BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10712, 28 March 1898, Page 3

BOWLING.

SCOTLAND V. THE WORLD. The great event in bowling circles on Saturday was the match Scotland v. the World, which was played ill] the Auckland (Grafton) Oreen. There was a largo assemblage to witness the contest. There were 13 rinks a-side (52), there being 101 men engaged, the largest number in a local match which has yet been played. The game was 21 heads up. The Scottish team wore Stuart tartan rosettes, fnrnished by Mr. Thomas Finlayson (of Sargood, son, anil liwen), who also arranged (or the appearance on the green of Mr. Mitchell, the Highland piper of the itemnera Bowling Club, while the World dunned the " Ked, White, and Blue," with a dash of green. The scene was an annua 1 ed one, the Indies, with their variegated costumes, on the adjacent lawn, heightening the spectacular effect. One lady put her heart upon her sleeve by wearing a Russian blouse of tartan silk. There were two pipers on the green, Piper Kotheringham, late of the famous "Black Watch " (42nd Highlanders), who wore the Royal Stuart tartan, and Piper Mitehell, in the garb of the Gordon Highlanders (02nd). At half-past two o'clock sharp, Piper Potheringham strode out into the centre of [lie ground, and played the challenge, " Hey, Johnny Cope, are ye Waitkin'Yet?'when play at once commenced, the opposing teams being past speech-making, and rampant for " bowling each other out." During the afternoon Pip r Kotlieringhaui played "The •tJnd's Gathering," " Cock o' the North," (Gordon llighlanders' Quickstep), " MclCenzie's Farewell to Rosshire," "The Queen's Welcome to Decide," and a number of strathspeys and reels. Piper .Mitchell gave "The Highland Laddie," "The Houghs of Croudale," " The Barren Bocks of Eden," and a number of strathspeys, etc. The pipers played alternately, so that the Scottish team had the benefit of " a hlaw o' the pipes" throughout the whole game. The game resulted in a decisive victory for the World by 63 points; the World, 259; Scotland, 230. The World woo in nine links, and Scotland in four rinks. That the Scottish team were beaten on their merits is evident from the fact that at each stage of the game the Woilil led, as will be seen as follows :—Seventh head, the World, 00 ; Scotland, 87; 11th head, the World 105, Scotland 107 ; 21st head, the World 2SD, Scotland '230. Tno Scotsmen who were left out of the Scottish team are not satisfied with the lesult, but consider that but for "hard luck" in the draw, leading to their exclusion, all would have ended well, in victory not defeat. The old story— '•The Might-luve-Been fronting the Nevermore." There is no doubt that it was " a large order" to find 13 rinks of Scotsmen against the World, and the suggestion that has been made for the contest on St. Andrew's Day—namely, to pick * Scottish rink and a World's rink from each club for the team—is agood one, as leading to a fairer handicap. The following are the scores of the match :- SCOTLAND. THE WORLD. No. 1 Rink. J. Reid v. A. Littler A. J. Denniston Ldievre P. Oliphant Caff S. G. Burns, skip „ 18 W. Southwell skip .. 21 No. 2 Rink. D, Stewart v. Rev. Beatty F. J. Malcolm F. Prime J. Patterson G. M. Handcocfc W. Gorrie, skip .. 17 C. G. Brookes, skip 27 No. 3 Risk, Andrews v. C. Westpfahl J. McK. Geddes 1). Clerk J. M. Mennio W. J. ltees J. Hardio, skip ~ 20 J. J. Holland, skip., 23 No. i Rink. W. Coleman v. W. Wright J. Buchanan Dntton J. Eduiistou Dr. Hooper A. Stewart, skip ~ 13 C. Kingswell,skip.. 23 No. 5 Rink. E. A. Mackechnie v. W. J. P. Giuidin C. G. Laurie G. 11. Brookes J. Heron A. 11. Brookes A. W.Thomson,skip 17 U. Court, skip ~20 No. 0 Rink. Cattanach v. A. F. Hooper M. Murchie Dinsdale McLean T. Crawford R. Ballantyne, skip 11 W. Lambert, skip .. 28 No. 7 Rink. W. McCutcheon v. ,1. C. Robinson D. Miller J. 11. Swales D. B. McDonald It. James W. Ledingham, skip 22 J.M, toon, skip .. 19 No. 8 Rink. A. Anderson v. ,1. Hutchison A. Sutherland A. I'. Hookey J. Brown 11. Hazelden R, Eagleton, skip .. 20 11. W. Brookes, skip 21 No. 9 Rink. A. Coutts v. 11. Maxtteld T. Corner A. Bodle T. Peacock ,T. Blades D. Dingwall, skip .. 23 J. Court, skip .. 21 No. 10 Rink. ' T. Finlayson v.J.Thornes T. Stewart Captain Syms G. U. Laurie R. Hull A. S. Russell, skip.. 10 J. Harrison, skip .. 23 No 11 Rink. D, Ross v, Hegnian Rev. G. B. Monro H. Kent M. Niccol A. Towscy J. Miller, skip .. 21 A. Holden, skip .. 19 No. 12 Rink. J). W. Duthie v. J. Becrofe W.SibbalU G.Bruce A. Harvey F. Court M. M. McCallum, skip 23 J.Carlaw.skip .. 16 No. 13 Rink. Heriot v. Butts n. Campbell Captain Best Rev. Scott Wert J. M. Geddis J. Kilgour, skip .. 15 J. Stichbury, skip „ 10 Tolal .. .. 233 Total „ .. 289 Majority for the World, 53. Mr. A. W. Thomson, president of the Auckland Bowling Club, at the conclusion of the game called for three cheers for the players representing the World, and in doing so said that Scotland had that day lieen defeated by a majority of S3 points. He hoped that in the future the Auckland Bowling Association would take the management of and make an annual fixture of it, and that the next contest would eventuate oust. Andrew's Day, when he had no doubt under their patron saint they would ignominiously defeat their opponents. The cheers were then heartily given, and as heartily responded to by the World for the defeated Scots, with three more for the ladies who had so kindly and efficiently supplied " afternoon tea." The followine ladies provided and dispensed "afternoon tea," vis. : Mesdatnes A. W. Thomson, W. Gorrie, T. McK. Geddes, D. Ross, J. Reid, and J. J. Holland, ably assisted by a large bevy of winsome lassies. PARNELL CLUB. Notwithstanding the counter attraction at the Grafton Green, on Saturday, there was a fair muster on the Parnell Green, and the following games were played :— No. 1 Rink: Collins, Wright, Kerry, Cottle, skip, 17, v. Allora, Mac Murray, Dr.' Laishloy, May, skip, 23. No. 2 Rink : Dr. Watson, 7, v. Hunt, 15. . No. 3 Rink : Collins, Hunt, Dr. Lai-hley, skip, 8, v. Wright, Dr. Watson, Cottle, skip, 0.

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