PENNANT BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 68, 14 December 1931, Page 8

PENNANT BOWLS

Senior Competition HATAITAI DOES WELL Seatoun Retains Lead The third round-of the senior bowls pennant competition on Saturday made a considerable alteration in the percentages of the leading clubs, but Sea-, toun, by securing four wins out of six games, retained its position at the top of the table with 72.16 per cent, wins over the three rounds. Upper Hutt went back a good deal, and Hataitai, with the best performance on the day of 80 per cent, wins, increased its percentage over the three rounds to 70, and now takes second place. Central slipped back 31 points, only winning half of the games, while Lyall Bay improved its position by three points. Petone failed to maintain its good average showing in the pennant and other games during the last month, and only recorded a little over 40 per cent, of wins. ~, , McColl, Kelburn. was responsible for the defeat of a strong rink skipped by Fielding, Hataitai, at the latter s green, and Wellings, another hard man to beat, went down to Lomas at Kelburn. Lower Hut tcame out with 62.50 per cent, wins, a decided improvement upon earlier performances, and the selection committee has apparently taken criticism to heart. Woburn fared better in securing three wins out of four games, but Island Bay crashed badly in losing two-thirds. Newtown won 50 per cent, of the games on Saturday, but require a substantial win to secure a worth-while rise on the laddefection of Plimmerton is to be deplored, and if it is impossible to raise the two rinks required, it would be better to withdraw from the pennant competition. Defaulting at the last moment means that the opponent club has two rinks who may be left on the bank, and at the best can only secure a scratch friendly game. Further, it would not be fair later in the season to play matches against some clubs after defaulting, and giving full points to other clubs Time and distance are the principal difficulties. Thorndon netted four wins out of 10, which was a little improvement. Hutton had«a sensational win of 38 —10 against O’Donnell, Wellington. at Wellington green. . In the appended results the percentages on the day’s play are given with the results. After the second round the leaders were Seatoun and Upper Hutt, "7u per cent, each; Central. 70.83; Island Bay, 65.62; Hataitai. 65.00; Kelbnrm 60.40; Lyall Bay. 58.33; Karon. 56.25; Wellington. Petone. and Eastbourne. 00.00 Leadws on Three Rounds. The leading teams on the three rounds are as follow : — ■ Percent. _ wins. ■Seatoiin J 2.16 Hataitai 'O.OO Central 67.22 Upper Hutt 66.66 Lyall Bay 6110 ... Kelburn 66.93 Island Bay .. '• Karori 4!) - 9 l " The results are as follow, home skips mentioned first on each grden:— At Hataitai. Against Kelburn.—Ardell 28, Gray 14; Shore 10, Routley 15; Fielding 23, McColl 04 Against Eastbourne—Claridge 25, Cook 19; Woolley 29, Rendle 16. Hataitai SO per cent. wins. At Eastbourne. Against Hataitai.—Mayer 17, Martin 27; ‘Paton 19, Watts 23. Eastbourne failed to secure a point, and went back considerably in the percentages for the three rounds.At Kelburn. Against Hataitai.—Lomas 24, Wellings 18; Lowry 15, Cometti 23; Strickland 19, Brightllng 25. . Against Khandallah.—Meadowcroft lb, Nalder 30; Compton 17, Briugans 22; Nicholls 23, King 15. Kelburn 50 per cent. wins. At Khandallah. Against Kelburn-.— Wright 14, Widdop 21; McEwen 18,’Marrls 21; Burt 15, Gardner 20. Khandallah 33.33 per cent. wins. . At Central. Against Wellington.—Stone 15, Warwick 20; Raeburn 27, Innes 19. ’ Against Woburn.—Howitt 17, Dempsey 14. Central 50 per cent. wins. At Woburn. Against Central.—Tambiyn 21, May *O. Against Thorndon.—Judd 21, Johnson 13. Woburn 75 per cent. wins. At Wellington. Against Thorndon— Fairway 25, Munro 16; Potter 15, Lambert 22; Mayer 21, Mason 24; O’Donnell 10, Hutton 38. Against Central.—Hill 12, Senior 20; Reid 29, Fisher 15. Wellington 50 per cent. wins. At Thorndon. Against Wellington.—Marris 21, Porteous 28" Thomson 24, Duncan 28; Perry 24, Goldfinch 26; Markman 21, Lulham 20. Against Woburn. —Goodwin 20, Jones 27. Thorndon 40 per cent. wins. At Victoria. Against Island Bay—Jackson 24, Ferkins -17; Snadden 18, Hale 17; Pole 18, Bedell 26. Against Lyall Bay.-Hain 22, Brackenridge 19; Bailey 18, Laurie 18. Victoria 65 per cent. wins. At Lyall Bay. Against Victoria.—Sherwood 20, Bolton 16; Hazlewood 20, King 16. Against Petone.—Naylor 15, BeynOn 13. Lyall Bay 06.66 per cent. wins. At Petone. Against Lyall Bay.—McArthur 18, Raven 18 Agalnst Island Bay.—Silbery 25, Conder 17. Against Upper Hutt.—lbell 21, Mills 14. Petone 41.66 per cent. wins. At Island Bay. Against Petone.’—Mcllroy 24, McEwen 20. Against Victoria.—Edwards 20. Tucker 22; Osbourne 16, Luke 17; Munro 18, Scolon 20. Island Bay 33.33 per cent. wins. At Karori. > Against Seatoun—Burn 16, Snelling 19; Crawford 20, Bell 13. Against Lower Hutt.—Webbey *.5, Hodgins 13; Christensen 18, Baker 26. Karori 37.50. per cent. wins. At Lower Hutt. Against Karori—Brooks 18. Gilbert 26; Fraser 16, Naismith 14. Against Newtown.—Davidson 24, Puddle 18; Teagle 26, Pollock 13. Lower Hutt 62.50 per cent. wins. At Seatoun. AgalnsJ Newtown.—Wyatt 15, Russell 23, Against Karori.- —Stone 24, Gapes 22; Jackson 23, Adams 11. Seatoun 60.66 per cent. wins. At Newtown. Against Lower Hutt.—Barber 13, Flynn 23; Duff 18, Lopdell 14. Against. Seatoun.—Thompson 15, Wright 22. Plimmerton defaulted to Newtown in both games. Newtown 50 per cent. wins. At Upper Hutt. Against Petone.—Dalton 24, Mulholland 14. Upper Hutt 50 per cent. wins. I'llinmcrton. Again Plimmerton defaulted in the home and away-games, this time to Newi town. The continued default will probably be considered by the centre at the meeting to-morrow evening. Junior Pennant McDonald, Central, 25; Turner, Hutt, 12. Ashworth, Islaud Bay, 26; Thorne, Karori, 14. Smith, Kelburn, 23; Hands, Lyall Bay, 13. McAnally. Seatoun, 13; Bell, Khandsllnh, 24. Black. Woburn, 21; Stewart, Thorndon, 19. Dr. Ewart, Wellington, 23; Tito, Petone, 18. Edwin Feathers Clerke, Island Bay, 11; Roundhlli, Hutt,