Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 74, 30 November 1901, Page 19

Bowling.

Guff is making hay while the sun shines on the Wellington green. Played three' prize matches so far, and won them all. He bumped Lawson out of the "whisky" bowls (ma conscience!) and "bonnetted" Chas Hill m the Senior Bowls Lockie is stdl 'marching through Georgia " Latest victim — Bush. Bush is 'bushed" so far as the Senior Bowls are concerned Geordie Wright was right out of it on Saturday in the first "go" for the pennant. Only 11 against Gooder's 31. ' Curfew did not ring that night." Neil McLean felt a bit disconcerted in his match against Bary (Newtown) Reason why, Newtown had a full team of lady barrack ers. However, Neil stuck to it with a never-say-die spirit, and got home three ahead. Victoria Brackenndge had a tough nut to crack in Thorndon Sievwnght. Literature was just pipped on the post. Scores 16 — 15. Price, of Newtown, applied a stiff test to Ballmger's English and Continental experiences. In the first 12 heads he bagged three fours and a three, but a timely five to Ballinger relieved the tension a bit, and enabled a tie to be called — 21 all. Ballinger has picked up a few Scotch bowling habits at Home, which are clinging to him yet. One of them is for the skip to stride down the head and shake hands with the man of his team who makes a good shot. Ballinger did a lot of hand-shaking of that kind on Saturday. It amused the other side. Churchward was too good for TJnder■nood — 25 to 15. It was a case of underwood all right — for Churchwards wood was on top. Louis Blundell did not go Home in the Omrah after all. And so all those references m the "Sea Urchin" were not to him, but to a New South Wales bowler named Blundell W T hat a pity. So many bazaar and church socia 1 people were anxious to trot him out once again as an ' Egyptian Juggler." Do not chaff too freely those Wellington Club bowlers (three rinks) who w ent up to the Wairarapa for scalps last week and came back shorn They have had so much "borax" since their return that they hate the very sight of it. As, the local papers have not giv° i the scores (merciful dispensation), here they are Wellington v Masterton — Russell 19 v. Elliott 22, Pethenck 19 \ Earee 2-3, Bmnskill 10 v. Whittaker 24. Totals Wellington, 48 , Ma&terton, 71 Caiterton was not so bloodthirsty For instance Stevens 14 v Pethenck 12, Johnston 27 v. Russell b, Downard 11 v. Bmnskill 24 Totals Carterton 52 Wellington, 42. Well, 27 to b has been beaten up at the opening of the new Whangarei Club How is 44 to 4 for high ? The Dewar Bowls are still exciting interest up at Woidsuorth-stieet 801 l lias smitten Veitch bv 29 to 8, and Phmmer and Berry have overthrown Bush and Whitehou&e respectively A challenge out for the Edwin Feathors. Veitch, Plimmer, Churchward and Sample are the people Things aae never very dull on the green when Sievwnght is skip, and he was just as jolly and as entertaining as usual duruie; his Pennant match against tho Victorian Brackenridge, at Newtown on Saturday

Geordie" Wright struck a pretty good te>am against him, skipped by Gooder, and is quite proud at having 1 cached double figures. Gooder, on the other hand, is satisfied with his own .score of 31. Reeves hats not donei any more skipping since his successful effort referred to last week. He intends to rest on his laurels now, and not usk his reputation. I am in receipt of the following — "The Melbourne bowler who played against Messrs. Lockie amd Russell, desires to say, m reply to the paragraph that appeared in your last issue, that eithei Mr Lockie misunderstood him, or your reporter misunderstood Mr. Lockie The Melbourne player only played once' against Mr Campbell, and upon that occasion Mr Campbell won, and his opponent was the first man to heaitily congratulate him— the game beinp- a championship test. Two players bowling on a strange green, with strange bowls, would usually expect to be beaten bv home players of ordinary meiit but whilst the Melbourne nlavor congratulates Messrs Lockie and Russoll upon their much superior play on thei occasion referred to he regrets that ho unconsciously put their nerves to such a severe test, and sincerely hopes that ere this they ha>ve recovered their usual state of bowling composure " A propos of the above, I hear that Mr Andrew Campbell expects to be in Wellington in time for the big tournament and — who knows — he may induce some, of the Melbourne players to make up a team and accompany him.