BOWLING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1248, 30 January 1896, Page 31

BOWLING.

The prize matches of the season in which members of the Wellington Bowling Club are engaged are now well advanced. The following games have been completed : —President's and Vice-President's Match. —First round— J. Blundell beat R. Mowatt by 21 to 8, Waddell beat Veitch by 22 to 8, Mentiplay beat A. Scoullar by 21 to 18, T. Scoullar beat Geddis by 21 to 13. All the others drew byes. Second round —Reich beat J. Blundell by 22 to 15, Drummond beat McKee by 21 to 17, Ballinger beat Boyes by 22 to 2U, Yates beat .Jones by 21 to 20, Buah beat Churchward by 21 to 12, Sample beat D. McLean by 21 to 7, Waddell beat Lawson by 22 to 16, Lockie received a bye from Petherick, N. McLean received a bye from, J. G. Grey, Thorburn received a bye from Buttle, and T. Scoullar received a bye from Maudsley, G. rf. White beat Edwin by 21 to 10, A. Campbell beat Plimmer by 21 to 14, Tustin beat Russell by 21 to 1!). The draw for the third round is a.s follows : —N. McLean plays Ballinger, Gray or Mentiplay plays Sample, G. S. White plays Wbitehouso or Lindsay, Tustin play.s A. Campbell, Lockie plays T. Scoullar, Bush plays Waddell. Drummond play.s Thorburn, Reich plays Yates. Subscription Pairs : Second round —Boyes and Churchward beat J, Blundell and Cordoza by 21 to 7, Petherick and Gray beat Veitch and G. S. White by 22 to 11, Oughton and Russell beat Jones and Yates by 25 to 18, D. McLean and Whitehouse beat Geddis and McKee by 24 to 16, Plimmer and Lawson beat R. Mowatt and Ballinger by 22 to 17, Stephens and T. Scoullar beat Davis and Bush by 23 to 13, Lamberg ar.d Lockie beat Reich and A. Campbell by 25 to 13. The draw for the third round is as follows : —Lamberg and Lockie play D. McLean and Whitehouse, Boyes and Churchward play Oughton and Russell, Stephens and T. Scoullar play Petherick and Gray-, N. McLean and Sample or Thorburn and Maudsley play Plimmer and Lawson. The third round of the Inter-club Pennant Matches was commenced on the Wellington Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon, when the Wellington Club defeated the Thorndon and Newtown Clubs, the former by 26 points, and the latter by 25 points. The matches were four rinks a side ; 21 heads. In order to complete the third round Newtown and Thorndon have to play a match on Saturday week. Then, a fortnight later, the fourth and final round will be started. At present the Wellington Club has a record of five wins and one loss, Thorndon two wins and three losses, and Newtown one win and four losses. The Wellington Club has only two more matches to play, and it would require to lose both of them and Thorndon to win the three matches it has yet to play to make a tie between these_ two clubs. As for Newtown it cannot even tie.

| The scores made on Saturday were as folj low : I Wellington-. Thokndon'. j kink no. 8. Oughton Jameson Riley Wiggins i Muir Mowbray IT. Scoullar (skip) 13 McGlashan (skip) 23 I ■ rink no. 9. j Wbitehouso S. P. Smith i N. McLean Mclntyre ( Cordoza Mncfeav i Sample (skip) 32 Ross* (s**?r/) 14 ! kink no. 10. D. McLean Wright Haybittle Barry Churchward J. Young Ballinger (skip) 29 Letham (skip) 15 rink no. 11. Ke>cb p cOSC I Grady t D. Nathan j Drummond .. S. Lambert (sub) A. Campbell (skip)' 23" W. Lambert (skip) 18 j Totals 96 70 Wellington v. Newtown, rink no. 3. Hill Swiney A. .Scoullar Steele ; Boycs J. McLean | Gale (skip) 32 Salmon (skip) 16 RINK NO. 4. I Willestcn Alpe | Lawsoii Greeks j Russell AstUl j Lockie (.skip) 23 Brackenridgc (skipl 14 j RINK no. 5. I Thorburn Nancarrow Petherick Bary Jones Blvth 1 McKce (skip) 19 Prince (skip) 22 I RINK NO. 0. \ GodcHs Bell MiHer MeEldowney Mentiplay Morris G.P.Wilson (skip)' 24 tJrtdf-'rwodd (-kip) 21 Totals 98 73 Hawf.ra, January 25. The bowling green was opened with eclat yesterday. There was a large number of visiting players from New Plymouth and Wa*ganm< Mr Paul performed the opening ceremony.