BOWLING NOTES.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 28 January 1908, Page 4

BOWLING NOTES.

[By Banker.] The Mowing is the result of the handicap singles for Mr A. E. Smith's trophy First round—Henderson best Craig, Warren beat Edgar, Gavin beat Dagg, McNeil beat Hawson, Chapman beat Keele, Wilcox beat Boyne, Kelly beat Monson (by default), Moyle beat McCarthy (by default), Pettersson beat Searle (by default), Hiddleston beat Mcßride (by default), Lynch beat Ware (by default). Second round— Kelly beat Pettersson, Warren beat Hiddleston, Chapman beat Lynch, Willcox beat Gavin, Moyle beat Henderson, McNeil a bye. Third round—Kelly, beat Willcox Chapman beat Warren, Moyle aud McNeil have to play. This round is to be completed by to-morrow evening (Wednesday). The following is the draw for the first round of the singles championship which carries with it the President's prize "of a set of bowls: —Pope plays Edgar, King plays Gavin, Henderson plays McNeil, Dagg plays Willcox, Warren plays Kelly, Pettersson plays Moyle, Hiddleston plays Craig. In this round Warren beat Kelly, Pope beat Edgar, Willcox beat Dagg, The remainder of the games must be completed by to-morrow evening (Wednesday).

In a recent rink game, Visitors v. Club Members, Sim and McNeil being the respective skips, the latter were victorious, the scores being 16—21. Mr W. Sim, a regular visitor to our green, took his departure from Queenstown yesterday morning. Mr Sim is a very keen bowler and was very ready to take a hand in a rink, pairs and single's competitions. He always displayed a very generous spirit in his play whether he was a winner or loser. Mr Sim has made many fast freinds on the green. It is not likely that he will visit us next season as, providing health permits, he intends taking part in the North Island Bowling Tournament which takes place at Napier at the end of the year. The set of bowls presented by the president (Mr G. T. Searle) for the singles Championship have arrived hen and may be seen in Messrs Price and Bulleid's window. The set is a handsome one, being Taylors No. 3 bias extra quality. Our president has, no doubt, fulfilled all the obligations cast on him and in his office in a most worthy manner.

The following visitors have been on the green since my last note9Paget Gale (Dunedin), T. McKenzie, M.P., (Roslyn), A. B. Wallace (Masterton), Mrs L Wallace (Melbourne), T>. Pollock (Dunedin), J. A D McKeam (Paisley, Scotland), D. Davidson, senr. and junr., (Sawyers Bay), A. H. Crawford (Kaituna), Fred Akhurst (Waimate), F. Sheargold (Dunedin).

The continuous warm weather of the last month is telling on the green, notwithstanding the waterings it gets. The clover stands the heac much better than the grass and is therefore more robust Certain kinds of play are impossible Just now while the clover is up. Scytheiogis the only remedy and the sooner this is done the better.

The New Zealand Bowling tournament came to a close in Dunedin on Saturday last. The weather was delightful throughout the week and continued so till the last bowl was played The visitors expressed themselves in terms of admiration of the management, greens and everything connected with the week's operations. The champion rink tourney was won by Davidson, Allan, Tait and Carswell, (skip) Taieri, who beat a Waimate rink by 26 to 16. A Southland rink skipped by R. Erskine was third. The Champion Pairs was won by a Dunedin pair, Messrs Short and Bentley, with Messrs Brackenridge and son (Wellington) second. The singles champion turned up in Goldstone (Waimate) who beat Woolf (Christchurch) by 13 to 12.

The following account of a match, Bank of N.Z. v. Civil Servants, has been kindly supplied This match was played on Thursday, 23rd inst. The teams were as followsßank : Messrs Hawson (skip), Crawshaw, Denniston and Mcßride (exbanker.) Civil Servants: Messrs fliddleston (skip), Thomson, Fraser and Keele. The game was played in a fairly friendly manner and it was only occasionally that a few remarks were taken exception to. In such cases the argument was short and crisp. The servants " kicked" off and drew first blood getting one in. The Bankers, to show their independence did likewise on the second head. At the fourth hetd the score was 2—2, but the bankers fell away badly on the fifth and didn't recover themselves till the fiftheenth head when they came to light with 2 more to their very poor score. The 16th and 17th heads saw the bankers with ten; they were now playing in good style, skip playing some brilliant shots and Denniston keeping well out of the ditch where a good many of his bowls went earlier in the match. At this stage of the game, with the score Civil Servants 20 and Bankers 10, which was really the start of all excitement, the Servants found it necessary to finish owing to one of their team having to get away. Of course it was a good excuse, but rather unfortunate for the Bankers who had been saving themselves nicely with some beauties up their sleeves. The Civil Servants' scoring was good throughout and the play of Hiddleston and Keele was very effective while occasionally Fraser, whose first attempt this was, put up some very nice bowls. Thomson's play was what might be expected from a youth. However, he claims to have distinguished himself by making the finest shot .of the match. This shot, which was one of the leads, left the bowler's hand at a pace that would have finished in the lake and also caused the skips to clear for safety and an anxious look to came over caretaker Kelly's face. Fortunately for the servants, it struck " kitty" carrying' it, in its mad rush, well into the ditch—a magnificent fluke. I mention this in full for the benefit of those who might have the misfortune to mention bowls to our friend before his head slackens.

The Bankers certainly had a bad time for a stretch, but were playing well at the finish as already mentioned. Hawson, whose play was easily the best, had hard work to save his side from worse defeat, and some of his drives were well meant A few of Crawshaw's shots were within six feet of kitty, but he was not playing up to form. Denniston occasionally made at attempt, but the ditch was his strong point. He would no doubt do better with a longer green. Jack Mcßride who was thought to be the star E roved a failure, but will no doubt do etter in the return match when we trust he will have had some practice.