NOTES ON THE PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 16, 20 January 1933, Page 13

NOTES ON THE PLAY

Gilbert (Karori) ■ carried his two lives into the third round by beating Gordon (St. John's), 17-16. Gilbert started off badly, Gordon .being 5-nil On' the fourth head. Gilbert was 5-7 on the eighth, and -was still 7 when. Gordon was 12 on the twelfth head. Gordon still led. 15-10 on the sevetneenth, but Gilbert gained 1 on the eighteenth. He then had. a sensational windfall of six pounters widely spread on ■ the nineteenth, which put him ahead for the first time in the game. Gordon disturbed the jack on the twentieth head, made it a measure for the shot, and gained 1. The bell interrupted further play, resulting in Gilbert winning by 17-16. This game created great interest. This is the first time that this young skip (Gilbert) haa skipped in a Dominion annual tournament. J. K. Smith (Kclburn) went out 28-18 to Ives (Canterbury). Ives scored largely, getting two 3's, a 4, and two 5 s. 1 Jenkin (Carlton) accounted for Efford (Edgeware) by 23-11. Jenkin scored uninterruptedly from the fifteen head onward. .:■■•.-; Maxwell Walker (Auckland) Went on to the third round by beating Benofield (St. John's) by 15-7. This was a very hard-fought game. Walker was at the top of his form and had good support, from Keyes and Macky. Bencfield had to kill several heads, but could not make headway against strong opposition. Benefield stayed on for no fewer than six heads, adding another on the nineteenth head. The_ Jenkin-Walker gaino attracted attention from the closely packed banks, partly owing to the fact that Walker was last year's winner. This placed the game, in a very interesting position. Although:. Walker lost tho game by 24-18, his own display throughout was magnificent. If he had been given better support the probability is that the issue would have" been, in doubt until tho last bowl w-s sent down. Play on tho final head was most interesting. Walker commenced the head 4 down (18-22). In this head his team rallied and gave him five closely packed counters within two feet of the kitty. This, however, only meant a broad target. Jenkin's No. 3 (Truscott) broke the head'with his second bowl,-and kitty^went: ovet.toward one of-the Carlton wide-back bowls, which became the shot. Walker, with his first bowl tried to get tho Carlton bowl off, with. the. probability of "again lying five shots, which if kept would have meant a win. He just failed. Jenkin drew tho shot. Walker drove to kill tho head and missed. The Carlton rink played good bowls, Paseoe, the No. 2, standing out prominently. Naylor (Lyall Bay), with two lives, played Ives (Canterbury), with one life. This was a very interesting game, and the score 26-14 in Naylor's favour does ;not really represent the quality of the play of. the losing side. Naylor's lead (Hastings) played a fine game, drawing to inches on many heads. ' McKenzie produced some' very' good shots. •Brackenridge was a resourceful and skilful third player, and Naylor showed excellent form. Tho score was 2-all on the third head. Ives was in front, 5-4, on the sixth head. Naylor then kept in front and was 10-6 on the tenth head. The first dead head was made by Ives on the eleventh, when he was 2 down. On the replay fine work, in which all the Lyall Bay players helped, left Naylor lying 7, but Ives's last bowl took 1 away. Naylor was then 16-6 and with a 2 on tho fourteenth, 3 on the sixteenth, 4 on the seventeenth, and one on the nineteenth, was 26-14. Ives's position'was then recognised as hopeless and play ceased.