BOWLING NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4504, 22 March 1917, Page 7

BOWLING NOTES.

(By “Toucher.”)

It was a great gathering that assembled on the greens of tli© Kahutia Club last Thursday when the formal ceremony of declaring the greens open was performed by Sir James Carroll. The weather was ideal and everything went off well. Sir James was in happy mood, and his remarks on the conditions of Plymouth Hoe, as he heard of it in the Old Land, was appreciatively received, though there were a few disbelieving Simons among the bowlers present. His statement that he “believed” a cable had been sent Home recording the win of the Club for the Championship Pairs of the Dominion was very nicely put as he admitted fie had not ‘seen 'tlfe cable. Lady Carroll threw the jack with good strength, and it reached the ditch amidst cheers. Thus was the Kahutia, Club’s green opened, and howlers, in the days to come, will he able to look back and remember the pleasant opening, though the world was full of strife and bloodshed.

The pennants were flown for the first time this season since Kahutia defeated Gisborne for them last season, and it so happens it will be the last time too, this season, for Gisborne defeated Kahutia in the final series of games for the pennants during the afternoon. The overwhelming defeat ■of three of Kaliutia’s strongest skips was the surprise of the afternoon. Thelwall got the better of Joe Martin by 10 points. I don’t know what is the matter, hut Joe lias lost liis four games in the inter-club matches this year.

Then, again, Monte Craig went down had before “Boh” Robertson, and Sawyer was outclassed at the finish by 5 points by W. Smith. Fred Gray and Ratcliffe went down and out to Crawford and Hueston respectively, and let Gisborne secure a big advantage. Nasmith, jun., Barry and P. Howard struggled hard to pull tip the leeway due to the other rinks’ defeats. Nasmith romped over Ponsford by 28 to 9, Barry defeated Kyme by 8 points, while Percv Howard finished 3 points ahead of A. S'. Seymour. Hie result of the game was a win to Gisborne by 15 points—l6B to 153 and Gisborne now holds the championship for the season. In the whole series of these four games no one skip has secured four wins. On Kaliutia’s behalf Nasmith and P. Howard obtained three wins, while a like number of wins were secured for Gisborne by W. Smith, R. Robertson, Hueston and T. A. Crawford. It was in the season 1909-10 that the first game between the two clubs took place. That old veteran, Mr J. W. Witty, presented a pennant for the purpose of the senior players, while Mr J. D. Jeune presented a pennant for the junior players. The results of the Witty Pennant competi" tion (three rinks aside) are as under :

1909- —-First game : Turanganni 60. Gisborne 50. Second game: Gisborne 70, Turanganni 55. Third game: Gisborne 64, Turanganni 58. 1910- —First game: Gisborne 65, Turanganni 56. Second game: Turanganni 74, Gisborne 59. Third game: Gisborne 60, Turanganui 58. 1911- —First game: Gisborne 62, Turanganui 56. Second game : Gisborne 67. Turanganni 53. 1912- —-First game: Turanganui 71, Gisborne 55. Second game: Gisborne 80, Turanganui 54. 1913- —First game: Turanganni 59. Gisborne. 53. Second game: Gisborne 65. Turanganni 58. The results of the Jeune Pennant competition are as under: 1909- —First game : Turanganui 60. Gisborne 50. Second game: Gisborne 66, Turanganui 48. Third game : Gisborne 73, Turanganui 44. 1910- First game: Turanganui 61. Gisborne 54. Second game: Gisborne 68, Turanganui 57. Third game: Gisborne 75, Turauganui 44. 1911- —First game: Gisborne 59, Turanganui 52. Second game: Turanganui 64, Gisborne 60. Third game: Gisborne 57, Turanganui 49. 1912- —First game : Turanganui 60, Gisborne 50. Second game: Turanganui 61, Gisborne 57. 1913- —First game: Gisborne 62, Turanganui 48. Second game: Gisborpe 71, Turanganui 57. Third game : Gisborne 64, Turanganui 45. In the year 1914-15 the two pennants were flown together for one competition, and they have been competed for in this manner ever since. The results have been:—

1914- (six rinks aside). —Gisborne 134, Turanganui 103. 1915- (seven rinks aside). —First game: Turanganui 141, Gisborne 134. Second game: Turanganui 139. Gisborne 129. Third game : Turanganui 150, Gisborne 128. Fourth game: Gisborne 146, Turanganui 137. 1916- (eight rinks aside). —First game: Gisborne 175. Turanganui 139. Second game : Kahutia 161, Gisborne 153. Hurd game: Gisborne 169, Kahutia 140. Fourth game: Gisborne 168, Kahutia 153. In the season 1911-12 Mr C. J. Bennett, as president of the Turangnnui Club presented a cup for competition between the two clubs to be won outright in the best two out of three games, and the trophy was secured bv the Gisborne Club’s two rinks. Hie results were:—

First game: Gisborne 56, Turanganui 28. Second game: 'Gisborne 44, Turanganui 3y. Put in condensed form the records of these matches show : 1909- —AVon by Gisborne (Witty Pennant and Jeune Pennant). 1910- —Gisborne (both pennants) 1911- Gisborne (C. J. Bennett Cup and both pennants). 1912- —Gisborne (Witty Pennant), Turanganui (Jeune Pennant). 1913- —Gisborne (both pennants) 1914- —Gisborne (combined pen- ’ 1 ' nants). 1915- Turanganui (combined pennants). 1916- Gisborne (combined pennants). As a result of the enjoyable opening of Kahutia’s green on- Thursday, 'Sir James Carroll has. I understand, offered a trophy for competition, while Mr W. 0. Sheet, one of the Club’s founders, is also donating «, trophy for next season’s play. Mentioning W. 0. Sheet’s name reminds me that a move is now Being made by Kalmtia to recognise the series of the founders of the Cluo. This I have advocated in this column previously, and I am pleased to hear something is now to he done in the matter. The proposition is to make the founders life members, and the gentlemen concerned are Messrs W. i. Sheet, M. G. Nasmith, J. Cohey and D. Hepburn. The other founder. Mr G. Matthewson, is already a life member. The Club has at present four other life members in Sir James Carroll, Messrs W. Burra, and Pare Keiha and Lady Carroll. 1 think Kahutia is. the only bowling club in the Dominion to have the honor of having a lady life member on its list of members, a fact it should be proud of. , , \ ' . I saw a peculiar shot played 'on the Kahutia green! in the inter-club match last Thursday—one that was perfect in its luck. A Kahutia rum lay two shots, one of them about or behind the jack. The Gisborne slap played two or three yards on lo kitty or shot bowl, and was timbe ed about 4ft in front; but lie follow eel through, turned over and over, and came to rest behind the kitty just in front of 'Kahutia’s scorer. One to Gisborne, and that is how a game is lost and won sometimes.