LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3384, 22 January 1919, Page 51

LAND AND WATER.

A St .Andrew's Cross competition was played on the Balmacewen Links last Saturday, and was won by Mr G. F. Barnett with a boot© of two down. The best cards handed in w .eie- G; F. Burnett (handicap 2), 2 down; N. Galbraith (8), 3 down; F. J. Du. Croz (4), 5 down; H. D. Stronach (3), 6 down; S. J. Sawell (6), 6 down; B. R. Stock (6), 6 down; F. T. Anderson (9), 6 down; J. A. Cook (8), 6 down. The next medal match will be on Saturday, February 1. CRICKET. PROPOSED TOUR OF AUSTRALIANS, The Marylebone Club has postponed until February 6 consideration of the tour of an Australian eleven. Lord Harris stated that there -would be no military objection to the tour. One reason for the decision to postpone the cricket torn- is that the Marylebone Club considers that, after four years of cricket stagnation in Britain, tlio question of finance and the form of players demand further consideration VISIT OF M.C.C. TEAM. * AUCKLAND, January 15. Th-3 executive of the Auckland Cricket Association resolved to suggest . to the Cricket Council that it should write to the English team which is to tour Australia next season asking that it should extend the visit to New Zealand K - WELLINGTON, January 20. In connection with .the visit_of ; the M.C.C. team to Australia, the Wellington Ci-ioket Association decided this evening to ask the New Zealand Council to endeavour to arrange for the team' to extend its visit to New Zealand. CHRISTCHURCH, January 15. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council, held this evening, it was decided to recom mend to the delegates at the next general meeting of the council (to be held at the end of this month) that an invitation be' sent to the M.C.C. team to extend its forthcoming tour from Australia to New Zealand. DUNEDIN FIRST GRADE MATCHES. Carisbrook A met Dunedin on the Caledonian Ground, a conclusion not being reached. Carisbrook scored the last four men being dismissed by M'Farlane with five balls. Dunedin had scored 67 for two wickets when play ceased. Grange defeated Mornington by fivo wickets. Mornington, baiting first, put up 57. Grange rattled up 87 for the loss of five wickets. Qlmstiaa Brothers defeated Carisbrook R by three wickets and four runs. Carisbrook scored 65, to which Christian Brothers replied with 69 for seven wickets. The match Albion v. St. Kilda ended in a draw'jn favour of Albion, who scored 183 for eight wickets. St. Kilda lost four wickets for 65 when play ceased. FOOTBALL. As the English Rtigby Union and Northern Union players have freely played together in army matches _ during the war period it was anticipated in some quarters that th.o"Eng]ish Ru.arby Union would permit a compromise with the Northern Union after the war; but the committee has now passed a, resolution refusing to modify the professional regulations beyond allowing the present position to continue yntfl the «nd of the season.

;There is every prospect of great Rugby to wind up the season. New Zealand activity is inspiring the British forces to find the strongest teams. The Air Force has prepared an extensive series •of trial games. A committee lias been appointed to choose the Army team to meet the New Zealanders on March 15*1 Australia by three points to nil beat France at Rugby football. A meeting of the New Rugby Union will be held shortly to consider the question of altering the by-laws so as to give power to alter the laws of the game, such alterations, if adopted, to be submitted to the English Rugby Union. The question of whether the New Zealand will sever its connection with the English Union will then automatically aris*e. The Otago Union has appointed as its delegate to the conference Mr H. Harris, the president, who is also president of the New Zealand Union. ! BOWLING. ! INTER-CLUB MATCHES. j A fine Saturday afternoon permitted of a round of the Dunedin Centre's inter-club matches being played, with the following results: Dunedin 115 defeated Taieri 110, Dunedin having a lead in four rinks and Taieri in two rinks. N.E. Valley 172 defeated Dunedin 171, Dunedin having a lead in five rinks and N.E. Valley in four rinks. Port ' Chalmers 56 defeated Anderson's Bay, Port having a lead in two rinks and Anderson's Bay in one rink. Kahuna 55 defeated Kaikorai 50, Radtuna being up in two rinks. Green Island "114 defeated Kaituna 97, each olub having a win in three rinks. . - St. Kilda 130 defeated Mo'-nington 110, althonffh Mornington led in four rinks to St. Kilda's two rinks. j St. Clair 198 defeated St. Kilda 158, the : St. Clair men having a lead in six rinks and St. Kilda in three rinks. Caledonian 125' defeated Roslyn 100, each club havinsr a win in three rinks. Roslyn 92 defeated Outram 47, Roslyn leading in all three rinks. Caledonian 74 defeated Wakari 47, Caledonian winning in all three rinks. West Harbour 128 defeated Kaikorai 108. West Harbour leading in four rinks and Kaikorai in two Otago 162 defeated Balmacewen 118, Otago leading in five rinks and BahnacQwaij in threo rinks. Caversbam 119 defeated Balmacewan 118, each club having a lead in three rink 3. Fairfield 66 defeated Caversham 60, Fairfield having a lead in two rinks and Caver6ham in one rink. Waikouaiti defeated Seacliff in a four-rink game by 75 points to 65, each club having a lead in two rinks. ■ ——— DOMINION" TOURNAMENT. RINKS COMPETITION. AUCKLAND, January 15. The Dominion Bowling Tournament was continued to-day, when section play in the full rinks was concluded. The semi-finals will commence w r ith the inter-section play to-morrow. January 16. Tho tournament was continued to-day in fine weather. Following are results of intersection play in the RINKS COMPETITION. First Round. Harraway (Dunedin) 22, Sa-ndston (Christchurch) 21. Lundon (Wanganui) 18, Potter (Wellington) 17 M'Leod (Ponsonbv) 27, Hueston (Gisborne) 20. r Woolf (United) 22, Vugler (Mount Eden) 20. : M'lntyre (Carlton) 16, Crabtreo (Epsom) 14. ' Spiller (Greymouth) 18, Kilgour (Carl. : ton) 16 j Truscott (Waikino) 20, Pilkinffton (Whiti--1 ora) 14Martin (Hataitai) 10, Parsons (Ponsonby) 13.. Stephens (Kelburn) 22, Churchward (Wellington) 18. Wright (Onehunga) I©, Fro* (Wellington) 18.

fi Second Round. WINNERS v. WINNERS. Lundon 22, Harraway 20. Woolf 21, M'Leod 17. M'lntyro 21, Soiller 20. Truscott 22, Martin 16. ; Stephens 15. Wright 13. Jury 19, Walker 15. [> WyJlio 28. Gray 20. Henderson 18, Smart 16. $: Second Round. LOSERS t. LOSERS. Potter 21, Sandston 15. ' » . . Vugler 21, Hueston 18. Kilgour 32, Orabtree 26. Parsons 21, Pilkington 20. Churchward 24, Frost 19. . Losers in this round are now out of the 1 competition. Third Round. M'Leod 21, Harraway 16. Martin 28, Spiller 20. ■ W ' ; Gray 28, Wright 19. Potter 29, Vugler 23. • £. Churchward 30, Parsons 24. Lundon, Woolf, M'lntyre, Truscott, Stephens, Jury, Wylie, and Henderson (with no losses), and Gray, Potter, Churchward; Walker, Smart, Kilgour, M'Leod, and Martin (with ono loss each) remain in the section) play which will be continued tomorrow. January 17. Intersection play in the Rinks Competition was contißued this afternoon. Heavy rain in the morning delayed a start till halfpast 12, and the greens wero somewhat! heavy. The following are the results:— RINKS COMPETITION. Third Round. WINNERS AGAINST 'WINNERS. Lundon (Wanganui) 20, Woolf (United) 17; • Truscott (Waikino) 22, M'lntyre (Carlton) ' 20. ■ Stephens (Kelburn) 18. Wviie (Te Hiwi) 20. " <■ . Jury (Karangahake) 20, Henderson (Lytr telton) 18. Fourth Round. LOSERS A GAINS!. LOSERS. V- M'Leod (Ponsonby) 20, Martin (Hataitaf) 14. < Walker (Ponsonby) 23.. Churchward (Wellington) 18. Kilgour (Carlton) 20, Smart (New Plymouth) 17. ■i Potter (Wellington) 23; Gray (Auckland) 21. Fifth Round. M'Leod 23, Potter 20. Kilgour 15, Walker 14. M'lntyre 26, Woolf 24.Losers in the fourth and fifth rounds drop out. Fourth Round (Winners). Truscott 25, Lundon 21. PAIRS COMPETITION. / Hueston (Gisborhe) 18, Pilkington (Whifciora) 16. SINGLES. Wooller (Remuera) 17, Sharp (Stratford) 14.. Walker, Wooller,, Spiller, and Ooltman remain in the Singles, Walker being the only one without a loss. January 19. The. bowling tourney was. continued on Saturday in ■ fine. weather. Intersection play (sixth round) in the rink tournament resulted': Kilgour (Carlton) 16, M'Leod (Ponsenby) 15; M'lntyro (Carlton) 24, Stephens. (Kelburn), 7; Wylie (Te Hiwi) 19, Lundon (Wanganui) 13; Jury (Karangahake) 19, Truscott (Waikino) 14. v The day's play resulted in the full rink championship being reduced to three teams — Jury (Karangahake) with no losses, and M'lntyre and Kilgour (both Carlton teams) with ono loss each. January 20. Ideal conditions prevailed for the tournament. The following are the results of the day's play: FULL-RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-final. Jury 23 beat M'lntyre 21. ... ... Final. Andrews, Given, Gallagher, and E. Jury (Karangahake) 22 beat Cottrell, Lowrie, Thomson, and Kilgour (Carlton) 14. PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP. Hewitt aud Truscott (Waikino) 29 beat Thomson and Kilgour (Carlton) .24. Gallagher and Jui-y (Karangahake) 21 beat Holdsworth and Wylie (Te Hiwi) 15. The .semi-finals will be decided to-morrow, "when Walker (Ponsonby) will meet Jury (Karangahake), and the winner will meet Hueston (Gisborhe): ■;' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. . j Spiller (Greymouth) 18 beat Coltman (Cariton) 15. Semi-final. Spiller (Greymouth) beat Wooller (Remuera) 6. This was the score at the sixteenth head, when Wooller ceasorl play. - Final. Professor Maxwell Walker (Ponsonby) 20 beat Spiller (Greymouth) 12. BOWLERS' CONFERENCE. AUCKLAND, January 14. " -At a conference of delegates appointed by the various bowling centres of th© dominion and the Council of the New Zealand Bowling Association, Mr M'Callum (president of the council) explained that the conference was arranged for the purpose of discussing suggestions made by Mr J. Allan, of Dunedin, for alteration of the constitution and the rules of the association. The suggestions could be discussed; and delegates could pass resolutions recommending to the council the adoption of any alterations that might be agreed upon. Members of the council could take part in the discussion, but would not vote on any motions proposed.—Mr Allan 6aid the present system of electing the council, consisting. of five members from each island, in addition to the president, vice-president, and treasurer, did not provide equitable representation, inasmuch as there were 17 centres, and the smaller of these had little chance of electing a representative. —A lengthy discussion ensued, and resolutions recommending the adoption of the principles embodied in tho proposals were carried. The matter of the adoption of uniform conditions for all tournaments provoked considerable discussion. Several speakers referred to the fact that luncheon had hot been provided for the players.—The Chairman explained that the _ arrangements had been made by the council, with a view to obtaining as much money as possible for patriotio purposes. Moreover, when details of the tournament were under discussion only 23 entries wore received, and it was extremely doubtful whether the tournament would be held. A recommendation from tho Wellington Centre that the council endeavour to arrange for visits to the dominion of bowling: teams from Great Britain was carried unanimously.