BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3085, 30 April 1913, Page 54

BOWLING.

Secretaries are requested to forward particulars of games played and of forthcoming matches. NOTES BY JACK. Kaituna had a very decisive win- over St. Kilda in the semi-final for possession. for tho season of the Centre pennant. Kaituna, with a majority of 37, had a winmargin in six out of eight rinks. Gale’s Ka;tuna rink accounted for Smeaton’s rink by no lees than 36 to 12. In the other rinks the scores were fairly even. Campbell, for Kaituna, had an advantage of 7 over Clark. F. Smith led Cameron by 6 points. Payne was 3 to the good against M'Ourdy, while Connell had an advantage of 2 over Hcllyer, and Melville was 1 up against R. Allan. For St. Kilda M‘Farlane’s rink defeated that skipped by T. Sanders by 5 points, while White had an. advantage of 1 point against Stokes. Tho weather was delightful for this season of tho year, and the conditions under which the cflubs met could scarcely be improved upon. Presumably the Dunedin Club’s selector was trying some experiments in the selection of the team to play against Caversham on Saturday. However that may be, the result was a handsome win for Caversham by 35 points, having a majority in five rinks, while the scores in another rink were level. The parent club’s record this year in the way'of interclub matches is Ly far the poorest in its history, Mr A. H. Allen, the hon. secretary of the St. Kilda Club, is again to the fore with tabulated information as to the doings of the club for the season. Fourteen matches wore played, of which 11 were won and three lost. Tho points for totalled 2051 and against 1805. the gross advantage being 245. The number of rinks engaged in the various matches was 98, of which 61 were up, 34 down, and three drew. Tho average points scored per rink was 22, and the average against 18$. The club lost its games to Roslyn, Green Island, and Kaituna. The record for skips gives the number of matches played by each, the number won, last, or drawn, the points scored for and against, and a column showing the number of points up or down. J. M‘Curdy skipped in 11 matches, of which he won eight and lost three, his result being 43 points up. D. M’Farlane, with 10 matches (seven, wins and throe losses), . was 45 up. H. Smeaton skipped in nine matches, of which he won five and lost four; W. H. Hcllyer, in eight matches, won four and lost four; T. Si. Irvine, in seven matches, won five and lost two; E. Falconer, in fix matches, won all; W. M. Clark, in six matches, won four and lost two; D. C. Cameron, in six matches, won three and Icet three; Rev. R. Scott Allan, ,4n six matches, won two, lost throe, and one was drawn. A. Walker played in five matches and won three and lost two; W. Jacobsen, in five matches, won two and lost three; A. H. Allen, in four matches, won four; J. White played in six matches, won three, lost two, and one was drawn. The Champion Singles went to J. M‘Curdy, with D.' M‘Fariano runner-up. A. W. Cooper won the Handicap Singles. The Champion Doubles was won by D. A. Jolly and H. Smeaton (s), and the Champion Rinks by J. Nelson. J. H. Wright, W. Thompson, and E. Falconer. A good bowler and popular skip has left Invercargill to take up his residence in Napier in tho person of Mr Stenhen Hunter, president of the Northcnd Club. Last Thursday there was a large muster ot members and visitors at the Northern! Club’s pavilion. Invercargill, to bid farewell to Mr Hunter and to make him a presentation. Mr J. 'A. Weaney presided. Mr Hunter was presented with a handsome silver ealver. Mr J. Plain referred to the many services rendered to tho club by Mr Hunter, who as a skip and a player had made a reputation for himself outside the club as a skilful player and good sport. Mr Holloway endorsed the sentiments expressed by Mr Plain. Mr Hunter replied in felicitous 'terms, thanking his clubmntes for their gift. He would ever retain pleasant memories of the t ine ho had spent on the green. Mr J. H, Loudon, as a freouent member of Mr Hunter’s rink, made a presentation on behalf of himself of two ties —one the colours of the Southland Centre and one the colours of tho Northend Club. The evening proved a most enjoyable one. NORTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, April 25. A meeting of delegates to the North Island Bowling Association was held this evening, Mr T. Bush presiding. It was reported that there was a credit balance of £lO 7s over the Auckland tournament, while there was a small credit over the visit of ef/uthern bowlers to Wellington. The alteration of the rules as concerning the amalgamation of the Northern Association and the New Zealand Association was then considered, and evoked a good deal of discussion. It was agreed that the championship should be held alternately in Dunedin, Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington, also that when it is held in Dunedin there shall be a tournament in Wellington, and when the championship tournament is in Auckland there shall be a tournament in Christchurch, and vice versa. The question as to several districts form-in-.r centres was then arranged, and the clubs were fixed as follows 1 Auckland North, 22; Auckland South, 19; East Coast, 9; Manawatu, 7; Wairarapa. 7; Wanganui, 9; Taranaki, 11; and Welling--ton. 17. The balance at the credit of the Northern Association was stated to be £250 9s PA. It. was decided to allot £75 to the new' association as the nucleus of a fund for working expenses, the allocation of the balanoe° to be deferred till next meeting.

PORT CHALMERS v. WAIKOUAITI. A pleasant game was played on the Port Chalmers Green on Wednesday afternoon between the local club and the Waikouaiti Club. The result was in favour of tho home team by 3 points. The president, vice-president. secretary, and several members of the Port Club cheered the Waikouaiti team as they left on their home jouyney. Scores: —

P.C. W. Almond, Godfred, Dodds, M‘Lachlan 23 M'Tamney, Tewsley Prescott, Templeton Sutton, Peters, Cook, Wilson ... 14 Bell, Smith, Hunt, M'Donald ... Monson, Watson, Emerson, Murray 21 Fullerton, Davis, Sullivan, Calton Totals ■, ... 58 55 PORT CHALMERS CLUB. The Port Chalmers Club closed its green on Saturday with a match President v. Vice-president. After a pleasant game the former won by a few points. Advantage was taken by the members present to make a presentation to one of their members, who has recently been married. The President (Mr Dodds), on handing over a liqueur stand and salad bowl, asked Mr Ovenden to accept them as a mark of appreciation of his qualities as a bowler and a good sport, and on behalf of the club he wished Mr and Mrs Ovenden long life and prosperity. Mr Ovenden, on behalf of Mrs Ovenden and himself, returned his very sincere tha|ks. Anything he had done had been done for the love of the game, and he wished the club every success.