BOWLS TOURNEY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 95, 16 January 1935, Page 11

BOWLS TOURNEY

Eight Rounds of Rinks Decided CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY Post-Section ( Games to Start To-day By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, January 15. The annual tournament of the New Zealand Bowling Association was continued to-day. Two further games in the section rounds were completed, finalising the eight games to be staged in this division of its full rinks championship. The games provided the highest interest, and many teams fought wth fine vigour to obtain, wins and qualify for the intersection rounds to-morrow. Thirty-eight teams qualified, including the present holders, the .Linwood rink. Christchurch. The weather was ideal in every respect warm, bright, and with an almost cloudless sky. The successful teams which have qualified lor the post-section rounds will assemble at the Carlton greens tomorrow, and will resume play on the two-life system, playing three games ot 21 heads each day. It is estimated that nine rounds will be required to find the champion rink team of the 1934-35 season, thereby finishing on Friday evening. The following qualified with eight wins: Renkin (Carlton). Buchan (Te Aroha). The following qualified with seven wins: Thomas (Wairere),. Lundon (Devonport), Vella (Onehunga), Whittle (Grey Lynn), Robertson (Onehunga), Short (Pukekohe), Walker (Auckland), Little (Hamilton), Wilson (Linwood), Stone (St, John’s)., The following qualified with six wins: Arnott (Palmerston North), Mackie (Dunedin), Hosking (Pukekohe), Loram (Rocky Nook), Adess (St. Hilda), Engebretsen (Napier), Bremner (West End, Auckland), Gee (Te Awamutu), Lett (Park, Masterton), Graham (Carlton), Lancaster (Carlton), Carswell (Auckland), MeWhannell (Hataitai), Pilkington (Hamilton), Harrison .(Auckland), Roberts (Carlton). Henderson (Paeroa), Brighting (Hataitai). Walker (Mt. Albert.). Fraser (Mt. Eden), Sunde (Glen Eden), Newman (Thames), Brackenridge (Lyall Bay), Mingins (Epsom), Dunstan (Waihi) and Richmond (Epsom). Cluira-otor of Games. The character of the games on the fast greens had as a basis very delicately drawn bowils. The series of eight games was a test of consistency of form, and 'those teams which have qualified have maintained remarkable steadiness. oi form. Many teams made brilliant beginnings. dropped form, and regained it only to find that the wins recorded were insufficient to carry them into further rounds. . , The champion rink, G. Dickson, I*. Redpath, 11. F. Gibson, and 11. Wilson, of. the Linwood club, Christchurch, won their two games played to-day. The first was against Kelly, of Epsom, the score being 26 to 17. In the second game the Linwood quartet defeated Yukich (Kaikohe). . . The result of the games in section F was a great surprise. At the commencement of the day, Francis, of Balmoral, led with five wins, and looked almost certain of going forward on the form exhibited in previous rounds. However, their sound bowling of front rank was not ' sustained. In their first game Balmoral met Steele, of Auckland, and it was a soundly trounced team being completely outplayed. Their second game of the day was equally disastrous. De Launay. of Carlton, put figures 36 to 13 upon the board. Bremner, of West End, Auckland, and De Launay, both with four wins, met. One of the two teams was to go out of the championships nt this stage. Bremner’s team never left the concluding result in doubt and won bj’ 30 to 23. Young Skip's Fine Play. The Te Awamutu team skipped by Gee had the task of winning the last game to qualify for further rounds, and met Hutchison, of Dunedin. The last-men-tioned gave a sound game and le. il all the way until the last few heads, when Gee scored two-two and a singleton, running out 24 to 23. The game displayed fine dash by the young skip, Gee, and marks the first occasion in which a Te Awamutu team has qualified in a New Zealand rink tournament. High scoring was a feature of the game between Gordon (St. John’s) and Draper, of Imperial, the score being 42 to 24, totalling 66 points. In the second round Campbell, < f Mount Eden, who was making a bold bid for section honours, met defeat at the hands of Fookes, of Carlton. At one time it looked as if Mount Eden would win, but Carlton played strongly at the finish. Results of the seventh and eighth rounds are as follow: — SECTION A Seventh round: Campbell (Mount Eden) 29. v. Thomas (Wairere) 'l9. Fookes (Carlton), 2S, v. Sutherland (Avondale) 14. Evans (Whitiora) 25, v. Petty (New Plymouth) 24. G. S. Gordon (St. John’s), 42, v. Draper (Imperial) 24. Maher (Auckland) 34, v. R. A. Johnston (Waitemata) 24. Eighth round: Johnston 32, v. Petty . 16. Thomas 31, v. Gordon 22. Sutherland 30, v. Maher 25. Evans 35, v. Draper 8. Foobes 23, v. Campbell 20. Thomas, seven wins, qualified for postsection play. SECTION B Seventh round: Cameron (Takapuna) 26, v. Raeburn (Te Aroha) 18. Arnott (Palmerston North) 30, v. Hickman (Poverty Bay) 25. Claridge (Caledonian) 32, v. Murray (Hawera) 15. Jury (Ponsonby) 26, v. Denison (Balmoral) 13. Hosking (Grey Lynn) 25, v. M. Gordon (Carlton) 20. Eighth round: Hickman 24, v. Hosking 20. Murray 31. v. Raeburn 16. Gordon 29, v. Jury 22. Claridge 24, v. Arnott 13. Cameron 35, v. Denison 20. Arnott, six wins, qualified for post-sec-tion play. SECTION C Seventh round: Taylor (Mount Eden) 35, v. Ferguson (Balmacewen) 13. J. R. Smith (Kelburn) 28, v. Cliffe (Wbitiora)' 23. Mantell (Tauranga) 29, v. Price (Fitzroy) 20. Kent (Carlton) 24, v. Kenny (Onehungji) 19. Lundon (Devonport) 30, v. Hooper (Epsom) 12. . Eighth round: Lundon 32, v. Smith 15. Ferguson 24, v. Mantell 23. Hooper 20, v. Kent 19. Cliffe 22, v. Price 20. Taylor 20, v. Kenny 19. Lundon, seven wins, qualified. SECTION D Seventh round: Parkhouse (Wellington) 25 v. Bray (Remuera) 18: Whibley (Greymouth) 21 v. Hollard (Putaruru) 20: Mackie (Dunedin) 23 v. Harris (Stratford) IS: S. Jenkin (Carlton) 26 v. Hopwood (West End. Auckland) 22; ■Wright (St. Heliers) 37 v. Mc-Murchy (Grey Lynn) 21. „ , Eighth round: Hollard 29 v. Wrigat 27; Harris 28 v. Parkhouse 26; Hopwood 24 v. MdMurchy 17: Whibley 2i> v. Mackie 18; Jenkin 24 v. Bray 22. Jenkin, S wins, and Mackie, six wins, qualified. SECTION E Seventh round: Loram (Rocky Nook) 27 v. Rolls (Featherston) 11; Engebretsen (Napier) 29 v. James (Cambridge) 21; Adess (St. Hilda) 26 v. Good (Linwood) 24; F. A. Hosking (Pukekohe) 38

v. Gatland (Onehunga) 16; laughan (Carlton) 23 v. Franks 19. Eighth round: Engebretsen 28 v. Vaughan 21; Adess 27 v. Rolls 25; Franks 2b v. Gatland 12; Good 17 v. James 16; Hosking 29 v. Loram 24. Hosking, Loram, Adess, Engebretsen, all 6 wins, qualified. SECTION F

(Seventh round: Bartlett (Awakino) 28 v. Patersen (Mt. Albert) 17; Gee (Te Awamutu) 28 v. Hale (Island Bay) 19; Nash (Palmerston North) 27 v. Hutchison (Dunedin) IS; Bremner (West End, Auckland) 24 v. de Launay (Carlton) 19; Steele (Auckland) 29 v. Francis (Balmoral) 16. Eighth round: Steele 24 v. Hale 22; Bartlett 28 v. Nash 23; de Launay 36 v. Francis 13; Gee 25 v. Hutchison 23; Bremner 31 v. Paterson 24.. Bremner and Gee, both b wins, qualified. SECTION G Seventh round: Taplin (Hally burtonJohnstone) 27 v. Gray (Kia Ton) 2-. Bell (Hamilton) 24 v. Foy (Hawera) lb. Lett (Masterton) 28 v. Banks (Rotorua) 22 Vella (Onehunga) 19 v. Melville (Devonport) 16. Dick (Ponsonby) 20 v. J. F. Hosking (Carlton) IS. . Eighth round: Foy 2a v. Dick 13. Banks 20 v. Gray 17. Vella 24 v. Hosking 22. Bell 19 v. Lett 17. Melvihe 31 v. Taplin 25. Vella, 7 wins, and Lett, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION H Seventh round: Whittle (Grey Lynn) 24 v. Currie (Timaru) 22. Naylor (Thorndon) 25 v. Benefield (St. John’s) 20. Mitchell (Whitiora) 30 v. Robertson (Onehunga) IS. W. Smith (Auckland) 27 v. Hunt (Ponsonby) 16. Graham (Carlton) 24 v. O’Callaghan (Epsom) 16. Eighth round: Graham 28 v. Naylor 10. Robertson 25 v. Currie 20. Smith 26 v. O’Callaghan 25. Benefield 31 v. Mitchel 18. Whittle 25 v. Hunt 15. Whittle and Robertson, 7 wine, and Graham, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION I Seventh round :. Carswell (Auckland) 28 v. McComish (Maitai) 19. Pilkington (Hamilton) 33 v. 'Williams (Dargaville) IT. Jlc'Whannell (Hataitai) 29 v. Ber.riall (Napier) 18. Ramsey (Balmoral) 29 v. Gardiner (Otahuhu) 18. Lancaster (Carlton) 29 v. A. J. Jenkin (Mount Albert) 17. Eighth round: Pilkington 28 v. Jenkin 18. MeWhannell 30 v. McComish, 28. Ramsey 22 v Lancaster —. ’Williams 29 v. Bendall 16. Gardiner 26 v. Carswell 9. Lancaster, Carswell, MeWhannell and Pilkington, 6 wins, each qualified. SECTION J Seventh round: Parsons (Ponsonby) 26 v. Jones (Kensington) 21; Brighting (Hataitai) 24 v. Henderson (Paeroa) 13; Wilkinson (Cromwell) 33 v. Mattar (Foxtbn) 28: Roberts (Carlton) 24 v. Russell (St. Heliers) 23 ; Harrison (Auckland) 29 v. Rankin (New Lynn) 18. Eighth round: Rankin 20 v. Brighting 17; Mattar 17 v. Jones 14; Roberts 21 v. Harrison 20; Henderson 32 v. Wilkinson 28; Parsons 23 v- 'Russell 20. Harrison. Roberts, Henderson, and Brighting, 6 wins each, qualified. SECTION K Seventh round: Sumner (Pukekohe) <24 v. Efford (Edgeware) 21; Finish (Hamilton) 26 v. Lobb (New Plymouth) 14;'Mavo (Port Ahuriri) 23 v. McAlister (Helensville) 12; Walker (Mount Albert) 29 v. Muston (Carlton) 19; iShirriffs (Mount Eden) 28 v. McLeod (Ponsonby) 15. Eighth round: McLeod 23 v. Lobb IS; Efford 30 v. McAlister 21: Shirriffs 26 v. Walker 23 ; Finish 27 v. Mayo 11; Summer IS v. Ruston 17. Walker, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION L Seventh round: Sunde (Glen Eden) 29 v. Davey (Dargaville) 11; A. C. Smith (Hawera) 22 v. Moncur (Tauranga) 21; Foster (Caledonian) 27 v. MeGonagle (Waihi) 15; Fraser (Mount Eden) 31 v. Bilkey (Waitemata) .9 ; Dailey (Auckland) 26 v. Armstrong (Pukekohe) 25. Eighth round: Moncur 29 v. Dailey 21; Davey 27 v. MeGonagle 26; Armstron.- 22 v. BiikeV 21: Foster 25 v. .'Smith 24; Sunde 25 v. Fraser 9. Fraser and Sunde, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION M Seventh round : Bainbridge (Mount Eden) 32 v. A. T. Johnson (Maitai) 27. Newman (Thames) 25 v. Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) 'IS. Short (Pukekohe) 24 v. Douglass (New Plymouth) 21. Coburn (Ponsonby) 31 v. Culpin (Rawhiti) 26. Kerr (Onehunga) 34 v. Chappell (Balmoral) 20. . Eighth round: Brackenridge 23 v. Kerr 18. Short 22 v. Johnson 20. Chappell 28 v. Coburn 19. Newman 26 y. Douglass 23. Bainbridge 28 v. Culpin 21. Short, 7 wins, Newman and Brackenridge, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION N Seventh round: Dunstan (Waihi) 24 v. Stormont (Rocky Nook) 18. Skoglund (Stratford) 39 v. Belcher (Napier) 9. Whitten (Claudelands) 30 v. Healey (Beckenham) 23. Mingins (Epsom) 27 v. Firth (Glen Eden) 21. M. Walker (Auckland) 24 v. Brookfield (St. Heliers) 23. Eighth round: Walker 22 v. Skoglund 20. Dunstan 36 v. Whitten 32. Mingins 25 v. Brookfield 21. Healey 28 v. Belcher 19. Firth 25 v. Stormont 21. Walker, 7 wins, Mingins and Dunstan, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION O Seventh round: Martin (Waipukurau) 25 v. Buckley (Grey Lynn) 24; Richmond (Epsom) 28 v. Dee (Nelson) 25; Osmond (Auckland) 28 y. Lindberg (Onehunga) 18; Buchan (Te Aroha) 22 v. Hay (Ellerslie) 21: Ritchie (Carlton) 26 v. Gilbert (Karori) 20; Elliott (Whitiora) 27 v. Madsen (Sydenham) 24. Eighth round: Dee 32 v. Hay 14; Buchan 25 v. Madsen 24; Richmond 21 v. Buckley IS; Martin 23 v. Gilbert 15; Osmond 20 v. Elliott 16; Ritchie 28 v. Lindberg 26. . « . Buchan, 8 wins, and Richmond, 6 wins, qualified. SECTION P Seventh round: Wilson (Linwood) 26 v. Kelly (Epsom) 17; McPhail (Auckland) 35 v. Layzell (Devonport) 30; Morton (Otahuhu) 20 v. Findlay (Mt. Eden) 19; Little (Hamilton) 38 v. Smeed (Tuakau) 16; Lamb (Carlton) 33 v. Yukich (•Kaikohe) 25; Stone (St. John’s) 26 v. R. H. Johnson (Ponsonby) 23. Eighth round: Little 21 v. Layzell 20; Stone 26 v. Smeed 20: McPhail 30 v. Kelly 10; Wilson 24 v. Yukich 22; Findlay 25 v. Johnson 14; Morton 27 v. Lamj 11. Little, Wilson and Stone, 7 wins, qualified. POST-SECTION DRAW By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, January 15. Following is the draw for the post-sec-tion play in the rinks competition tomorrow : — Jenkin (Carlton) v. Dunstan (Waihi) ; Carswell (Auckland) v. Brighting (Hutaitai) ; Mingins (Epsoni) v. Adess (St. Kilda); Slmrt (Pukekohe) . v. Little (Hamilton) ; Lancaster (Carlton) v. Engebretsen (Napier) ; Robertson (Onehunga) v. Wilson (Linwood) ; M. Walker (Auckland) v. Gee (Te Awamutu) ; Fraser (Mt. Eden) v. Henderson (Paeroa) ; Graham (Carlton) v. Stone (St. John’s) ; Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) v. Pilkington (Hamilton) ; Mackie (Dunedin) v. Lundon (Devonport) ; Hosking (Pukekohe) v. Newman (Thames) ; Thomas (Wairere) v. Richmond (Epsom) ; Buchan (Te Aroha) v. Bremner (West End, Auckland) ; Roberts (Carlton) v. Lett (Park, Masterton) ; Loram (Rocky Nook) v. MeWhannell (Hatai- , tai) ; Arnott (Palmerston North) v. Harrison (Auckland) ; Vella (Onehunga) v.

T. Walker (Mt. Albert) ; Sunde (Glen Eden) v. Whittle (Grey Lynn). The pairs competition will also be proceeded with to-morrow. NOTES ON THE GAMES Wellington Men Fare Well Dominion Special Service. Auckland, January 15. Great interest was taken in the final two rounds of the Dominion rinks championship to-day, and there were, many spectators at every green on which the leading teams were playing. Contestants had their eighth successive fine day, and if the weather holds, the tournament will have been one of the most successful in the history of the Dominion association. The position this morning was that four teams had the maximum number of six wins. . There were 23 rinks with five wins, and many with four, all of which had chances of reaching the post-section stages. One of the Wellington rinks with good chances was that of Brighting (Hataitai), with five wins, when play began to-day. This rink has been playing consistently web, and was at the head of its section with two others. Smith (Kelburn) had four wins and two losses, and was still in the running. Hataitai Team’s Chances. '.MeWhannell (.Hataitai), with four wins, also had chances. Brackenridge (Lyall Bay) was at the head of his section with Short, both having five wins and only one loss. Hale (Island Bay), with only two wins, was definitely out of it. Parkhouse (Wellington), with three wins, had no prospects, while Naylor (Thorndon) couhl only claim one wn in the first five rounds. Gilbert (Karori) was still with chances with four wins. There was a round of applause when Brighting won his seventh game this morning against Henderson, 24-13. The Hataitai rink took the lead early, and made certain of entering the post-section plav with six wins. McWhannell’s Hataitai rink also won the seventh game with a comfortable win over Bendall, 29-18, and entered the eighth round with good prospects o£ surviving the section play. Hale lost to Gee, 19-28, this giving the Island' Bay players their fifth loss. . . , ■Smith defeated Cliffe 28-13, this giving the Kelburn rink five wins. When they entered the final round a large crowd watched the Lyall Bay rink skipped by Brackenridge, but the Wellingtonians lost to Newman, 18-25, their tally still being five wins. Parkhouse was too good for Bray, whom he defeated 25-18, the Wellington rink now having four wins. Gilbert’s Karori rink, which still had a chance of six wins when the seventh round began, lost to Ritchie, 20-26. Naylor beat Benfield, 25-20,. his second win of the series. Gaines Unduly Prolonged. A noticeable result of the dry playing surfaces has been the great length of time that some of the games have taken. Some were merely prolonged by numerous dead heads requiring replays, and also by the tendency of some competitors to walk up and inspect the head before delivering each bowl, but in one case where there were no dead heads and very little wandering up to the head a game lasted four hours and 23 minutes.. This was solely due to the long time it takes for a bowl to reach the jack on a keen green at the . slow pace necessary to keep it from rolling on into the ditch, and it has been suggested that games might just as well be kept down to the usual 21 heads insteadof the 25 heads played when there are only two games in a day. Another suggestion is a time limit, but many competitors express objection to tliis as it is apt to spoil the last four heads in a protracted game, often made all the longer by the high quality of the play when two well-matched rinks meet each other. Reason for Satisfaction. Although not numerically strong at the outset, Wellington players had every reason for satisfaction when the eighth and final round commenced this afternoon. Brighting had already qualified for post-section play, while Brackenridge, Smith and MeWhannell, with five wins each, were still iu the iiinuing, with nothing on the result. Brighting lost to Rankin 17-20 and enters the post-section -stage with six wins. Brackenridge qualified by defeating Kerr 23-18, giving him six wins. MeWhannell completed 'Wellington’s good afternoon, beating McComish 30-28. and joining the others in the post-section stage. Smith just failed to qualify. He met a strong rink skipped by section leader Lundon, and lost 15-3.2. This left Smith with five wins, and gave Lundon seven, Lundon going into the post-sections.