Bowling.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 84, 8 February 1902, Page 19

Bowling.

Captain Lomax of the Thorndon Club plays equally well with either hand- -a useful accomplishment Out at Now town on Saturday, Kinniburgh skipped against Worboys for 27 to 18, and Powell's commando knocked out McEldow nev's by 27 to 1-1 Reich and Church w aid indulged in a picnic on Saturday The former, in a full-rink match, made things merry for Neil McLean —32 to 19 And Churchw ards unk put up 32 to the 18 compiled bv Gibbes and Co Andrew Campbell and McGlashan skipped opposing teams foi auld lang syne." It was neai enough -23 to 22 — and it was Andrew's win Victoria's skips in the pennant match against Petone this week aie to bo Brackenndge lunior, Redstone Mark and Scott. Norwood and May* are to skip the colts The contest foi the Wellington Club'^ junior bowls has now leached the semifinal stage On Saturday last Mai laid took out a policy on them b\ winning his first game (the match is best ot three) against Councillor John Smith bv 18 to 17. The full-unk tourney ha>s also arnved at the semi-final stage, ten nnk& having received their auietus up to date Ballinger's rink has now to try conclusions with Gibbes's, and' Falconer's is booked foi a go with Plimmer's. Among the Dunednntes who attended the recent bowling tournament in Wellington was Mr Corless deputy coranubsionei of stamps at Dunedin By his voice many recognised him at once as a brother of*E. C. Corless me well-known comedian of the Bland Holt Company. Then there were also Mr. C. F. Greenslade (Speight and Co.). Mr. C. Keast, and Mr John Collins, all in the liquoi line, and jolly good fellows to boot "The Ditcher," whose -Bowling Spasms" make capital reading in the Auckland ' Observer," evidently went home from Wellington with a sweet taste in his mouth Just listen to this un Mount Victoria way —"The Victoria ladies have gamed a never-dying name foi their splendid home-made spread of eatables, and the other clubs weie not one whit behind with all the most delicate sweets that ever graced a table and the sweet faces beaming all round one made it a memorable occasion Wellington will never be excelled in its hospitality— it raav be equalled, ot couise " Also, here is a sugar-plum for David Nathan —'President Nathan gave the Noithern visitors a welcome that could not be excelled— full of warm, affectionate greetings witty and pithy remarks He apologised for his weakness in speaking for the most cruel thing to ask a man to do is to make a speech at J o'clock in the morning We think so too." When the Australian bowlers returned home from their recent tour of the Old Country, they had a good deal to say about an English team that was coming to the colonies But they are not so confident now. A Sydney writer has been treating them to some borax over it He says "Methinks there was much more talk than substance in the matter at any rate, nobody seems to be worrying himself the least little bit on the subject iust now

Longton's team has lost the Edwin Feathers— moulted, so to speak. D'Emden and Co., of Newtown, wear them now . The event came oft on Saturday on the Thorndon Green D'Emden's partners were Martin, J J Webb and Brogan. The Thorndon holders ran away trom the NVwtown challengers at the start — IL> to 3 at the seventh head Then D'Emden got some fine work in. Longton and his merry men went to pieces and the result was that Thorndon only scored in three heads after that and last the trophies by five points The Thorndon Club is to be congiatuLited on the mannei m which Longton and his team have, for so long, held the Feathers They captured them from Victoria on November 9th and held them right up till Saturday last, defeating some of the strongest rinks the other clubs could send against them Mr. John Coleman. the popular Gisborne skip and deputy official assignee, sustained a sad bereavement while he was a-w ay from home attending the recent tournament m Wellington. His wife died suddenly on Thursday last of heart affection and asthma Mr. Coleman's son and daughter were with him in Wellington. Gooder and Redstone bumped up against each other in a struggle for the Hamerton badges, at the Victoria green on Saturday. It looked a good thing for the former, who was leading nearly all the wav, but Redstone came at the finish, and beat the tournament crack by two points — 23-21, And now the Victorian wits are talking of Redstone being gooder than Gooder' Brackenridge iun and Dixon were smothered in the Townsend Bucket rarac — quite buckled up, in fact — Paf^a Brackenridge and MacMorran winning by 33 to 10 Page did not deal too gently with Keith — would not even allow him to get into double figures — 30-9 Avery had a close and interesting game with McjGowan, but Joe's flag is still flying mast-high since helping to wan the banner and he managed to secure a. victory bv three points — 18-15 Episode at the recent tournament — Leader (to skip) ''Halloa, there , which jack do you want me to play to? I can see three of them " Skip "Never iinud. old man, go foi the middle one and be hopeful "