BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3331, 16 January 1918, Page 43

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION. PATRIOTIC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. The Dominion Bowling Association's tournament, promoted for patriotic purposes, was commenced on 10 of the Dimedin bowling greens on the 10th inst, and continued up to pretty well as long as daylight lasted in some instances. Play was confined to the Pairs competition. It has been the custom hitherto to institute a time limit in some cases, but in this tournament it was not deemed necessary to take that course, with rather unfortunate results in some cases. The continuous "burning" of ends and much quibbling over the he-ads was responsible for considerable loss of time, and so many of the games were prolonged out of all reason. A time limit of two and a-half hours was instituted on succeeding days. One incident -occured that marred the pleasure of the tournament so far as the Dunedin green was concerned, and it was the receipt of the sad intelligence of the death of the son of one of the players (Mr Drumrnond) at the front. Rain put play out of the question on Friday. We give below the results of the first round (so as to include the names of all engaged) and the green winners (showing the result of the playing off between the section winners), the green winners having to play off on the sudden death system to find.the winner: PAIRS COMPETITION. For association certificates, with names of winners engrossed thereon—one for each winner and one for the club. DUNEDIN GREEN. Section A. C. Barry and M. Orchard (Christchurch) 20 beat Adess and J. M'Curdy (St. Kilda) 19. W. Morrison and A. M'Dougall (Roslyn) 22 beat Pope and H. A. M'Donald (St. Clair) 12. W. Grenfield and H. Jackman (Wellington) 25 beat J. P. Dow and G. Nelson (Dunedin) 15. M'Leod and Parsons (Ponsonby) 35 beat Leith and Foley (Caledonian) 20. Section B. D. Roulston and C. W. Wright (Pukekohe) 19 beat J. Goulding and R. S. Drumrnond (Wyndham) 17. Roydhouse and Fisher (Carterton) 21 beat J. Hunter and R. R. Hunter (Kaikorai) 18. H. L. Smith and C. R. Smith (Otago) 24 beat Lyons and Sharp (Stratford) 12. Baskville and E. J. Hill (Wellington) 21 beat Haldane and Crawford (Nelson) 11. Green winners.—Parsons (Ponsonby) 17 beat C. R. Smith (Otago) 10. NORTH-EAST VALLEY. Section A. R. Lawrie and D. Stuart (St. Kilda) 26 beat J. Rodger and J. H. Wilkinson (Dunedin) 19. F. J. Tasker arid O. P. Ingram (Wellington) 24 beat 11. Bunt and C. E. Otley (EdgewareJ 16. D. Hutchison and W. Foster (Caledonian) 24 beat J. Scott and W. Wilkinson (Roslvn) 14. T. Proctor and C. Amtman (St. Clair) 22 beat Wyatt and Benzie 17. Section B. C. Owen and J. S. Wilson (Balmacewen) 28 beat M. F. Barnett and R. Howarth (Canterbury) 23. M'Donald and Sanders (Kaituna) 30' beat Hilson and Marriott (Limvood) 16. Sinclair and Henderson (Lyttelton) 25 beat Bremner and Stevenson (Ivercargill) 18. J. Roulston and G. H. Armstrong (Pukekohe) 23 beat A. Credgington and E. Smith (Northend, InvereavgilT) 18. Green winners.—T. Sanders (Kaituna) 18 beat W. Foster (Caledonian) 15. MORNINGTON GREEN. Beotiow A. A Steel and J. G. Bentley (Dunedin) 28

beat R. J. Burko and D. M'Farland (St. Kilda) 16. D. Nairn and W. Ileneghan (Caledonian) 25 beat 11. Hart and T, Marker (Edgeware) 24-." ' H.'H. Barlow and E. E. Daniels (Christchurch) 21 beat W. J. Williams and H. S. Cole (St. Clair) 16. W. Nicolson and R. J. Thompson (Roslyn) 21 beat 0. D. Flamank and J. Tonkin (North-East Valley) 19. Section B. F. Bishop and A, Rawlinson (Dunedin) 20 beat Wilson and P. H. Kummer (Ponsonby] *l9. C. Anderson and W. Wright (Balmaoewan) 18 beat E, A. Summers and A. Duggan (Canterbury) 14-. A. Slchnack and W. Bovco (Park) 24 beat J. 0. Harp and G. Hughan (Carterton) 18. W. Bridget and J. B. Crcsswell (Rangiora) 24 beat T. F. Bull and R. NobleAdams (Blenheim) 14. ■Green -winners.7—A, Rawlinson (Dunedin) 24 beat J. G. Bentley (Dunedin) 23. OTAGO GREEN. Section A. A. H. Allen and W. J. Bardsley (St. Kilda) 24 beat H. Smith and J. Magnus (Wellington) 15. S. and J. Hutchison (Dunedien) 21 beat W. Herton and T. Knox (Edgeware) 15. W. Henry and J. Scott (Caledonian) 27 beat P. Leadbettcr and S. Sandes (St. Clair) 15. and A. J. Wilson (Balmacewen) 24 beat B. Finnegan and R. Borland (Canterbury) 18. Section B. F. Foley and J. W. M'Milkn (Stratford) 18 beat S M'Donald and C. S. Hannah (North End) 15. R. Lannigan and H. Wilson (Auckland) 24 beat A. Purdy and W. Claxton (South land) 16. J. Caldwell and W. Spiller (Sydenham) 21 beat T. Tewings and W. Calvert (Beckenham) 20. W. Taylor and D. Page (Lyttelton) 22 beat G. Anderson and D. Stevenson (Hoki tika) 14. Greon winners.—Knox (Edgeware) 15 beat Spillen (Sydenham) 14. CALEDONIAN GREEN. Section A. A. Pitts and W. Jacobsen (St. Kilda) 25 beat G. Scott and A. Barnett (Roslyn) 21. W. Wyatt and J. Barnes (Dunedin) 26 beat W. Beswiok and P. Gray (North-East Valley) 13.' > G. Court and A. J. Parker (Auckland) 39 beat J. Price and R. H. Todd (Caversham) 19. W. C. Read and G. Crawford (Newtown) 26 beat J. H. Davison and W. Allan (Taieri) 12. Section B. W. Hogg and E. Harraway (Dunedin) 27 beat J. Gant and J. T. Calder (Phoenix) 12. J. Haldane and J. R. Haldano (Nelson) 20 beat Fossette and Norwood (Victoria) 15. Spiers and G. Noble I (Newtown) 22 beat Lamas and T. Gray (Kelburn) 17. F. H. King and J. Robertson (Otago) 22 beat J. Rothwell and H. Smeaton - (St. Kilda) 12. ' . Green winners.—Harraway (Dunedin) 21 beat Parker (Auckland) U). ST. KILDA GREEN. Section A. D. M. Bone and J. Lillie (St. Clair) 19 beat Holdsworth and R. C. Kinvig (Wellington) 17. M. Casey and V. Casey (Ponsonby) 20 beat W. J. Holliday and M. Kershaw (Linwood) 16. T. R. M'Gillivray (Roslyn) 20 beat M. Jacobsen and G. E. Salt (Edge-ware) 17. D J. Wesnoy and J. Hain (Northend) 26 boat G. E. Reed and J. M'Fadden .(Kaikorai) 21. ' Section B. First Round. J. Spinks and W. Robson (Otago) 27 beat W. Smith and A. Gillies 14. D. Murray and A. J. Peters (Port Chalmers) 21 beat J. S. Allan and W. A. Smith (Gisbome) 20. C. Ellis and P. O'Hagan J. M'Ara and A. Blair (Lawrence) 17. J. Perry and T. C. Coull (Mornington) 21 beat C. A. Tipping and O. King (Bluff) 16. , Green winners.—Casey (Ponsonby) 18 beat O'Hagan (Timaru) 15. CAVERSHAM GREEN. Section A. Dickson and W. S. Macdougalf (Christchurch) 25 beat Stewart and W. Dall (Dunedin) 16. ■„««%•,•» W. H. Matheson and R. H. Scott (Roslyn) 21 beat W. S. Newburgb. ajid A. O. Sandston (Christchurch) 15. A. .Thorn and R. Fountain (Caversham) 21 beat J. M'Kay and J. Rhodes (NorthEast Valley) 16. F. M. Shortt and P. Seelyo (Kaituna) 23 beat D. W. Bennie and C. A. Wilson (Balmacewen) 20. Section B. R. Kellaway and B. Penlington (Linwood) 28 beat W. A. Banks and R. Sinclair (Rangiora) 14. J. G. Patterson and W. M'Hutcheson (Kaituna) 28 beat E. Monk and R. Wyllie (Kaiapoi) 19. M Campbell and F. Paterson (Gcraldine) 25 boat W. Cox and J. B. Perks (Gore) 20. T. Dee and G. Dee (Maitai) 20 beat C. F. Whiteford and O. S. Mills (Blenheim) Green winners.—Macdougall (Christchurch) 22 beat Wyllie (Kaiapoi) 21. • ROSLYN GREEN. Section A. Heard and Shearman (Edgeware) 21 beat Didham and Ledlie (St. Kilda) 20. M'Mullan and Walker (Ponsonby) 21 beat Dempster and Forrester (Caversham) 17. Walker and Nelson (Kaituna) 21 beat Ellis and AUnutt (Kaikorai) 16. Section B. Campbell and Munn (Auckland 19 beat Hawkey and' Miller (Park) 16. Pirarii and Harford (Feilding) 22 .beat Youncr and Cruickshank (Bluff) 17. A. Dee and W. Dee (Maitai) 22 beat Day and Campbell (Gore) 16. Campton ancL Wylie (Kaiapoi) 22 beat Smellie and Smellio (Greon Green winners.—W. Wyllie (Kaiapoi) 23 beat M. Walker (Ponsonby) 7. BALMACEWEN GREEN. Section A. j Kelleher and Irvine (St. _ Kilda) 18 beat Archer and Johnson (Dunedin) 17. i Maynard and Redpath (Canterbury) 27 beat Foster and Giles (St. Clair) 21. | Madeley and Crane (Wellington) 18 beat | Procter and Jurden (Edgeware) 12. -

I Brcckio and Abbott (North-East Valley) 11 beat Masson and Phillpotte (Carterton) SC. Section B. M'Kenzio and Carter (Kaituna) 25 beat Jordan and Efford (Rangiora) 24. Fraser and Woolf (United} 19 beat Hopton and Smith (Waipawa) 18. Smart and W. M'Donald ((Stratford) 18 beatChegwin and M'Gallon (Beokenham) 17, Harris jxnd Craig (Gisborne) 28 beat Rankin and G. M'Donald (Cromwell) 10. Green winner?.—J. Woolf (United) 15 boat Johnson (Dunedin) 9. KAIKORAI GREEN. Section A, Lucas and Gagliardi (Edgeware) 18 beat Johnston and Thomson (Wellington) 15. H. Harris and D. C. Cameron, ju"n, '(St. Kilda) 25 beat G. Swift and J. Morrison. (Dunedin) 18. R. Howarth and D. M. Fattier (Caversham) 23 beat E. D. Moscly and C. J. Morrison (Christchurch) 14. >v. Latham and W. Cormack (Caledonian) 23 beat G. R. F. Watson and N. Mai* colm (Kaikorai) 18. Section B. H. M. West and H. Burson Linwood) 30 beat Neilson and Hall (Carterton) 21. Atkinsor* and Brown (United) 26 beat EL Williams and W. Wilson (Hokitika) 18. D. Smith and A. J. Bottfng - (Morning, ton) 21 beat J. D. Haigh and W Carswell (Taieri) 20. F. Grawshaw and A. Slater (Phoenix) 25 beat P. H. Whyte and A. Pearce (Kaiapoi) 15. " | Green winners.—J. Brown (United) 23 beat W. J. Thompson (Wellington) 10. RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. The play for the Rinks Championship waj commenced on Monday on eigbt greens, which were in. good order, despite which had fallen. A fair amount of interest was taken in the games, a good many of which, however, wore rather one-sided. Three rounds were played, and the- number of games won by the respective rinks engaged is given below: St. Kilda Green. —Smart (Stratford), 5j Gray (Kelburn), 3; Adams (Blenheim), Sinclair (Rangiora), Henderson (Ly'ttelton). Carter (Kaituna), 2 each; Macdougall (Christchurch), E. Smith (North End£ Gilliee (Dunedin), 1 each; Armstrong, 0. Caledonian Green. —C. R. Smith (Otago), 3; Allnutt (Kaikorai), Millar (Park), Shard (Stratford), Magnus (Wellington), 2 each.) Cruickshank (Bluff), M'Curdy (St. Kiida), Deo (Maitai), Henaghan (Caledonian), 1 each; Perks (Gore), 0. Caversham Green. —M. Walker (I*onsonby), Bailey (Hataitai), 3 each: Cald** (Phoenix), Crawford (Nelson), 2 each; Berit* lev (Dunedin), Thomson (Carlton), Wilsoit (Balmacewen), Hain (North End), Smeatoa (St. Kilda), 1 each; Stevenson (Kokitika),Ol ' Kaikorai Green. —V, Casey (Ponsonby); 3; Wilson (Auckland), Harraway (Dunedinh Gagliardi (Edgeware), Highan (Cartertonh Tonkin (N.E. Valley), 2 eaoh; Hill (Wei* lington) Sandston (Uhristchurch), Cameron (St. Kilda), 1 each ; Wright (Balmacewen), 0, Balmacewen Green.—Colville (Edgeware), Foster (Caledonian), 3 each- Dalt (Dunedin), Nash (Palmereton North), 2 each* Orchard (Christchurch), Cole (St. Clair), Wylio (Kaianoi). Irvine (St. Kilda), Howarth (Canterbury), 1 each; M'Gallan (Beckenham), 0. Roslyn Green.—Wilkinson (Roslyn), Smellie (Green Island), 3 each; Fastier (Oaversham), 2; Efford (Rangiora), Crave (Wellington), Macdougall (Christchuron), Parke* (Auckland), Abbott (N.E. Valley), Marriott (Linwood), Wyatt (Dunodin), 1 each. Dunedin Green—Carswell (iaieri), Sf Cormack (Caledonian), Noble (Newtown), Forrester (Caversham), Parson (jjinwood),, Watt (Otago), 2 each; Malcolm, (Kaikorai), Norwood (Victoria), 1 each; Knox (Mgoware), 0; R. H. Scott (Roslyn), 0. N E Valley Green.—Masson (Carterton), Johnson (Dunedin) Wyllic (Kaiapoi), 3 each: Bremner {lnvorcargill) Haldano (Wellington), Porteoua (Wellington), Red-* path (Canterbury), Marker (Edgeware), Fraser (United), 1 each; W. A. Snutn (Gas* borne), 0. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. A meeting of the Council of the abov? association was held on Saturday evening j Mr C v ßussell Smith (president), in the chair The members present wero Colonel CollFns and Mr E. H Hill (Wellington), Professor Maxwell Walker and Mr V, Casey (Auckland), Messrs B. 9™™?™*™* M. F. Barnett (Christchurch), arid J. Allep (Invercargill). Messrs W. Nicolson, J. A Marlow, and H. F. M. Mercer (Dunedin), Mr J Allen submitted a progpsaK to alter the constitution so far as to provide that all centres be represented by delegates at the annual meetings of council the fiamo to be elected 10 days before the date teed for the association tournament. J,ne smaller centres, Mr -Allen said, wero dis* satisfied' with the present plan of representation.—Professor Walker considered there was much to be said in favour of thechangai on the ground that small centres had no direct representation.—The President urged caution in the matter.—Mi- V*™ e s moved: "That consideration of Mr Aliens proposal be held over, and that centres fee invited to send delegates to tho 1919 toVirnament (to be held at Auckland), to confer with the council relative- to alterations to the constitution, and any other matters that may bo brought before them • —MrCasey "seconded the motion, winch was carried. ~ ~ ~ ' . The official bowl tester (Auckland) wrote inquiring -whether any steps had been taken to see that only stamped bowls were tised at the present tournament.—Colonel Ooilins said that at the New Y«ir s tournament in Wellington the umpire had discovered that 30 pairs of bowls were unstamped—The President saad there had been no testing of tho bowls at the tournament now in progress. Ho thought it was time some action was taken by" tho council in the matter, as sufficient warning had already been jriven.—Mr MarloW explained that the 190 S stamp of the N % B.A. was accepted because it was tho outcome of a green test. He moved: "That centres bo asked to notify each club that in any tournament, club competition, or club game, held under the association rules, bowk must bear the stamp of the association, and that umpires be instructed to see that all bowls comply with the law. Tho stamps to be recognised to bo tho 1909 N.Z.B.A. stamp, and the D.N-Z.8.A.; the rule to come into foroa on October 1 nest."—Colonel Collins seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr Casey moved, and it was carriedl" " That the maximum distance at whioh the mat cap bo laid from the ditch shall be 20ft."

.Recently, says an ajtohango, a deep-vrater yteamor loaded at one of the Australian ports. While the job wa3 in progress an *rm«d flteard was on tho piar*. night and

day, no Britisher boing allowed to come near without a permit. Now, take a long breath. The wharfinger's name was Keinhamer and his assistant Bismark.