BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1932, Page 4

BOWLING

HUTT VALLEY BANNER

UPPER HUTT'S WIN

The final round of the Hiitt Valley Banner Competition was played on Saturday afternoon on the valley, club greens. • The weather was ideal and the greens were generally in excellent order. Upper Hutt gained a substantial lead in the first two rounds, and had to win two games out of.four in the final round on Saturday to secure the banner. This the club did, and won the banner with a percentage of 75 for the three rounds, Petone was second with 58 1-3 per cent., and Central third with 46 2-3 per cent. The results of Saturday's matches were as follows, home skips- being mentioned first in each case:— At Lower Hutt. Baker 22, Bradley (Woburn) 21; Burgess 17, Gowland (Petone) 17; Bourke 16 Bush (Petone) 16; Walton 22, Allen (Central) 13. At Petone. , ■ Beynon 33, Stone1 (Central) 11; Silbery 25,, Green (Central)"l6; Ibell 17; Whiting (Lower Hutt) 20; T. McArthur^ 25, Holland (Woburn) 17; P. McArthur 26; Mills (Upper Hutt) 14. ', ■-■.:..- At Woburn.1 Dempsey 17; Paul (Petone) 28; Judd 29, Raeburn (Central) \5; Hiddleston 13, Davidson (Lower. Hutt) 28. '..'' At Central.. Howatt 20, Lopdell (Lower Hutt) 19; Fisher 24, Campbell (Lower Hutt) 22; May 13, Robertson (Upper Hutt) 19; Senior. 34, Melhuish (Petone) 10; Bell 15, McEwen (Petone) 14. At Upper Hutt. . . Goodwin 37i Tamblyn (Woburn) 17; Quinn 16, Hodgins (Lower Hutt) 17.. ... The following teams will represent the Ncwtown Club ia the midweek competition, at Newtown, next Wednesday:— Webster, Porter, Hodgson, Russell (b); Loasby, Phillips, Middlebrbok, J. Pollock (s). „ Arrangements have been made, for a visit by a party of Manawatu bowlers to Wellington on Wednesday, 17th inst. It is anticipated that sixteen rinks will make the trip. Play will" commence on; the Wellington Club's green at 2.30 p.m.