COMPETITIVE BOWLS

Northern Advocate, 21 October 1935, Page 3

COMPETITIVE BOWLS

WHANG ARE! AND KENSINGTON CLUBS PLAYING ROOM FOR ALL. SATURDAY’S LARGE ATTENDANCES CATERED FOR. A strong cross-wind made conditions difficult on the Whangarei Bowling Club’s greens on Saturday afternoon, when the first competition matches of the season were played. Both greens were in excellent condition. This was the first opportunity of testing conditions as a result of the change in the statutory half- holiday, and, although the attendance was large, ample accommodation was available, and this is likely to be the case throughout the season. Draw games were played with the following results:— Menzies, Gazzard, Richards, Whitelaw 18, v. Wise, Morrison, Simmons, Allen 17; Reynolds, Hendy, Eccles, Judd, 20, v. Ray, J. G. Campbell, Taylor, Coote, 15; Roseman, Dr Cook, Sothern, J. Wilson, 23, v. Farmer, Sargent, Telfer, D. X. McLeod, 12; Lamb, Trembath, Wilding, Miller, 26, v. Trimmer, McCarroll, J. Evans, Orr, 14; Howie, Reid, G. Harrison, Jounneaux, 19, v. Cleverly, Peat; Marshall, Cutforth, 16; Nelson, Connell, Chissell, Brewis, ,20, v. J. Evans, Byrne, Thompson, Courtney, 15; Morton, Kerr, T. H. Stewart, Englund, 25, v. Ward, Newman, Amos, Maurer, 19; H. Wilson, J. Horne, Morrish, W. Ste Wart, 17, v. Woledge,. Meyers, Caplin, Piggott, 14.

KENSINGTON CLUB PRIVATE FOURS TOURNEY. The first club Saturday at Kensington was occupied with a private fours tourney for the president’s trophies. Twelve teams took part in three games of eight heads. The weather and green were perfect. After the third round, teams skipped by A. Curtis and P. Everett both had three wins and in a final of three heads, Everett ran out the winner by 4 to 3, after a somewhat lucky shot with his last bowl The following were the scores: — First Round.—Mannington, Ross, Walker and Curtis, 9, beat Vaughan, Simpson, Hutchins and McMath 5; Fleming, Steventon, . Walder and Clarke, 12, beat Keller, Fulljames, Johnson and Tibbita, 5; Woodbridge, A. Hilford, Steadman and Huyton, 10, beat P. Campbell, Tunnicliffe, Baker and Studd, 3; Clow, McGregor, Horner and Leese, 9, beat J. Smith, Moore, Ching and Stringer, 2; Brydon, Webb, Lee and Everett; 9, beat Fairley, Tucker, Barclay and Simons, 6; Reilly F. Hilford, Kelly and Drake, 14, beat Drummond, J. Campbell, McKay, and Cliff,- 7. . Second Round. —McMath 8, beat Tibbits 6; Everett 9, beat Drake 5; Stringer 7, beat Studd, 6; Curtis 9, oeat Leese 9; beat Huyton 4; Simons 11, beat Cliff 9. t Third Round.—Cliff 11 beat Clarke 10; Leese 10, lost to Studd 12; Everett 10 beat Tibbits 6; McMath 10, beat Drake 4; Huyton 9, beat Stringer 5; Curtis 16, beat Simons 5. Final. —Everett, Lee, Webb and Brydon 4, beat Curtis, Walker, Ross and Mannington 3.

The trophies were presented to the winning team and cups (to egg them on to better things) to Tibtaits’ team, which had no wins, for hard luck.