Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 75, 7 December 1901, Page 19

Bowling.

There was a tussle for the Edwin Feathers up at Thorndon on Saturday, but the wearers thereof (Longton and Co) were in too much feather to moult The challengers belonged to the Wellington Club, and were skipped by Sample Tt was Longton's picnic. Scores 31 to 14. Sample went out for a drive on the 21st head, and Longton nicked 6 Petone and Victoria have also got their eyes on those Feathers Geordie Wright is getting ready for them "Every shot a toucher,'" is his latest report The club rink matches are moving ahead at Wordsworth-street Gibbes has put down that brisk young man Bell bv 31 to 10. and Churchward has capitulated to Veitch— lB to 22, while Mentiplav has triumphed over Waddell and Bal linger over Lockie Lockie, however, lias had levenge He has bumped Balhngei out of Sargood's Cup by 23 to 12 Ellis (from Hastings) in spite of his disabled arm, is making things hum on the Wellington green Beaten Churchward bv 19 to 12 m the Sargood Cup match and won his rink match on Satuidav against Donald McLean B^ the wa\ Hastings could pla\ a strong rink in the Wellington Club just now. Ellis, Tyerman, and Rodd all hail from Hastings, and Ballanger is an honorary member of the Hastings Club Peter Drummond and J J Reich have got back from "the Land o' Cakes," and are full of bowling points and remlmsconces Dr Grace lias, also bobbed up sereneh from the other side of the world He paid his first visit to the Thorndon Green on Saturday afternoon and was received with cheers The press men have been on his tracks ever since for "copy " but he won't be tapped Perhaps, he had enough of them in "Munka." It was Semoi Councilloi John Smiths day out on Saturday all right. 42 to Barton's 7. The iron industry is looking "P A fine, sonsie, old Scottish-sounding team that wlucli came out on top Jfoi the Hamerton Badges at Mount Victoria last Saturday MacMorran, McGowan, and the twa Brackenbndges They put the "comether" on W. Hendry Anderson, Snaddon and Redstone —24 to 14 Mack and Anderson got buckled up in the effort to dispossess Scott and Martin of the Townsend Buckles — 22 to 14 Tn fact, Scott was letting himself out a few on Saturday Skipped against Keith for 27 to 12 A^ for Mack, if he didn't nobble the Tow nsend Buckles, he nobbled Townsend himself all right He skipped him down to the tune of 27 to 11 Champion Bnghtwell. of New town, is hardh up to championship form just yet In a pairs match last Saturday, McEldownev and Higginbottom banged the wood of Sexton and Bnghtwell about for 2oto W. Nancarrow is coming on. Skipped a win against McCnmiske^ on Saturday — 29 to 14 Nanoarrow aJso led Underwood's tournament team to victory against Alpe, leading for Bary's team21 to 1.1 Reid, Carter, Gilmour. and Johnston are the proud holders of the Petone Ferns Henry, Maynard, McLean, and Kirk went down heavily in the effort to clutch them Only 14 to 28. It must have been a case of "Hope abandoned" in Petone Hope's rink match against McKie on Saturday 7 to 29 reads very like it However, Hope is buoyant out Petone wav He will

spin a wily w&b" for McKie some other day The "Whisky Bowls are being strenuously struggled for up at Thorndon. Heywood (of the Treasury) has snicked out Barraud by 21 to 20, and Trevoi Gould has taken Webbs life for 21 to 15. The redoubtable McKerrow ha& lowered Ms colours to C'onlon for 9 to 20, while Archibald has made printer's •pi" of Seaton — 26 to 10 Also Longton has seen Freeman out of the contest, and Geordie Wright put down McEldownev after a tie on the last head Bojes dished Gibber for Sargood's Cup (Wellington Club) by 28 to 14 and Wraddell staggered Ewing with 32 to 8 Ham- Smith smote Riley heavih m tho Dewar bowls— 24 to 11 In the first round for the President s prize at Thorndon Hogben. Gould. Longton. Reeves, Rose MoKerrow and Brown have worried through, and Wright. Webb. Hey wood Blanchard Burns Collins a>nd King are dead to the world Mallard Kinvig and Cit\ Father John Smith are going strong for the Wellington Junior Bowls It's » very open event