BOWLING.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 82, 8 April 1920, Page 2

BOWLING.

NOTES by "Be Up."

The success achieved foy the Blenheim and Pictom rinks during the progress of the Nelson Easter tournament was noted with pleasure by enthusiasts throughout the district. The fact that the Centre singles championship on Tuesday was won by G. J. Riddell (Pieton), with W. J. Eky (Blenheim) as runner-up is a cause of even greater satisfaction, and both •bowleis are to be congratulated on their performances. Tfn the first; round Riddell beat Eban ;(WakefieM) by 20 to 18, and Elvy deffi'aitea Smith (Nelson) by 20 to 15. In the following "two rounds Riddelli defeated Dodds (Maitai) by 17 to 12 and 3;rew aibye, >and Elvy prevailed over Eban (Wakefield) by 20 'to 11 and Griffin (Motuoka) by 23 to. 16. Three were left in the final with three wins each, and in Hie play-^ff Riddell defeaited Kirk (Takaka) by 18 to 9 and Elvy by 18 to. 16, The final gam© bet-ween tho two Maiiburiasns is describ(?Q as a, splendid exhibition oT drawing, and the play thromghouSfci was1 meritorious. The junior championship was won by Buckrell (Maitai), who defeated 'Ccffcman (Nelson) by one point in tlie final.

Both the Blemh/nm amd Picton rinks put up the creditable record of winning six games out of nine-^Luring the tournament. The members of the Picton rink were: G. A. Smith, G. J. Riddell, G. O. Beech, and A. A. Perano.

Tho two morning games at Nelson were time-limit, averaging about 13 heads, whilst the full 21 heads wore played in the (afternoon. In its first match: on Good Friday the Blenheim rink .encountered: a Nelson four skipped by B#tt. At the- seventh head tho score was 7 all; at the next head BLedheim were lying three when aA unlucky "wick" promoted one of _the Nelson bowls and) gave them the shot. Blenheim were four down after the next end, and although play was often in their favor they could not turn their advantage to good account. They had a somewhat similar experience in their second game, iand were defeated only by a narrow margin. Their third g;>me against aMotueka rink skipped by Boyes was most interesting;, the issue being, in •doubt until the last bowl was played. Elvy played soma remarkable shots. On the 20th head Boyes trailed the jack almost to ithe ditch and) held two ..shoto. one each side of the jack. Although the Jieid was well covered Elvy found a narrow path and rested his opponent's out with a, splendid bowl. With his last bowl ho drew round the whole bunch and! gained the shot. The result was a loss by only one point. On Saturday Blenheim won all of their games at Wakofield. In the fia*st match they defeated Eban's rink

by 10 to 8, and later prevailed over Bird's combination by 24 to 14. In the afternoon they turned tho tables on Bett's Nelson quartette and scored a total of 41 points to their opponents' 13 (registered1 in five heads). Thirty' Auckland-bowlers leave by the Maheno on April 29th 'to play a ?orio:s of matches in New South Wales.

G. J. Riddell and G. A. Smith (skip) will be the Picton Club's representatives in the Adams Cup competition, and J. Raxleliffe and G. Beech wiE take part in the MJansfoixl Banner finals. The Riversdsvl© Club has noifc yet decided definitely on its representation, but it eeems as if T. S. Da.vies and H. Li. Mansford will be the Adams Cup pair. Arrangements should be made for these finals to commence next week at latest.

A Pressi Association telegram states that in the section play at tho bowling tournament at Palmerston North yesterday, 3-*aws (Victoria) defeated jL>uft (E'ketahtina), and W. Wylie (Newtown) defeated! Laurenson (Manawatu). Rain early in tho afternoon prevented further play. The rinks left in tho final are skipped by Laws, Wylie, Bpynon (Petone), and Scrivener (St. John),