TRICKY GREENS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22620, 7 January 1937, Page 12

TRICKY GREENS

HOLDER LOSES GAME POSITIONS OF AUCKLANDERS SEVERAL KEEN MATCHES [by TKLEGRAI'H —SPKCIAIj RKPOItTKnI AYELLIN(: TON. Wednesday The pairs competition was commenced in brilliant sunshine, hut a northerly breeze made the greens tricky and competitors found the conditions awkward on the more exposed areas. Two morning games were played, and a curtailment of the luncheon interval enabled the executive to bring the schedule back to normal. On some greens live rounds were played, this being done to avoid competitors making a second day's trip to some outlying clubs such as Eastbourne, Central (Petone) and Porirua. There is a possibility of several singles being played in the morning, as competitors arc being released from the pairs with three and lour losses recorded against them. Last year's winner lost his first game by a point and then went on to win his next games, defeating Lett, of Carlton, in his last. Haworth is partnered by P. Jliinn this year. X. Bell, Hamilton, lost his first two games by only a single point, and then won the remainder. He is partnered by Yea man. Squire and Maslin, winners in 1933, lost one game to-day to an Oamaru pair skipped by Gray. Gee, Te Awnmutu, went very well at Woburn. He is partnered by Burchell, and disposed of some strong opposition. He has his four wins. Avey, St. Heliers, has four wins and one loss on a green where fi\e rounds were played. Effort Too Late Macey, with Eaves as lead, for Remuera, hail to submit to tho Caledonian pair, MeLeod and Williamson, although the Aueklanders made a determined bid for the game over tho later stages, scoring eight on the last three ends. The effort was too late. Playing H. B. Oakey, Elm wood, who was secretary of the last tourney at Christchurch, Macey's game was productive of some spirited play. He had several bad positions to retrieve and his draw shots when timbered were well executed. He won this game with a three on the 20th. In the third game, against Naylor, Thorndon, who had previously downed Brackenridge, who. it will be recalled, played as Navlor's third when he won the rinks in 1U33, Maccv was forced to acknowledge defeat, the Thorndon pair being too good, although Remuera was ahead at halfway. The northerners took their revenge in the fourth game by notching a seven-pointer on Brackenridge, Lvall Bay. Sheath, who has J. l'ascoa as lead, had a great go with Xewson, Wellington, and it was even pegging right along the board. A brace Jii the 18th was secured by the Aueklanders and tho board showed 14 —12 on the 19th in their favour, and then one tip on the 20th. Sheath played a great trail, collecting two more to run out 1(3 —13. Xewson is considered a hard man to dispose of and this win was a good effort. Turning Point in Game In Ins next game, against Roaeb, Shannon, on the 11th Sheath lay a nice five when Roach came through with a fast run, and, taking kitty to the ditch, obtained three, making a difference of eight shots with his effort. This was the turning point, as the Shannon men never allowed tho Aueklanders to score more than singles, and, with a burn when Sheath lay four on the 20th, Roach took this game. Against Cooper, Karori, Sheath was rather unfortunate on the 21st after even pegging on the 20th. His lying shot was blown over by a gust of wind. Lock and Henderson. Hamilton, pitted against the president of the Wellington Centre. W. Gilbert, Karori, had a nice win as their opponents' skip is a player of repute. A serpience of seven heads, upon which Lock laid the mat, was responsible for this win. Playing Barlow in his second game Henderson had the Sumner pair on the wrong side of the board for the whole of the game in which a pair of fours went to the winners. Meeting Mackenzie and J. R. Smith, Kelburn, Henderson's third win was recorded and it was decisive. Kelburn led off well, but two threes on the 13th and 14th evened matters and the winners went on to hold the mat to the 20th, when the game ended. Hamilton Pair's Loss Dr. Austin, Cromwell, then was responsible for Hamilton's first loss in a game of many changes, the Cromwell representatives playing a game right out of the box. Brooke, Buckland's Beach, never had a chance with Lomas, Kelburn, being 14 —1 down on the 14th and having fours and threes scored against him. These made his chances of recovery hopeless. In his second game he made amends by putting Spiller, Wellington, on the losing side and playing a different game altogether from his firsteffort. Again in meeting Gilmer, Gisborne, he put up a good showing, and. with two fours and two threes, had six points to his credit when tho cards were signed. In one game at headquarters two fives were recorded and the card was decorated with a four and a brace of threes in a total of .'52 —14, a Stratford pair, Einnert.v and Rudkin, being the victims. One possible was recorded in a game between Sumner and Hawera. The head was packed with front woods and the Hawera men were unable to break the end up. The six obtained was of no use to the recipients, as they eventually lost the game. The 1933 rinks winner, Naylor, won* very well to-day and it is expected that some more wins should come his way. G. Springhall is leading for tho Thorndon crack. Nothing Given Away Higginbotham, with .Mingins as lead, went well at tho Central green and their three out of four wins were brought off in good style. Both men were right on the job and gave nothing away. Hardley and Bremner, West End, had close calls in their first two games at Eastbourne, but against Ramsay, ShirIcy, they were never troubled. They have their four wins. Livingstone and Macklow, Onehungn, lost two games to-day, while Keys, Auckland, suffered his only loss by but one point. Epsom's pair, Stelir and Furnell, won from E. J. Hill, at llutt. It was very nearly a neek-and-neck contest and was only decided by a shot played splendidly by the skip. Rowley, Woburn, did not cause any trouble and against Tille.v, Wanganui, a trail for a five settled tho opposition on the 19th. At Kelburn, Leach and Lett, Carlton, played very confidently, but found the wind troublesome. Their second name was very nearly thrown away bv n drive going astray, but in the next maich with Bewlev, Hastings, tho bankers saw a great tussle with the Carlton skip drawing tho winning shot >n an awkward end for a one-point idvantnge. At Hataitai Mason and Dearc made i good impression in their games, their Readiness being responsible for their successes. Against Steans, Opawa, ilason laid the mat for nine ends, but »nly 12 points resulted so tight were he heads placed.