BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 8

BOWLS.

. /.-.v.-* ... , WELLINGTON CLUB'S : PAIRS TOURNAMENT. Thanks to the brilliant weather sue- 1 ,ceeding Sunday's storm, the conditions J were perfect for bowling yesterday. All ' the city and suburban greens were' occu- e pied throughout the day, with an , eager t crowd of players keen on-sSquiring form v for the Wellington Centre's tournament, I which begins on Saturday next., On. tho ; Wellington Club's green the : fullest , ad- t vantage, was taken of tho holidays when ( 52 mayors took part in a progressive pairs tournament, which lasted. from': 10 a.m. until 5.30 The style of, play : demanded that' winning Vskips" moved up, winning 'leads" moved down, and . losing skips-and leads stayed where they were, which arrangement, with few ceptions, ensured a (shange of partners for . every game. Eight time-limit games wero .played, the figures quoted being the number of wins scored by each player (a halfwin signifying a tie): — . SKIPS. • • (Winner—W. J. Thompson.) ■ lunvig, 2: Churchward, SV; . Locke, 3; Bell, 4i; Bell, 4}; VPorteous, '51; F. • Laurensou, 5; Waddell, 3; Locldc, 1; L. Blundell, 61; Webb, S.J;- Still, 4; Siev- , wright, 4J; Berry, 4}; Ballinger,-. 5; Knapp, 1; Brodie, 3; Muni, 4; Thompson, Veitch, !i; Simm, sen., 4; Gibbes,' 3; Blake. G; B. B. Allen, 2; Remington, 3; Brunskili) 4.J; Lawson, 4. ; LEADS. (Winner—W: A. Grenfell;) ' Hodd. 5: Geddes,' 51; Plimmer, 3; Bennett, U; Fay, 31; Price, 4; Skinner, 5; Watson, 3J; Hyams, 4; Woodman, 3; Oruar, 41; Focke, 11; Meston, 5; Gale,' 5; Muir, 4; Birch, 3J; H. F. Allen, 3; Boyd, 3; Wylie, 4; Grenfell, 7; Simm, jun., 4; Tanner, 4; Wilson, Riley, 2; Russell, 3; Adams, 5. . All tKose'who have entered for tho Wellington Centre's Rink tournament; are . notified that play will begin ; at 9 a.m. .■! on the greens appointed, when all players are expected to bo in their places. On . this occasion the -winning team 'will be entitled to hold the centre's ; challenge shield for a year, this handsome trophy having been presented to the centre by. Mr. William- Flyger,- of the Newtown Club.." | ' kARORI-GREEN. The following games were played on tho Ifarori. green yesterday :— . Junior Bowls—Atkin 19 v.: Burn 12; Bum; 24 v. Adams 12. • Presidents' ■ Bowls.—WLellan 16 v. ■ Wright 9; Lewer 18 v. Lloyd -21; Hemsley 25 v.r.Cos 16;' Lloyd 29-v. Dickerson 12; Neweombe 17 v. Lewer 18;: Sunley. 14; v. Magnus 23; Lloyd '24 v; Neweombe', 14.; ■ Cook's Medals.—Spiers, Cooper (s.), 18, v. Hope, Tustin (a.), 23; Hope, Lloyd ; (s.), 35, v. Adams,! Hemsley ■(&.), 11; Wright, NewxombeJ (s.),' 22, Atkin, ■ Magnus (s.), 20. ' '; ' PETONE CLUB. ' Bowlers not numerous on the Pe- ; tone .CTeen yesterday,-.nevertheless a; few friendly games' -were indulged' in,, : the,' ; results of which' aro as . follow:—-.I.-'V. ; .' Barlow, Huskinson,' Cowic, . Castle .(6.), , ' 30; v. .Finlay, Cates, Gray, Day (s.), 12. ...Cates, .Griffiths, Castle, Smith (sj, 11; ' v. Euskinson, Battersley, Gray, Renai [. (so, 12.: ; - . ~-. Beynon, Hay, . Carter, (s.), 26; v. Bar: l low, Cowie, Finlay'(sj, 14. • Battersley,' Carter, Smith (5.),-33; v. ■ '■ Beynon, Griffiths,•R«nai^(s.) ) 21. ; KELBURNE GREEN. j A . progressive pairs tournament . was Slayed on. tlio Kelbnrne, Grecii' yester-. ay. : -..Hr7'.M. Routley won the; ;flrst 1 prize for...skips.Mr.' Littlejolin, came '. second,',.after playingoff," against '.Mr.Blanchard. ' Mr. Manley .first, prize - for. leads, with Mr.' MVirthiir 'second. ••