ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11951, 28 April 1902, Page 3

ATHLETIC NOTES.

BOWLING.

FINAL FOR THE ASSOCIATION

CHAMPIONSHIP.

AVON BY MR. J. M. LENNOX

The final round for the single-handed championship of the Auckland district was played on the Auckland Club's Green on Saturday afternoon between Messrs. J. M. Lennox, of the Remuera Club, and Mr. H. A. Brown, of the Mount Eden Club. The first game fell to Mr. Brown, who established a lead en the sixth head, but wan caught by Mr. Lennox on the thirteenth head, when the game stood 10 all. On the. fifteenth head Brown scored three, and from then on maintained his lead until at the eighteenth head the game stood: Brown 18, Lennox 12. The next, two heads were won by Lennox, who scored a single and two, the game ending: ' Brown 18. Lennox 15. The second game was won by Lennox, who started very strongly on the seventh head. The game was: Lennox 10, Brown 3. At the fourteenth head the game was: Lennox 18. Brown 8. Lennox continued to add to his score, gaining six more points in the next four heads to Brown's (wo, leaving the game on the eighteenth head: Lennox 24, Brown 10. when Brown resigned. Honours being easy, the deciding game was started by Brown soaring a single, to which Lennox replied with two. Brown scored two on the next head. Lennox annexed the next three heads with a single on each when Brown equalised matters again with two, the game then being seven heads and five all. From this point Lennox held the game well in hand, scoring on the eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, ami fourteenth heads, which were worth seven points to him, whilst Brown earned one on the ninth and two on the thirteenth heads. When 14- heads had been played the game was: Lennox 12, Brown 8. Lennox gained four more points as the result of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and nineteenth heads, and Brown added five to his score on the seventeenth, eighteenth, and twenty-first "beads, when the scoring-card read: Lennox 16, Brown 13, Lennox thus winning the game and with it the rubber and the match, and -is now the champion single-handed player of the Auckland district. The match was watched by a very interested gathering of bowlers and friends of the contestants, who warmly applauded the good points of the play in a most impartial manner. It was generally admitted that a better exhibition of the drawing game has seldom been seen on the Auckland Green, which is sayingi a great deal. The Mount Eden Club, although its champion (Mr. Brown) has failed in winning the championship, has every reason to be proud of having furnished the runner-up.

INTER-CLUB MATCH AT MOUNT EDEN. A friendly inter-(Jub match wis played between Mount Albert and Mount Eden on Saturday last at the Mount Eden Green, and resulted in a win for the homo club by 21 points. The following; are the scores: No. 3 Rink: Mount Albert—Coyle, .lames, Harrison, M. McLean (skip)—ll, v. Mount Eden— O. Baker, Nicholson, Brimblecombe. 0. Hudson (skip)—l9. No. 4 Rink: Mount Albert—Barker, Priestly, Haselden (skip)— v. Mount EdenWalton, Ferguson, Tregaskis, Garland (skip)l7. No. 5 Kink: Mount Albert— Garliek, Farley, Ashton, Bouskill .(skip)ls, v. Mount Eden—Rendell, Hodgson, Newiand, Burns (skip)— Totals: Mount Albert, 43 points; Mount Eden, 69 points; majority for Mount Eden, 21 points. OTHER MATCHES. No. 2 Rink: Plummer, Huddleslon, Donald, W. 0. Garland (skip), 22, v. ,T. W. Jones Blakiston. Esam, R. R. Ross (skip), 13. No. 6 Rink: WorsJey, Lovatt, B. Heather, Seabrook (skip), 9, v. Oram, W. P. Baker, McGregor, T. Hosting (skip), 26. . ' ■';'. No. 7 Rink: White, Monk, Pooley, Crawford (skip), 21, v. Brittain, Suruiun, Owen, Hoyte (skip), 15. u j Afternoon tea was kindly provided and dispensed by ■Mesdatnes T. -Tones and Worsley, THE .AUCKLAND CLUB. Tin? following games were played on the Grafton Green on Saturday afternoon No. 1 Rink: Elliot, dames, llonayue, C. G. Brookes (skip), 18, v. Hegjp'an, Lediiigliarn, Scott, E. Mabony (skip), 19. No. 3 Rink: Dingle, Jowitt, Lewis, MeCallum (skip), .16. v. ILindcoek, W. S. Jones, Kayll, Ferrett (ski})), 19. No. 4 Rink: Thomson, Bridewell, Pollard, Olipl.ant (skip), 26, v. Thornes, Kemp, Alexander, Shackelford (skip), 17. No. 5 Rink: Butts, Lawson, Pbillpot, Spreckley (skip), 19, v. Dr. Hooper, Denniston, Sehischka, Gilmour (skip), 18. No. 6 Rink: Towsey, Pine, Lescr, Tiulehope (skip), 16, v. Dean, .1. Jones, Ronnie, Coleman (skip), 20. No. 7 Rink: Buttle, Cnlpan, H. King, MR. ford (skip), 22, v. Lambert, Mennie, Brown, Cameron (skip), 14. . i ; The following teams have been drawn to play against Remuera next Saturday: No. 1. Spreekley, Hegman, Dingle, A. M. Myers (skip) No. 2, Stewart, Oliphant, Thome?, Cnlpan (skip); No. 3, Donald. Alexander, Dr. Hooper, Towsey (skip); No. 4, Mitford, Huddles ton, Butts. Ledinghain (skip); No. 5, Gorrie, Mahoney, Garland, Handcock (skip); No. 6, J. R. Hooper, Ronayne, Crawford, .lames (skip); No. 7. Buttle, Shackelford. Holland, Thomson (skip); No. 8, Gilmow, Dennistou, Mennie, Lambert (skip); emergencies, McCalhim, Tudehope, Cameron,* Lewis, Scott, Roach, Leser, Squirrel], Coe, Dean, and Hosking. THE PONSONBY CLUB. Owing to the inter-club match with Remuera the green was not so numerously attended a.s usual. The semi-final in the McLean pairs was concluded. Results were: — S. .J. Lee and J. Kirker, 23, v. .1. J. Payne and G. Eastern, 8; H. Cooke and R. Ballftntyne. 12, v. V. Langsford and A. Bartlett, 19. Other matches were: D. .1. Danes and J. 11. Hudson, 9, v. J. Coutts and D. B. McDonald. 31; W. Arey and M. Fairs, 37, v. P. M. Dewar and H. Smith, 7: A. Aylis and J. E. Robinson, 24, v. S. W. Miller and ,T. Zitnan, 15: S. .1. Gorman and M. Casey, 29. v. H. W. Wilson and U. Cooke, 16; G. B. Mathieson and J. Edmiston. 14, v. H. G. Lee and T. Mitchell, 22. Miss Casey dispensed afternoon tea.

INTER-CLUB MATCH AT REAHJERA.

An inter-club match between teams representing the Remuera and Ponsonby Clubs was played on the Remuera Green on Saturday afternoon. The total scores were: Remuera 167 and Ponsonby 161. the home team thus winning by the narrow majority of six points. The results were as under: — No. 1 Rink: Remuera—Barstow, Cozens, Pierce. Kingswell (skip)— 33. v. Ponsonby— MeLeod, W. Littler, Swales, Stichbury (skip) —12. No. 2 Rink: Remuera— Pen-in, Finlayson, Minefield. llardie (skip)—ls v. Ponsonbv— Stewart, Wright. Webb, Newtill '(skip)—2o. No. 3 Rink: Remuera—Spooner, Perkins, Kent, F. Court (skip)—l2, v. Ponsonby— Robinson, Arneil, Montague, Hurndall (skip) —14. No. 4- Rink: ' Remuera—McNeil, Hood, Heron, Holden (skip)--23, v. Ponsonby .lone«, T'ssJier, Ea.stou, Veale (skip) l7. No. 5 Rink: Remuera---Sanderson, Rees George, R. Hall, Laxon (skip)— 7, v. Ponsonbv—Cooper Rees, Ifwerson, Wilson (skip)— 26. r No. 6 Rink: Remuera— Bodie, Slator, Macky, Rev. Beatty (skip)— 26. v. Ponsonby— Osmond, Beecroft, Munro, .1. Beecroft (skip) 33. No. 7 Rink: Remuera— Hall, Heriot, Rose, Ruddock (skip) 22, v. Ponsonby— Dewar, Hanna, Woodhead Buchanan (skip) —16. No. 8 Rink: Remuera—Harvey, Walsh, McLean. Stevenson (skip)— v. Ponsonbv— Payne, Quinn, Peacock, Littler (skin)— 23. Afternoon tea-'was provided by Mesdames Ree« George and Barstow. DEVONPORT CLUB. The members of this club played five teams from Newmarket on the green of the marine suburb on Saturday, when the visitors were victorious by four points, after a very interesting and pleasant match. -. The weather was delightful. Afternoon tea and refreshments were dispensed by Mrs. Bagleton and friend*, and were much appreciated. At the close of play hearty cheers were given and exchanged, and a like compliment, paid to the lady purveyors. Following are the scores: — No. 2 Rink: Newmarket— the Rev. MacMurrny. Cahill, Wilson (skip)lß, v. Devonport—Miller, J. W. Crosher, Mitchell, Eagleton (skip)— No. 3 Rink: Newmarket—Heron, Beviris, A. Anderson, Laurie (skin)— v. Devonport —D. Harvey, Jones, Armstrong, Gardner (skip)l7.

No. 4 Rink: Newmarket— Fletcher, Maguire, H. Brookes (skip)— 27, v. Devon* port—Dacre, Macky, Evre. M, ; Niccol (skip) —19. ■ ,v- .

No. 5 Rink : Newmarket—Marriott, Curtis, D. Anderson, Southwell (skip)lo, v. DevonBrookes, Best, A. Harvey, McNeill (skip)— 24. No. 6 Rink: Newmarket—Harvey, Cottle, Rowe, Cutler (skip)—2s, v. Deyonporfc— Phipps, Lelicvre, Glenister, Rolf© (skip)— Grand totals: Newmarket, 104; Devonport, 100; majority for Newmarket, 4.