, F. Wardell (Elmwood) 15; A. P. Delargey (Auckland) 31, S. Stewart (Beckenham) 6; G. M-: Eden (Wakefield) 21, W. Stanton (Woolston) 12; C. I. McLaren (Ashbury) 27, H. P. Garland (Waiuku) 7; W. Grenfell (Phoenix) 23, M. Peko (Dargaville) 12. Second Round.—Armstrong 22, Clark 15; Ufton 20, Gribble 11; Delargey 19, Eden 9; McLaren 19, Grenfell 16; Littlejohn 20, Stubbings 16; Wardell 19. Higgins 17: Stewart 21, Stanton 20; Peko 21, Garland 18. Third Round.—Ufton 23, Armstrong 21; McLaren 17, Delargey 15; Wardell 23, Littlejohn 14; Peko 20, Stewart 13; Clark 20, Gribble 15; Grenfell 23, Eden 14.

BECKENHAM GREEN Section 15 A

First Round.—W. Kington (Shirley) 21 E. C. Scales (Ashbury) 14; G. Edwards (Fendalton) 20. E. Boyle (Hastings) 13; R. Aitcheson (North East Valley) 29, J. Sharp (Runanga) 15; J. J. Hall (Elmwood) 19, J. McNamara (Balclutha) 13; M. Rearden (Kaikoura) 19, W. C. Jackson (Te Rangi) 12; A. H. Wotten (Belfast) 21, S. Gleeson (Papatoetoe) 12; H. C. Bishop (Auckland) 18, F. C. Pinckney (Wakefield) 13; William Burr (Lyall Bay) 22, A. C. Donaldson (United) 12. Second Round.—Edwards 17. Kington 16; Hall 21, Aitcheson 19; Rearden 96, Wotten 15; Bishop 18, Burr 11; Scales 18, Boyle 15; McNamara 20, Sharp 15; Gleeson 19, Jackson 11; Pinckney 24, Donaldson 13.

Third Round.—Hall 19, Edwards 12; Rearden 22, Bishop 14; Scales 18, McNamara 15; Gleeson 27, Pinckney 16; Kington 22, Aitcheson 19; Wotten 22, Burr 18.

ST. ALBANS GREEN Section 16 A First Round.—J. Sanders (Spreydon) 19, W. J. Vancy . (yictoria) 12; T. Bowes (Runanga) 22, S. Ozich (Henderson) 16; E. Ravenwood (North East Valley) 23, S. E. Penlington (St. Albans) 9; L. H. Robinson (ElmwoSd) 21, M. Campbell (Balclutha) 9; J. Gagliardi (Kaikoura) 18," D. Kerr (Te Rangi) 15; J. Entwhistle (Ashbury) 22, R. Grant (Papatoetoe) 10; R. E. McNish (Canterbury) 19, R. A. Morris (Lyall Bay) 9; H. M. McKay (Caledonian) 22, E. Wilkins (Wakefield) 8. Second Round.—Bowes 21, Sanders 13; Robinson 22, Ravenwood 17; Entwhistle 24, Gagliardi 12; McNish 25, McKay 9; Vancy 22, Ozich 17; Penlington 18, Campbell 12; Kerr 23, Grant 11; Wilkins 18, Morris 17. Third Round.—Robertson 22, Bowes 4;

McNish 22, Entwhistle 14; Penlington 23, Vancy 12; Kerr 23, Wilkins 6; Sanders 19, Ravenwood 18; McKay 30, Gagliardi 6.

PAPANUI GREEN Section 17 A

First Round.—L Hulston (Canterbury) 18, W. H. Naylor (Dunedin) 12; G. Findlay (Carlton) 19, C. J. Hoffeins (Wellington) 11; W. F. Finn (West End, Timaru) 21, W. A. Britten (Sydenham) 15; G. W. Martella (Blenheim) 18, W. R. Featherston (Elmwood) 12; G. Mapstone (New Brighton) 20, W. L. McLean (Tainui) 14; H. R. Porter (Kia Toa) 20, W. E. Scott (Kaponga) 14; W. Fleming (Caledonian) 17. G. W. Wilding (Whangarei) 15; P. C. Junes (United) 24, R. Hook (Shannon) 9.

Second Round.—Hulston 20, Findlay 14; Finn 23, Martella 14; Porter 24, Mapstone 10; Jones 21, Fleming 12; Hoffeins 25, Naylor 19; Britten 15, Featherston 14; Scott 24. McLean 11; Wilding 26, Hook 9. Third Round.—Hulston 22, Finn 15; Jones 21, Porter 12; Hoffeins 21, Britten 12; Wilding 23, Scott 14; Martella 18, Findlay 13; Fleming 19, Mapstone 10.

REDCLIFFS GREEN Section 18 A

First Round.—E. J. Brown (St. Heliers) 18, W. J. McLean (Tainui) 15; C. F. Ashton (Canterbury) 29, A. S. Robinson (Georgetown) 4; T. H. Grant (Hornby) 20, S. Kernohan (Khandallah) 11; J. Veitch (Dunedin) 17, I. H. S. Schrader (Waimate) 11; F. C. H. Williams (Shirley) 22, R. F. Shield (Patea) 11; R. Garstang (New Brighton) 19. T. Virtue (Carlton) 10; C. J. Beecroft (Opoho) 19. D. G. Begley (Kia Toa) 12; E. Radd (Blenheim) 34, S. F. Ellis (Heathcote) 7.

SUNNYSIDE GREEN Section 22 A

First Round.—l. W’. Irvine (Hokonui) 26, G. Coughlan (Caledonian) 16; A. D. Smith (Sydenham) 23, J. Meek (Denniston) 15; H. McNamara (Awatere) 22, A. C. Rippin (Kia Toa) 12; D. Jones (Opawa) 22, P. D. Wills (West End, Auckland) 17; W. J. McKay (Balmacewen) 27, R. Duncan (Linwood) 15; D. H. Joseph (Canterbury) 24, Winter (Victoria) 14; I. Douglas (Khandallah) 19, W. Ford (Edendale) 17; H. C. Alloo (Owaka) 21, L. G. Scrim* shaw (Temuka) 10.

Second Round.—Smith 17, Irvine 15; McNamara 20, Jones 17; McKay 19, Joseph 16; Douglas 16, Alloo 14; Meek 18, Coughlan 15; Wills 19, Rippin 14; Duncan 26, Winter 10; Scrimshaw 18, Ford 12.

Third Round.—McNamara 18, Smith 13; McKay 20, Douglas 18; Wills 22, Meek 13; Duncan 19, Scrimshaw 18; Irvine 20, Jones 12; Joseph 27, Alloo 5.

RICCARTON RACECOURSE GREEN ' Section 23 A

First Round.—C. E. Barnes (United) 27, F. Smith' (Temuka) 10; L. C. Lindley (Greymputh) 22, J. H. McNish (Caledonian) 6; J. Ure (Invercargill) 23, A. P. Satherley (Awatere) 22; G. H. Brass (Balmacewen) 17, F.* Redpath (Linwood) 9; S. Scarborough (West End, Auckland) 21. G. T. Owen (Opawa) 12; R. Rewcastle (Mornington) 28, D. C. Cameron (Canterbury) 11; V. Wood (Mount Albert) 19. R. H. Vancy (Kelburn) 15. S. Campbell (Sydenham) won by default from G. H. Goodwright (Pukekohe). Second Round.—Campbell 26, Barnes 13; Ure 20, Lindley 14; Scarborough 23, Brass 13; Rewcastle 20. Wood 11; Goodwright 23, Smith 9; McNish 22, Satherley 1; Owen 19, Redpath 13; Cameron 21, Vancy 12. Third Round.—Campbell 24, Ure 13; Scarborough 17, Rewcastle 14; Goodwright 22, McNish 9; Cameron 19, Owen 11; Barnes 19, Lindley 17; Wood 21, Brass 17. '

BELFAST GREEN Section 24 A

First Round.—F. C. Davey (Dargaville) 21, H. Lloyd (Caledonian) 8; R. W. Britten (Sydenham) 19, A. S. Mclnnes (Temuka) 10; E. Chalmers (Lyttelton) 17, A. E. Edwards (St. Kilda) 16; T. Grant (Te Awamutu) 16, W. Riddell (Gisborne) 16; G. G. Smith (Invercargill) 20, J. Sinclair (Woolston) 11; G. W. C. Dick (Kelburn) 30, F. McEwen (West End, Auckland) 17; C. E. Tyrrell (Mornington) 19, M. Reardon (Cashmere) 14; E. W. Bartlett (Papanui) won by default from F. Davidson (Kia Toa). . .

Second Round.—Davey 25, Britten 15; Chalmers 25, Bartlett 11; Grant 20, Smith 10; Dick 17, Tyrrell 12; Lloyd 21, Mclnnes 14; Green 24, Edwards 4; Riddell 16, Sinclair 15; Reardon 17, McKeown 13.

Third Round.—Davey 22, Chalmers 10; Dick 29, Grant 6; Green 19, Lloyd 9; Riddell 19. Reardon 10; Bartlett 18, Britten 15; Tyrrell 22, Smith 8.

R.S.A. GREEN, NO. 2 Section 25 A

First Round.—W. G. Ritchie (Inglewood) 17; S. White (Runanga) 16; L. S. Smith (Cashmere) 24, H. Belcher (St. Kilda) 10; W. Wella (Mount Albert) 17, A. P. Taylor (Kelburn) 14; W. Kelman (Southland) 21. J. Menzies (Ashbury) 16; W. Bucknell (Newton) 18, L. O. Macey (Remuera) 14; J. Dodd (North East Valley) 25, G. Davis (New Brighton) 11; F. M. Murray (Waihi) 30, J. C. Southern (Papanui) 9; W. F. Mills (Tainui) 24, J. Gatehouse (Lyall Bay) 9. Second Round.—-Ritchie 23, Smith 14;

Kelman 24, Wella 12; Bucknell 16, Dodd 13; Mills 17, Murray 15; White 19, Belcher 18; Menzies 19, Taylor 17; Macey 22, Davis 13; Gatehouse 26, Southern 12.

Third Round.—Ritchie 22, Kelman 12; Mills 22, Bucknell 14; White 16, Menzies 15; Gatehouse 22, Macey 15; Smith 19, Wella 10; Murray 23, Dodd 11.

WOOLSTON GREEN Section 26 A First Round.—F. E. Smith (Blenheim) 18, T. McCormack (Woolston) 12; J. R. Smith (Kelburn) 24, M. Campbell (South> land) 11; F. C. Penfold (Christchurch) 17, J. Martin (St. Kilda) 7; E. G. MeKeich (Mount Albert) 22, A. P. Pope (Rakaia) 13; J. B. Donaldson (New Brighton) 19, W. Duthie (Lyall Bay ) 6; W. Spurdie (Inglewood) 23, H. J. Court (Remuera) 15; S. S. Home (Ashbury) 18, J. Hardie (Victoria) 15; W. Gilbert (Kelburn) 28, A. H. Roberts (Waihi) 9. Second Round.—J. R. Smith 24, F. Smith 9; Penfold 19, McKeich 17; Spurdie 20, Donaldson 12; Gilbert 19, Home 15: Campbell 21, McCormack 11; Martin 18, Pope 17; Court 22, Duthie 15; Roberts 25,. Hardie 15. , _ Third Round.-=J. R. Smith 19, Penfold 18; Spurdie 21, Gilbert 12; Campbell 17, Martin 16; Court 20, Roberts 8; McKeich 23, F. Smith 5; Donaldson 16, Home 11.