BOWLING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7028, 17 January 1910, Page 8

BOWLING

TUB BANNER FINAL. WON BY WELLINGTON TEAM. HDNDKED3 OF SPECTATORS. Saturday was a perfect bowling day, ,vith a bright sun ami a light wind from :lic> south. The greens were fiery, and t wiib extremely difficult to " druv.- tho ,hoi." .Hundred.-, of spectators assciuilcd on ilia bank.-; to witness tlio iiual retween the Grey Lynn (Auckland) team, skipped by Baildon, and the Wellington 'cru-esrutatives, who were under tho .•hargoot' Churchward. Sir Joseph Ward a;us amongst those present. The game jpenod with line loading by Mayer on :o the jiiek and a sued head, Wellington laming- out one to the good. Grey lead captured the little white ball >u the next head and lini.slicd up with i two. A single was reentered for Auckaiul off tho next, alter some exciting Irawiug play on both aides. Auckland ,veru two to the good on the fourth load (a short one), and Brown bad to uii ash to save. A dead head resulted. Hhurcliward'rf men were wide and scat;ered at the next essay, and Auckland's iki-p drew a beauty to the jack, 4—l. (VelliugUm gained a. single on the fifth, lead as the result of a nice drawing diot by Churchward ravine two or three. J'n the sixth head some pretty drawing vas shown by both skies, Auckland igain scoring a singlo, 5—2. The players it this stage were playing over strong, aid some weak heads were disclosed. Mayer and Churchward were putting in louio good work. how«ver, and as tho result of, their efforts principally, Wclington. scored on tho seventh. 1 eighth, linth, tenth und eleventh heads, when ;ho game stood Wellington 10, Auckland i. Flaying to tho twelfth Mayer lay Tvio boauties on the jack, forcing Casey 0 drive. Ho cleared Wellington out li occupation and scored four at the sack. These Baildon supplemented with 1 beautiful draw, and Auckland scored' ive, amid loud upplaiise—lo all. To this Wellington immediately responded with l three, as the result of good drawing jy Brown and Churchward— Wellington 13 G-rey Lynn 10. A very exciting rally followed. Wellington wero lying 1 two when Casey swept the jack into the Utah -with a raker and lay one. Churchward, drew a beautiful second shot and lay socond and third. Baildon came up East and took out tho third shot, and SJuKchward trying to draw again ran Jast and knocked his "sitter" into the Utah, leaving Auckland lying four—3rey Lynn 14, Wellington 13. A wide lead followed, and when Churchwards .ast shot came to be played Grey Lynn vui two bowls lying snort on tho right Iraw to save five. Churchward drove md picked them off clean— Wellington 8, Qirey Lynn U. Tho Northerners, liter forcing Churchward to a dead lead, scored one on tho sixteenth, after K>me oxoiting play, and only three points livided the teams. Grey Lynn fell away iadly at tho next head, however, giving ;heir opponents three, and although they icored two points on the seventeenth lead tho game wag practically ended, a rwo and a three going to Wellington in lucccssion, and Auckland making a dead load to save a score on the last head. Totals : Wellington 26 Grey Lynn 1" For the winners Mayer played a very iscful game, and proved a tower of ] .trength to his side. 'Carroll had ex- | renio difficulty in finding the green, but vas very effective once or twice at the irucial stuges of the game, tarted nervously, but played onmn verv iricellcnt firm shots at critical moniMit.-. great ellf.ee. 'xnc uc'k was with him all the way Grey Lynn's lead (M. Casey) no it.to form. He sent up a lot of short tuff and was no match tor Mayei. ±asat No 2 bowled well at the begin- ,",,-, although his bowls were wobbling mdiv. When it came to long heads lie aded out.. V Casoy p ayed he be=t r amo for his side, some.ot Ins if*™™ hot* and drives scoring wondeifully. 3aildon played a quiet and resouicetu Irawing game, but was greatly troubled vith wood in front. . i The match ended with hearty cheering ,y both teams, in which the spectators oined. and the spectacle of the gum Churchward being canned oft bjthe nidget Parata sent everybody away in learty good humour.

?BESENTATION OF THE BANNER. Imraiediaitely upon, the conclusion of lie {jamo the association's championship laittner, which was flying over the paviion. -was hauled down for presentation o toe skip of tho winning team. Colonel Jollins pi-esidont of tho association, adteessing the' large crowd from tho steps if the pavilion, said ho was sure that U would join with hiin in congratulatngthawiiiiners of the great contest they lad just witnessed. (Applause.) It had seen a baittlo between, the representatives tf the Empire City and the Queen ot •Jie North, ami people m Wellington | ■oidd naturally congratulate Mr ChurchKMd 111)011 his victory—(applause)—while ut tbs sanae time, had their friends. Irani Grey Lynn won they would hav» jeeai congratulated just as nearti'y. lA»i»laMad.) Colonel Collins took tbe! kaxs-tiinity of thankiog the ladies who Sad teiped to make tho tournament such i. eoooess in their entertainment of iho »isilbcas, also the umpires and the various committees engaged, and tho press for tti« assistance Riven. There was no iou*t tinai the tournament had been the tuoat suooesaful yet held under the auspices of the Northern Bowling Association, aaid the results would provide a etimulus for f urther advancement of the game. Colonel Collins concluded by oaUifflif upon Mr Churchward to ho/st agiain tiu> championship banner, which would, he remarked, fly over the pavilion of the Wellington Clnb, which tho winning team had so worthily represented. Next year WeUinigton would take tho baßner up to Auckland, but would certainly try to bring it back again. (Applause.) , ~ , , „ ~. The banner went to the head of the staff arnkl great applause, after which beauty cheers were given for the Wellington and Grey Lynn Clubs and tho skips of their respective teams, Loud calls for a speech from "Tom" met with mo response. THE PAIRS. Consideraible progress was made during Iho day with tho numerous remaining lemd-finail matches in tho pairs competition, and by the evening it was brought very near' to the end. Owing to tho manner in which they were played—convenience of the men having to be studied. more than strict order of was found impossible to keVp them in the proper rounds. The following, however, are the results up to the actual semi-final: — Ball (Wellington) beat Smith (Thorndon), 25—19. Bell (ATellington) beat Kilgour (Carlton), 22—21. Bell (Wellington) beat Pollock, s.ub stituto for James Brackenridgo (Newtown), 21—20. Wylio (Newtown) beat Dall (Wellington), 2.3—18. Lock (Te Hiwi)beat Williamson .Kel. burne), 24—11. Pickering (Palmerston) beat W*bb John Brackenridgo (Newtown) boat 'Pa*coo (Wellington), 20-12. Casey (Grey Lynn) beat Williams (Napier). 20—19. Pickering (Palmerston) beat Bell (Wellington), 21—12. John Brackenridgo (Newtown) beat Casey (Grey Lynn), 23—1-1. Princo (Newtown) beat Mason (Pihama), 19—13. Jolm Braekenridge (Newtown) beat Wvlie (Petone). 23—15. lock (Te Hiwi) beat Prince (Newtown), 85-18. l

THE FLAY OFF. l/ock (Te Hiwi) a bye. Ciiifkenridge (Newtown) beat Pickering (l'almoibton) by 24—11, after a highly interesting game, which gave an opjwrttinily. ior tiio display of some great bowling. The drawing of all tho men was magnificent at times, but towards the eiiil the visitors tired, while the Bracken ridges could hardly go wrong. Pickering arid Smith got away nicely at the beginning of the game, and wero six up at the conclusion of the second head, but stayed there for the next five heads, while'Brackcnridgo worked up to 11. By the thirteenth head scores were nearly even, Newtown only leading by 12 —11, but after that they did most of the scoring ami made it 24 —12 at the end of the nineteenth head. On tho twentieth head they were laying a couplo, but 'Pickering, with his last bowl, carried the jack into tho ditch, and scored two himself. But ho was too far down to pull up, and the game ended at that. THE FINAL. The final in the pairs competition will be played oil' between Lock and Braekenridge. Tlio game will start at 8.45 this morning on the Wellington grcon.