WEST COAST-BULLER TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25737, 24 February 1949, Page 7

WEST COAST-BULLER TOURNAMENT

THIRD AND FOURTH ROUNDS PLAYED The third and fourth round matches in the West Coast-Buller Women’s Bowling Centre’s annual tournament, which is being held on the Westport Returned Services and Westport Club’s greens, were played on Tuesday. In the A section the fours skipped by Mesdames Alexander (Cobden), K. Mora (Westport R.S.), P. Morgan (Westport), L. Smith (Westport R.S.), Hennessy (Spreydon), Warwick (Dunollie), and Longstaff (Elaketown) have each won three of the four games played. In section B, Mrs I. Reid’s (Westport R.S.) and Mrs Knowles’s (Blackball) fours have won all four games, with Mesdames Murray’s (Ngakawau), Britten’s (Sydenham), and W. D. Wilson’s (Westport R.S.) and Foreman’s (Reefton) having won three of the four games played. Results were:—

SECTION A (Westport R.S. Green)

Third Round.—Mrs L. Smith (Westport R.S.) 31, Mrs Alexander (Cobden) 21; Mrs Warwick (Dunollie) 34, Mrs Fox (Millerton) 13; Mrs Wootton (Runanga) 30, Mr? Gilbert (Ngakawau) 19: Mrs R. Longstaff (Blaketown) 24, Mrs K. Mara (Westport R.S.) 22; Mrs Hennessy (Spreydon) 30, Mrs H. Hawes (Westport) 10; Mrs P. Morgan (Westport) 31, Mrs Graham (Runanga) 28; Mrs Irwin (Woburn) 35, Mrs Kearns (Reefton) 12.

Fourth Round.—Alexander 21, Kearns 14; Warwick 31. Smith 25; Fox 27. Gilbert 16; Mara 29. Wootton 22; Longstaff 24, Hawes 21; Hennessy 20, Morgan 16; Graham 26, Irwin 16.

SECTION B (Westport Green) Third Round.—Mrs Foreman (Reefton) 27, Mrs McLean (Cobden) 23; Mrs Brown (Dunollie) 35, Mrs Taylor (Millerton) 10; Mrs W. D. Wilson (Westport R.S.) 23, Mrs Armstrong (Runanga) 20; Mrs I. Reid (Westport R.S.) 25, Mrs G. Goldie (Westport R.S.) 18; Mrs Britten (Sydenham) 16, Mrs Freeman (Nelson) 14; Mrs Knowles (Blackball) 20, Mrs Murray (Seddonville) 17; Mrs Knight (Westport) 29, Mrs Levy (Ngakawau) 18. Fourth Round.—McLean 30, Levy 24; Foreman 30. Brown 12; Armstrong 24, Taylor 19; Wilson 34, Goldie 12; Reid 25, Freeman 24: Murray 17, Britten 16; Knowles 34, Knight 4.

There was no play yesterday because of heavy rain.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT Christchurch Ladies’ Bowling Centre Dominion Tournament, opening in Christchurch on Tuesday next, March 1, 1949. The following is the draw for the first round, commencing at 9 a.m.

Fours Linwood No. 1 Green.—Waltho (Opawa) v. Kay (Shirley), Gilmour (Karoro) v. Campbell (Sydenham), Irwin (Woburn) v. Johns (Shirley), Taylor (Oamaru) v. Nankivell (Woolston), Crowley (United) v. Davies (Avon), Manson (Spreydon) v. Whales (Mornington), Andrews (Heathcote) v. Faulks (Beckenham).

Linwood No. 2 Green.—Home (Ashbury) v. Mara (Westport), McLean (Cobden) v. Mclntosh (Shirley), Adams (Oamaru) v. Samms (Woolston), Hungerford (United) v. Kirk (Waimate), Ellis (Spreydon) v. Rands (Rangiora), Merritt (Dallington) V. McLean (Beckenham), Hocking (Sydenham) v. Clarke (Opawa). Woolston Green.—Batt (Linwood) v. Madsen (Beckenham), Stokes (Cobden) v. Cairney (Dallington), Gregory (Dunedin) v. Donaldson (New Brighton), Cook (United) v. Palmer (Shirley), White (Tahunanui) v. Stewart (Dunedin), Black (Awamoa) v. Wilkins (Miramar), Harold (Linwood) v. McCallum (Kaikoura). Beckenham Green.—Smith (Westport) v. Henshaw (Timaru), Mcßobie (Karoro) v. Hands (Linwood), Sandman (Blaketown) v. Bowden (Shirley), Robinson (Woolston) v. Murphy (Park), Britten (Sydenham) v. Foster (Woolston), James (United) v. Robinson (Kaikoura), Hughes (New Brighton) v. Johanson (Eastbourne). Fours, 2nd day. Shirley, Wednesday,

Pairs, First Round, commencing at 9 a.m. on Thursday. March 3. Linwood No. 1 Green.—Rands (Rangiora) v. Stanley (Woolston), Whales (Mornington) v. Kirk (Waimate), Sutherland (Westport) v. Henshaw (Timaru), Palmer (Eastbourne) v. White (Tahunanui), Murphy (Park) v. Andrews (Heathcote), Clark (Allenton) v. Hughes (New Brighton), Hungerford (United) v. Hadley (Shirley), Ellis (Spreydon) v. Gunn (West End. Timaru). Linwood No. 2 Green.—Benjes (Rangiora) v. Stanton (Woolston), Brown (Mornington) v. Black (Waimate), Burke (Kaikoura) v. Bridget (Miramar), Home (Ashbury) y- Dean (Tahunanui), Hopkinson (Park) v. Harold (Linwood). Irwin (Woburn) v. Chambers (New Brighton), Dunns (United) v. Mitchell (Karoro), Britten (Sydenham) v. Kay (Shirley). Spreydon Green.—Williams (Dunedin) v. Stokes (Cobden), Hands (Linwood) v. Samms (Woolston), Exton (Kaikoura) v. Symington (Oamaru), McLean (Beckenham) v. Blackler (Opawa), Clements (United) v. Black (Awamoa), Le Lievre (Sydenham) v. Olliver (Redcliffs), Merritt (Dallington) v. Harris (Kaikoura), Shaw (Shirley) v. Devlin (Woburn, Lower Hutt).

Barrington Green.—Burt (Rangiora) v. Robinson (Woolston), Columbus (West Harbour, Dunedin) v. Davies (Avon), McCallum (Kaikoura) v. Wickens (Miramar), Entwistle (Ashbury) v. Waltho (Opawa), Gilmour (Karoro) v. Cairney (Dallington), John (Allenton) v. Reid (Westport). Crowley (United) v. Adams (Phoenix, Oamaru), Campbell (Sydenham) v. Palmer (Shirley).

Cashmere Green.—Alderson (Cobden) y. Muirson (Linwood). Smith (Westport) v. Becker (Karoro), McDonald (Beckenham) v. James (United). Clark (Opawa) v. Gregory (Dunedin), Nankivell (Woolston) v. Smart (Shirley), Hutchins (Oamaru) v. Hambyn (Timaru), Sandman (Blaketown) v. Adcock (Sydenham). Woolston Green.—Manship (Shirley) v. Howatt (Cobden), Stewart (Dunedin) v. Hennessey (Spreydon), Johanson (Eastbourne) v. Douglas ' (Opawa), Madsen (Beckenham) v. Ellis (Heathcote), Roberton (Woolston) v. Hocking (Sydenham). Lane (United) v. Johns (Shirley), Lascelles (Avon) v. Donaldson (New Brighton). Working Men’s Club Green, Petrie street.—Bowden (Shirley) v. Brown (Blaketown), Haub (Dunedin) v. Moseley (Karoro), Piercey (Westport) v. McLean (Cobden). Perrin (Kaikoura) v. Taylor (Sydenham). Faulks (Beckenham) v. Asher (Awamoa), Taylor (Oamaru) v. Manson (Spreydon), Foster (Woolston) v. Wright (Dallington). Three wins for both fours and pairs will entitle teams to qualify for post sectional play, which will take place as follows:—Fours on March 2 at Shirley, Pairs on Friday, March 4, at Sydenham. Time limit for all games, 11 hours. Advt.

RICC/ffctTON RACECOURSE CLUB The singles championship of the Riccarton Racecourse Bowling Club was won by F. Giles, who beat M. Bridges, 16-12 in the final.