BOWLING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4320, 1 April 1901, Page 3

BOWLING.

+ SATURDAY’S MATCHES. THORNDON CLUB. There was a strong muster of players on tho Thorndon green. The turf was in capital order, and some interesting play was made. Tho games resulted as under:— Cpwie, Collins, Mowbray, Siovwnght (skip), 20; Jameson, Murdoch, Wright, Flanagan (skin), 18. Longton, Hume, Hey wood, vvebb (skip). 20; Archibald, Clay, Kilgour, Ross (skip), 15. Conlin, Blanchard, Exley, Rose (skip), 24; Burns. Leslie, Nathan, Hickson (skip), 17. Clark, Tun-ell, Andrews, Mclverrow (skip), 23; Townshend, Thompson, Davis, Seaton (skip), 11. Barraud. Buckle, McManaway, Freeman (slap), 17; Wardrop, Phmmer, Quick, Wiggins (skip), 13. VICTORIA CLUB. The following are the results of the principal games played at the Victoria green: Hamerton Badges.—Holders—McMorran and tho three Brackenridgcs, John Brackenridgo (skip), 31. Challengers— McGowan McKav, Schultz, Willis v,saip) 13. Townsend Buckles. Challengers Madden, Redstone (skip), 31. Holders —Flinders, Martin (skip), 15. The only other card handed in showed —Trevor, Kershaw, Avery, Stott (skip), 25; Hamerton, France, Norwood, Varcoo (skip), 16. i WELLINGTON CLUB.

The game between the representatives of the Wellington and Victoria Clubs in the feathers match, played on the Wellington green, was of an exciting character. At one stage of the twentyfirst head the home team stood to score four points, the game then being fifteen all, but the Victorian skip, with a great effort, disturbed the position of tho jack, and completely altered the complexion of the game by securing a winning position for his club, which then lay one. The Wellington skip proceeded to send up the last bowl of the game,

and, amidst great excitement, the spec, tators realised, as the bowl gradually drew into the space between the Victorian player’s bowl and the jack that, by a shot of splendid judgment , he had succeeded in converting an apparently certain defeat into a victory for his side. The following are the scores: Wellington—Churchward, Gray, Lockie, McLean (skip), 16. Victoria —Anderson, Gooder, Keith, Hewson (skip), 15. An unusually large number of members participated in one of the most popular fixtures of the bowling season, namely, the president v. vice-president’s match. The following are the scores: President—H. Smith, Collins, Riley, Branskill (skip), 26. Vice-president— Pilcher, Gale, Mickleham, Russell (skip), 26. Vice-president—Jones, Morris, Grady, Small (skip), 18. President —Cuff, Allen, Bell, McLean (skip), 17. President Muir, Dutliie, Cory, Boyes (skip), 19. Vice-president—Mil-ler, Barron, Turnbull, Edwin (skip) 17. President— Grundy, Willeston, Hamil. ton, Whitohouse (skip), 24. Vice-presi-dent—Evans, Hill, Ashton, Gibbs (skip), 20. President —J. Smith Shirtoliffe, Cordoza, McGlashan (skip), 21. Vice-presi-dent—Dili vier, D. Jones, Salmon (skip), 13. President—Harty, Manning, Wilson, D. McLean (skip), 24. Vice-president-Mallard, Mowatt, Maudsley, Haybittle (skin), 16. , , President—Lawson, J. Ewing, Geddis, Waddell (skip), 20. Vice-president— McGill, J. Blundell, Mentiplay, Falconer (skin), 14. . . The match resulted in a win for the president’s team by 27 points, the aggie, g-ate scores being as follows:—President’s team, 151 points; vice-president’s team, 124. > NEWTOWN. Three rinks of the Potone Club visited tho Newtown green, and played the juniors. The game was very interesting, and resulted in a win for the home teams by three points :—_ Newtown—Shearer, 8011, Higgmbottom, Ogilvie (skip)," £5. Petone—Carter, Castle, Horne, Gilmour (skip), 18. Petone—Reid, Fraser, Austin, Laurie (skip), 26. Newtown —Crewes, Angus, Roberts, Powell (skip), 23. Potone—Price, Reynolds, J. Horne, Johnston (skip), 23. Newtown—Meyrick, Limb, Pollock, Worboys (skip), 22. The aggregate was—Newtown, 70; Petone, 67i OTHER GAMES i Mitchell, Hollis, Harroby, W. H. Green (skip); 24; Rhodes, Barlow, McEldowney; Richards (skip). 16. Brogan, Kinniburgh, • Astill, Lambert (skip), 23; King. Telford, McLean, Bright well (skip), 21. Rutter, Haworth, Davies, Price (skip), 20; Salmon. Anderson, Alpe, Nancarrow (skip;, 16. The following players, will represent th e Newtown Club in the Manawatu at poster Alpe, Powell, Underwood, Lamb, —Martin,' D’Emden, Kinniburgh, BrogaiiV Wylie, McEldowney, Green and Haworth. • 'They leave on Thursday next by the 5.45 p.m. train, play. Palmerston on, Friday’, Feilding on Saturday, and haye a return game with Palmerston on Monday.’., . , 4 The New Zealand bowling team, which has been formed to represent the cole, ny in the forthcoming English International Bowling Tournaments, loft by the | Westralia on Saturday night, on route [ for Loudon.