BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1989, 10 April 1890, Page 31

BOWLING.

Secrntries are rented to ronrtrtpMttootarMf |«««iFUjia »p<l of tortliootulng matohej. NOTES BY JACK. Milton v. Dunedin. | A very enjoyable outing was had on Saturday by those members of the Dunedin Club who journeyed to Mosgiel to try conclusions with the Milton players in the association medal matob. The day was perfeot, the green true, and the contest carried out in the most friendly spirit ; and good shots were applauded equally by those they told against as by those who benefited by them. While Mr Churton's duties as umpire were never required, still, as far as that indefatigable gentleman was concerned, he found plenty to do in other ways. With his usual courtesy he attended carefully to the wants and comforts of the visitors. He also worked a patent calculator of his own invention for recording the scores, and anyone could see the position of the game at the end of every head from all parts of the ground. For the time it has been in existence the Mosgiel green is excellent, and in a couple of years when the grass has had time to close in it should be about the best, if not the very best, in New Zealand, as the soil is of such a nature that it will stand the drought well. Its perfect drainage will prevent liability to being cut up in wet weather, and during the wet season the worms can never do as much damage as they will in heavier soils. Unfortunately the game was a little one-sided. Some of the best Milton men, notably Mr White, being absent through being-engaged in a contest with "la grippe," that fashionable disease, which seems to delight in attacking celebrated men from emperors and kaisers downwards. Still, a team captained by such players as Mr Twiss and others of equal calibre were not likely to be beat without a hard struggle, and they fought gamely to the bitter end ; in fact, improving their position in the last half hour, and when they had to succumb to the inevitable they took their defeat in the best possible spirit, cheerfully admitting that for this time fate was undoubtedly in favour of the heaviest battalion. The play was conducted on Nos. 2, 3, and 4 rinks. Scores :— Dunedin. Milton. No. 1 Rink. A Thomson J Beid J F Peake G Heed R Wilson, jun. D Held J Hunter (skip) ... 28 T Twiss (skip) ... 12 No. 2 Rink. F Siedeberg D Bremner A Fraser J Lockhart M Sinolair J Grant D Russell (skip) ... 29 W Moore (eklp) ... 12 No. 3. Rink. A Macarthur Alohin 0 0 Harrison G B Fox A T Anderson T Bastings John Thomson (skip) 25 T M Baldwin (skip) 14 82 38 Green Island v. Walton Pabk. ' A match between the Green Island and Walton Park Clubs took place on the former's green on Saturday last and resulted in a rather severe defeat tor the Green Islanders by 71 points to 41. The green was rather rough, but notwithstanding this some good shots were effected, especially for the winners, who shortly before the finish of the game seemed to have it all their own way. The following are the names of players and scores:— G.— Sloan, Stott, Oooke. Gatfleld ... ... 14 W.—T M'Rorle, Shore, Hill, M'Neil ... ... 25 G.—M'Cabe, Love, A Lindsay, Blair... ... 10 W.— T M'Rorie, Guthrle, Cook, J Loudon ... 24 G.—M'Donald, Miller, Smellle.Gß Smith ... 17 W.— M'Ewen, Cook, Anderson, M'Horie ... 22 Totals:— Walton Park, 71; Green Island, 41. Majority for Walton Park, 30. Caledonian v. Lawb^ncb. A team from the Caledonian Bowling Club played the annual match with the Lawrence Club on Friday. The afternoon was exceptionally fine and the green in good order. Lawrence won by a majority of 30 points. At the conclusion of the game Mr J. J. Woods proposed the health of the visitors, Mr W. Dawson, president of the Caledonian Club responding, and complimenting the Lawrence men on their good play. The following were the scores : — Law. Gal. Motherwell, Urquhart, Johnson, Woods (s) 35 Dodds. H. S. Fish, Dawson, Wedderspoon 0» 11 Arthur, Taylor, Green, Maodonald (s) ... 23 Greenslade, Oalder, Wilson, Davidson (s) 16 Uren, Tanton, M. M'Lean, Wakefield(s) 21 Kirbj, J. Barron, H. Leary, Blaney (s; ... 22 79 49 Majority for Lawrence, 30. Old Fogies' Trophy. A good muster of bowlers took place on Thursday, March 27, on the Melbourne green, the occasion being the Old Fogies' matoh, for a trophy presented by Mr Moss. Aa a preliminary the group were photographed oy Mr Nettleton. The bowlers then proceeded to elect captains, when Messrs Stead, Moss, Sims, Birtwistle, and Balderson were chosen ; they then picked their teams. The result was :— First Bound.— Sims beat Mois, Birtwistle beat Balderson, Stead a bye. Second Bound.— Birtwistle beat Stead, Sims a bye. Final.— Sims beat Birtwistle. The members of the winning rink were :— Messrs W. Martin, of the Melbourne Club ; A, Hardham, of the Brighton Olub ; Nettleton, of the West Melbourne Olub'; and G. W, Sims, of the Melbourne Olub. Mr Moss provided refreshment during the day, and his health was proposed, and heartily received and replied to. The "Melbourne Olub " was aIBO proposed and replied to by Mr Willis, vice-president. Mr Moss proposes to make this matoh an annual affair. It may be mentioned that the oldest bowler playing in the match was 79 years of age.