Bowling.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1037, 15 January 1892, Page 19

Bowling.

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT. Despite the rain-threatening weather of Saturday afternoon, there was a capital muster at the Bowling Green, for the leturn match betiveen members over sft Shin in stature and members below that standard. As in the previous contest the long-limbed champions had beaten their shorter, hut no less confident opponents by 117 to 90, the latter were impatient for the opportunity of retrieving their position, while the giants were as anxious to show, by a second victory, that th'ey had not won by a mere fluke. For a long time the issue was doubtful, but the numbers went up at last, and the men of length had to confess to a decisive defeat. They were 29 points behind. We append particulars : No. 1 Rink. Under sft S£. Over sft 8-£. J. Blundell Drummond Reid Stevens Ewart . Riley Letham (skip) 26 Crombie (skip) 12 The short men, under the skilful skipping of the veteran Letham, started off with a spurt, scoring 4 off the first head, 1 off the second head, 6 off the third head, and 4 off their fifth head,, when they stood 15 against 2. From this time forward their taller adversaries stuck to them so tenaciously that the lead was increased by only one more point. It was a slow and careful game, only 19 heads being played. No. 2 Rink.

Edwin. T. Scoullar Pe.therick JVleek Eliott Hart t Ballinger (skip) 24 Lambert fskip) 9 The tall men under the experienced Lam-

bert were the first to drow blood by. placing 2 to their credit, but Ballinger and his yeomen retaliated by scoring 5 in the next head, and thenceforward the little fellows had things all their own way. It was a triumphant march for them. Twenty-one heads were played. No. 3 Rink. Grady McDougall Mitchell Plimmer Barraud Muir Campbell (skip) 29 Martin (skip) 18 In this rink tall scoring was the rule Campbell and his light brigade charged down on their opponents at the very start, and in three successive heads scored 3,4, and 2, after which the heavy dragoons, under Martin, came away and placed 5 to their credit. ' Ones and twos then became the order of the day until the fifteenth head was reached, when Campbell s legion struck home to the tune of 7, being one less than the possible. The dragoons kept a stout heart, and by soring 5 points in the last three heads brought their total np to IS. Ihe number of heads was 22. No. 4 Rink. Willeston Maudesley Geddis McLean Wilson - Lawson _ Hislop (skip) 15 Lockie (skip) 2S The battle began in favour of the short men, who in four heads put up 9 under .Hislop’s efficient direction, as against 1 obtained by their opponents. Their endurance, however, was not equal to their ardour, for step by step the advantage thus gained was reduced until in the sixteenth head the sides were even. Lockie’s skilful draws and unerring drives were most effective from this point, and after a beggarly account of nothing for the last ten heads, the lesser legion found itself worsted by 28 to 15. Twenty-four heads were played, a 4 on each side being the highest heads. No. 5 Rink. Whitehouse Molcroft Waddell Murdoch Gray Barron Ar Scoullar (skip) 30 JLindsay (skip) 13 It was at this particular division of the contending forces that the sons of Goliath sustained their greatest losses. 'I he engagement began very cautiously, the is.sue remaining head the lighter force scored 3, in the eleventh and tweftli heads they annexed a couple more dubious for the first four rounds. In the next threes, and in the fifteenth and sixteenth heads they swept their foes before them and secured a 4 and a 3 more. More wary skip 3 than A. Scoullar and Lindsay it would be hard to find. Twenty-two heads were played. No. 6 Rink. Truebridge Russell Mathieson S. Brown McKee F. Haybittle Penty (skip) 14 Bayley (skip) o 3 At this rink the heavy battalion under Bayley smote hip and thigh the light division under Penty which was opposed to them. In four determined onsets they inflicted great loss, scoring sin the first head, 5 in the seventh head, in the eleventh head, and 6in the fourteenth head. Penty’s force, althovurh so severely treated, were not quite knocked out of time, for in the last four heads they got 8 out of their small total of 14. Nineteen heads were played. No, 7 Rink. Price Hickson Hutchen Leslie Shipton Mouat Glasgow (skip) 14 Campbell (skip) 10 These wings of the opposing armies entered the battle half an hour after the others, and therefore only got through 14 heads. Up to the completion of the eighth head the Grenadiers carried everything before them, and entered the ninth head with the odds 10 to 3. Then Glasgow rallied his forces, and in the next six heads just managed to overthrew their opponents. n jm i i 1152 for Snort Men. Grand Totals } 123 £wr Long M en.

NORTHERN BOWLING ASSOCIATION. A tournament under the auspices of th’s body is to be held at Napier on April 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20. The. programme has been issued, and consists of inter-club matches, a champion rink tournament for members of clubs taking part in inter-club matches, a champion fours open tournament for teams of four picked men from each club, and a champion single-handed tournament. Handsome prizes are offered, and a large attendance is anticipated.