BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3030, 10 April 1912, Page 58

BOWLING.

04 HA RL 10L IL\ A JIE.YI. KEEN COMPETITION. (Fkoii Oua Own C'okrespondext.) OAMARU, April 5. The annual bowling tournament, held under the auspices of the combined Meadowbank and Phoenix Clubs, was opened to-day under conditions not of a favourablo kind. A light drizzling rain yesterday afternoon and an increased density in the drizzle this morning created a doubt as to the proverbial luck of the Oa-maru bowling tournament in the matter of weather being continued this year; but the morning had not far advanced ere the drizzle ceased and the sun shed his rays upon the greens, the remainder of the day being excellent for outdoor games. There was a falling oft' in the entries this year, so that there was no need to draw upon the Waimate Green for accommodation, the 48 rinks entered being provided for by the three Oamaru Greens. These were all in splendid condition, that of the Meadowbank Club, which on former occasions had left something to be desired, being pronounced almost perfect. The new green of the Phoenix Club, upon which a good deal of attention has been devoted, was also in excellent condition, and, of course, the same club's original green maintained its reputation as one of the finest in the Dominion. The day was devoted to play in the rink contests, the chief of these being the CITIZENS' PRIZES. For rinks. Three sets of prizes, each conconsisting of four trophies or medals. PIKENIX OLD GREEN. First Round. W. Bee, A. Riach, J. Bee, W. Waddell Phcenix) 17 beat Travers, H. Wilson, F. Akhurst, J. M. Laing (Waimate) 16. J. North, P. Mark, H. Shaw, W. Weir (Caledonian) 23 beat B. Hatfield, 11. Cope, J. Dunn, R. W. Kidd (North-East Valley) 7.. G. M'Ghie, W. W. Beswick, L. King, J. Patterson (Phoenix) 19 beat A. Burt, J. M'Lean, W. Diyden and D. Sloan (Green Island) 8. Young, Edginton, King, Crocket (Bluff) 16 beat Carter, Organ, Macandrew, Malcolm (Phcenix) 13. J. Reid, J. Paterson, T. Herron, W. Aitkenhead (Phcenix) T 7 beat J. Crowther Bremner, Bartlett, J. Crowther (Invercargill) 16. J. Rennie, P. Stewart, F. Pea-ke, W. M'Laren (Dunedin) 18 beat F. J. Hollay, O. H. Oliver, A. Holmes, S. Johnston (Leeston) 17. Glass, Connell, Laing, Barsdell (Phcenix) 15 beat Murdoch, A. Mackay, Mollison, W. Williamson (Meadowbank) 10. A. E. Wolstenholme, J. G. Patterson, F. Smith (Kaituna) 21 beat Halpin, J. Gamble, C. W. Kent, W. Farquharson (Phcenix) 13. Second Round. '' Waddell 24 beat Weir 11. J. Patterson 17 beat Crocket 9. M'Laren 17 beat Aitkenhead 14. Baisdell 19 beat F. Smith 9. Third Round. Waddeil 13 beat Patterson 8. M'Laren 17 beat Barsdell 14. Fourth Round. Waddell 25 beat M'Laren 9. PIKENIX NEW GREEN. First Round. J. Ilungerford, A. Walker. W. M. Clark. D. C. Cameron (St. Kilda) 16 beat M. Thomson, J. M'Kenzie, A. Inkster, R. Inkster (Waimate) 15. Amtman, A. W. Cooper, Hewat, A. J. Cooper (Kaituna) 15 beat T. Muir, W. Tarleton, J. Black, Galloway (Palmerston)

It. Ford. T. G. Henderson, 11. little, D. Boyd (Stirling) 13 beat A. Blackwood. A. I Buchanan, A. Smellie, W. Smellie (Green : Island) 11. M. M'Oallum, W. Wilson, E. Manchester, ! J. Kissell (Te Ranjri) 22 bc.t J. H.. II in- ! ton, W. Newton, A. Stoneham, W. Jacobsen. (St. Kilda) 14. H. L. Christie, L. F, Ellison, J. B. Kirkland, G. Miller (Fairfield) 16 beat \V. Brown, A. Law son, 11. G. Watson, Digbyi Smith (Phoenix) 12. J. Thomson. G. Smith. G. Burnett, J. I Barnes (North-East Valley) 19 beat J. : Sparks, J. Hamilton, A. J. Gregory, R. j J. Watts (Otago) 16. J. Denholm, W. Denbolm, \V. Byrne, H. Martin (Mea<lowbank)' 12 beat D. Her- ! ron, J. Broad, R. L. Rule, G. P. Mollison (Phoenix) 11. Pitts. Ross. Gray, Abbott (North-East Valley) 18 beat Ouilvie, D. Brown. J. Heron (Phoenix) 17. Second Round. Cooper 12 beat Cameron 8 Kissell 23 beat Bovd 19. Miller 18 beat Barnes 17. Abbott 16 bent Martin 15. Third Round. Copper 25 heat Kissell 17. Abbott 12 beat Miller 11. Fourth Round. Abbott 15 beat Cooper 12. MEADOWBANK GREEN. First Round. W. 11. M'Leod, A. Armstrong, J. Vcritch, A. Cormack (Caledonian) 17 beat It. Blacklock. J. Cameron, W. Gregory. W". Miller i (Roslyn) 13. C. Eraser, \V. Thomson, W. Ball, J. G. I Bentlev (Dnnedin) 20 beat Tipping, Dun- ! lop, Cruickshank. George (Bluff) 11. i J Ha-nna, J. Short, D. Robertson. E. '■ Harraway (Dnnedin) 12 beat W. W. Daw- ! son, W. Westphal, F. Booth, A. Potter (Phoenix) 11. I. Kear, R. Johnston, C. Duncan. J. Tavlor (Meadowbank) 21 beat F. Partridge, ; F. * Le Cren, R. Borland, D. Morgan (Timarn) 11. 11. Sinclair, A. Gaseoigne, J. Usher, W. Martin (Invereartrill) 14 beat F. Carlton, J. Shirtcliff, C. Oddie, R. Grwin (Timaru) 12. Bosnioworth. Spalding, Coxhead, A. I Brown (St. Albans) 17 beat W. Hepworth, ] D. Blyth, H. Howe, H. Mosley (Meadow- | bank) 'lO. F. Jones. H. Petio, W. 11. Meek, J. I Swindles (Phcpnix) 18 beat W. Seddon. J. Scddon," B. Gillespie, J. 11. Hancock (St. Clair) 16. J. Crombio. W. Whyte, R. Thomson, D. Bee (Meadowbank) 18 beat W. Ross. W. Porteous, E. H. Clark, E. Lefevre (Palmerston) 9. S.'ooni' Round. Oormxck 2\ beat fceotley 14. ! Harrawav 19 beat Ttylor 10. I Martin 13 bout Brown 10. l L>. Bee 15 beat Swindley 1L

Third Round. Harraway 18 beat Cormack 14. D. Bee 23 beat Martin 16. MEADOWBANK PRIZES, To be competed for by losers in the first round of the Citizens' Competition. PurEXix Old Gkeen. First Round. Laing 17 beat Kidd 12. Sloan 16 boat Malcolm 10. Johnston 16 beat Crowther 9. Farquharson 20 boat Williamson 9. Second Round. Swan 11 beat Laing 10. Johnston 11 beat Farquharson 8. Third Round. Sloan 15 beat Johnston 9. Phcenix New Gkeen. First Round. Inkstcr 14 beat Galloway 12. Smellie 15 beat Jacobsen 13. Digbv-Smith 26 beat Watts 11. Mollison 16 beat Heron 12. Second Round. Inkster 22 beat Smel'ie 8. Mollison 19 beat Digby-Smith 12. Third Round. Mollison 19 beat Inkster 16. Meadowbank Gkeen. First Round. George 18 beat Miller 17. Potter 14 beat Morgan 12. Mosley 15 beat Orwm 8. Lefevre 19 beat Hancock 14. Second Round. Potter 22 boat George 11. Lefevre 21 beat Mosley 12. PHGENIX PRIZES, For losers in the second round of Citizens' and first round of Meadowbank. Phcenix Old Green. First Round. Weir 18 beat Kidd 16. Crocket 14 boat Malcobn 13. Aikenhead 11 beat Crowther 10. F. Smith 17 beat Williamson 9. Second Round. Crocket. 17 beat Weir 11. Smith 17 beat Aikenhead 14. Phcenix New Gkeen First Round. Cameron 27 beat Galloway 22. Boyd 18 beat Jacobsen 11. Watts 27 beat Barnes 8. H. Martin 15 beat J. Heron 13. Second Round. Cameron 16 beat Boyd 14. Martin 16 beat Watts 10. Meadowbank Gkeen. First Round. Miller 17 beat Bentley 16. Taylor 18 beat Morgan 15. Orwin 17 beat Brown 16 Hancock 13 beat Swindley 12. SECOND DAY. April 6. This morning again broke dull and with a doubtful appearance, but an ominous grey sky gave way to light olouds and warm sunsbine, and a more enjoyable day could scarcely have been desired for bowling. The greens were again in splendid order, and the play throughout the. day was keen, many of the games being very keenly contested: The day was devoted to the Fairs matches, 96 pairs being engaged. CITIZENS' PRIZES. Fourth Round. —Harraway 17 beat D. Bee 10 MEADOWBANK PRIZES. Third Round.—Porter 16 beat Lefevre 14. PHCENIX PRIZES. Second Round.- Miller 18 beat Taylor 12; Onwin 15 beat Hancock 9. OAMARU PRIZES. For Rinks losing in Third Round of Citizens', Second of Meadowbank, and First of Phcenix. Phienix Old Green. First Round.—Laing 21 beat Kidd 10; Malcolm 19 beat Patterson 10; Crowther 19 beat Williamson 13; Barsdell 18 beat Farquharson 12. Phoenix New Green. First Round. —Smellie 22 boat Galloway 18- Kissell 15 beat Jacobsen 14; Barnes 19'beat Digby-Smith 8; Miller 19 beat Heron 16 Meadowbank Gkeen. First Round. —Bentley 16 beat Cormack 8; Gcorgo 16 beat Morgan 15; Baker 19 beat Bowin 18; Mosley 15 boat Swindley 14. PAIRS MATCHES PHCENIX PRIZES. Section 1.

First Round.—J. M'Lcan and D. Sloan 13 boat J Reid and W. Aitkenhead 12; A. Buchanan and A. Smellie 14 beat North and Weir 8; Holmes and Wilson 16 beat G. Smith and Bennett 14; A. Riach and \V. Waddell 13 beat 'l'. M'uir and Galloway 11; W. Bee and J. Bee 13 beat J. Crombie and 11. Thomson 12; Glass and Barsdell 11 beat Hannah and Robertson 8; S. Carter and J. P. Malcolm 14 l>oat Shirtcliff and Addie 13; Wolstenholm© and F. Smith 17 beat W. Newton and VV. Jacobsen 9. Second Round.—Sloan 11 beat Smellie 7; Waddell 13 boat Wilson 9; J. Bee 17 beat Barsdell 9; F. Smith 16 beat Malcolm 5. Third Round. —Waddell 13 boat 10; F. Smith 17 beat J. Bee 10. Section 2. First Round. W. W. Dawson and A. Potter 13 beat Jas. Crowther and John Crowther 11; F. Carlton and R. Orwm 23 beat Chilcott and T. Inglis 12; 11. \\ atson and Digbv-Smith 36 beat Armstrong and Veitch 15; .Shaw and Marks 17 boat Blyth and Dickson 16; Anitman and A. Cooper 20 beat Blackwood and W. J. Smellie 18; Edginton and King 25 beat Spalding and Coxhead 15; G. Miller and J B. Kirkland 11 beat R. Ford and T. Henderson 10 ; D. Brown and C. 800 12 beat D. Sinclair and W. Williamson 10. Second Round.- Bolter 17 boat Odwin 14; Marks 13 beat Digby-Smith 10; King 10'beat Cooper 8; C. Bee 17 beat KirkaThird Round.—Marks 11 boat Potter 8, C. Bee 14 beat King 7, Section 3. First Round. —W. Westphal and F. Booth 14 beat Lindsay and Bailey 10, M'Lcod and Cormack 15 beat Beswick and J. Patterson 13, F. Jones and Petrie 13 boat Gascoigno and Csher 11, J. Cameron and W. E. Gregory 14 ■ beat W. Organ and W. Macandrew 9, P. A. Duncan and W. Martin 15 beat C. 11. Oliver and S. Johnston 6, G. M'Ghie and L. King 13 beat J M'Kenzio and R. Inkster 8, J. Hungerford and D. Cameron 14 beat Pitts and P. Gtuv 10, W. Hepworth and H. Mosley 17 beat Boson worth and Bowen 15. Second Round. —F. Booth 13 beat Cormack 8, Gregory 24 beat Petrie 12, W. Martin 15 beat L. King 4, Cameron 22 boat Mosley 4.

Third Round.—W. Gregory 14 beat Booth 13, Cameron 13 beat Martin 6. Section 4. First Round.—Johnston and I. Keat 9 beat George and Cruickshanka 7, Young and Crocket 11 beat Spinks and Gregory 8, Council and Laing 9 beat Short and) Harraway 8, Ellison and Christie 11 beat A. W. Cooper and Jamieson 8, W. Ross and E. H. Clark 17 beat W. Whyte and D. Bee 11, Porteous and E Lefevre 15 beat C. W. Kent and Far<|uharson 8. J. Rennie and F. Peake 15 beat Tarlton and J. Black 12, H. Little and D. Boyd 14 beat \V. Brown and A. Lawson 12. Second Bound.—Kear 14 beat Crocket 8, Laing 14 beat Christie 5, E, H. Clark 14 Beat Lefevre 13, Boyd 16 beat Peake 6. Third Bound.—Kear 14 beat Lainsr 12. Clark 20 boat Boyd 19. Section 5. Fdrst. Round.—C. Eraser and J. G. Bentley 13 beat M. Thomson and A. Inkstcr 11, 11. Cope and J. Dunn 10 beat A. Mackav and S. Mollison 6, D. Herron and R. L. Rule 17 beat Hamilton and R. Watts 13, W. Denholm and H. Martin 16 beat Travers and Laing 12, LeCren and D. Morgan 16 beat Hatfield and D. Kidd 10, M'Callum and Manchester 11 beat Blacklock and D. Miller 10. Holley and Holmes 12 beat 0. Duncan and J. Taylor 7, J. Paterson and T. Horron 11 beat J. Seddon and W. Seddon 10. Second Round.—Bentlev 17 beat Dunn 7, H. Martin 17 beat Rule 11, Manchester 17 beat Morgan 8, Holmes 22 beat T. Herron 15. Third Round.—Martin 11 boat BentSey 9, Manchester 10 beat Holmes 9. Section 6. First Round. —Gillespie and J. H. Hancock 16 beat Partridge and Borland 11, C. Ross and J. Abbott 15 beat D. Burt and W. Dryden 11. F. P. Mollison and J. E. Broad 16 beat W. Bromner and A. Bartlett 12, P Stewart and VV. M'Laren 12 beat J. 11. Hinton and A. Stoneham 7, J. Herron and C. Osrilvie 17 beat Walker and Clark 15; W. Thomson and W. Dall 21 beat W. H. Meek and J. Swindley 8, Denliolni and Byrne 12 beat Patterson and Sutcliffe 10, Wilson and Kissell 15 beat J. Thomson and J. Barnes 12. Second Round. -Hancock 23 beat Abbott 7, B. P. Mollison 14 beat M'Laren 9, Ogilvie 11 beat Dall 10, Bvrne 14 beat Kissell 12. Third Round.—G. P. Mollison 21 beat Hancock 16, Ogilvie 17 beat Byrne 15. MEADOWBANK PRIZES, For losers in first round of Pheonix. Section 1 First Round. —Aikenhead 13 beat Weir 6, Galloway 14 beat Bennett 9, Robcrisou 14 foeat Thomson 8, Oddio 15 beat Jacobsen 12. Second Round —Aikenhead 14 beat Galloway 13, Robertson 9 beat Oddie 8. Section 2. First Round. —Crowther 20 beat Inglis 9, Veitch 15 beat Dickson 7, Smellie 17 boat Coxhead 14, Williamson 12 beat Henderson 3. Second Round.—Veitch 12 beat Crowther 10, Smellie 18 beat Williamson 12. Section* 3. First'Round.—J. Patterson 16 boat Bailey 12, Usher 14 beat Macandrew 8, Inkstor 11 beat Johnston 9, Gray 17 beat Bowen 13. Second Round.—j". Patterson 13 boat Ushev 11 Gray 21 beat Inkstcr 14. Section 4. First Round. —Gregory 13 )>cat Cruickshank 11, Harraway 21 beat Jamieson 2, D. Bee 16 beat Farquharson 14, Black 16 boat, Lawson 11. Second Round. —Gregory 14 beat Harraway 10, Bee 15 beat Black 14. Section 5.. First Round.—lnkstcr 13 brat S. Mollison 6, Laing 11 beat Watts 8. Miller 26 beat Kidd 23. Seddon 12 beat Taylor 9. Second Round.—Laing 15 beat Inkstcr 9, Seddon 14 beat Miller 13. Section 6. First Round.—Borland 22 beat Dryden 13. Bartlett 25 beat Stoneham 8, Clark 12 beat Swindley 10, Sutchiffe 13 beat Barnes 11. Second Round.—Bartlett 13 beat Borland 12, Sutcliffe 16 beat Clark 12 LAST TRY MATCH. First Round.—Weir 7 beat Bennett 6. Jacobsen 10 beat Thomson 7, Dickson 11 beat Inglish 13. Henderson 16 beat Coxhead 14 Macandrew 18 beat Bailey 16, Bowi'i 13 beat Johneton 8, Oruickshank 17 l>e'it Jamjt-son 12. Lawson 21 b**£ Fartmharson 18, Watts 19 boat MoiiiSon 7, Taylor 19 beat Kidd 12, Stoneham 24 beat Dryden 13, Swindley 15 beat Barnes 11. THIRD DAY. April 8. The greens again played well, being especially keen when the sun was shining. There was a great gathering of -pectators, who showed keen interest in the progress of the games. The chief interest centred ii: tlie concluding games of tin.' Citizens' Competition. The principal event of the tournament, the semi-final, between Harraway (Dunedin) and Waddell (Phoenix) was exceedingly keen. At the seventh head Harraway was three up, but at the fourteenth the scores were:—Harraway 15, Waddell 14. Two similes to Harraway wore followed by one and three to Waddell, who gained a lead. Throe to Harraway and two lo Waddell left (.he scores oven with one head. The Dunedin man was lying two after the first and seconds had played. WaddeH'a third man played to move the kitty, and just failed. 'I lie guard was nicely placed by Ilarraway's third, and Waddell's efforts to change the position were futile. The succeeding game between Harraway and Abbott (N'ortb-Eust Valley) was really won by the former by the solid plav of his team. At .the seventh head Duhedin's total was 10 to 2. bur the Valley men then came to light, the rJcip playing a succession of beautiful draw shot-, the scores at the fourteenth head being— Harraway 31, Abbott 10. Then six at the fifteenth head gave Harraway a lead of seven, and though tin; play was keen, the issue was never in doubt Waddell and Abbott started to plav off for second place, hut had only completed eight heads when a postponement to the following morninir took place. It was a complete runaway for the local men. In" secies being - V, added 18. Abbott. 1. with 11 heads to sro. In the tina! for 'he Meadowbank prizes Porter went nwav with a strong lead and at the close of the fifteenth head had a load of 10, _ the scores being 19 to 9. Then Mollison's team scored steadily, and finally won bv 21 to 9. The game between F. Smith and C. Bee in the fifth round of the Phoenix pairs proved a surprise at the finish. Smith was 4 up. and lyintr shot in the final head; but Bee, with his third bow!, ran Smith's

shot out, and placed his own bowls for 5. Smith failed with his last shot, and Bee won by one. The following are the details: — RINKS MATCHES. Citizens' Prizes. Semi-final. Harraway 22 beat Waddell 20. Abbott a bye. Final. G. Hanna, J. Short, U. Robertson, and G. Harraway (Duncdin) 21 beat Abbott 13. Meadowbank Prizes. Semi-final. Potter 27 brat Sloan 20. G. P. Mollison a bye. Final. D. Herron, J. E. Broad, R. L. Ru.le, and G. P. Mollison (Phcenix) 21 boat Potter 19.. Phockxix Prizes. Third Round. Miller (Roslyn) 15 beat Orwin 11. S. Smith 21 beat Crocket 11. H. Martin 15 beat Cameron 14. Semi-final. Smith 24 beat Miller 14. Martin a bye Oamaru Prizes, section 1. Second Round. Bentlev 22 beat George 10. Mosley 14 beat W. Martin 10. Third Round. Bentley 20 beat Mosley 12. SECTION 2. Second Round. Malcolm 12 beat Lain? 11. Barsdell 18 boat Crowther 17. Third Round. Malcolm 17 beat Barsdell 12. section 3. Second Round. Smellie 14 beat Kissell 13. Miller (Fairfield) 15 beat Barnes 13. Third Round. Smcllio 17 beat Miller 13. Semi-final. Bentley 19 beat Malcolm 17. Smellie a bye Consolation Prizes. First Round. D. Boyd 19 boat Williamson 10. A. J. Cooper 16 beat R. Kidd 10. Johnston 12 beat Borland 11T. Herron 20 beat Farquharson 17. Second Round. Cooper 16 beat Boyd 5. Herron 18 beat Johnston 12. Final. Cooper 13 beat Herron 9. PAIRS MATCHES. Phcenix Prizes. Fourth Round. 11. Martin 16 beat Manchester 15. Mollison 10 heat Ogilvie 3. F. Smith 15 beat Waddell 10. C. Bee 14 beat Marks 13. W. Gregory 9 beat Cameron 6. E. 11. Clark 12 boat I. Kear 7. Fifth Round. Mollison 11 beat Martin 10Bee 15 beat Smith 14. Clark 13 beat Gregory 7. Meadowbank Prizes. Third Round. Laing 13 boat J. Sfeddon 12 J. Siitoliffe 15 beat A. E. Bartlett 12. W. Aiken head 12 boat D. Robertson H< W. Veitoh 15 beat W. J. Smellie 14. P. Grav 16 beat J. Patterson 9 . A. Gregory 19 beat D. Beo 11. Fourth Round. L.aing 15 beat Sutcliffe 14. Gray 16 beat Gregory 12. Last Try. Second Round. Watts ]5 beat J. Taylor 14. Stoneharn 20 beat Swindley 12. Jacobsen 11 beat Weir 10. Henderson 15 beat Dickson 11. Bour/i 16 beat Mncandrew 12. Lawson 16 beat Gruiekshank 7. Third Round. Watts 12 beat Stoneharn 9. Henderson 16 beat Jacobsen 13. FINALS. April 9. Final for the Phoenix Rink Prizes: F. Smith (Kaituna) 19 beat Martin (Meadowbank) 16. Final for the Oamaru Rink Prize: Smellie (Green Island) 21 beat Bentley (Dunedin) 12. Final for the Last Try Pairs: Watts 30 boat Brown 14.