BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 404, 13 January 1909, Page 9

BOWLS.

fc:: . ■■-:■':> ISSIXTH ROUND IN .PROGRESEj. \ , .. > "■'.;*■■ -■" ■". to TELEOKAPU— PEESS *SS'pCUTION.j ':' > ; \; : : : : '• ;t '.'v ' Napier j;' January 12. ';'■'.'-, /'Tho Northern Bowliiig Associ.jtioh's cham- • ■'•■ :?ioii fours tournament' was' continued on the Sapier, and'.Greenmeadows greens.to-day.' Tho •/■ morning .was gloomy, ..but tho /Hky .'cleared ." shortly,; 1 after play commenced, and -the-'ior .■■:^-..':'iiiain'der;of'the'day.--yf:Bs-b'eautifully-fihe.. , .-'On, : ..' tile. Napier Club's green Bluff Hill met Vic- >'.'■■■■" : toria, aiidjVfpr,a time, it looked as if. tho local " : : men were dostineel to: suffer their first defeat: The score: was—Victoria 10, and Bluff ■::/ Hill 4, on: tho eight head. Bluff Bill then ■ scored on every head, till tho nineteenth, : : when-they haH' 'il.-.to, their credit, Victoria .:'■ : still-.standing at'-.10.. '. Victoria: scored ..one ' :. oil v.twentiet-h.head, but Bluff Hill, won' the .-.■ -fi^alihead, v tlms winning by 22 to 11. ■.■'-'-. : ■'■■.■.■ ■"■-.'y'lStratford had "an/easy whvoyer Waipawaj ~-'.• scoringi'3i. to 14;'' Turarigahui and Pctane V- ! playecLan'interesting, game, ;till':the '■ thir- , ••".;■ ceenth..head, .tho-score:,then.- being' 16 all. luranganui soored on all' the remaining heads, . excopt the eighteenth, and eventually won by SO to 21' Eltb,am.and,Waverloy.were'l2.each on the,twelfth'head, liiit Eltham had all the best of the remaining' play, v and gained the . . vrinkY.by 26i to A 7-: oTlie Pihama-Remuera 7 game .'provided-, aii .' exciting .finish.-. On ■ ■. the,': fourteenth . head v :Pihama were 16 to Reihuora's .9,■ b.iit, pulling themselves to- [ getfier; Demuera; wpii tho remaining seven heads,: and Pihama went under by/18 to 16. _: Greenmeadqws, had all tho best of. their game with Wellington, winning by 25 to IB '■ ; Gisbbrne beat Feilding:by-18 to 16, after one : of the keenest games of tho day. Wanganui beat/Karon-by '27 to 16. This gamo was very, even-till the-fifteenth. Head, but then /Wanganui drew away, and the, remaining' 1 heads, except , one.; Manaia had an • ea&y.win over Dannevirke, leading throughout, . . and scoring 25 to 13; .Greytown. and Masters ton,;we're 10 each on the seventeenth head. bu'tMasterton won the remaining heads ai" , : v the'game'by 17 to 10. Farndon defeated Kelburne, leading throughout, andwinning by . :- 23 to io.'' ■-;:'. ■■■ ■ ■ . ■■:■■:...-■' ■■•■•. 'In the fifth round Greenmekdows met signal defeat at the hands of Feilding by 37 t. 13.;.'Feilding soored 8 on the thirteenth head. Waipawa, , defeated Waverley--. by lY: to 16 after -v a: close ganie. ' Kelburne ■ defeated: .■ .Manaia:by 21 to .12,, having the advantage right .through. ■■ -Stratford were defeated by "':' by 27 to 12, the winners being always in. the van. A close fight between Vic;tpria and Petano resulted in favour, of Victoria by 19 to 18. Remuera triumphed-over Turanganui. by :23 to; 20, after $ close ant. , '.interesting'game. Good games were^also..wit- ' : nessed ■ betwen Pahiatua. (21) ancT Eltham (18), Farndpn, (20) and Greytown. (19), am . Wellington: (17), and Karori(l6). 'J ';.: , . ■'In.the.Wanganui-Maeterton.: match:..the Bcoresvreire 13 each on the fifteenth head, and ■ "■., on-, tlie ninete'euth Masterton were 22 to Wa-:-nganui'e : 21; Wanganui: then' put: on-'6. in the:remaining heads, and won .by 27-.t0,22. G-ipborne. :beat.: Dannovirbo by, 26 :tb , 14, , after, leading from .the ninth head. ..-, . : .Inthe sixth round .'Wellington; and "Masterton played a most exciting.game,. Wellingtdn; scoring one oh- tho last head, and win- : niiig by 1C t0,15. Greenmeadows disposed of Karori by 34 to 11. Turangsnrii suffered de- :': feat.by 27 to 17 in their game with.Eltham. Kolburne beat Gisborne by 22 to 16, after an interesting game up to the fourteenth head. ..-'■* Waipawa beat Pihama, after an uphill, game, by.' 24 to 19. Greytown defeated Manaia by 28. to; 18. _Danneyirkb made a fair, start against Feilding,.' but were subsequently beaten by 26 to 14; Waverley scored a hollow ■• victory: over < Pahiatua ,iy 25 to 16. Bluff ..'■j. Hill won on the.lastTuea'difrom Pefane.by. 24 : : t0;'23.: Farhdon were:oufclassed by.Waver- . ley,, who won.by 38% .12.': .' ■ '■[' .'.'-,'"'.:/. ' ; ,;;. On Greenmeadows , green there were Several - excellent games. Napier beat St. John's by ; 22 to 18. Caritonbeat Havelock by 21 to 18. Napier-beat Havelock by! 23"t0. 18. Havelock beat Newtown by 22 to 21, Napier beat Hastings by 18 to 17. The game between Csrlton and Havelock was the best of tho day.' On tho fourteenth'head Carlton led by 14 to 13. On the.-£ixteontlnthp. store wa£ even, an 3 on the nineteenth flavelock led by 18 to 17. Carlton scored two on the twentieth, and on tho last head, when Havelock were lying short, Carlton came up and wresteij the lying bowl, carried the kitty, and left them lying two, thus winning the match. At tho closo of to-day's play results were As follow, excluding byes , —

A SECTION. % . Turanganui, 2 wins, 3 losses; Eltham, 3 wins, 3 losses; Waipawa, 3 wins, 2 loBses; Pihama, 1 win, 5 losses; Victoria, 3 wins, 2 losses; Kemuera', 3 wins, 3 losses; Pahiatua, 2 wins, 3 losses; Waverley, 2 wins, 4 losses; Bluff Hill, 5 'wins, 0 losses; Petano, 2 wins, 4 losses; Stratford, 4 wins, I loeb.

: B SECTION. Napier, 5 wins, 0 losses; Hastings, 2 wins, 4 losses; Patea, 1 win, 4 Carlton, 6 wins;'o-losses; Newtown, 1 win, 4 losses; Havelock, 4 -wins, 2 losses; Thorndon, 1 win, 4.losses; -Upper Plains, 5-wins, 1 loss; Hawera, 1 win, 4 losses; St. John's, 2 wins. 4 losses ;-Palmerston, 2 wins, 3 losses. C SECTION.

.Greenmeadows, 3 wins, 3 losses; Manaia, 1 fin, 5 losses; Groytown, 2 wins, 4 losses; Vanganui, 6 wins, 0 losses; Farndon, 2 wins, 4,losses; Gisborno, 5 wins, 1 loss; Kelburno, 4 wins, 2 losses; Wellington, 3 wins, 3 losses; Hasterton, 3 wins, 3 losses; Fcilding, 5 wins, , 1 loss; Dannevirke, 2 wins, 4 losses; Karori, Owins, 6 losses. ' Play will be continued to-morrow. Entries for the Napier Citizens' Match closed tonight, and No. 29 match will bo commenced on Thursday afternoon.

NOTES ON THE PLAY. tnr TKLEouiru.-srEcui. corkmi'ONdent.i Naplor, January 12. The following-are the details of the play of tho Wellington city and suburbau teams in the bowling tournament to-day:— Wellington (17) v. Karori (16).—Wellington, represented by Messrs. Allen, Mentiplay, Thompson, and.Bellinger-(s.)', did not have : such an easy: win as ■ was anticipated. In fact, the suburban club managed to make their opponents".-do;their leveL best," and the Karon, skip, saved on several . occasions. Ihere was a tie on ...the 20th head, and the c'lty-.teaui scored one on'the last head. : ' (13) v. Greenmeadows (25).— The latter team played a fine steady game throughout, winning ultimatolV 'by twelve points.:;':■■■:-.'.?■ ' ■■■ ■ .'■■• ■' ■ .iWclliugton .(16) v. Mast-crtpn' (15).—Masterton.started off with a lead.of ninoin the first tnree heads. ' Then Wellington gradually/overhauled, them'j and' the game from that on .was fairly, level.'' / The score was '■ fifteen allm the second last head, and Wellington just got home by ono point in the final. ,The ground was not playing particularly, well, and''the'consequence was a good'deal of driving. ■ " . ■■-' ■ :■•-■■ ,: Victoria" (11) v. : Bluff Hill (22).—This match was more evenly contested than the figures indicate. The Victoria skip, said that it was really one of the best games he had over.played. . •■ ••■.- ... ■■■■;.' Victoria (19) v. Petane (Napier) (18).— Fortune favoured first one side and'then the other; until nearly tho twentieth head, when Victoria led by throe. On tho last head Petane got'two in, leaving Victoria winners by ono point. . ■Victoria (18) v. Rcmuera (14).—The contest was fairly even all through. Victoria was' five up on the last head when the northern club, scored ono, leaving Victoria victors by four points. . : . •Kelburne (10) v.Faradon-(23).—Numbers orte, two, and three of Kelburno showed their usual good form, but. the F»rndon skip, proved equal to the occasion, and, neutralised any individual good play on the other side. .Kclburni. (22- v. Gisborne (16).—This was e-;. great for Kelburne, as Gisborno is recognised as a star team and, up to this game, had not sustained a defeat; Campbell, the Kelburne. skip, played a great gamn. . Thorndon v.- Palinerston North. —Thorndon drew a bye in the first game to-day, and met Palmcrston North in tho second. The . early ,staps. of the came, went entirely against Thorndon, and Palmerston manaftod to, put in-severi points in the first five heads before Thorndon scored at all. Thorndon then started with!a two, followed Jiy a four, end', very'soon made up.tho deficiency, and got a- lead. The gamo was then level for Bevoral.heads, after, which Thorndon niau-

aged to incroaso thoir scoro in the latpr stagos, and had a substantial lead it the finish. • Thomdon (17) v. Upper Plains (42).—Upper Plains is practically a second rink, of 'Masterton. 'This game was remarkable for the largo number of points scored. Upper Plains went along with a big lead on short heads, and, at one period of the game, the score stood: Uppor Plains 40, Thomdon 7. Thomdon then got possession of tho jack, and altered tho length of the head, much to the advantago of their own play. The gsme ended 42 to 17—a total of 59 points, which will probably be tho largest number of points scored in any game during tho tournament. • Newtown r. St. Johhs.—Aftor sustaining a number'of defeats, Newtown at last came to light and made: an easy win. - At one period of the game Newtown Were 10 to love. They continued to play a game worthy of tho club, which has such a good record, and easily defeated thoir opponents. Newtown v. Havelock.—ln this game Newtown did not make a very good beginning, but later, by consistent drawing and careful play, thev' managed to improve their 'position and almost got on even terms with their opponents. The final stages were very keenly contested.:' The load which Havelock had gained in tho .early.: stages stood to them, and Newtown were unablo to pull the game .out in their favour., . - In the match Greenmeadows against Feilding to-day the Greenmeadows' skip drovp with the object, of . preventing his opponents scoring. The result was remarkable. Feuding was lying three, but the drive sent five of'his own side's bowls out, allowing _ Feilding to scoro eight. , ' Mr. John M'Vay, president of the North Island Bowling Association, and Messrs. Mentiplay, W.' 0. Yates, and J. P. Williamson won 'golden opinions by their arrangements; Tho visiting bowlers from Wellington are wellpleased with the hospitality of the . local players and with the treatment which they have received here. Tho appointments of "both the Napier clubs are_ excellent. The Greenmeadows property includes a handsome pavilion, fino tennis and croquet lawns, and a small ornamental lake. THE' OPEN DOOR FOR TOURNAMENTS, AN ENCOURAGING LETTER. : (By Jack.) . The arguments in favour of _the open-door -policy in respect to\club entries at tournaments are gaining favour amongst those who have time to devote to matters of'tournament administration. From timo to time I' have urged that there should' be no limitation to the rinks a club may enter in a. toiirr nament, which is directly opposed ; to the policy of the Northern Bowling Association. If anyone wished for an example to point the effect of the writer's arguments, takethe' recent "open-door" policy of the Wellington Bowling. Centre, .and _ compare it with the N.B.A. championship rink tournament', which is. running- almost; unnoticed and unheeded at Napier at the present timo. No prir.es were offered at .the Centre's tournament —that I am aware of, certain privileges were missing_ (which has not been the case at the association's tournaments), and yet the greatest-enthusiasm was manifested in the games right up .to the end.; ■It is encouraging to receive letters in support of one'p own contention; and the wnter fl .only regret is that those who believe ia the wisdom of the Northern Bowling Association's administration do not state their view of things, so that the best joints on each side could bo set out and_eonsidered, the sole intention being to arrive at what is best for bowlers and bowling as a whole. The following letter is '.'flattering sweet"' to ■. t'he writer:— .. . Dear Jack,—All Wellington bowlers who are enthusiast? :in their sport must -thank you for your interest in the game. Now- that the centre's methods /have proved ■ such a success, surely it is .only necessary ,noiv ]to call a mooting of all Wellington boirlers tb discuss under what condition our tournaments shall be run. The N.8.A.,. in rejecting the proppsal as recommended by mittee (which,-.'by"the:>ayyl had 1 :hot until to-day's: paper , set it out), are "simply Mviting an. action similar to tljatof-tJiaiAuok; laiidiclubs,; and thafc is.''secession.'of .the'jWol--lirigfco'n clubs' from their association. . Surely they are i not so fossilised as. to .havsv.ftbis matter dealt with before they move. If ,thcy oannot enlighten us .with their reasons ; (for reasons they must have for sticking to their old ideas),; then- surely, .they have no ;t one.',tp blamo ..but- themselves for any . action ; that may. be. taken by'the various,clubs, to have matters as wish them.. Will someone convene a meeting beforeour;teams-leavo for the Christchureh tournament, which , is also, a "no limitation to rinks" tourney.— . I am, etc.,. SOUTH END. ; Another correspondent writes-as follows:— LIMITATION AND RINKS. , ,Solect. eight only can play. Select eight may not bo happy. . Every tournament/improves the play of ... '.. the ; select : eight and lessens. : tho . . chance of others. - Engenders jealousy.. Select eight becom'o' nicknamed pothunters,: and, as a rule, become cliques. NON-LIMITATION OF RINKS. • All who wish may enter. All teams are happy. Every tournament improves the play and gives experience to all as. well as tho ' select eight. | ... : Encouragessociability. Abolishes cliques and lifta the clubs' standard of play '' • —Yours, etc., .NARRER. AN INTERESTING GAME. : An interesting game for tho coveted Edwin Feathers was played at the Newtown Green on Saturday, afternoon, when the AVellington challengers succeeded in recovering the lost feathers:— ■ . Challengers—E. J. Hill, Laurenson, Brunskill, Bell (o,)j Wellington 18; holders—Baillie, Pollock, W. Wylic, Prineo (s.), Newtown, 14.