BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 8

BOWLS.

The. long-continued': dry .weather.' is. having a, very bad effect on- the. bowling: greens} which have been scorched brown; and.-are playing as keen as glass,' owing to . the lack of growth. It is really only mid-season; but the green ends havo begun to show signs ,of ■wear that do riot generally appear' until -well on in February. So had are the bare-patclifes •on the north and south ends'of tfte Wellington Clnb's'lower green that it' has bean found advisable to lay down two widths of -wall-1 :scrim to get something, like an even surface iTonnd the :>'.'jack." ! It 'acted- very 1 well-. 'on Saturday, s particularly' when the players gruspsd the fact that it had a slightly deadening, offect. oil'the bowls., It is' uiisighiily, of course,' to. see the .once velvet;,green sward carpeted: in this manner, but it. mado for truer;play,' and. consequently was acceptable. A solid week's , rain is what tho bowling greens-stand most in need of at the present juncture. ' '■■■ . / ! ; :.■ -•The following are the results of Saturday's play:— .. . /' ; v WELLINGTON CREEN. UNIVERSITY SENATE v. WELLINGTON ; •■' ••' ' ; -.CLUB.;..'-' 7 7- ; Club:—Drummond,, Bridge, Bruhskill, Bell (si), 26; - Senate—Evans, Sale, >Cohen, Hogbon (s.), 21. . '■ ORDINARY GAMES. ;; 1 , ' De Costa, Jennings," Plimihor, Russell (8;),;, 23; Woodman, Brownj Smith, Still ,-(s.), 16. -, Liddlo, Hyams, Hustwick, Humo (s.), 23; i Arnold, Ballard, Knapp,'Galo*(s.),l9. Maiiz,' Griffiths, G. Frost, Crane'(s.); ,23;; Muir; Knox, Mouatt, Webb (s.), 13. / Dyer, Brbgari,.' Rehnington, Daiwsbn. (s.), 26;- Baird; Nichol,' AIIOII7 M'Lean (s.), 16:. i - Fox, Davy, Grundy;-kirker (si), 26 ; Irvine Rudman, Frost, Lockio :(s.), 20. ,'-.7 Skinner, Price, Jones; Berry (s.), 25; Millar, Mills, Burns, Hill (s.),' 13.: 1 '' JUNIOR PENNANTS. WELLINGTON v. THORNDON. , At Wellington Green:—Wellington—Blake, Roberts, Pearce, Grenfell (s.), 24:"Thorndon ,—Clark, Sloan, Murdock, Dixon (s.)', 10. At , Thorndon':—Thorndon — Millington, Bruce, Johnston., Br ice (s.), 26 ;• Wellington —Wells, ,Wylie,' M'Arthur, ; Beard, (s.), 19. Totals—Wellington, . 43; .Thorndon, 36. , NEWTOWN >v. KARORI. At N ewtown:—Newtown—Flyger, Gueriri, Duff, "Bailey; (s.)', 1 23 ;' Karori—Spiers, Grenside, Dasent, Wcdde (s.)', 12. , /'(• At Karori:—-Newtown —Haigh, Pauling, Staples; Kerr (s.l, 25; Karori—Crawford, Mann, M'Lenrian, Holdsworth (s.), 0. Totals—Newtown; .48; Karori, 17. VICTORIA CLUB. ' ; • HAMERTON BADGES. I Langdon, M'Girr, 1 Hislop, Vosseler (s.), 21; King, Mitchell, Martiii, • Mack (s.), 17. • 'OTHER GAMES. 7 - Guise, Hislop, Kibblewhite, Kershaw (s), 32; Youmans, H. Mayer, Tattle, Menelaus (s.), 9; ,vV-'7'i " . M'Leod, M'Hutchesoii,-Kellow, Fowler (s.), 2!); Johnstono, Higgins, Huestori, M'Morran (s.), 10. '■ Redmond, Lighthaud, 1 Fossette, Varcoa (s.), 36; Evans, BUtler,' Martiij,' Kit-to (s:), 17. ' ' • - " ■ ' '. . ' . - '»■• , Witt; Robinson, Sriaddon, T. Mayer (s.), 21; Armit, Longmore, Godber, A: Dixon (s.), 15'. . 7-1 ; R. Dixon, Townsley, Scott, Longtoii ; (s.), 26; Parton, Bastings, Avery, 1 -Townsend (s.j, 18.- 7 . - \>- Broad, Gordon, Thompson, Norwood (s.), 27; Allen, Mitchell,'King, Trevor :(s.), 23. ■ Junior.Singles.—Allen, 22 ; Robinson, 15. . Senior Singles:—Broad, 16; Mitchell, 15.* Pairs.'-rLaiiE'don .and T. Mayei 1 ; 13; R. Dixon and Goaber, 12. ■■■r..-aA CARTERTON V. VICTORIA. •' ./On Anniversary Day, .(January,-; 22). 7five-,| rinks ".from ' Carterton;,visited /the . : Vict6ria' •Club, but suffered defeat 111 four riiiks, winning in'one. 7 Following are , the .details,:— Victoria.—Jlerielaus, Allen, Hatcli, Shad-, don (s.), 24. Carterton—M'Phee, Oakes,. Whytc, Fisher (s.), 13. -

Victoria.—Higgins, Thompson, Varcoe, T. Mayer (s.), 36. . Carterton—Hughan, Cave, Downard, Lightfoot (s.), s'. Victoria—Fowler, M'Girr, . Stevens, Huestor, (s:), 22. Carterton —F.-Liiidop, Canton, Masson, Baillie (si), 12. ... Victoria—Kelly,". R.' Dixon, 'Hemingway, Kitto (s.), 26. Carterton—Roydhouse, Popper, Pliillpotts,- Bish (s.), 17.' '• Victoria—Kellow, M'Kay, Marks, Mack (s.), 16. •' Carterton—Read, Brown, W. J. Lindop, Leach (s.) ; 22. ... Total for Victoria—l24.For' Carterton— 69. Majority for Victoria—ss. " ■ • • THORNDON CLUB. ■ Tlvorndon '.Roses—Nimmo,; Hickson,': Con-, lin, Heywood '(s.), 28; Gaivm, ■ Slater, Blanohard, \Y. F. Barratid (s.), 19. Exley,'M'lCay, Collins,v,tackman (s.), 30; Stuart, .Spencer, Jones, ll'Eldowney (s.), 17. .Jay, Gamble, Chittey, Nutford (s.), 36; Aires, Johnson, Murdoch, Ross (s.), 1(5. J. M'Eldowney,. Seaton, - .Wilson, M'Kerroiv (s.), 34; Dawes, Kane, Kilgour, Muiiro (s.), 13. • ' ; :• ~ M'Alister, Pollock,' Shallcrass, .-'Leighton (s.), 24; Quick, Gasquoine,-Mason, Smith (s.), 21. , ; ' ' NEWTOWN CLUB. . PRESIDEiNT'S FOURS,. Humphries, Green, Ramsay, Nannarrow (5.),.. 19; M'lhvraith, J'. Sexton; S, L. Roberts, Powell '(s.'V 22.. } ' ' OTHER GAMES. Harrowby, Burke,' Laughton, Prince (s.l. 19; Scott, Ki'nniburgh, M'Loaiiy ,J. -,J". Roberts (s.), 21.. .. \ James,, Crewes, Haworth, D'Emden (s.), IS; Beswick, Warren, A. J.-Pollock, J.' Martin (s.'), 19,. : . ' " Stone, Carter, Ranson, Bland (5.),. 17; S. Roberts, Warwick,. Mniit, Salmon (s.), 14. Rogers, Chote, .Campbell,R: Wylie(s.), 28; M'Lay, Castle, Topp, Swiuey (s.), '31. A VISIT FROM NELSON BO.WLERS. Three rinks from the Nelson Bowling Club arc to arrive, hero on' Friday next: They will probably play two representatives of the Newtown Club. the. sajno day,..and have definitely,, accepted an .'invitation from the Wellington Club for Saturday, nest. THE TOURNAMENT AT DUNEDIN. (BY TELEGRAPH- —SFECIAI/ CORRESPONDENT.) DunstJln, January 25.0. Goldstono, of Waimat.o, is the hero of tlio New Zealand bowling tournament that ended this afternoon.. He has tho record of skipping the rumiers-up in tlio rink, winning the singles, and finishing in fourth.place in the doubles. He is a' school teacher, and has been bowling for six. years. '. Tho :two Brackenridges (father, and son), representing Wellington, wero beaten in the final of tho doubles, after s. surprising gan':o, by 23 to 13. In the first six heads tno Dun-, oflm pair, Bently and Short, mado nine without- Wellington' registering a point. In tho nost; three heads the Braokenridgos awakened the hopes of an exciting finish by putting on oiglit, and when after the fourteenth hcftil tho scoro stood Duncdin 14 Y/ellington 13 tlio c.ieiteniont was intenso, but disappointment followed, for from that-Hateful number tlio Brackenridge's never moved. 'Hie son played well. 11 is father, on tlio other ■liimd, was dead off. That tlie.v should havo been beaten by so many points after smashing up all their previous opponents was tho surpriso of tho meeting.