BOWLING CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22346, 18 February 1936, Page 9

BOWLING CONTESTS

OPEN PAIRS TOUBNEY FIXTURE AT ROTORUA ENGLISH TEAM COMPETES ' 1 [by TELEGRAM —own correspondent] ROTORUA. Monday The annual open pairs tournament of the Rotorua Bowling which thirf year has attracted the record entry of 55 teams, opened this morning, although the first games were delayed for.about two hours, as a result of wet greens following heavy rain overnight. In the afternoon the weather improved, and the play took place in bright sunshine.

An interesting feature of the tournament is the entry of a team from tho Ryde Club, England, consisting of C. P. Cross and K. I. Cross, father and son, who, however, suffered two defeats. to-day. Hqpwood and Hardley, of West End, last year's winners, won all three games t'q-day, and are leading in section E, with Gatland and Livingstone, of Otahuhu. Results of the first three rounds of section play are:— SECTION A First Round.—Karori (Neilson and Gilbert), 22.'beat Te Kuiti (Thomas and Portman), 20; Rocky Nook (Stormont and Ellison). 23, beat Rotorua (Krogh and Gray), 7; West End (Faire and Needham), 24, beat Auckland Transport (Cottingham and Liddell), 18; Howick (Beckett and Cox), 23, beat Rotorua (Lee and Rowe), 9; Leamington (Boulton and Francis), 19, beat Elierslie (Watson and JohnsoD), 18. Second Round.—Te Kuiti, 20, beat Howick, 13; Auckland Transport, 23, beat Rotorua (Gray), 20; Rotorua (Rowe), 25, beat- St. Heliers (Smith), 21; Rocky N00k,"23, beat Elierslie, 17; Karori, 27, beat Leamington, 16. Third Round.—Elierslie, 25, beat Auckland Transport, 13; West End, 25. beat Rptorua (Gray), 20; St. Heliers, 20, beat Te Kuiti, 7; Roeky Nook, 24, beat Karori, 20; Howick, 19, beat Leamington, 12. Summary.—Rocky Nook, 3 wins; Karori, Howick, 2 wins, 1 loss; West End, 2 wins; Auckland Transport, Elierslie, Te Kniti, Leamington, 1 win, 2 losses; St. Heliers, Rotorua, (Rowe), 1 win, 1 -loss; Rotorua (Gray), 3 losses. SECTION B , First Round.—Rotorua (French and Pakes), 23, beat Huntly (George and Barclay), 17; Hastings (Garland and Hall), 21, beat Woburn (Forsyth and Bradley), 8; Auckland (Smith and Keys), 17, beat Mt. Eden (Harland and Sliirriffs), 10; Henderson (Firth and Higginsbotham), 27, beat Rotorua (Stallard and Stonehouse), 17; Devonport (Lundon), 20, beat Te Kuiti (Shakes and Haines), 15. Second Round.—Huntly, 24, beat Hastings, 16; Devonport, 32, beat Rotorua (Pakes), 16; Mt. Eden, 28, beat Te Kuiti, 12; Auckland, 16, beat Poverty Bay (Morrison), 12; Woburn, 23, beat Rotorua /Stonehouse), 17. ' Third Round.—Huntly. 27, be&t Rotorua' (Stonehouse), 22; Henderson, 25, beat Woburn, 11; Rotorua (Pakes), 22, beat Mt. Eden, 17; Hastings, 24, beat Devonport, 11; Poverty Bay, 21, beat Te Kuiti, 19. Summary.—Henderson, Auckland, 2 Wins; , Hastings, Ro_torua (Pakes), Devonport, Huntly, 2 wins, 1 loss; Woburn, Mt. Albert, 1 win, 2 losses; Poverty Bay, 1 win, 1 loss; Rotorua (Stonehouse), Te Kuiti, ,3 losses. SECTION C First Round.—Rotorua (Hartley and Corbett), 17, beat Auckland (Harris and Lamb), 15; West End (Wynyard), 22?' beat Tau;marunui (Meplian), 21; Rotorua (Willis and Budd), 26, beat Poverty Bay (Robinson and Blackburn), 17; Huntly (Masson and Douglas), 18, beat Woburn (Lawless and Wyatt). 17; Auckland Transport (Ure and Taplin), beat Takapuna (Carr and Butler), 13. ; Second Round.—Poverty Bay, 31. beat Auckland, 12; Auckland Transport, 23, beat Woburn. 21; West End, 26, beat Rotorua (Corbett). 20; Huntly, 27. be%t Rotorua (Budd), 15; Otahuhu, 18, beat Taumfcrunui, 15. . Third Round.—West End;j24. beat Poverty Bay, 15; Otahuhu, 19, beat (Rotorua (Corbett), 15; Woburn, 27, beait Takapuria, 18; Auckland Transport. 21. beat Rotorua (Budd), 18; Huntly, 26, beat Auckland. 20. Summary.—Auckland Transport, West : End, Huntly, 3 wins; Otahuhu, 2 wins; Poverty Bay, Rotorua (Corbett), Rotorua (Budd), Woburn, 1 win, 2 losses; Takapuna, Taumarunui, 2 losses; Auckland, 3 losses. SECTION D First Round.—Otahuhu (Williams and Carson), 20, beat Rotorua (Collins and Tapper), 18; Auckland (Inglis and Kasper), 18, beat Mount Albert (Henry and Hold»worth), 15; Ponsonby (Hunt and Graham), 22, beat Rotorua (Jones and Banks), 15; Epsom (Chambers and Nash). 24, beat Hamilton (Land), 15; Waitemata (Chimmery and Headlund), 23, beat Whitiora (Blunt and Davis)., 17. Second Round.—Rotorua (Tapper), 19, beat Auckland, 18; Mount Albert, 27, beat Epsom, 19; Rotorua (Banks), 20, beat Avondale (Gibson), 18; Hamilton, 22, beat Waitemata 9; Ponsonby, 24, beat Otahuhu, 19. - .•<:,? ( Third Round.—Mount Albert, 32, beat Wai-, temata, 12; Epsom, 19, beat Rotorua (Tapper), 15; Otahuhu, 22, beat Avondale, 19;' Ponsonby, 27, beat Auckland, 23; Hamilton, 21, beat Whitiora, 11. Summary.—Ponsonby, 8 wins;. Epsom, Ot*-, huhu, Mount Albert, Hamilton, 2 wins, I loss; Waitemata, Rotorua (Tapper), Auckland, 1 win, 2 losses; Rotorua (Banks), li win, 1 loss; Whitiora, Avondale, 2 losses. . SECTION S' ! i : . First Round.—Ponsonby (Piper and Letham), 30, beat Otahuhu (Lee and Allanson), 13; Onehunga (Gatland and Livingstone), 25, beat Huntly (Smith and Shaw), 20; West End (Hopwood and Hardley), 21,' beat Carlton (Jenkins and Hosking), 14; Auckland (Hardie-Neil and Walker), 22, beat Ryde, England (Cross and Cross), 11; St..' Heliers (Thompson and Tyndall). 30, beat Avondale (Betts and Thomas),'ls. Second Hound.—St. Heliers, 21, beat Rotorua (Butt), 8; West End, 19, beat, Auckland, 18; Onehunga, 20, beat Ponsonby, 16;' Avondale, 19, beat Otahuhu, 14; Huntly, 31, beat Carlton, 25. Third Round.—Rotorua (Butt), 23, beat Otahuhu, 13; Onehunga," 25, beiat Avondale, 20; Auckland, 21. beat Huntly, 17; Ponsonby, 23', beat Carlton, 15; West End, 24, beat Ryde, 20. * % ■ ....... Summary.—Onehunga, West End, 3 wins; Auckland, Ponsonby, 2 wins, 1 loss; St. Heliers, 2 wins; Huntly, Avondale, 1 win, 2 losses; Rotorua (Butt). 1 win, 1 loss; Ryde, 2 losses; Otahuhu, Carlton, 3 losses. ANNIVERSARY DAY TOURNEY Following is the result 1 of the final of the Anniversary Day tourney conducted by the Johnstone Bowling Club:— Witham (New Lynn), 20, v. Johnstone (Avondale), 19. ' PENNANT CONTEST Following are the results of a pennant bowling match played between the Howick and Buckland's Beach Clubs, the names of Howick players being mentioned first:— Rowden, Tylee, Gaudy, Burton, 18, v. Gilmour, Baster, Inder. Fawcett, 22; Page, Ireland, Hughes, Beckett. 21, y. Pocock,- D, Sriiith, Walton, Brooke, 29." ' . 1 PONSONBY NIGHT TOURNEY i Following is the result of. a pairs tour-"' nament. conducted last evening by ths Ponsonby Bowling Club:— First Round.—Savin and Thompson (Ra-' whiti), 7, v. Fisher and Atkins (Remuera), 4; Keleher and Sims (Transport). 6. v., Swinton and Oates (Ponsonby), 5: Clapharrr and Tomlinson (Ponsonby), 6, v. Baskaville and Kent (Carlton). 4; Ingall and Cowper (Ponsonby). 6, v. Plielan and Peters (Pon- 2 sonby), 3. « Second Round.—Peters. 6, v. Atkins, 2; Tomlinson. 7. v. Sims, 2; Oates, 8, v. Kent. 3: Cowper, 8. v. Thompson, 7. Third Round.—Cowper, 8, v. Sims, 7; Oates, 6, v. Peters, 5; Thompson. 11, v., Tomlinson, 3; Kent, 8, v. Atkins. 6.

, Fourth Round.—Peters, 7, v. Thompson', 5; Cowper, 8, v. Kent, 3; Atkins. 5. v.Sims, 4: Thompson, 5. v. Oates, 2. Summary.'—Cowper,. 4 wins; Thompson, 3 wins; Oates, Tonilin'son. Peters. 2 wins: Kent. Atkins. Sims. 1 win.

Following is the draw for t'na sports_ fours tourney to bo decided this evening:— George Walker's trotters v. E. Maud's gallopers; F. Sims, Soccer, v. F. Oates, League: H. Israel, golf. v. M. Donaldson, cricket; J. Moore, anglers, v. Peters, hockey. ■ .

WHAKATANE COMPETITION [by telegraph —own correspondent] WHAKATANE. Monday ..: The annual bowling competition for the John Forbes Memorial Cup was held over the week-end on the Wna'™ tan ® under ideal conditions. uUsOpot iki Club (Reece, Hathaway, Gordon. Candy). (Orchard. Loane. Currah. Chambers;. 22. Final: Opotiki. 10. beat TnneKtn.«. lIS. , \t the conclusion of tho game the president. Mr. c" N, Cliamberlain presented the cups to the winning: skip, Dr. trophies to each player. 1