BOWLING.

Evening Star, Issue 7356, 31 October 1887, Page 4

BOWLING.

ROSLYN.

The return match President v. Vicepresident was played on the green on Saturday afternoon. The green was in splendid condition, and good play was shown on both sides. After a two-hours' struggle the President's side won by a narrow majority of 6 points. The players and scores are as follows : Presidknt. Vick-pbesidbkt No. 1 Rink. W.C. Allnutt John Crawford JamesWilkle £iAl m/ C M \ oa John White (skip) .. 81 W. Yuill (skip) . .. 23 No. 2 Rink. E. M. Roaoh 0 Armstrong B. Watson J. Corbett R. Cbisholm 0. Fountain W. Carlton skip) .. 15 A. Matheson (skip) .. 16 No. 8 Rink. J. B. Park J. Gibson R. Crawford W. Wilson 8. Conway (skip) ... 26 D. Scott (skip) .. 27 After the game was finished a meeting of the Club was held, at which two new members and four honorary members were elected. In reporting the opening match a mistake was made in transposing the scores in one of the rinks, giving the President's side * majority of II points, instead of which the Vice-president's aide won by 13 point* :

DUNEDIN. The Dunedin Club's green was opened, on Saturday afternoon by a match President v Vice-president, There was a large attendance of members, and by half-past two five rinks were formed. In the absence of the president (the Hon. T. Fergus, M.H.R.), the vice-president (Mr Andrew Mouat) declared the green open, and play commenced at 3 p.m.; Mr D. Baxter representing the president. The green is in beautiful condition. It was agreed that the match should be a two-hours' game, and at 3.30 p.m. the Vice-president was leading considerably. At four o'clock the scores were: —President, 46 ; Vice-president, 44. At 4.30 : President, 80; Vice-president, 61; and at 5 p.m. the game resulted in favor of the President by 12 points. The following are the scores:— PRESIDENT. VICE-PRESIDENT. No. 1 Rink.

CALEDONIAN. The Caledonian Bowling Club opened their season on Saturday. The weather was splendid. The green was in fair order, and after a little play will be an improvement on last year. The usual match, President v. Vice-presidents, was played, and resulted in a tie. The following were the scores : PRESIDENT. VICE-PRESIDENTS No. 1 Rink.

R. Young J. Anderson 0. M'Queen W. Davis T. Hoodie J. Rattray J. Scoular (skip) .. 20 A. M'Diarmid (Bkip) No. 2 Rink. 21 H. Dodd T. Fogo G. Brown J. Hislop M. Sinclair J. Jaok D. Baxter (skip) .. 11 J. Thompson (8kip) . No. 3 Rink. 25 W. A. Walton F. Siedeberg A. Mount G. 0. Mathegon J G. Moore W. Cowio T. Young (skip) .. 25 R. Wilson, jun. (skip) No. 4 Rink. 18 J. Maogregor J. Todd C. M. HowiBon C. Haynea \V Forester J. F. Peake J. Hunter (skip) .. 25 A. W.Macarthur(skip) 12 No. 5 Rink. T. Morris J. H. Morrison J. Lelghton W. S. Angus A. Fraser W. Wright W. Harrop (skip) „ 26 A. Thomson (skip) .. 17 Total .. .. 105 Total .. 93

H. Fcnwick A. Black Q. Walker G. P. Stewart H. Mitchell G. Capstick W. Diwson (skip) . . 33 J. Wedderspoon(skip) 16 No. 2 Rink. John Kerr T Drumm P. R. Dodds 6. Peddington J. Davidson C. Grcenelade John Ogg (skip) . 20 J. V. Lonsdale (skip).. 18 No. 3 Rink. J. Robinson G. Smith W. Riley J. Aris J. Blaney W. Halligan E. Hogg (skip) . 14 J. Yates (skip) .. 29 No. 4 Rinlr. James Barron — Bremer T. Chapman D. Campbell W. E. Carumlt J. M'Intyre J. S. Capstick (skip) ., 10 John Barron (skip) .. 24 Total . 80 Total .. 86