BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 85, 9 January 1928, Page 11

BOWLS

HUTT VALLEY TOURNAMENT FINAL DECIDED ON SATURDAY WON BY LEVESTAM’S RINK The final game of what has been a very pleasant little tournament was played on the Butt Club’s green on Saturday afternoon, under conditions that were practically perfect. The Hutt Valley Tournament Committee has every reason to feel gratified at the success which has attended their fixture this season, for tho tournament attracted representatives of twelve out of the seven.ten city and suburban clubs, and. all .who took, part in it were more than satisfied with the arrangements made and with the smooth running '-f the affair, much of the credit for which was due to the secretarial direction of Mr. ■F. Walton. The result of the final game was as follows: —

. Newtown: Davis, Claridge, Parkhouse, Levestam (s.), 24; Petone: Coinetti, Blake, Laurie, Doueghue (s.). 15. The green—an outside one —was all that could be desired, as plenty of width was allowed for the rink.. It was needed, ’for the green was decidedly keen, and the bowls were drawing thro yards on the one hand. On the other, thanks to a puffy cross breeze, the bowls were inclined to run a little narrow during the first half of the game, and, when extra green was given to meet this idiocycrasy, some of the bowls declined to run in as merrily as they were expected to. Otherwise the conditions were quite good. On the day's play the best team won. Levestam’s rink, which showed good form throughout the tournament, happened to be in section A, as was also the Petone rink, and in the second game between th two a splendid game was recorded, Doneghue winning an uphill fight by the narrow margin of one point. This made Saturday’s final .nil the more interesting, there hemg .not a few who reckoned that the Petone rink would repeat its performance. But it was not to be. Levestam’s men drew the jack with slightly more consistency th»n their opponents, and the Newtown skip played sterling bowls, with the result that on the seventeenth head the game Jay in favour of Newtown. 19—12. On the next head, however, Blake, Laurie, and Doneghue manage;! to get in three shots, after the jack had been shifted by Parkhouse. With only four points between them, and three heads to go, it was anyone’s game. On the nineteenth head Newtown lay a fairly wide cne shot when the skips went down. Doneghue put down a good bowl that just failed to heat the shot bowl, and Levestam drew, another beauty—shot itself, and scored two, giving him a sixpoint lead. The twentieth head was a long one, and none of the players was able to get within a yard of the jack, most of the,bowls running narrow across the front of the head. Il again remained with Levestam to drew the shot, which lie did like a champion. The last head was one of desperation. Davis put down a couple of good shots, but Blake rested out the shot, a performance which Parkhonse repeated. Doneghue then essayed to kill the head, and drove the jack nearly out to the boundary, but still Newtown law, so with his. next he hit it again and sent it into the ditch, whore Newtown finally lay two shots —both of them Tevestam’s bowls. This gave a 24 —15 victory to the Newtown rink, the members of which received the congratulations of all present. The duties of umpire were carried out by Mr. Pawson, of the Central Club. THE FRIENDLY BOWL WELLINGTON’S VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH [VISITORS WIN NARROWLY Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, January 7. Twenty-two years ago Mr. W. Barnett, a member of the Christchurch Bowling Club, presented a trophy to be played for annually between rinks from the Christchurch and Wellington Bowling Clubs alternately in Christchurch and in Wellington. To-day fiva rinks from each club met on the Christchurch Club’s green. The trophy, which is called the "Friendly Bowl,’’ is a bowl mounted on a silver stand, and was won by Mr. Barnett at the Northern Bowling Association’s Easter tournament at Napier in 1894. The principal condition of the match is that the visiting team, whether it wins or not, shall take the trophy back with it. Until a couple of years ago the match consisted of four rink games, but owing to the keen desire on the part of the members of the clubs to participate, an extra rink was then added.

Before'tho match was begun this afternoon the visiting bowlers were the guests of the members of the Christchurch Club at luncheon in the club’s pavilion. The following are the results of the rinks (Wellington rinks first):— Cresswell, Liddle, Ingram, Potter, 26; Boyd, Atkinson. Dickson, Lewis. 25. Dempsey, Hill O’Donnell, Portcous, SO; Munro. Hobbs, Dey. Orchard, 24. Ledger, Hamilton, Lulham, McArthur, 21; Purchase, Whetter, Brown, Sargent, 21. Brinsden, Longmore, Jackman, Mayer, 18; Manning, Cooper, Herrick, Barnett, 22. Haldane, Veitch, Erskine, McLean, 22; Dixon, Rutherford, Ashman, Woolf, 17. Points totals: Wellington, 117; Christchurch, 112. Rink games: Wellington, S; Christchurch, 2. NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA WIN FOR NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney, January 7. In the bowling match played at Camberwell, New South Wales (95) defeated New Zealand (84). Hill’s rink (27) defeated New South Wales (15), Clark (21) defeated New South AWiles (20), New South Wales (28) defeated Thomas (19), New South AVales (32) defeated Hobday (17). Hill’s rink played exceptionally against a strong New South AVales rink. CLOSE GAME WITH SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Rec. January 8, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, January 8. For tho team championship at Armadale, Sduth Australia (99) defeated New Zealand (921. Clarke (25) defeated South Australia (22), Hobday (26) defeated South Australia (25), South Australia (39) defeated Hills (17), Thomas (24) defeated South Australia (22). It was expected that South Australia would win easily, but New Zealand had tho game in doubt till the last rink. Victoria won the teams championship. This concludes a successful carnival.

FIRE

SAWMILL DESTROYED. By Telegraph.—Press association. Greymouth, January 7. A fire during the night completely destroyed the Kokiri sawmill. It had not been working since August, and the origin ol the fire is a mystery. The insurances are not available. The mill was to have been offered for sale by auction next week. The need for protection against fire loss is obvious. Consult The Mercantile and General Insurance Company Ltd., Panama Street, Wellington.— Advt,