NOTES ON THE PLAY

Evening Star, Issue 21009, 25 January 1932, Page 6

NOTES ON THE PLAY

Hardley and Breraner (Auckland) were expected to beat Shaw and Cherry (Canterbury), although a troublesome wind was an added measure of uncertainty to the game. With nine heads gone Hardley led by 1, but after the sixteenth he had an advantage of 4. The Canterbury pair were 3 behind on the nineteenth head, but on next Auckland increased their lead to 6. Shaw drove with his last bowl, and, although he hit the head, the jack sprang to where two of Bremner’s bowls were lying. Canterbury needed 5 to tie on the last head, but Auckland were well placed all round the head. Shaw’s only chance was to put the kitty off the rink, but he failed. Deare (Dunedin) was not seriously challenged in his match with Wilson (St. Kilda). Deare and Gregory, who showed fine form in the rinks final yesterday, again played good bowls. They led 12-3 on* the seventh head, 15-4 on the eleventh, and the game ended on the eighteenth head with the Dunedin pair 11 to the good. The strongly-fancied Sumner pair, Chambers and Martin, lost by a point to Bremner and Hardley. The latter started off witji 2, a single to Sumner being followed "by 1 and 2 to Auckland. Two to Sumner was replied to with successive 2’s and a single. Hardley 10, Martin 4. Two singles and 4 to Martin saw the scores levelled up to within a point. Hardley had smashed into the eleventh head, sending the jack to the ditch. Martin had back woods, and he drew two other splendid counters, one resting a foot from the ditch. A single to Hardley was replied to with 3,2, and 3 to Sumner, the scores reading: Martin 16. Hardley 13. At the close of the twentieth head the scores were 19-18 in favour of Martin. Bremner drew two good ones jack high, but Chambers took them both out with successive drives. Gregory’s and Deare’s displays mthe earlier rounds entitled them to consideration for the pairs title. They more than met their match, however, when they encountered Ives and Haworth ''Canterbury). This pair made a very fine showing, taking the lead at the outset and never looking in danger of defeat, Doa'e was continually driving, but was right off his game, and generally wide of the mark. In the final the visitors won the toss, Bremner throwing a fairly long head. The Auckland lead drew in a good one, but Ives beat it, the skips failing to alter the <head. Ives drew a toucher with his first, and his third was also a counter. Haworth went too far with his next, and Canterbury secured 1. The next head was fairly short. Ives’s first was a yard short, and Bremner got the shot. Ives played another good bowl, but was short. Bremner went right to the _ kitty. Ives failed to alter the position with his next. Haworth drove, but'missed, and Hardley’s bowl was deflected by the wind. Haworth drove and got 2, and then drew in to his other bowl. Hardley missed with the draw. Ives sent down a short bowl to a long head, and Bremner got good bowls. Ives’s next was too heavy, and Bremner drew another shot, but did not alter the position with his next. Ives also over-ran. Bremner allowed too much for the vagaries of the wind, and was not up. Hardley just missed the shot bowl. Hardley trailed the kitty and made 4. Haworth drove and missed. Hardley drew another and scored 5. Bremner threw a very long head, and sent one down within 2ft, his second being well short. Ives went over with his first, his second being inches in front of the jack. Bremner found the_ ditch with his next, and Ives with his last lay within 18in and directly behind. The wind caught Hardley’s first, and Haworth narrowly missed _ another counter. Hardloy’s second mised taking out the short bowl. Haworth was narrow, as was Hardley’s third. Hardley drove, but struck the front timber, leaving himself 3 down. Ives shortened the length of the head and drew 3yds over, Bremner following the same track. With his second Ives improved and lay a yard behind the jack. His third was 2ft in front. Bremner put one in the rear and one shorthand his last also found a useful position. With his first Haworth drew in for a doubtful second shot, Hardley following short with

his third. Haworth drew in for second shot, Hardley improving and lying within a foot of . the jack. Haworth’s last was a rake, but accomplished nothing.

In the next Bremner landed his first jack-high, a yard to the right, Ives falling short. Bremner’s second was a perfect green, a bare 3ft away. Ives was again narrow. Bremner drew another counter, but Ives wicked off his front bowl and lay shot. With his last Bremner played a*beautiful trail and lay 2. Hardley drew to the rear, Haworth driving and taking out one of his opponent’s counters with his second. Haworth drove and burned the head. In the replay Bremner sent the jack out of bounds. Ives, throwing nearly the full lenght of the head, the Auckland lead was 2yds -narrow, jack-high, his third being a toucher, giving him shot. At the change-over the position was not altered, and Hardley drew shot, Haworth went through the head with his first. His third found the narrowest of ports. Hardley’s last was a beautiful protector at the back, a yard from the ditch, but Haworth made no attempt to drive, his draw being too wide. Bremner threw a maximum length, his first being a yard short, right in front. Ives played over with a well-greened-bowl. Bremner’s third pushed Ives into shot. On changing , over Hardley drew a beauty right in front. With his third Ives drove and took out one of the counters. At his last attempt he shifted the kitty about 4ft, sufficient to give Hardley six counters. Bremner drew a yard over on the next head, Ives also playing over. The Auckland lead’s second attempt lay 2ft over, Ives falling a yard short and directly in front. With his last Bremner drew a toucher, but pushed the jack in the wrong direction to obtain more than one counter. Hardley put in a block ; and with a firm draw Haworth just failed to face out the shot bowl. t-Tis second attempt also missed by the narrowest possible margin. Haworth persisted and accomplished his objective, but Hardley pushed in one of his own woods, and his own was also a counter. On the change-over in the next head the nearest bowl to the jack belonged to Ives, 2ft directly in the rear, the next nearest being 6ft away, Hardley rested it out, the succeeding bowl failing to alter the position, Bremner drew 3 in the next head, Ives putting in a lost of back woods. Hardley put a good saver to the rear. Haworth falling short. Auckland’s skip put in another counter. Haworth was short. Hardley blocked, and Haworth playecj' a good one, running into second shot and burning the head with his last. In the replay Auckland scored 1.

Canterbury lay 1 at tlic change-over on the next" head, but Hardley beat it with a perfect draw. Haworth drove with his last, but failed to dislodge the shot bowl. Bremner was short with his first, Ives drawing a toucher. He added another counter with his third. Hardley drew in for a good second, but Haworth beat it by a foot with his second. .Hardley drove in and dislodged the shot bowl, but was still 1 down. Haworth drew a toucher with his next, but Hardley burnt the head with a fast drive. * In' the replay Auckland scored 1, He landed two more in the same place, Ives meanwhile finding tho ditch. Bremner drew a toucher with his second, and with his last Ives moved the bitty, but failed to improve the position. Hardley added another counter, Haworth going through the head with four raking shots. At the change-over Bremner had two counters,

Hardly drawing another. Haworth drove, leaving Auckland 4 up, but with his next he drew into second . shot, Hardley improving with a toucher. A second drive by Haworth failed to improve the head in his favour.

Bremner_ threw a long head and lay a yard behind, Ives drawing just inside it. Bremner faced it out, and with his first Hardley drew a beauty. Haworth missed with a drive. Hardley drew another, but at his next attempt 1 Haworth burnt the head. In the replay Bremner was short ; but Ives lay only a few inches behind the j'ack. Bremner played two short and two over, one being a fair second. Hardley’s first was only 18in from the jack. Haworth just failed to rest it out. Hardley put down a magnificent second Shot, and with his next he faced out the Canterbury shot bowl to lie 3. Haworth drove, taking out only one of the counters, and the game ended in a splendid victory for Aucklan.d THE SINGLES FINAL. t On the ninth head Tyrrell (Roslyn) drew tht shot. Scott (Caledonian) at this stage was _4 down, and made a good save, getting second shot. The tenth was a full-length head. Scott got second shot, reducing Tyrell’s lead to 1. Scott gave Tyrrell the shot at the close of the eleventh head accidentally, pushing up one of Tyrrell's bowls. Scott was, lying short on the twelfth _ head, but later drew the shot, scoring 1. Scott drew behind kitty on the thirteenth. Tyrrell failed to connect with the jack, and Tyrrell broke up the head with a drive. Tyrrell scored 1. Scott drew through tiie head on the next. His opponent scored the second, and collected 2. Tyrrell promoted one of his own bowls to lie shot on the fifteenth head. Scott drew, but Tyrrell carried him in for 1. Scott drew two more, making 4 on the head ; and the score 16 all. Scott was drawing splendidly on the seventeenth head, and Tyrrell failed. with driv’es. Scott drew again, and this time Tyrrell’s drive took out a couple. Scott was in the lead by 5 points at this stage. On the eighteenth head Scott drew the shot and then another, making his score 22. Shot was drawn by Tyrell close to the jack on the next head, but Scott was short. Tyrrell was short with his next bowl, missing a good chance. On the last head but one Scott was still drawing well. Tyrrell scored 2 after a drive, Scott trundling a bowl into the ditch. On the last head Tyrrell drew fairly close to the jack and was right-on the jack with his next, Scott ran through the head and then drew third shot. Tyrrell scored 2 on this head, but he would have needed 3 to tie and 4 to win. Scott 22, Tryrell 21.