BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19667, 20 June 1927, Page 13

BOWLING.

MATCHES IN AUCKLAND. CONTEST FOR EDWIN STARS. CARLTON DEFEATS MOUNT EDEN. Carlton wrested the Edwin Stars from the holdera, Mount Eden, in a close game on Saturday. Mount Eden had a lead of two points up to the last head, but when the skips went down Carlton had drawn level. Foolces pushed Fraser's bo\vl out and left Carlton three up and winner of the game by one point,. The teams were:—Bates, Dearne, Kilgour. Fookes (Carlton), 15, v. Denamore, Elliott, J. Smith, Frascr (Mount Eden), 14. Following are the results of club and intor-club fixtures: — CLUB GAMES. Carlton*.-—'Winter Fours: Miller, Holland, Isaacs, Hunt, 23, v. McLaughlin, Wright, Kent, Perry, 15; Little, Fuge, Brittain, Ure, 2G, v. Garmson. Sawyer, Wilson, Kelly, 10; Richardson, Scherer, Blair, Tonkin, 22, v. Farrow, Halford, Fletcher, Mostyn, 15. Devonport.—Winter Fours: E. Buchanan, Elsmsley, McLeod, Blackie, 19, v. Thornton, 4?otter, Keuman, Bartley, 21; Spicer, Stevenson, Pitts, Harvey, 16, v. Gill, Fulljames, Bach, Anderson, 2G; Barber, Jones, Goldsworthy, Harty, 20, v. W. Griffiths, George, Booster, Gold water, 18; Connell, Pascoe, 22, v. Martinson, Farrow, 30; Sullivan, Hamlin, J. Morgan. Lowe, 20, v. Stapleton. Trayes. Newbegin, Cox, 22. King's Birthday Tourney, semi-final: J. Buchanan, Naylor, Miller, Powell, 19, v. Chapman, Dickens, Melville, Elvy, 24. Elvy meets Pascoe in the final. Epsom.—Winter Fours: Johnson. Richmond, C. J. Blakey, 20, v. Gray, Butland, Inglis, 11; McDoucall, Wilkinson, Jenkin, 24, v. Paget, Tozer, Nash, 20; French, Lewis, Foote, 27, v. S. Ilardley, Waddingham, Ramsay, 18; Ambury, Burton, Foubister, 22, v. Buttle. A. G. Clarke, E. S. Jones, 18. , Hillsborough.—Ordinary draw: McMillan and Anderson, 23. v. Collard and Clark, 21; Sainty and Stringer, lf>, v. Wilson and Sheath, 21; Bagley and Baker, 24, v. Monk and Smith. 16. Mount Eden.—Club Fours: Cave, Cummins, Rendell, Sissons, 22, v. Beere. Ovens, Williams, Campbell, 19. King's Birthday tourney final: Rintoul, Middleton, Turner, Burke (Mount Eden), 12, lost to Edmunds, Rose, Wrightson, G. Hosking (Carlton), 2G. Onehunga.—Cock of the Walk: Coutts, Foote, Kenny, Fordham (holders), 29, v. Kennedy, Westney, Whitmore, Allen (challengers), 2G. Club games; McMaster, C. W. Ross, C. A. George, 33, v. Whiteside. Kirk, Wright. 14; Welham, L. Bray, J. Sutherland, 30, v. King, J. Ross, Munro, 11: C. Skinner, Br.ssett, Mcintosh, 22, v. J. Skinner, Grundy, E. Gatlnnd, 17. Final Handicap Pairs: Vella, A. George, 17, v. Richardson. Harrison, 11.

Ponsonby.—Winter Fours, third round: W. Elleray, Allen, Richardson, Farrow, 25, v. Ormerod, Turner, Goldwater, Somervell, 29; Parkinson, Dougherty, D. McGregor, Parsons. 21, v. Cowbourne, Fanch, Rolfe, Buchan, 20; Cowie, Struckett, Drummond, Bryant, 26. v. Moorp, Muller, Gibson, Best. II; T. Elleray, Braidwood, Pardington, Donovan, 2G. v. McKeown, Rolston, Conway, Neild, 9. Rawhiti.—Jackson Ferns: Woods, Savin, W 7 atson, Macpherson, 20, v. Schofield, Seely, E. T. Walker, Milliard, 18. Club games: Wilmot, Pattison, Worthington, Taylor, 16, v. Barker, R. Walker, Moncur, Chiplin, 15; Hardcastle, Hamlin. Eaves, McKinlay, 21, v. Lambert. McKenzie, Scarborough. McLone, 17; Wayte, .Tackson. Austin, Oldham, 25, v. Smith, Martin, Bennett. Woller, 13. Remuera,.-—Finlayston Badges: Parke, Davis, Newton, Russell, 22, v. Somerfield, Wight, Hobday, Daniels, 20. Club games: Hawkins, Onniston, Wallace, Kenderline, 26, v. Palmer. Choyce, Sutherland, Dransfield, 17: Sawyer, Mahon, Short, S. Kissling, 22. v. Hertslet. Edmiston, Norton, Long, 12. St. Heliers.—Winter games: Kennington, Knight, May, 15. v. Hulse, Koefoed, Price, 36; Thompson, Crawshaw, 16, v. McLaren, Phillip, 12. INTER-CLUB MATCHES. The following inter-club games were played on Saturday, home rinks being mentioned first in each case:— Dominion Road v. Mount Eden, at Dominion Road.—Trewman, Winks. W. H. Jones, LayU>nd, 31, v. Smith, Nairn, Joll, Gill, 12; Guthrie, 33. Richardson, Cartwright, Hollows, 14, v. Chambers, Sheriff, Daisley, A. Nairn, 19. At Mount Eden: Dignan, Wombwell, Reid, Gatenby, 17, v. Robertson, Chappell, Richardson 1 , Benson, 23; B. Smith. Wagstaff, White, Hull, 20, v. Clarke, Sharkey, Kelly, Brown, 23. Papatoetoe v. Nomads, at Papatoetoe.— Hosking. Bryant, D'Ath, Parker-Hill, 31, v. White, Richmond, Whitehouse, Donnell. 16. Carlton v. Otahuhu. at Carlton.—Pollard, Wishart, Coleman, Ball, 22, v. Ogilvie, Sykes, Harper, Carson, 14. THE AUCKLAND CENTRE. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. The fourteenth annual report of the Auckland centre of the New Zealand Bowling Association, to be presented at the annual meeting on June 28, states: The past season has shown a substantial increase in membership, mainly owing to the affiliation of six new clubs, Henderson, Hillsborough, ITokianga, Mangere, Tauranga South, and Te Papapa, which brings the total of clubs comprised in the Auckland centre to 52, with an aggregate membership qf 3067, as against 46 clubs with a membership of 2793, for the previous season. Early in the season a petition from the northern clubs for the formation of a North Auckland Centre was presented to the Dominion Council, and with the full consent of the executive the request of the petitioners was granted, the new centre to come into operation at the close of the present season. As a .consequence, the following clubs will be lost to the centre: Dargaville, Hikurangi, Hokianga, Kawakawa, Kensington, Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Wainu, and Whangarei. The executive regrets the loss of the close associations with these clubs, but cordially wishes the new centre every success. T!io executive extends congratulations to H. Clarke, winner of the singles, and A. Brackebush and M. Walker, winners of the pairs, at the last Dominion tournament.

Mr. J. W. Hardley has donated a handBome shield for competition between the bowlers of the Auckland and South Auckland centres. With the object of drawing up conditions of play for the shield, the full executives of both centres met in Auckland in May. and decided that home-nnd-home test matches should be played each year to determine the possession of the shield until the ensuing season, arid also that it be a recommendation that social games be held between the clubs of the two centres at the same time as the lest matches,- (he first match is to be played in Auckland, eight rinks aside, on December 7, 1927, and the second match in the South Auckland centre later in the season, on a date to be mutually agreed upon. The attention of all bowlers is drawn to the fact that the new rule governing the stamping of bowls is now in force, viz.: " The D.N.Z.8.A., 1925 and the stamps of subsequent years are now the only Dominion lest stamps recognised." The statement of accounts gives the following details:—Receipts. £853 17s 3d (the principal items being club levies £2BB 7s and tournament entries. £364): expenditure. £6BO Is 5d (including general expenses, £305 4a 10d and tournament expenses, £320 8s 4d). The balance-sheet shows a balance of assets over liabilities of £209 0s lOd. THE PUKEKOIIE CLUB. [BT TELEGRAM. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOIIE. Sunday. The annua! meeting of the Pukekohe Bowling Club was held Inst evening, the president, Air. J. Pollock, presiding over ail attendance of about 40 members. Dr. O. H. Wake was elected patron of the club. Messrs, J. Croshie, F. Perkins, E. P. Snoll, and J. R. Webb were elected to the executives Messrs. R. F. Barter, C. S. Brooks, and F. A. Hosking were appointed the club's delegates to the Auckland Centre, and Messrs. J. 11. Keith and G. H. Armstrong the club's delegates to the Northern Waikato Bowling Association. Mr. W. F. J. Munro was appointed auditor. A recommendation whs made to the incoming executive • that at least two midweek tournaments be held next season. The trophies won during the pnst season were presented to the winners by the retiring president, Mr. C. Cooper.