BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10594, 8 November 1897, Page 3

BOWLING.

■' {'- >' ■ '> (" » '"' ~' 'i . I OPENING OF MR ■ J. KIRKER'S ■ PRIVATE GREEN, PONSONBY. Ox Saturday last Mr. J. Kirker (who , had courteously postponed the opening of bis private, green, Wallace-street, Ponaonby, until the various district clubs had opened for the season) had a reunion of his bowling friends with their wives and daughters. The invitations 'i were made to cover the older members of the various clubs', among those present being Mr. Wm. Aitken, a veteran bowler of the Auckland (Grafton) Bowling Club 'in its earliest ' days, and one of its founders. ' There were about 103 ladies and gentlemen present, and afternoon tea. was dispensed. '; A very enjoyable and pleasant afternoon. was spent. • The ereen was in splendid condition, and elicited the admiration of the bowlers.'; Mr. Kirker has adopted the style of the Glasgow clubs in having the "ditches" covered with open wooden gratings, which keep the bowls clean and enable the bowler, if ' the grass is damp, to stand while waiting his turn on a dry footing, Forty men were.engaged in"the matches, playing ten men a-rinlc. The following were the resultst '•" NO. 1 RISK; , ; A. Brookes ' i. Meyers'i Carrick V, . : Court' Rhodes . Peacock J, ,• •„ Hooper • Dingwall \ / Gorrie, skip „ .. 19 Winks, skip .. - H • . No. 2 RISK. . Foster. v. Fnrby Patterson ■ ''.filorafield Upton • ■ sf Beatty J; Court Holden Lambert, skip -. .. 13 ■ Kingswell, skip .. 3; '1 No. 3 Rink. . '" : Ross '"V v. Chine;" - Edmiston ' "Woolast fit-.' ' Si.Coleman ; i; lleton v. ;; ; llaslott : :.1 U',; Bardie C. W. Brookes, skip , 22 Stewart, skip » 11 11:-. • ii' N0.4 Rink. /' ji-jV Hudson v. Hoskincr j\ Steele Campbell »-*SMackechnie .--V - Lawson ~. r ' ' Russell s i' '■• Hart Thomson, skip '!..14 F. Court, skip ™21 j;, ORDINARY; CLUB MATCHES, i • Auckland (Grafton') Club—The following games were played oil the Auckland Bowling Club's Green on Saturday afternoon, The president,- vice-president, and a considerable number of members were absent, having been invited to the opening of Mr. Kirker s private green in Ponsonby' '• ■ i , V No. 1 Rink: E. A. Brown. Dr. King, W. Gmdin, skip 17, v. T. J. to, G. Smart, Jas. Scott, skip 16. , No, 2 Rink: J. L. Scott, Shackelford, ones, Cuff, skip 10 v. Thornes, Woodhead, Shaw, Butts, skip 1!). No. 3 Rink; Loser, Pirie, Sprecklev, Campbell, skip 17 v. Trmlgeon, Harris, Crawford, Ledingham, skip 21. •*" ' ' ' , No. 4 Rink: Erighara, Wells, Handcock, Mahoney, skip 27, i. Ponsford, Read, Moritaon, Rsv. Scott West, skip 13. . ' ' " L :-: ;; ' ', No. 0 Rink: Eraser, Camie, Hegman, James, skip 8, v. Milroy, Geddes, Buttle, Towsey, skip -2!). j Newmarket ' Club. — A ' very enjojiblf game was played on Saturday afternoon the greenbeing, in splendid order. , The following games were keenly contested :—. ' No. 1 Rink: McCallu'm,' R. Holmes, W. Hogg W. Southwell, *kip 17, v. C. Bush, G. Kent, ,T. Sea gar, A. Holmes, skip 20. ' 1 ' , . • No. 2 Rink: H. Kent. W. Morgan, G. H. Laurie ,T. Kilgour, skip 22, v. D.Anderson, A, Bavins, A Anderson, C. G. Laurie, skip 19, Mount Eden Club.—A pleasant afternooi was spent at the Mount Eden Bowling Clul green, and the following, matches wen played:— 'i'- ' No. 1 Rink: Hudson,' Jones, Garland, Woollam: skip, 8, v. Ross, Horton, Pooley, Burns, skip, 4. No. 2 Rink: Kayo, Ferguson, Garland, skip 31, v Shaw, liady, Hudson, skip 17. . ." , No. 3 Kink: llooton, Hooper skip, 20, v. Pooley Morran. skip 20."■] ~ ' „ No. 4 Rink: Ferguson, Hooper, skip 9, v. Kyalle Tliwaites, skip 9. '■ • ' _ i- No. 5 Rink : J. Jones, G. Thwaites, skip 14, V. R B. Ross, s; O. Burns, skip 29. Ponsonby Club.—The following games were played on Saturday afternoon last: — No. 1 Rink; R. M.- Watt, W. E. Hutchison, skip 17, v. J. C. Robinson, J. Hutchison, skip. 27. No. 2 Rink : T. Watson, A. J. Hurndall, skip, 11 v. A. Sutherland, C. Westfahl, skip, 31. No. 3 Rink: J. Becroft, sen., J. Becroft, skip, IS V. A. Litter, J, Blades, skip, 29. No. 4 Rink: B. Seville, W. Culpan, skip, 19, v. I) Stewart, R. Ballantyne, skip, 25. No. 6 Rink: A. G. Bartlett, C. G. Brookes, skij 26, v. - Bartlett, W. McCutcheon, skip, 24, _ _ Remuera Club.— ' attendance wa small owing to other attractions. A tout nament will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) commencing at ten a.m. sharp. Three ne\ members were : admitted.'• [Che followin matches were played :— „ , No. 1 Rink: lioille, Lennox, G. Bruce, H. f Ruddock, skip, 18, v. Arnold, Gamble, Ileriot, I Hull, skip, 23. No. 2 Rink: Walsh, Fallon, Sibhald, Wrigli skip, 10, v. Col. Dowell, Stevenson, H. King, Wu gate, skip. 23. . N0.3 Rink: McLean, Noakes, Maxfleld, Laxol skip, 25, v. Barton, Finlayson, Brown, Rose, ski: 21. ' I Devonport. — Despite the boisteron weather prevailing on Saturday seven interesting and enjoyable games were play? on the above club's green, which was i splendid condition. At a meeting of th club 21 new members were elected, and it i expected that some very strong rinks will b played during the season. Saturday s game resulted as under:— ' ■ , „ _ No. 1 Rink: Captain Best, J. Malcolm, H. Ernes T. E. Montgomery, skip, IS v. ,W. Crosher, C. Bel D.Miller, A. T. Hookey, skip, 12. ; No 2 Rink: Captain Syms, Boyle, J. A, Walke R. Eagleton, skip, 30, v. J. Dinsilale, C. Wise, 1 Wilson, B. Dutton, skip, 21. >. " No. 3 Rink: A.l<elievre, W, Innes, J. H. Hart son, 51. M. McCallum. skip, 25, v. G. H. Brooks, I J. Roberts, T. Stewart, M. Niccol, skip, 21. - (