RECORD LIKELY IN BURTON CUP BOWLS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22593, 23 March 1948, Page 6

RECORD LIKELY IN BURTON CUP BOWLS

EASTER TOURNEY GISBORNE AND WAIROA NEARLY SEVENTY RINKS MANY VISITING TEAMS With 67 teams already nominated and the prospect of a few further entries from the southern part ol the district the indications are that the total taking part in the popular Easter tournament of the Gls-botne-East Coast Bowling Centre for the Burton Cup will eclipse the record set last season at 70 rinks.

Many bowlers from outside centres have again been attracted, the nominations this season including representatives from as far away as Auckland in the north and Wellington in the south. Chibs represented ir. the list are: Remuera, Whitiora (Hamilton), Matamafa, Rotorua. Oootiki. Opotiki Citizens. Tokomaru Bay. Tolaga Bay, Te Karaka. Gisborne, Kahutia, Poverty Bay, Wairoa and Thorndon (Wellington’!. The strongest club entry Is that of the Gisborne club which is represented by 17 rinks. They include the skip. J. H Walker, and two others of the winning four players last season and also the runner-up four skipped by_H. AArmstrong. Walker appears in the draw for E section and Armstrong in that for C sectionSection In Wairoa

An innovation will be the playing of one section on the greens of the Wairoa club, this being the first occasion on which greens other than those in the Gisborne area have been used in the annual contest. Play is to commence on Friday. March 26 and section play, starting at 8.45 a.m. daily, is to extend over three days. Nine games of 21 ends are being played. Post section p'av is due to commence on Tuesday. March 30. Messrs.’ E. E. Somervell, president of the centre. L. Kondrew, past president and F. Matthewson. centre delegate, have been appointed to formally open section nlny on the respective Poverty B?''. Gisborne and Kahutia greens. These greens provide for five sections. each of 12 teams. Two from the Wairoa club are included, but a furr ther seven teams representing Wairoa with nossibic additions will constitute a sixth section to play on the Wairoa greens. Administrative headquarters will lie at the Kahutia green. Officials have hp"n aooointed as follows: — Umpires.—Kahutia Green: Mr. C. t Somervell, tureens other than Kahutia \ section. Mr L. Kondrew; B section, Mr. O. R. Olsen: C section. Mr. S Franks: D section. Mr. G. Brebner: E section, m,. R. Johnson. Coremi'^cce.— \ section. Messrs. L. r’alfopr. H O. Harrowav. H. E. Powell: R section. Mese-s. C. Blackburn. F. Matthewson, F. V. P. S'mn'on: O section. Messrs. C. Corbett, F- Williams, R BneTtjpcffvmrj: r> seotion, Messrs. G. Henderson.' T. EH.is. J. Oates; E section. Mos cr s J. A. Booth, W. Riddell. J G A. McGregor. Card Steward—Kahutia m-een, Mr. C. c. Remerveß: Poverty Bav green. M r w, Fonkinson; Gisborne green, Mr. P. c ch.v'abe. r piie r’ra'v for section nlav on greens in the Gisborne area follows. A SECTION First Day-Gisborne Green

First Round.—T. Nicholas, T. Martin, D. S. Thompson, T. W. Bayliss (s), Poverty Bay, v. V. C. Rothwell, A. L. Morrison, A. R. Smith, C. A. Smith (s) Poverty Bay; E. Fitzmaurice, A. Martin N. Poulgrain, N. Ballour (s), Gisborne v. J. Kennedy, L. Kendrew, W A. Harraway, L. R. Bright (s), Gisborne; P. J. Fox, M. Stone, J McGregor, M. McKillop (s), Opotiki v. A Falkner, H. Jackson, E. Esquuant, H E Powell (s), Kahutia; J. Sherriff, j W Wilson, L. McKenzie, H. Buckingham (s), Te Karaka v. T. H Garrett, j Murray, J. McCullough, M. W. Craig (s), Gisborne; R. Connop, N. Russell, J. Russell, S Gooch (s), Kahutia v. Westbury, Phillips, Birkett, W. S. Coutts (s), Whitiora; B. .Sheppard-Wu-son, R. Eaton, W. Te Whata, A. Reeves (s), Kahutia v. P. Mackay, A. B. Williams, L. L. Winter, L. Poole (s), Gisborne. , _ Second Round.—Balfour v. Coutts, Poole v. McKillop; Gooch v. Smith; Bayliss v. Reeves; Powell v. Buckingham; Bright v. Craig. Third Round. —Bright v. Powell; Gooch v. Reeves; Buckingham v. Coutts; Poole v. Balfour; Craig v. Smith; McKillop v. Bayliss. Second Day—Poverty Bay No. 2 Green Fourth Round.—Reeves v. Smith; Bright v. Coutts; Bayliss v. Balfour; Craig v. Powell; Gooch v, McKillop: Buckingham v. Poole. Fifth Round: Gooch v. Balfour; Gooch v. Buckingham; McKillop v. Powell v. Smith; Craig v. Coutts; Bright v. Poole; Bayliss v. Buckingham; Reees v. McKillop. Sixth Round.—Bayliss v. Bright; Gooch v. Buchingham; McKillop v. Smith; Reeves v. Balfour; Craig v. Poole; Powell v. Coutts . Third Day—Kahutia No. 2 Green

Seventh Round.— Poole v. Powell; Bayliss v. Craig; Gooch v. Bright; Coutts v. Smith; Reeves v. Buckingham; McKillop v. Balfour. .. Eighth Round. —Reeves v. Bright; Balfour v. Smith; Coutts v. Poole; McKillop v. Buchingham; Bayliss v. Powell; Craig v. Gooch. Ninth Round.— Balfour v. Buckingham; McKillop v. Bright; Reeves v. Craig; Gooch v. Powell; Poole v. Smith; Bayliss v. Coutts. B SECTION

First Day—Kahutia No. 1. Green First Round.—C. Harries, J. Fulton, E. Ross, H. Downey (s), Kahutia v. A. V. Chapman, P. Norberg, J. A. Eaton, P. Meredith (s), Kahutia; L. McMillan, A. Potter, R. Hedley, C. Gordon (s), Opotiki v. R. Fraser, S. R. Currie, T. Mitchell, 11. Lougher (s), Te Karaka; D. Hebenton, O. R. Olsen, R. McGlashen, W. J. Sinclair (s), Gisborne v. L. Gardner, J. Nalder, E. Ross, J. Knox (s). Poverty Bay; J. Potts, F. Wise, T. Holt, P. W. Smith (s), Gisborne v. C. Ballentine, F. T. Robinson, P. Kay, C. Blackburn (s), Poverty Bay; V. Norman, R. Neilson, Poverty Bay v. A. Young, E. Baker, J. Lock, P. Stewart (s), Matamata; A. Sheen, F. W. Matthewson, G. McK. Smart, W. Bignell (s), Gisborne v. D. Gunn, A. McLeod, I. J. Quigley, F. H. Galvin (s), Gisborne. Second Round. —Gordon v. Stewart; Galvin v. Sinclair; Simpson v. Meredith: Downey v. Bignell; Knox v. Smith; Lougher v. Blackburn. Third Round. —Lougher v. Knox; Simpson v. Bignell; Smith v. Stewart; Galvin v. Gordon; Blackburn v. Meredith; Sinclair v. Downey. \ Second Day—Gisborne Green Fourth Round.—Bignell v. Meredith; Lougher v. Stewart; Downey v. Gordon; Blackburn v. Knox; Simpson v. Sinclair; Smith v. Meredith. Fiftii Round.—Simpson v. Gordon; Knox v. Meredith; Blackburn v. Stewart; Lougher v. Galvin; Downey v. Smith; Bignell v. Sinclair. Sixth Round.—Downey v. Lougher; Simpson v. Smith; Sinclair v. Meredith; Bignell v. Gordon: Blackburn v. Galvin; Knox v. Stewart.

Third Day—Poverty Bay No. 1 Green Seventh Round. —Galvin v. Knox; Downey v.: Blackburn; Simpson v. Lougher: Stewart v. Meredith; Bignell v. Smith; Sinclair v. Gordon. Eighth Round.—Bignell v. Lougher; Gordon v. Meredith; Stewart v. Galvin; Sinclair v. Smith; Downey v. Knox; Blackburn v. Simpson. Ninth Round.—Gordon v. Smith: Sinclair v. Lougher; Bignell, v. Blackburn; Simpson v. Knox; Galvin v. Meredith; Downey v. Stewart, C SECTION

First Day—Kahutia No. 2 Green First Round. —F. Kelly. D. Franks, C. Corbett, R. B. Watt (s). Kahutia v. R. Shilling, H. O. Hansen, E. R. Brown, D. McKenzie (s), Poverty Bay; F. Evitt, J. Junne, H. T. Bell, W. Noad (s), Remucra v. McGrachin, J. Cook R. Buckingham, H. Cook (s), Wairoa; H. Maynard, P. D. Leahy, B. Haache, V. Butler (s), Gisborne v. W. J. MeGibbon. J. 11. Hamilton, J. J. Hartely, F. Gardner (s), Poverty Bay; E. Fisher,

F. Sell, J. T. Herbert, M. F. Robinson (s), Poverty Bay v. Duckworth, J. K. Nasmith, F. Williams, H. A. Armstrong is), Gisborne, , ——n ~> Stevens (s), Opotiki v. G. Corbett, W. de Lautour, E. Searle, R. A. de Lautour (s), Kahutia; A. Warren, C Hume, M. Bradley, A. Baker (s), Kahutia v. G. North, J. Elder, F. Freeman. A. E. Aller. is), Gisborne. Second Round. —Noad v de Lautour; Alien v. Butler; Stevens v. McKenzie; Watt v, Baker; Gardner v. Robinson; Cook v. Armstrong. Third Round.— Cook v. Gardner; Stevens v. Baker; Robinson v. de Lautour; Allen v. Noad; Armstrong v. MeKenzie, Butler v. Watt. Second Day—Kahutia No. 1 Green Fourth Round.—Baker v. McKenzie; Cook v. de Lautour; Watt v. Noad; Armstrong v. Gardner; Stevens v. Butler; Robinson v. Allen. Fifth Round— Stevens v. Noad; Gardner v. McKenzie; Armstrong v. de Lautour; Cook v. Allen; Watt v. Robinson; Baker v. Butler. Sixth Round.— Watt v. Cook; Stevens v. Robinson; Butler v. McKenzie; Baker v. Noad; Armstrong v. Allen; Gardner v. de Lautour.

Third Day—Poverty Bay. No 2 Green Seventh Round. —Allen v. Gardner; Watt v. Armstrong; Stevens v. Cook; de Lautour v, McKenzie; Baker v. Robinson; Butler v. Noad. Eighth Round.—Baker v. Cook: Noad v. McKenzie; de Lautour v. Allen; Butler v. Robinson; Watt v. Gardner: Armstrong v. Stevens. Ninth Round. —Noad v. Robinson; Butler v. Cook; Baker v. Armstrong; Stevens v. Gardner: Allen v. McKenzie; Watt v. de Lautour. D’ SECTION First Day—Poverty Bay No. 1 Green First Round. —J. Wilson, Steele, J. Robertson. E. File (s), Kahutia v. J. Ward, G. Brebner, R. Hickman, Geo. Moore (s), Kahutia; Atkins, Grant, Corbett, Bennett (s), Wairoa v. A. Chapman, J. Young, W. Cameron, H. B. Taylor (s), Poverty Bay; C. Attewell, W. Allen, J. G. A. McGregor, J. Watson (s), Gisborne v W. Cooper, J. Oates, F. Ransley, E Hankey <s), Tokomaru Bay; G Begg, G. Orr, W. Harlow, W. T. Goodwin (s). Thorndon v. C. King, G. Ansell, F. Allen, J. H. Robinson (s), Poverty Bay; G. Langhorne, M. Torrie, G. Henderson, C. T. C. Hands (s), Gisborne v. L. C. Harries, G. T. Simpson, F J. Jones. E. F. O’Brien (s), Gisborne; > , j. r. Whitfield (s>, Opotiki Citizens v. G. Ardern, P. Tilley, I. Beattie, T. Ellis (s), Kahutia. Second Round.—Bennett v. O’Brien; Ellis v. Watson: Hands v. Moore: File v. Whitfield; Hankey v. Goodwin; Taylor v. Robinson. Third Round. —Taylor v. Hankey: Hands v. Whitfield; Goodwin v. O'Brien; Ellis v. Bennett; Robinson v. Moore; Watson v. File. Second Day—Kahutia No. 2 Green Fourth Round. —Whitfield v. Moore; Taylor v. O’Brien; File v. Bennett; Robinson v. Hankey; Hands v. Watson; Goodwin v. Ellis. Fifth Round.—Hands v. Bennett; Hankey v. Moore: Robinson v. O’Brien; Taylor v. Ellis; File v. Goodwin; Whitfield v. Watson.

Sixth Round—File v. Taylor; Hands v. Goodwin; Watson v. Moore; Whitfield v. Bennett; Robinson v. Ellis; Hankey v. O’Brien.

Third Day—Gisborne Green

Seventh Round.—Ellis v. Hankey; File v. Robinson; Hands v. Taylor; O'Brien v. Moore; Whitfield v. Goodwin; Watson v. Bennett.

Eighth Round—Whitfield v. Taylor; Bennett v. Moore; O'Brien v. Ellis; Watson v. Goodwin; File v. Hankey; Robinson v. Hands. Ninth Round.—Bennett v. Goodwin; Watson v. Taylor; Whitfield v. Robinson; Hands v. Hankey; Ellis v. Moore; File v. O'Brien. E SECTION

First Day—Poverty Bay No. 2 Green First Round.—A. Ransley, J. Cockcry, K. Te Ohaere, W. R. Ryland (s), Tokomaru Bay v, J. T. P. Clark, G. Peebles, G. E. Twigg, C. A. Wright (s), Opotiki; W. Crowley, E. Beer, V. Hurlestone, G. A. Crowley (s), Tolaga Bay v. F. Smythe, F. Dobbie, S. Pearce, T. Bury (s), Kahutia; G. Burns, F. Wickens, F. W. Roberts, W. J. Langlands (s), Gisborne v. L. Illingworth, T. Pickering, E. E. Somervell, R. S. Somervell (s), Poverty Bay; J. C. O. Hill, R. Johnson, W. Riddell, J. H. Walker (s), Gisborne v. J. Pirie, L. Watt, A. Hay. A. Beale (s), Gisborne; A. French, G. French, J. T. Burton, A. R. Coltman (s), Rotorua v. G. E. L. Robertson, R. W. Chappell, W. Neenan, J. A. Booth (s), Kahutia; C. Chambers, R. Copeland, R. Petherick, M. Smith (s), Kahutia v. J. Turbitt, G. McFarlane, S. McKenzie, A. J. Puddick (s). Poverty Bay. Second Round.—Crowley v. Booth; Puddick v. Langlands; Coltman v. Wright; Ryland v. Smith; Somervell v. Wa-lker; Bury v. Beale. Third Round.—Bury v. Somervell; Coltman v. Smith; Walker v. Booth; Puddick v. Crowley: Beale v. Wright; Langlands v. Ryland. Second Day—Poverty Bay No. 1 Green Fourth Round.—Smith v. Wright; Bury v. Booth; Ryland v. Crowley; Beale v. Somervell; Coltman v. Langlands; Walker v. Puddick. Fifth Round. —Coltman v. Crowley; Somervell v. Wright; Beale v. Booth; Bury v. Puddick; Ryland v. Walker; Smith v. Langlands. Sixth Round. —Ryland v. Bury: Coltman v. Walker: Langlands v. Wright; Smith v. Crowley: Beale v. Puddick; Somervell v. Booth. Third Day—Kahutia No. 1 Green Seventh Round. —Puddick v. Somervell: Ryland v. Beale: Coltman v. Bury; Booth v. Wright: Smith v. Walker; Langlands v. Crowley. Eighth Round.—Smith v. Bury; Crowley v. Wright; Booth v. Puddick; Langlands v, Walker; Ryland v. Somervell; Beale v. Coltman. Ninth Round.—Crowley v. Walker: Langlands v. Bury; Smith v. Beale; Coltman v. Somervell; Puddick v. Wright; Ryland v. Booth.