BOWLING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21359, 7 December 1932, Page 18

BOWLING NOTES

iTHE PENNANT COMPETITION PROGRESS OF VARIOUS CLUBS NEW LYNN'S STRONG POSITION /; " ' " BY SKIP .Although the weather has been dubious on Saturdays so far this season the pennant fixtures have not been interfered with, and tho authorities and clubs will bo congratulating themeslves on the progress that, has been made. It now seems Jikely ihatythe whole five rounds will be disposed of as per schedule. If this is accomplished it will be a good thing for the clubs as,ylhe remainder of the season, as far as week-ends arc concerned, can be devoted to club competitions. The fourth round will be played on Saturday and the last, ijowul the following week. Play in the third round made no material alteration in the two sections as far as the leading clubs were concerned. In section A the position is still very open and interesting, but in section B the leader, New, Lynn, with the third consecutive record of 100 per cent wins, seems to have a mortgage on the sect.ionw Two strong clubs have still to be met, but if .only one game out of the four to be played .is won the percentage will be 70 per cent, which is almost sure to be good enough to win. Even if no wins are secured the percentage would be 60 per cent, which would stand a good chance.

Grey Lynn had its lowest record to , date on Saturday, with five wins out of ten games. The club has a slight pull over Carlton-,- but in the next round it 'has an easier proposition than Carlton and a wider gap will probably result. Matiters should be most interesting in the last round, when one of Carlton's opponents is Grey Lynn. Carlton's other ' obligations on the same day preclude that club from directing its strongest opposition on'its now near opponent. Carlton's Good Record

Carlton's record to date is extremely good, the wins .being 16, and 15g. Consistency at any rate is well exemplified. Even more consistent is Epsom's showing with 7 a sequence of 7j, 7 and 7 wins. This club also has done well, but hard matches are ahead with the present two leaders. . Papatoetoe and Waitemata are two clubs possessing chances of taking the section. Both;these clubs have had consistent records, the former's wins being ,5, 4£ and 5, and .the latter's 5, 4 and 6. Papatoetoe meets Carlton (six teams) on Saturday, and the other two are at H'owick, where wins appear likely. Waitemata engaged Epsom, and the result will be awaited with interest. Waitemata took six wins out of eight games against Auckland lafet Saturday, and on that showing shoulcj give a good account of itself in the forthcoming matches. > Stanley, with two wins last Saturday, has not yet asserted itself, in spite of the good opinions of the club at the commencement of the competition. The two clubs yet to Ibe met are Carlton and Auckland, and there does not appear to be much chance for Stanley to make better progress. Mount Edeir's showing so far is fairly consistent, as wins of 7, 7-g- and 6 show. The Auckland' Club did nearly twice as well on Saturday as it did the previous week. Mount Albert, not yet able to top the 50 per cent mark, does not seem likely to repeat last season's record. Field; Day for Onehunga

New Lynn, the leader in section B, successfully held off the Rocky Nook opposition. Oneh'unga, second on the list, had a field day, when only a game and a-half were lost out of a fourteen rink engagement. The four and a-half wins

secured at West End's expense created a

surprise. West End made sonic amends for the failure against Onehunga by more than holding the advantage with Helensville. Hillsborough,- third on the list, had a good day at the expense of Rawhiti. The only garrte lost was on the home ground. ■ Helensville, just beliind Hillsborough,

fonnd the West End opposition, especially on tho latter's ground, fairly solid, and the result of one and a-half wins brought the previous good percentage down considerably. Takapuna had a very good day against Edendale, and as a result- now occupies a forward position. A surprise was the failure of Ponsonbv against Devonport. Henderson arid Hally-burton-Johnsfone came out even in a four-rink contest. This is the latter's best showing for the three rounds. Otahuhu, with five wins out-of eight, had a return in keeping • with, what is expected of such a club. / ' • Public Service Tourney

The 12th annual Public Service pairs tournament was a -very successful function. The nee of only three bowls per player was a stron'g factor in facilitating the progress of the event, as plenty of time was left the completion of section play to allpw ties and tlie intersection games to be player! off. Apart from the time saving by the use of three bowls there appeared to be general satisfaction on the run of the play. Again there were very few dead heads, for the players felt, that they could ill afford to use the fast siwSt more than was abso- ' lutely necessary. This year's :toinney was won by the same departmental representatives as last year,. .namely, McKay and Vivian (Post and Telegraph). Bowles and Clarke (Kailway) were runne'rs-up. The open singles championship of Auckland, which commenced yesterday morning on six greens in fine weather, was productive of some very fine play and (lie usnal number p/, surprises. The tournament should finish iip about mid-day tomorrow on the Renin era green where inter-section play takes place.