QUEENSTOWN TOURNAMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25734, 4 January 1945, Page 7

QUEENSTOWN TOURNAMENT

Bowling was continued on Tuesday on the park courts, when 20 rinks took part. The green was in good order, and the weather was warm. J. “Leech was the winner. At the conclusion of play a presentation was made to Mr James Nisbet for the part he took in arranging the competitions, and to the caretaker and park staff. The results were (skips’ names first)7

First Round.—V. A vent, J. C. Coull, W. H. Wilson, jun., E. Smyth 20, J. C. Rigby, L. Brumby, G. Bell, A. Cowan 5; W. Whitaker, W. Stewart (Gore), J. Gray, J. L. Bell 18, W. Sanders, J. H. Thomson, W. Mclnnes, J. Doherty 7; F. L. Taylor, R. Leyland, S. Lawn, J. Humphries 17, A. Melville, M. G. Mclnnes, G. Hutton, T. Jenkins 4; A. S. Drayton, A. W. Thomson, W. Thompson, G. Brass'l4, S. Preece, N. Buchanan, R. Daglish, J. I. Hammond 10; D. R. Anderson, C. D. Gunn, P. Dawson, C. A. Stewart 14, H. Lee, T. Hindle, F. Schlonbach, C. Smart 8; W. Stewart (Invercargill), W. Denholm, A. Glue, G. Andrews 13, F. Meek, W. 11. Nelson, J. Dixon, A. Watson 10; S. C. K. Smith, P. Nash, E. E. Wilkinson, E. J. Anderson 17, A. Taylor, A. Mills, F. Haig, R. McSoriley 7; W. Walker, H. R. Paice, S. Webb, R. P. W'hyta 14, G. Crawford, C. J. Jones, J. Gilkison, C. Carter 7; J. Leech, W. E. Boyes,. J. Sligo, C. Gregory 24, P. J. Rendell, R. S. Brown, T. E. Holmes, T. J. Gray 8; L. Edwards, A. J. Haub, S. Smeaton, J. McNarey 19, J. N. Clarke, N. Peacock, J. Malone, J. Walsh 6,

Second Round. —A. Taylor 15, W. Stewart 11; W. Walker 10,' S. C. K. Smith 7; P. J. Rendell 10, G. Crawford 8; J. Leech 12, J. N. Clarke 8; F. Meek 13, L. Edwards 9; J. C. Rigby 19, W. Sanders 10; W. Whitaker 1.0, F. L. Taylor 19; A. Melville 16. A. S. Drayton 7; D. R. Anderson 18, S. Preece 12; V. Avent 16. H. Lee 12.

Third Round.—J. C. Rigby 13, F. L. Taylor 12; W. Whitaker 14. A. S. Drayton 11; A. Melville 21, D. R. Anderson 4; S. Preece 16, V. Avent'll; H. Lee 14, W. Sanders 7; W. Stewart (Invercargill) 11, H. Walker 6; S. C. K. Smith 12, P. J. Rendell 7; G. Crawford 11, J. N. Clarke 11; J. Leech 12, L. Edwards 8; A. Taylor 17, F. Meek 2. Fourth Round.—J. C. Rigby 13, A. S. Drayton 6; W. Whitaker 13, D. R. Anderson 6; A. Melville 13, V. Avent 8; S. Preece 10, W. Sanders 10; H. Lee 14, F. L. Taylor 5; P. Rendell 16, W. Stewart 13; S. C. K. Smith 11, J. N. Clarke 8; J. Leech 19, H. Walker 5; L. Edwards 23. A. Taylor 4; G. Crawford 18, F. 'Meek 14.

Final.—Leech and Whitaker, with four win? each, played off, and the former won by 20 to 9. The third prize went to J. C. Rigby.