BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2511, 30 April 1902, Page 50

BOWLING.

Aieretu!e< are requested t* forward pirticaltrt of times pl»ye4 »( *t forthcoming smtchej. NOTES BY .lACF. On Saturday, 19th irst., the Kaituna Club played Roslyn on the green of the latter, four rinks, and gave them. A3 I have been informed — for the report has not been published — a se\ere thrashing I am a little surprised at this, because I ha\e always lookt?d upon the Ro.-lyn players, on their own green, as almost invincible — the green is so different from all t!ie otlicr-. be ing both long and narrow, =o that v. hen stranger* play upon it they are a1 a certain di=ad'*antage for two or three heads. Howe»er. ti-.e result proved that eiery rooster cannot crow loudest on his own "midden," as Dr Coirjuboun somewhat elegantly, and in broad Scotch, termed it An Invercarg:ll friend — whom he it I know not, but ii r must b? a. bowle: — sent rae the Southland Times of the 18th inst.. from which I cull the following very intoic-ting notes, written to that paper by "Skin," which I am sure will be peru-eel with mii terest by roy readers : — I "During the rec-ent tournament at Invercargill I was lucky enough to be able to gather the records of eotne of the visitors. Those of Carowell, M'Laren, and Howell will be interesting to the bowlers of Otago and Canterbury. Carswel! had been bowling only two months "when he inaugurated his successful career in 1888 by winning at the Dunedin tournament prizes both in rinks and singles. On this occasion he was playing third for the old Taieri warrior. D. Mackie, who led his team to victory In the single-handed game.-> Carswell was defeated in the semi-finals by 1 point, but in the play-off for third prize \\a= successful. This was a wonderful debut for so young a player. In 1889 be vi«ited Scotland, when he played for the Falkiik Club, and, competing amongst a hundred players, J won the championship. In 1891 he went to Christchurch, where he was again successful, for on the last day of the tourney he \va6 still m all three of the competitions then in progress. Time, however, was pressing, and the committee decided that the three matches should proceed simultaneously. This necessitated Carswell's withdrawal from the singles and the rink match North v. South. In the remaining contest, which was for a 30-gumea cup, he led the Taieri rink into first place, and the handsome cup found its resting place at Moegiel. In 1892 he won the single-handed championship at Dunedin, and a 10-guinea marble clock. This was enough even for Carswell, and he retired from the bowling arena for a few years. In 1899 he came out again, and signalised his return to bowliug by winning, at the Christchurch tournament, both single and double handed matches, losing first prize in the rink) game by one point. This was Carswell's "wonderful" year — first in singles and doubles, second in rinks. In 1900 Carswell skipped the Taieri rink, winning second prize, only 1 point again keeping him from first place. In 1902 he again had a rare time of it, for he skipped the winning rink at Dunedin, and, with Howell, won first place in the doubles. At the local tourney iust concluded he won first prize in the double handed match. In addition to these maiui j events he has won a large number of pri-cs I on his own green. "Howell has been associated with Carswell in many of his .successes. He has won m rink matches as follows: — Second at Christchurch in 18S3, second at Dunedin in 1900, first at Dunedin 1902. In doubles : Second ' at Oamaru IPDI, first ai Dunedin and In- ! vercargili ltd?. Singles: Third at Dunedin 1894, third at Dnnedin 1902, second at Invercargill 1902. He- has held the championship of the Taieri Club three times, and was runner-up this year. "M'Laren is the present champion of the Dunedin Cluo. It was as a member of tire Kaitangata Club, however, that he won his chief laurels. Twice he won the singlehanded championship of the South Island, viz., in 1896 at Dunedin and 1897 at Christchurch. He came second in the singles at Wellington. 1902. In double-handed matches he, with Nicholson, won first prize at Dunedin 1893; flm at Chustchurch, with T. Morris, 1901 : second at Oamaru (with Moms] in 1901 ; and third at Invercargill, with J. Short, 1902. In rink mutches his only successes have ' on the Southland sjr2en, where he le>. it Kaitangata team to Mctory in 1899, and at the tournament just concluded skipped the Dunedin team that secured second prize " The season is now practically over, but there sire still one or two matches to bo played. At Northend Cunningham and Harper defeated M'llwnck and Small in th« semi-final, and have now to play off for the president's trophies against A. E Smith and ai'Other. At the southern green the championship doubles* are diagging along, and it is unlikely that any 'leoiMve remit v ill ho arrived at this «pas>on Ronnie will take thp president's trophy. G B Pateri-on having moved to Gore, and In me thus tillable t" play the final niiu'i For the Mce-pre-i dent's trophj Enqla id and Yatcs -eem '-till disinclined to brm^ ilkit game to a con elusion, Poitrou- .mnhile impatiently waiting to p'.ay tho ■ .! against the wnmei. The tominitton should take tin* mattei Xi hand and fix a date on or bofoie u)ueh the games should be played out. "The Northend green is> to bp < io-secT at on^e, so that it may be top-drc--ed caily and a first-class playing Mirfao' as-siired for next season. It is a pleasure to note tho great progress made by some of the playein who six months ago had ne\er thrown a bowl. Similar progress next' season will en 6ure the accession" to the "ranks of fn«t-<la^ : players of a good number that are nowclassed as colt-. In the hope that this mini ber will bo large " Skip " now bid- his friends, the bowlers, adieu " I sincerely thank my unknown mend for his courtesy and kindness in sending me the paper, acid will heartily welcome as many moie of the same kind as he chooses to eend. This item from Invercaigill is very pica sant reading, and is a new departure which I thitik is well worth following up. It would interest the young plaj ers, and old onci, too, for that matter, to read of th" conte=ts in wln:»b our veteran- haie been engaged, and where they won their spuri - vetcians some of v.liom ha\e now ietire.'! from the ganie. and others who are still pegging away. a= fond of it in their old age as they were in their younger days I have, c-.ie or two in my inind'b eye. \ihoni I <-hnll interview, with the object of getting a hi«torv from them of their conncc tinn with and exploit^ :n tin- game lam ctrtain that it will make \ ;uy mti re-ting reading I observe fiom the daily caiiera tlia.l thr

Taien Club will soon lo=e one of their crack players, Mr Howell having been appointed to an important position iv the High School about to be established at Naseby. Going at the end of the bowling season he will just be in turn? for curling, which, when winter &et<3 in, will be all the rage in the centre of Otago. 1 hope he will try to form a bowling rail) in that mining tov.*i=!np, a* John Fio^t does not reign all the year round. I should imagine there will be no difficulty in getting a suitable piece of ground, and I "-oppose there is plenty of grass tl ere I say this because about a twelvemontn ago I saw Sergeant Dale, of Cromwell, who when stationed ai St. Clair was a ino-t enthusiastic member of that club, and he informed me that a merchant in Cromwell and himself h.vl often spoken together about forming a elu*» in that mining township, but the insuperable difficulty was. not in obtaining members or a piece of ground, but that there was no gra=s there, eveij'thing bring co\ere.l with sand. I trust such a condition of thkigs Joes not obtain at Naseby, and that we shall in due time learn that" a club has been formed there. I understand that the Victoria Club. North-East Valley, which was recently formed, promises to be very successful. Mr promoters have pot a good man in Mi Sanders to form their green, and I believe it will be ready for play in October ne.\t. Good luck to them. The Kaituna Club " put up their shutters " for the seasc« ou Saturday last, and the- others will soon follow. The laic Queen'a Birthday, the 24th May. is the closing day al«o for the Dunedin and Caledonian Clubs, and then it is a weary wait until the middle of October. O-hone-a-res !