AROUND THE GREENS

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30092, 28 March 1963, Page 12

AROUND THE GREENS

Main fixtar** for the wMk, Marek M to April 4 inclusive, ere:— Today, electric light tournament at Beckenham, Saturday: Christchurch Centre champion of champion single* and colts; all-day tournament at Christchurch W.M.C. Monday: electric light tournament at Beckenham. Wednesday: all-day tournament at Bangiora. Thursday: electric light tonraament at Beckenham. The Cashmere club'* new pavilion is now almost completed, and with a playing area for two rinks of 85ft by 30ft should provide excellent and comfortable conditions The evening competition for men has already drawn a full entry of 24 teams, while » morning competition for ladies’ teams has drawn a good entry. However. there is still room for a few more teams. The final games in the Reynolds’ Shield home-and-sway contest between the Sumner and Redeliffs clubs were played at Sumner on Saturday. Sumner won this leg by 117 to 112 and. having won the first round by 167 to 136. retained the trophy for the 1962-63 season. Saturday’s scores, with Sumner skips’ names given first, were:— Bamford 24. Dailey 8; Wilkinson 14, Treleaven 13: Squirrel! 20. Anderson 19; Idle 14. Marshall 17: Goodfellow 15. Preist 26: Terrell 8. Payne 15; Robinson 22. Page 14. Mr E. Downie, leader of the Australian bowling party that recently left New Zealand, ha* gone on record with unstinting praise of some of the Otago green*. Mr Downie said of the weed greens of the Otago district, that “never anywhere in Australia or New Zealand have we played on better surfaces."

The final of the St. Martin’s club handicap pairs saw a very even game result in a 24-19 win to C. J. Cumberpatoh (skip) and M. R. Clark over D. Dixon and A. T. Burgess. The game, which was the club’s last championship event for the season, was even with four ends to go but then Cumberpatch and Clark took a narrow lead and did not relinquish it. The green conditions were perfect for the final game of the year. The Linwood club's rinks final was played recently and resulted in a win to S. Snedden (skip), S. Porter. J. Pycroft. and C. Wilkie over a fours skipped by G. Bennett. The same winning four had reached the semi-fine! of the Christchurch Centre champion of champion rinks where it was beaten by a four skipped by T. Yugovich (Beckenham) by the very close score of 20 to 19 Pycroft. a replacement in the team, performed most creditably for a second-year player and also won the handicap singles. The championship singles was won by G. Bennett, who was in top form to beat A Black. When the two first met. each had both live* intact With a win apiece, the championship was finally decided ait the third meeting Bennett has been in very good form this year and has participated in every final—although this was his first success Members of the Australian party were greatly taken by the delightful and varied scenery they saw on their tour. However, three of them—including the leader. Mr E. Downie—struck some-

thing ? toay ££ J* Ur ; rain for. With several other*, they flew on a ski plane to the Tasman Glacier from the Hermitage. But when they earn* to return, the weight seemed to* much and the plane refund to lift. Th* three players were left behind while the others were taken back to the Hermitafe and. while waiting for the plane** return, made a trek back to the *tartin«point of the runway. At times, they sank more than knee-deep in snow —an experience and sensation entirely foreign u> them. Eventually the plane returned and the three lone wanderers were able to rejoin their team-mates at the Hermitage. A very complicated programme was seen in the Mi. Pleasant club's championship single* event recently Three players. F L. Murray. J O'Rourke, and L. Morgan, all reached the quarter-finais with two live* intact—one on each side of the draw. O'Rourke won both of his quarter-finals to reach tlie semi-final but on one side. Morgan beet Murray However, on the other aide, the result was reversed so the semi-final saw O'Rourke with two lives and the other two with one each. O’Rourke beat Morgan to reach the final on one side and Murray bea: O'Rourke to go to the final on the other side. The result?—O'Rourke beat Murray to take the major honours The Cashmere Club's competitions have now been completed. In the final of the President'* Fours. R. E. Smith, H W Bowles, T J Robinson and G R Crossen (skipl, defeated A. McClure, R. Howden. J. Mills and L. G Jones (skip), and in the final of the Handicap Singles for the Hamilton Trophy. L. A. Polson defeated H. Kent Full results of the Edgeware club's championsh.ps were.—Singles: T. O Chinnery; pairs: F. J. McGhee and A. J. Charteris (skip); fours: S T Seward. J. E Greenslade, C. L. Pillmger, and A. T G Johnstone (skip). Other Singles Events Were Junior: J. A. Hayward (with two lives); colts: A E. Jones (with two lives); handicap: F. H. Ward; and carmine: F L. Collins. The handicap pairs were won by S N Hooper and F H Ward (skip), while C. Lawrey and C. L. Pillinger (skip) took the carmine pairs. In fours events, the Simes Cup was won by C. R Black. A. Bull, W. G Carpenter, and W J Burnip (skip), while B T. Miller, P. D. Packman, J M Forbes, and A. T. Chatteris (skip) took the Leach Cup.