BOWLING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21731, 21 February 1934, Page 14

BOWLING NOTES

VETERANS' DAY TO-MORROW

PENNANT COMPETITION FINAL Bowlers were fortunate in getting off their games on Saturday afternoon before rain put an end to the day's proceedings. Those who indulge in the after roll-up and those who had over-due-competition games to play off were, of course, deprived of the opportunity. Locally there is not much of interest just now, the outside events claiming most attention. The annual Tauranga tournament was slightly interfered with by wet weather at tlie opening, hut thereafter proceeded smoothly and was completed to schedule. Livingstone's steady Onehunga rink proved too strong for the majority of teams competing, but in the final game Moneur's local team put up a good resistance and was only beaten off in the last half-dojwn heads. The Auckland bowlers who took part in the event report having the usual enjoyable time, and that the tournament is just as popular as ever. Rotorua this week is claiming the attention of a number of local bowlers who are taking part in the annual pairs tournament. The Auckland Club pair, Hardie Neil and Maxwell Walker, who have been so successful in the event to date, would appear to have some stern opposition on this occasion with such good skips competing as Needham and C. E. Hardley, West End, Higginbotham, of Henderson, and Gordon of Carlton, and Harper of Otahuhu, besides a strong contingent of Rotorua teams.

To-morrow afternoon the veterans will play afternoon matches only on the Auckland Club's green. This will make the third attempt to play in the annual fixture.

The final game in the Auckland Bowling Centre's pennant competition will take place on Saturday afternoon on the Remuera green, when the representatives of the Carlton and HallyburtonJohnstone Clubs will meet in a four rink contest. It is a far cry back to tbo last game in the section play, a 1 no doubt there have been reversals of form on the part of some of the candidates. Much speculation exists as to the calibre of the rinks which will be left in after the ballot produces the four Carlton teams, which will do battle for the club. There is no doubt some of the Carlton skips are stronger than others, but there is also no doubt that whatever teams are lucky in the draw, they will be quite strong enough for HallyburtonJohnstone's representatives. The latter, however, are quietly confident that they will at least make a good match of it.