BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 80, 28 December 1929, Page 15

BOWLS

WELLINGTON TOURNAMENT PLAY IN HOWLING GALE YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Bowlers engaged in the Wellington Centre's rink tournament had to brave the battle and the breeze yesterday. It blew a howling gdje-i'rom the north-west throughout the day, complications being added after luncheon by a light drizzling rain, which caused all of them to don their overcoats. It was a common sight to see two or three hats flying across the green at the one time, and on Thorndon green hats were lifted over the fences by tierce gusts. It was no day for bowls. Everyone agreed to that, yet such is the fascination of the game that when the question of postponement was put to the skips at the conclusion of the fifth round (at about 3.40 p.m.), the decision come to was to play on for as long as the weather permitted. So it may be said that if Waterloo was won on the fields of Eton, the Spanish Armada was broken on the bowling green of Plymouth Hoe. Hardy chaps, these bowlers I The results of the day’s play were as follow: — ■ FOURTH ROUND. Section A—Thorndon Green. Ferkins beat Neilson, 18 —17. Glendining beat A. Pollock, 18—14. Crawford beat Bedell. 24—9. Ardell beat Lomas, 19 —18. Hart beat Dempsey, 23—15. « Porteous beat Duff, 20 —10. Y i Section B—Wellington Green. Munro (Island Bay) beat Smith (Newtown), 23—14. Shepperd beat Potter, 19—17. Conder beat J. Pollock, -i—l7. Cathie beat Millner, 23—11. Goodwin beat Lopdell, 21—lv. Brighting beat Hill, 17 —16. Section C—Hataitai Green. Gapes beat Robertson, 24—14. Sherwood beat Duncan, 21—lo. Smith (Thorndon) beat Levestam, 23 — 20. Jackson beat McCune, 23—16. Lowry beat Bourke, 22 —10. Parsons beat Jamieson, 19—13. Section D.—Victoria Green. McWhannell beat Gardner, 22 —18. , Fairway beat Munro. 17—16. Russell beat Topp, 27—15. Naylor beat Hale, 24—13. Adams beat Tucker, 24—22. FIFTH ROUND. Section A.—Thorndon Green. Ardell beat A. Pollock, 23—13. Ferkins beat Hart, 18—10. Neilson beat Porteous, 22—16. Crawford beat Glendining, 25—9. Duff beat Bedell, 22—17. Lomas beat Dempsey, 20—la. Section B. —Wellington Green. Brighting beat Munro (Island Bay), 22 J. Pollock beat Hill, 23—12. , Potter beat Millner, 24—19. Lopdell beat Smith (Newtown), 23— Conder beat Shepperd, 22 —11. J. Pollock beat Hill, 23—12. Goodwin beat Cathie, 20 —19. Section C. —Hataitai Green. Sherwood beat McCune, 22 —12. Gapes beat Bourke, 29—21. Parsons beat Robertson, 29—21. Smith beat Duncan, 25 —14. Jamieson beat Levestam,- 17—16. Lowry beat Jackson, 21—16. Section D.—Victoria Green. Hale beat Adams, 25—20. Topp beat Gardner, 23—18. Fairway beat Naylor, 21—20. McWhannell beat Tucker, 24—19. Russell beat Munro, 22—17. SIXTH ROUND. Section A. —Thorndon Green. Glendining beat Duff, 20 —15. Bedell beat Neilson, 25—20. Dempsey beat A. Pollock, 26 —18. Hart beat Porteous, 19 —13. Ferkins beat Lomas, 24—17. Crawford beat Ardell, 22 —18. Section B. —Wellington Green. Munro (Island Bay) beat Pollock, J., 24- 22. Potter beat Goodwin, 21—13. Hill beat Sheppard, 37 —15. Brighting beat Lopdcll, 20 —17. Cathie beat Smith (Newtown), 21—16. Millner beat Conder, 22 —17. Section C. —Hataitai Green. Jackson beat Gapes, 22 —16. > McCune beat Smith, 21 —18. Duncan beat Jamieson, 29 —12. Levestam beat Robertson, 21—20. Parsons beat Bourke, 24—16. Sherwood beat Lowry, 24—15. Section D —Victoria Green. Munro beat Gardner, 21—7. Tucker beat Topp, 28 —13. Naylor beat Russell, 19—15. Adams beat McWhannell, 21 —12. Fairway beat Hale, 21 —15. WINS AND LOSSES.

Section A. w. D. A rd fill (Hataitai) 5 1 Ferkins (Island Bay) .. 1 Glendining (Wellington) 4 2 Porteous (Wellington) . 4 Thorons’ (ICfilbiim) 4 2 Crawford (Karori) .... 3 A. Pollock (Newtown) .. 3 3 TTsirt (Cartertoil) Neilson (Jvarori) ...... 2 4 Bedell (Island Bay) .. 1 5 1 Dempsey (Woburn) .... 1 B