HOLIDAY BOWLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22241, 29 January 1947, Page 6

HOLIDAY BOWLS

CLUB TOURNAMENTS PLAY AT POVERTY BAY Fifty-two players took part in Monday’s pairs tournament on the Poverty Bay Bowling Clubs green, the fixture being on a progressive basis and section play consisting of four games of 15 heads each. Results were as under. — A Section.—-Leads: Kay, Wilson, Foster. Aitken and Neilson, 3 wins; Campbell and Cousens, 2 wins; L. Gardner, Ballantyne, Wells. Bound and Kent. 1 win. Skips: F. Allen, Taylor, Ross, T. Gardner and Hartley, 3 wins; Ritchie, J. Robinson and Grant, 2 wins; McFarlane. .Ansell and Murphy. 1 win. B Section. —Leads: Pickering, 4 wins; Jackson. King and Roderick, 3 wins; Thornton. Dynstan, Rothwell, Fisher, and Wadhain, 2 wins; Watson, C. F. Hansen, F. T. Robinson, Nicholas and Sparkes, 1 win. Skips: Lee, Blackburn, Gilmer and Barnett, 3 wins; Mac Gibbon Bayliss, Strawbridge, Nalder, Thompson and Sell, 2 wins; Knox, M. Robinson, Hutchin and Hamilton, 1 win. In the final of the tournament. Pickering and Barnett were matched against Neilson and F. Allen, and won 4-3.

Club Games

Club games played on Saturday at the Poverty Bay club's greens resulted. —

Club Fours.— Livingston, Campbell, Knox, Somervell (s) IS v. Orr, Morrison, Hutchin, Hartley (s) 16; Blackburn, Jackson, Buzza, D. Ferguson (s) 20 v. Dunstan, F. T. Robinson. Alexander, Ritchie (s) 34; Wells. Wilson, Grant, Barnett (s) 21 v. Fisher, C. F. Hansen. Ross. Hughes (s) 9; Kent. Nesbitt. Roderick, McKeague (s) 26 v. Cousins, Shilling, Nalder, Murphy (s) 10; Thornton, Turbitt, Strawbridge, Bayliss (s) 32 v. Masemann, MacGibbon, Price, Hamilton (s) 15; Ballantyne. McConnell, F. Allen (s) 20 v. Ansell, King, F. Gardner (s) 14. Challenge Game (Thompson Buttons). —Bound. L. Gardner. Foster, Illingworth (s) 19 v. Watson, Neilson, Lee, H. O. Hansen (s) IT. Rusher Handicap Singles.—L. Gardner (3) 24 v. Ross (scr.) 19; 11. O. Hansen (2) 26 v. Watson (4) 18; Nalder (1) 16 v. Morrison (1) 13; Dunstan (4) 20 v. Kay (2) 13; Somervell (scr.) 15 v. L. Gardner (3) 14. Champion Pairs. —Lee and Simpson 24 v. J. Robinson and Barnett 19. Club Pairs. —F. T. Robinson and Grant 19 v Illingworth and Price 16; Ballantyne and M. Robinson 22 v. Foster and Ansell 18. KAHUTIA PAIRS TOURNEY Both the Kahutia club greens had to be brought into play to cater for Monday's entries in a progressive pairs tournament arranged for holiday bowlers not otherwise engaged. The tournament was conducted in two sections, and in the A section S. Pierce won the leads’ aggregate,'while E. Esquilant and N. Neenan tied for the skips’ end, and Esquilant won in the play-off. In the B section. R. Clarke was successful, and a play-off between W. Wilkie and S. Franks for the skips’ prize was won by Franks.