BOWLING.

Evening Star, Issue 15138, 20 March 1913, Page 5

BOWLING.

[By Measurer.] Great encouragement has been given the executive in the way of entries for the Easter tournament. Eighty rinks and 160 doubles are sufficient for ’ an association meeting. The only club m the centre unrepresented is Port Chalmers. Outsiders come to us from Timaru, Invercargill, Milton, Queenstown, Alexandra, Lawrence, Waikouaiti, Kaitangata, and Clinton. The executive and their capable secretary have all arrangements in perfect readiness, and with decent weather the tournament can hardly help being a success. The big majority of the greens selected are in really good condition, and as players are now generally at about their best some capital games should be decided on I'riday, Saturday, and Monday. Competitors are reminded that the rink games start on Friday at 8.30 a.m. Oamaru entries closed with 37 rinks and 74 doubles.

With Green Island’s decisive defeat of St. Kilda the chances of Kaituna for the banner have improved. They are the only club now with but one defeat. hew of us thought about Saturday midday that play would be possible at all; several games were managed. St. Kilda, learning that Green Island ground ■was fit, in a sportsmanlike spirit agreed to play all six rinks on their opponents’ green. The result, from their point of view, was disastrous, for in only one rink did they have an advantage, and that a small one. No excuse, so far as I know, is made for the beating. The wind, certainly, was baffling, but as much for one side as the other. The green was all right, it is admitted. But the scoring shows that the game was unusual. Take, for instance, the figures of Sloan and Irvine. The St. Kilda, rink scored a single on the first head, another on the ninth, and a single and a double on the last two; while the Green Island men put on 32. This would hardly occur again. Another out-of-the-way game was that between ATDonald (Green Island) and D, C. Cameron (St. Kilda). The Saints put on 11 to 0 in five heads, and then went down 28 to 16 at the finish, M’Donald scoring 4, 5, 1 in the last three heads. Smeliie’s rink defeated Smeaton’s by a point, Alillcr beat R. S. Allan 26 to 17, and Young won from ABCurdy 19 to 16. John White was the solitary St. Kilda skip with a lead, defeating M‘Alullan by 20 to 16. The totals were: Green Island 140,\St. Kilda

Talley won from Mornington by. 164 to 149. I rom the detailed figures the game was evidently a close one. Taieri entertained three links from Kaikqrai, and gave them a decent beating, winning by 79 to 53. Outrani scored their second win this season by getting away with Balmacewen in a four-rink game. Compliments to Outram! Balmacewen suffered most in Baulk’s rink, who went down to Hartley’s by 26 to 14. Totals : Outram 78, Balmacoweu 66.

The following, concerning the doings of Wakari Club, reached me just too late for printing in last week’s notes The Singles and Doubles club tie competitions are nearing conclusion. In ihe Singles E. Hayward is winner of section B, while J. Hood and W. Webster have to play off in section Ato find the winner. In the Doubles G Blacklock and W. Webster meet D. Miller and J. Hollows in the final. Eleven heads have been played, and the game is at an interesting stage, being: Hollows 12, Webster 10. Both Hayward and Webster are showing fine form this season, and should they meet in the final for the Singles a close game is anticipated. Two rinks have entered for the Easter tournament, and, although we do not expect to come out on top the experience gained will beoi value. Although our club are about bottom on ■he list so far as matches won duri ig the seaso i we are not disheartened, and are looking forward to the day when we shall bo able to give the best of clubs a good run.” There is no reason for Wakari to he disheartened. Though they have hut two wins to their credit this season it is a batter record than last, and in all probability will be better still next. One thing is generally acknowledged—Wakari are game. St. Clair Club have lost a good member in the person of Mr A. Macplierson. their president, who has left to start a business in Invercargill. A very fair player, an excellent fellow, and a capable president, Mr Macplierson will bo greatly missed by his club. Of course, he will not leave the game, and the Invercargill club who secure him will get a good man. For the Kaituna Championship T. Sanders has to meet W. Stokes, and the winner will then play H. W. Reid in the final.

A thoughtful little act is that of St. Clair Club, whose committee have resolved that their green shall be at the disposal of bowlers generally during tournament dates. Many club members whose greens are wholly taken up by tournament play will doubtless avail themselves of the offer. Valley Club ties are nearly finished. In the Einks M’Donald, Eoss, C. Eawlinson, and D. Murray (s) play Tonkin, Pizey, Wilson, and -A. Eawdinson for the final. C. Eawlinson beat Tonkin in the final of the Champion Singles and A. Eawlinson beat C. Grace in the Handicap Singles. The Doubles are still a little behind owing to several ties in each section, but Jas. Dunn and 0. Williams and F. Dryden and A. Eawlinson have won their sections. Mr C. T. Paterson. Kaituna Club, writes giving the information that he was the skip concerned in the dispute as to the rearrangement of players as set down by the selection committee. He states that my information was “absolutely incorrect ami untrue, but, though given the opportunity, prefers not to state his case. Under these circumstances, I must continue to have faith in my authoritv, which was of the highest. I would remind Mr Paterson that my note last week named neither him nor his club, and that the matter was dealt with as a principle, not as a personal matter. He is not the only skip who has changed original selections, and my remarks applied generally, not particularly. As to the advice Mr Paterson gratuitously offers as to the conduct of this column, I would remind him that advice asked for is the most valuable. A visitor to Naseby writes as follows : I witnessed a bowling match here last Saturday under’ the best of conditions—calm, bright, and hot. It was between the local club and Alexandra, the latter wmmng by 5 points. There were two rinks a side, and the scores were 42 to 39. This being the first season of the green, it is not yet in good condition, and requires top-dressing, which Mr M’Clintock (Alexandra). in responding to the welcome extended his side, said should ho done before winter, and Naseby would find it had a very nice green. Afternoon tea was supplied by the ladies, and onlookers were not forgotten. A return match has been arranged for April 5. Te Eangi (Invercargill) Club wound up a wonderfully successful season by carrying off the Mayor's trophy competition, which is worked on a rather peculiar plan. Each club sends along two doubles, and the win is decided on the aggregate of points scored. Thus a club may win with one double and lose with the 'other, but win the competition by having the highest aggregate of points scored. Wallace (Northern!) won the champion of champions singles game, Te Eangi having to be content with second place. Findlay was Wallace’s opponent, and, according to “Skip,” in the ‘Southland News,’ the winner played a very fine game. He ran to 20 to Findlay’s 0, and with the score at 29 to 4 the Te Eangi man retired, leaving Wallace as champion. Those who have visited Queenstown Green this year will be interested to hear that the Singles Championship was won by Gavin, Hawson ueing rutmer-np. Domigan and Boyce were defeated in the final round of the Doubles by Hawson and Willcox. Up till Saturday 32 rinks and 55 doubles had entered for the Gore tournament at Easter.' Maxwell Walker (who ran Bentley so hard for the Association Singles Championship at Christchurch) was defeated in the final for the Ponsonby Club (Auckland) championship -by a player named Fookes, who has a good reputation. With the supply of lignum-vitaj reported to be running short, interest attaches to experiments being made in Australia with bowls fashioned from West Australian ironwood. Some of these are now in use, and are regoKtoA qgMk .vary favorably,

YACHTING. [By Spinnaker.] HIGH WATER.

The Waitiri is on AlTherson’a slip at present, undergoing repairs. She broke away from her Broad Bay moorings during the north-easterly galo of last week. It is wonderful that she escaped with so little damage. Air D. Wall is on a visit to the North at present. When ho returns it would not come as a surprise to learn that a new yacht is coming to our harbor. Air Wall is such an ardent yachtsman that one feels safe in promising something good in the way of boats. The question of an intcrocean race between Sydney and Auckland has been mooted. There is a diversity of opinion on the practicability or impracticability of the undertaking," and no doubt when Air Alarks arrives from Sydney and discusses the question there will be a lot in its favor.

Ravensboume is always well to the fore, and often takes a lead. I notice they are going to have a boat harbor of their own, and one cannot help admiring their enterprise, but there is just the question of whether it would not b© better to enlarge the present proposed harbor, and so make it suitable to take in all the boats. When the present reclamation is finished it will be no distance from Ravensbourne to the Dunedin boat harbor. Fair entries have been received for .the Oamaru races, and most of the yachts are of the stamp of boat suitable for making the trip. The motor launches Tangaroa, Eureka, and Query were expected to conn pete in the race, bub have decided to go elsewhere. The Tangaroa intends going south to Taieri Alouth, while Eureka and Query will be found visiting several of the bars easy of access. ? Ihe same conditions as in previous years have been issued by the Oamaru "Committee to yachts and motor boats, viz. : Each boat must cany anchors, necessary warp or cable, side or other lights as required by the Board of Trade regulations, signal rockets, life preservers (one for each member of the crew), compass, lead line, bucket, sea anchor, and at least one fire extinguisher. Any boat not complying with the above is liable to disqualification. Although not specially mentioned, all boats, especially motor boats, should be provided with oil bags. A little oil works wonders in broken water.

The races, as mentioned in last week’s notes, will be started from the Harrington Point wharf—the yachts at 6.50 a.m., and the motor launches from the same place, the limit boat leaving at 7 a.m. The . starting line will be from the Harrington Point wharf to the end of the Spit wharf. The following yachts have entered: Marita, Revenge, Matua, Ripple. Annis, and Myrtle, ana the launches Alleyne, Mavis, Imp, Kate, Atalanta, Romouri, and Vida. Should the weather bo finer than it has been of late, there is a likelihood of several of the boats going up for the regatta. ' The Oaniaru, Regatta programme is a very attractive one, and comprises yacht races, fishermen’s race, launch race, ladies’ boat race, swimming race, punt race with shovels, boat race for the rowing club, and another for the boys of the Amokunu Captain Ramsay, who i's a host in himself, will be there to see after suitalXe resting Places for the visiting boats. I ho following names appear amongst a lengthy list of rear commodores;— Messrs A. C. Hanlon, H. E. Moller, C. G. Smith, A. Morgan, and C. Sundstrum. The patron is Lord Liverpool, tho commodore Mr S. J. Davys, the vico-commodorc Mr C. Church, and the secretary Mr J. Miller. Given fine weather, the regatta will be a most enjoyable one, every branch of aquatics being catered for. Ihe Otago lacht Club have received notice from the- secretary of the Onmam Regatta Committee that a smoko concert will be. held on the evening of the regatta, to which all visiting yachtsmen are invited. , It is a great pity some restrictions arc not put on the boats entering for tho Ocean Race to Oamaru, As matters stand at present, any boat may enter and start if she chooses. I refer particularly to motor boats. Given fine weather, of course, all uill be well, but there is always the unexpected squall, so prevalent on our coast. Supposing it comes away in a buster such as was experienced on the last ocean race, when the boats are about halfway up, what ivill happen? Ihe weather is very unsettled at present, and on the 24th we may expect the equinoctial gales. The boats I refer to are good boats, but are built solely for harbor requirements. Anyone wishing to venture further away should see to it that his craft is suitable for the job. and those going out must understand that the responsibility rests with themselves and not on the officials. Ocean cruising and racing is a fine pastime—in tact, one of tho best to make a man ready to meet and overcome a difficulty. It steadies his nerve, and makes him active and alert. My Oamaru correspondent has kindly contributed the following useful information for the use of yachts aud motor-boat owners who desire to make the trip up at Easter. It will b 0 well to study it carefully and make notes tor use on the voyage : Ihe coast ,rom Otago Heads to Oamaru is prcbablv as easy a bit of navigation as is to bo found—a straight run practically with onlv one danger, and that right under a lighthouse. For the benefit 0 f tficso making the passage on Friday night, i suggest that we spend a moment takinr on the courses and distances. From y ta g°; Heads to the Oamaru breakwater is 43 miles, ipade up as follows Leaving tno Heads make for a point five miles off shore from Moeraki. light, when bearing I v est magnetic (that is bv a compass unaffected by iron). We find that by tho | lime ‘wc get Iva-ritane aboftm wc have £one j 6 2 mdes. Shag Point is 1 ] j miles further, or 18 from the Heads, and Moeraki light 5 mdes further, or 23 miles altogether. To be exact, it is 22.7 miles, but" never mind decimals in a motor. Oamaru liffiit bearing W. mag., is another 18, and" to get alongside is another 1—42 altogether. The courses for a motor or sailing yacht with fair wind are : N. by E. for 25 miles. This brings one, as I have said, outside Fish Reef, 5 miles off Moeraki light. Then sail N. by TV. for 14 miles, and Cape TVanbrow light should tie visible (or lighthouse in daytime) bearing N.N.TV. J TV." distant 5 miles. The steamboat course is laid down as N. by TV. J TV. after passing Fish Reef, but I suggest hj. by TV., allowing i point margin for safety. Capo TVanbrow light is not visible till it bears N.N.TV. I TV. owing to the hills intervening, and it may be pointed out that if one were to keep well in shore he has to go further to the northward before he sees the light than he would do if further out. But, of course, on the other hand, the inshore boat has not so far to travel after picking up tho light than the outside vessel, or, in other words, a straight line is the shortest distance two places. Sometimes yachtsmen decide to skirt Danger Reef and dodge up inside Fish Reef. By so doing they save perhaps a quarter to half a mile, but being myself an ex-deep-water man, I like to get as far out as 1 can. Should you decide to go inside Fish Reef, however, the course is due north magnetic all the way up. In such case, however, you don’t want a compass, as the land will soon stop you if you get wandering about. If it is night time, and Cape TVanbrow light seems slow in showing itself, take a bearing off Moeraki light somewhere over the stem to make sure you have not got into the bight under the cape by the mouth of the Jvakanui; then having so assured r ourself, keep right on. and when the light does show up draw a line from Moeraki on the line ot bearing and the same from Cape TVanbrow. In this latter case, of course, it will ho N.N.TV. i TV. to S.S.E. i E., and the line of intersection is the position of the vessel. If you are using the largo scale chart of Otago Heads to Banks Peninsula., as you certainly ought to do, then the limit of visibility of Cape TVanbrow light will be seen marked oai the Ichart, and all that is required is the magnetic bearing of Moeraki to give you the position of the ship.. The-current off shore.

three or four miles, generally runs to the northward, or did when I was cm the coast, and I suppose it does so still. Sometimes, however, it took a turn, south, but the northerly predominated I should add that the Oamaru light is visible in dear weather 10 miles, AToeraki 19, so that you have Moeraki right up. to Oamaru, and Otago Heads 20i miles. Oamaru light flashes every Usee. The times of high water at Oamani over Easter are: Good Friday, 1.51 a.m., 2.15 p.m. ; Easter Saturday, 2.45 a.m.. 3.03 p.m. ; Easter Sunday, 3.32 a.m., 3.53 p.m. ; Easter ALondar, 4.!23 a.m., 440 p.m. Thus the regatta at Oamaru will bs held on the top of high water ; and don’t forget that, first and last alike, the Oamaru boys will stand by to give you chaps the biggest welcome it is in our power to extend. “George’s” new auxiliary schooner yacht is going to be a good one. The keel _is laid! Her length is 36ft x Bft 6in x 51t Bin. She has a nice large cabin forward, with room for fitting six bunks. Aft is the engine room, fitted with a 5 h.p. Shaddock engine, and to counter-balance the engine there is llcwt of lead filed on keel forward. In the pilot-house is a handsome teak wheel, connected up to her bronze rudder. She is roomy, and will be a smart-looking craft, possessing speed and sea-going qualities—altogether an ideal pleasure craft for this harbor. L’he Kiwi, looking a. picture, wiil come off the slip to-morrow. Captain Platts's launch, from Oamaru. is on the slip having her 5 h.p engine shifted farther forward and a house fitted.

Wednesday Taiaroa Head, a.m. p.m. ... — 0.9 Dnnedin. a.m. p.m. 0.48 1.19 Thursday ... 0.56 1.2 1.46 2.12 Friday ... ... .1.29 1.52 2.39 3.2 ■Saturday ... 2.15 2.58 5.25 3.48 Sunday ... ... 3.2 3.25 4.12 4.35 Monday ... 3.48 4.12 4.58 5.22 Tuesday ... 4.37 5.0 5.47 6.10