BOWLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 January 1929, Page 3

BOWLING.

—i *— DOMINION TOURNEY. SIXTH ROUND PLAYED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. For the last three -days whilst the championship rinks bowling matches have been' in progress Wellington has suffered from one of those persistent 1 ‘low pressures,’ ’ together with, its depressing concomitants' —muggy, misty weather with a pall of breathless grey clouds. . ; " Owing to the misty rain that fell this morning a start was not made with the fifth round of the championship rinks until 10.30 a.m. On that account the council decided to make the games for the day 21' heads instead of the programmed •25 heads. Following are the wins and losses of those who have won four or more games in each section : Section A.

! HAWERA CLUB. A Harwera .team of four rinks was booked .to go to. Eltha.m ,to play an in- J tor-flub match this afternoon. . • - OPUNAIvE CLUB. • The championships are now being played in the Opuniake Clnb and close finishes have been seen in many of the matches. Results up to date are as under: — - First Round. J. Moron 21 v. J. Wilson 18. •X. J 3 let ton 21 v. A.. XTincth. 12. R. Walker 23 v. V. Dalxymple 14. J. Stephenson 23 v. C. A. Smith 20. T. 11. H. Sinclair 21 v. J. Judson 14. W. E. Gunson 21 v. D. Williams 11. . A. Eake 22 v. J. Harrigan 14. • G. Feaver 22 v. J. Kirkwood 16. Second Round. W. E. Gunson 21 v. J. P. Burton 17. A. Fake 21 v. J. Moron 19. G. Feaver 21 v. Sinclair 15. J. N. Stephenson 21 v. C. Clare 11. J. Wilson 21 v. 0. A. Smith 17. J. Harrigan 21 v. D. Williams 14. Kirkwood 21 v. A. Hinch 15. SHIELD MATCH. Inglewood yesterday, on their own green, mat the Avon team in a shield match, postponed on account of the weather, and had a win. by a margin of 16 points, scoring 153 to their opponelns’ lo I • I STRATFORD v. KAPONGA. A two-rink team went to Stratford lro'm Ivaponga on Thursday to play a shield match, but owing to a misunderstanding 'Stratford did not expect them. A noo-oeiupetition game, was played, Stratford scoring a win.

Wins Losses Edwards (Temuka) 5 1 Bremner (West End) .. 5 1 Beynon (Petone) 4 2 Bewley (Hastings) 4 2 Section B. Ardell (Hataitai) 5 1 Britland (Pahiatua) 5 1 Hodd (Wellington) 4 2 Stephens (Kelburn) 4 2 Reid (Lyall Bay) 4 2 Section C. Lowry (Kelburn) 5 1 King (Hastings) 5 1 Woolf (Christchurch) .. 5 1 Clarke (V.B.A.) 4 2 Section D. Parsons (Ponsonby) 5 1 Rennie (Christchurch).. 5 1 Sewell (St. Johns) ..... 4 2 Bissell (Napier) 4 2 Section E. Skoglund (Stratford) .. 5 1 1 Pollock (Newtown) 4 2 j Morgan (Edgeware) 4 2 1 Dee (Matai) 4 2 Section F. Bell (Hamilton) • 5 T X Feilding (Hataitai) 4 2 Naylor (Thorndon) 4 2 Galbraith (St. Johns) ... 4 2 Bell (Seatoun) 4 2 Williams (Beckenham)... 4 2 Section G. Doherty (Kelburn) 6 0 Hosking (Carlton) 5 1 Bartlett' (Nelson) 5 1 Pilkington (Hamilton) ... 4 2 Nash (Palmerston N.) 4 2 Section H. Walker (Auckland) 5 1 Hill (Wellington) 5 1 Halliday (Hataitai) 4 2 Section I. Harrison (V.B.A.) 5 1 Langley (Caledonian) ... 4 2 Benzie (Limvood) 4 2 Heidman (Feilding) 4 2 Section J. Noble-Adams (Blenheim) 6 0 Findlay (Mount Eden) 5 1 McWhannell (Hataitai) 5 1 Griffen (N.S.W.) 4 2 Section K. Hueston (Gisborne) 5 1 Fox (Canterbury) 4 2 Wardrop (Woodville) ... ..4 2 v Smith (Fitzroy) 4 2