BOWLING CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2973, 10 January 1917, Page 9

BOWLING CARNIVAL

SPOILED BY RAIN

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP COMMENCED

COLD WIND AND HEAVY GREENS Ono of tho most violent changes experienced in tho woathor this sunimor took placo on Monday night. From an atmosphoro of dry, blazing midsummer woathor Wellington was plunged within an hour or so • into very nearly tho middlo of winter, a cold/ southerly broozo, solid rain showors, with quito a nip in it, succeeding tho extraordinary ol'cctrical storm. Tho rosidt of tho sudden change and tho torrential downpour had a sorious offeot on tho howling greens yesterday. From 11 state of hard-glazed grcons with an almost unplayablo surface tho players in tho Dominion championship games had to contend, as long as play waß possible, with firm, grippy greens, which necessitated .1 good solid push to get anywhoro near tho jack. "Unfortunately tho clouds, which threatened to lift at about 10 a.m., darkened over again, and heavy rain fell again at 11 a.m. for over an hour, thoroughly swamping 'the greens, and making tho_ continuance of play out of tho question. Tho council" decided to postpone all play for tho day. This was most unfortunate for tho association) particularly as' Wellington has. enoyed such a long spell of fi/10 bowling weather. Still' there. are many who' rejoice in tho heavy rainfall, and yesterday's postponement will not interfere very materially with tho general progress of the tournament. RESULTS Tho following aro tho results' of yos-. lorday's play in tho Singles, Championship as far as' it wont:— SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. A SECTION (TE HI.WI). First Round. . Saywell (Foilding) beat Morrison (Christchurch), 24—9, 17—7; Duff .(Newtown) beat Rodpath (Linwood), 15—13; Kcraha-n- (Hatnitai) beat Young (Kelburn), 18-10.. ' , B SECTION (JOHNSONVILLE). First Round. Stewart (Foilding) beat Price (Carlton, 16-U, 8-13; Osmond (Auckland) beat Orchard (Christchurch), 14-7, 10-15; Prince (Nowtown) beat Campbell (Lyall Bay), 16-13, 17-8; Mayor (Kelburn) beat Barnes (Hataitai) by default; Ramsay (Caledonian) beßt Fookcs (Carlton) by default. C SECTION (THORNDON). ,' ~ Fir6t Round. Chapman (Waimate) beat Jamos (Wellington), 17—12; Eraser (United) beat Duncan (To Hiwi), 17—11; Rockwell (St. Kilda) beat M'Calluin (Remiiera), 17—13, 15—12; Smith (Papanui) beat' Smith (Otago), 17—7; Henderson (Lyttollon) beat Brackonridgo (Nowtown), IS—10; M'Whauuell (Hataitai) beat Dohorty (Kelburn), 15—li; Edwards (Caledonian) beat Lowry (Carlton), 13-8, 14—17; Odder (Dannovirke) won by default.

D SECTION (PETONE). ■ First Round.

Foster (Caledonian) beat Phillpotts (Carterton), 18-8, 18-8; Rimmer (Foxton) beat Hutchison (Dunedin), ,13—12, 20—19; Stephens (Kelburn) boat Foy (Hawera), 17-H, 16-12; Pago (Lyttolton) beat J. M. Brackenridgo (Newtown), 12— 19, 16-13, W—fi; Bright (Oteki) beat, Poole (Papanui), 12-11, 12-13; Wooler (Remuera) beat Calvert (Sydenham), ;14-r 13 15—11; Woolf (United) beat Laurenson (Torraco End), 15-10, 9-13; Inkstcr (Waimate) won by default.

E SECTION (HATAITAI). First ■ Round. Barnott (Canterbury) beat Potter (Wellington), 17-10, 18-10; Laimj (Waimate) beat Brown (United), 11-9, 2-17; Seller (Sydenham) .beat Ramsay (Terrace ind), 17_vt l.]r-9; Garrard (Remuera) beat Lambio (Pihama), 14-13, 17-14; Bright (Otaki) beat Robbing.(Nowtown),. 14-11, 15-11; Routley (Kelburn) beat Dee (Maitai) 15—14 14—5; Flower (G'onvillo) beat Hol'lard (Hawera), 18-13; Barnes (Dunedin) beat Maeson •• (Carterton), 18—9, 11-12.

F SECTION (KARORI). First Round. ' ' London (Wangauui) beat Still (Wellington), 20-8; Dimock (Tliorndon) beat Spiller (United), 11-9, 14-15; (Roslyn) beat Scott (Sydenham), 16-12; Mason (Pihama) beat Bills (Otaki), 16-6, 13—12; Dee (Maitai) beat Danes (Newtown), 16-9; Morgan (Johnsonville) beat Shillito (Kia Toa), 19—6; Gregory (Dunedin) beat Nixon (Gonville), 15—14; Hanning (Caversham) beat Duggan (Canterbury), 13-8, 8-13..

G SECTION (LYALL BAY). First Round.

Dodds (Maitai) beat Price (Kia Toa), 1,5—10; Bennefield (Gonville) beat Monk (Kaiapoi), 15—14; Buckley (Ponsonby) beat M'Donald (Stratford), 21-18; Hill (Wellington) beat Borland (Canterbury), 12-11; Hatch (Victoria) beat Tilley (Wanganui), 20—6; Farmer (Caversham) beat Harraway (Dunedin), 13-8; Carswell (Taieri) beat Munro (Thorndon), 14—13; Satherly (Otaki) beat M'Laren (Oamaru), 15-14. H SECTION (KELBURN). First Round. Kinvig (Wellington) beat Caughley (Wellington), 15-10, 15—8; Thomson (Thorndon) beat Bolton (Victoria), 15—8, 20-8; M'Donald (Stratford) beat Haldane (Takaka), 16-10, 10-15; Casey (Ponsonby) boat Patorson (Pahiatua), 15—14, 12—11; Court (Onehunga) beat Morrisli (Nelson), IS—l2, 14—10; Mayor (Eastbourne) beat Corby (Gonville), 18-13, Buchanan (Caversham) beat Lowry (Canterbury), 19—9, 7—l?. J SECTION (VICTORIA). First Round. ~ Martin (Turanganui) beat Hunt (Victoria), 16—9, 14—13; Powell (Eastbourne) beat Pawson (Gonville), ,18—9, 18—4; Haworth (Canterbury) beat Forrester (Caversham), 13-11, 12-10; White (Kaikorai) beat Shillito (Kia Toa), 18-8; Kirk (Takaka) beat Skoglund (Stratford), 14—11, 11—19; Howat (Pahiatua) beat Walker (Ponsonby), 15—14; Horner (Wellington) beat Parata (Wellington), 13—8, 9—14; Crawford (Nelson) beat Gatlnnd (Onehunga), 16-11.

K SECTION (KHAN.DALLAH). First Round.

Finiicgan (Canterbury) beat Wyatt (Christchurch) by default; Morshead (Gonville) beat Marquis (Eastbourne), IG— 10, 13-17; Harkness (Nelson) beat Gatland (Onehunga), It-9, 14—12; Snell (Linwood) beat Allnutt (Kaikorai), 16-15, 915; Wilson (Ponsonby) beat Bringans (Pahiatua), 18-17, 12—14; Scrivener' (St. .iohiv's) beat Cahvalladcr (Tnurangu), 13— 7. 21—!); Craig (Turanganui)-beat Snaddon (Victoria), 14—13, 15—8; Tamblyn (Wellington) beat Muir (Wellington), 1611.

L SECTION (HUTT) First Round.

ICmmiier (t'onsonbyj bwit Walsh (Pahiatua), 18-15,-10-11; Henry (Kaikorai) beat; llilson (Linwood), 20—H, 13—8; Wooifham (Opawa) beat Gould (Nelson), IC-C, 20-9; Langsfon! (West End) boat Crane (Wellington), 16—13, 16-M; Shearman (Edgonioro) boat Day (Gore), 15—6, 17—(i; "Rcdpath (C'antcrbiM-y) beat Davics (Christchurch), 13-12, 18-10; iMuller (Waipawa) beat Woolion (Turanganui) by default; Gordon (St. .lohn's) beat Ferguson (To lliwi) by default.

lt SECTION (WELLINGTON). , Finst Round.

K'ilgour (Carlton) boat llclliwell (Christchurch), 17-8, 18-11; Kerr (Ekclahunii) beat . tlorton (Hastings), 36-9; Cooper (K'arori) beat Buirsom (Linwood), 19-8, 11-15; Bentloy (Olago) beat Spiers (Newtown), .13—10, 3—20; Everett (Pou-

sonby) beat Husband (Pahiattia), 13—8, Hi—s; Christio (St. John's) beat Warwick (To Kiwi), 13-11, 16-11; Sawyer (Turanganui) beat Gow (Waipawa), 13—12, 10—12; Ingram (Wellington) beat Tonkin (West End), 13-11, 11-10, and 13-11.

N SECTION (WELLINGTON), First Round.

Playall (West-port) beat Darby (West I End),. 17-15, 16—D; Ballinger (Welling- 1 ton) beat Manchester (Waimate), 22—9, 16—11; Mllanowny (United) beat Browor (Waipawa), 18—13,15—7; .Tones (Papanud) beat Angus (Rangiora, 13—12, 13—15; Crawford (Kaiwi) beat Marriott (Linwood), 17-11, 15-9; Houldsworth <To Hiwi) beat Jack (St. John's), 11-9, 20-12; Pollock (Newtown) boat Smith (Otago), 1.5-11, 13-15; Barnard (Eltliam) beat Hall (Hastings), 18-S, 5-18. T SECTION (NEWTOWN). First Round. - Prceco (Christclmrch) beat Lamb (Carlton) by default; Smith (To Hiwi) boat Wright (St. John's), 23-9, 8-19; Efford (ltangiora) beat Banks (Papanui), 17—11, 16—11; Blackwood (Westport) beat Brodie (Wellington), 12-9, 16-11; Carman (Eltham) beat Julian (Habitat, 14—8, 21—9; Atkinson (United) beat Smith (Waipawa), 11—IS; W. Wyatt (Otago) boat Wylio (Newtown), 15-10, 6—10; Ponlington (Linwood) beat Gray (Kelburn), 16-12, 17-8. EXPLANATORY NOTE. In connection with the abovo resells it should be noted that the round consists of three games (same opponents), the winner of Hie two games to remain in the contest. Double, and in somerases treble, results are given opposite the names in the above scores, the lirstmontioncd figures being the scores ot the first-menkmed players.

:.. TO-DAY'S PLAY. , With tho exception of Johnsonvillc, Khandallah,' and To Hiwi, players remaining in tho singles roust ho on the greens they played on yesterday at 8.30 a.m. to-day. Those who played on the first-named groens must bo on the Wellington Club's green same hour, to continue, the play there. Players remaining in tho pairs should noto that they will be required on tho Wellington green to-day immediately they aro "outed" in tho singles, and those who'aro not in the singles must bo in attendance at the, "Wellington green at Iko'clock this morning. ■ELECTRIC LTGHT SHOW POSTr PONEBv Owing to tho very heavy rain that fell yesterday morning, it was decided that it'would bo too wet underfoot to hold the elcctrio light tournoy and. al fresco concert last night. In order to give tho weather an opportunity to thoroughly recover, tho council has dcIcided to postpone the function until Friday and Saturday evenings.