BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3028, 15 March 1917, Page 9

BOWLS

INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RINKS SOME INTERESTING PLAY Perfect weather prevailed yesterday when tlio champion rink from each ol the city and suburban clubs bolonging to. the "Wellington Bowling Centre mol on the Wellington Club's grean to trj conclusions. In somo cases tho rinke engaged had proved their right to be considered the champions' of theii clubs, but in other cases tho rinlc iva< selected. . It is perhaps unfortunate that all tho clubs do not adhero te tho principle of finding their champioi rink by competition, as' tho ■ contesl would then bo a real champion of champions' tourney. As it is tho contesl is for the most part a day on tho greor between'teams selected from the various clubs. Tho oonditiejns were per feet yesterday. Tho green was verj fiery, particularly after the morning dov hat! evaporated, but it played verj true. That there were no oonrphynts from tho players was tho best of testimony to tho state of tho sward. ■ In tlio first round thero were no rea surprises. It could bo said in sport ing parlance that tho favourites won ir cach of the eight games. In some case* tho margin of defeat was pretty con sielorable, notably in Petone s win ovei Johnsonville, and- Eastbourne's wil over Upper Hutt. In tho first of those games, tho last four. headß were no) played, as tho losers wero so hopeless ly- behind. Tlie score cards in tlirae gamos could hardly ho taken _as the correct result —they shewed signs ol the winners' magnanimity. Wellington had an easy win from To Hiwi aud Newtown' novor looked anything but winners throughout their game wit! Victoria. TJp till the sixteenth heac K-handallah put up a good fight againsj Lower Hutt, but thereafter tnoy failet to-draw as steadily as the Hutt mon and Hendry (s.) nlayed a rattling game towanls the finish. The best finish in the second rounc was that between Eastbourne anc Thorndon. The rinks were 20 all or tho twentieth head,. and tho teamf were just about even in calibre. Or the test head Thomson drew: a nice shot just behind the jack, while Eastbourne had somo handy wood out tc the right. It was imperative for Powell to shift tho jack. With his firsi shot he went 'a littlo ■ narrow, while Dimock did not alter the lay of the bowls. With his second bowl Powell played stronger, and rolled the kitty to the boundary—dead head. On the play off Munro, with a wick drew a nice shot for Eastbourne, and Marquis got in another.' Thomson was orderexl to drive. With his first he lifted a front bowl and with-liis second lie took off Eastbourne' 6 shot bowl; still leaving Eaetbourno with one shot when the skips went down. With his first bowl Powell got behind,- and Dimock, essayinn: to draw oh the fore hand was iust a littlo strong, With his second bowl Powell drew-another shot oii the same side as his existing one.. Again Dimock attempted to draw it . dead. He played a fine shot, arid was just strong enough to wobblo betweon Eastbourno's two shots a few inches too far, heaving the seasiders' tho viators, 22—20. Tho game, between Wellington and Petone was even up to the fourteenth head when the score was 14 all. On the next two hoaels. Wellington got singles, and on the next, when Petone was lying four fino allots, Siovwrifiht drove, and with his usual luck lay threo shots when the bowls stopped rolling. Petone did not scoro again. Siovwright played with excellent judgment, and was'given notably valuable issistauce bv Mmr, who playeel a magnificent leading game. ' The Newtown-Kelburn game was jvenly contested up till tho sixteenth lead, when Kelburn went to pieces, jiving Newtown a substantial win, vhen the play in the earlier half of ;lio gamo had promised a good finish. Karori got six points in the first load against Lower Hutt, and it broke ;h'e hearts of tho men from the Valley, ,vho never looked like winners. ICarori scored 11 before Hutt showed colour, rhen Hutt got a lucky five shots on ;he fifth head, and a single on tho sixth, but Karori negatived tho spurt jy clappinc on seven points in tho next 'wo leads The result, 28-13, with Karori on top about represent the standard of tlio two rinks. lu t-lie semi-final games Newtown was jrawn to play against Wellington, and Karori against Eastbourne. Those *amos wero played up. to the fifteenth liesd, when it was deoidexl that plav should cease for tho day, Theso.games svill be resumed at 1 p.m. to-day. The final gamo between the winners af the semi-final round will commence on the Wellington Club's green at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The results of tho day's play were as follow: —

FIRST HOUND. Wellington—Muir. Potter, Thompson, Sievwriglit (b.), 25. To■ Hijvi— Houldsworth, Wiggins, Warwick, bhallcrass (s.), 12. - Petone—M'Ewen, Melhuisli, Coles, Beynon (s.). 32. Johnsonville Ilarrap, Mills, Orr, Morgan (s.), 15. Karori —Henderson, Roberts, Crawford, Cooper (a,), 27. Lyall Bay-Mor-raTi, Ravon, Fairway, Brandon (s.), I'. Newtown —Davis, Leahy, Wylie, J. Brackenridge (s.), 19. Victoria ley, Hatoli, Hunt, Norwood (s.), 14. ICelburn —Doherty, M'Coll, Dall, Stevens (s.). 29. Seatown Magill, Wyatt, Lauculan, Green (s.), 22. _ Lower Hutt—Jones, Hodgms, Palmer, Hendry (s.), 27. Khandallah —Vincent, Gollan, Dumbell, J. A. Plimmer (s.), 14. • Tliorndon—Uplmm, Ross, .Thomson, Dimoclt (a.), 24. Hataitai— Fielding, Claridge, Martin, M'Whannoll'(s.), 16. Eastbourne—Cray, Munro, Marquis, Powell (s.). 24. Upper Hutt—Greenwood, Harrison, Brown, M'Lean (s.), 18. SECOND ROUND. Karori beat Lower Hutt, 28—13. Newtown beat Kolburn, 23 —12. Wellington heat Petone, 24 —14. Eastbourne beat Tliorndon, 22— .0 SEMI-FINAL. (Up to the end of tho fifteenth head.) Wellington, 16; Newtown, 10. Karori, 1C; Eastbourne, 13.

CIVIL' SERVICE TOURNAMENT. A Departmental tournament has been arranged for St, Patrick's Day, <°nd will tako place on the Thorndqn green. The contest will be a variation from the previous matches,. as it will be inter-Departmental, the te.mi being the champion Department; foi tho season. Owing to tho lateness. of the season, the contest cannot extend over one day, and tho toimiairw-nt; \v;il thorofore bo confined to eignt teams, earh representing a Department or combined Departments. pinyctswill !<t> as follows:—Audit—Dnmbcll {a.), Naldor, Holden, Collins. Education —Portcous (s.), Caughley, Spencer Ball. Lauds — Ballantyno (s.) ; Halliday, O'Donnoll, Jourdain. Printing—Marks (s.), Wilson, Warwick, Allen. Public Trust — llonaldson (s.), Burdokin, Brogan, I'urdio. Public AVorks—G. Smith (s.), Fulton, Waldie, Blak'o. TreasuryMorgan (b.), Chitty, Scott, and another. . Labour —Nowton (s.), M'Kittrick, Rose, and another, 'l'he tmirnament will bo divided into two se:t:uns, each team in a section playing tho othor tihreo teams, and ihe winuor of caqli"section to playoff tiio lin:il ginno for tho ch'ainpiohship. ' Each, gamo will be Eixtoon hoiuls. Tho first seotion will comprise Audit, Public Trust,

Public AVonyks, and Treasury, and tho second section will include Education, Labour, Lands, and Printing. EDWIN FEATHERS. On tho Tliorndon green yesterday a game for tho Edwin Feathers vas played, and rosulted as follows:— Tliorndon v. Jolmsonvillc—Tliorndon: Murdoch, Freeman, Hatch, Wilson (a.), 19; _ Johnsonvills: Moore, O'Neil, Petrie, Thompson (s.), 17. The following will represent Kliandallah in a four-rink friendly gamo against Lyall Bay:—Away—Hutcinngs, Jones, Eourke, M'Artljur (s.); Fjnn, Monro, Matthewnian, It. Plim-ner Living, Stafford, Hogben, J. A. Plimnier (s.); Vincent, C'owles, Cameron, Gollau (s.). TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. On Saturday Petone will play Jobnsonvule, Upper Hutt, Seatoun, and Eastbourne. The following have been selected to play for Poton«:—V. Johnsonville—Home: Mudge, Smith, Robertson, AVeame (s.); avay: Findlay, Gomotti, Cowie, Beynon (a.). V. Upper Hutt—Howe: Lewihwaito, Bargh, Henry, .M'Ewen (s.); away: Hagger, Hutchinson, Walton, Hay (s.). V. oeatonn—Home: Elvines, Oastle, P. M'Arthur T. M'Artbur (a.); away: Naughton, Firth, Wylie (s.). V. Eastbourne—Homo: Jones, Kirk, Marsden, Melhulsli (s.); away: Ourtis, Gilmour, llennie, Coles (s.). Tho following teams will represent Wellington Club in the intor-club maljch Wellington v. Lower Hutt on; Sufcurday:—i't homo: Joffery, Longmoro, Potter, Gooder; Kinnear, W. H. Bennett, Thompson, Hill; Ballinger, B. B.' Allen, Berry, Still; Bhmdell, Veitcb, Ledger, Webb. Awny: Marshall, Kinvig, Moult, G. Brown; R. Roberts, Bush, Gr en fell, Churchward; J. J. Webb, Pole, Hamilton, Jaekman; Muir, J. Knapp, Crane, Sievwright. Wellington v. Karon.—At homo: Johnston, A. L. Liddlo, Leighton,' Frost; S. Campbell, Innes, J. J. Roberts, Bary. Away: Hildrth, Dixon, Duncan, Horner.