TURANGANUI CLUB.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13572, 28 December 1914, Page 8

TURANGANUI CLUB.

The Christmas tournament in connection with the above club was held on •Friday and Saturday last, and in every respect, proved an enjoyable and successful pne. Six full rinks were engaged, .being skipped respectively 'by M ess *s A. Sawyer P. Howard, W. Ratcliffe, W. Howard, Dan Barry, and W. Dooley. Despite the fact that rain came on and stopped play on the first day, the full prOgrajnme was carried out, the last few nead- of the final being .concluded with ,the aid; of electric light. Some of the games were very " close', in fact, several \were~ snatched out of the fire on'-, the last head. P. HpWard, who. ultimately .'won the -tournament, had ia narrow vie-, ,tpry oyer: Ratcliffe in the fifth' round,-' and it * was a . "meritorious shot by the akip with his last bowl which' gave the ;victpry ; to' his" team i Another . olose thing t was the game. between Qawye* Mid P.; -How&fd, the "former winning by a single .poiift oh .the last head> and' thus placed four of the rinks level, w4th two wins and a loss each. The r game between Dooley and Ratcliffe in the fifth robhd was ' also woii by ' the lafjter by a single point. At the conclusion of the tournament all present joined in drinking the health of the "winning team, and a number of speeches were made. Three hearty" cheers were given for the • Presi-, derit, ; (Mr,Ai Sawyer) wihd, in replying, congratulated the members on the great success achieved, and stated it was one of the most enjoyable tournaments he had participated in. He paid a tribute of praise to the committee, aiid also to the assistant secretary (Mr J. A. Baton), who iii the absence of the secretary, had so capably, carried, uut his duties. The committee of the club ,held the usual monthly 'meeting to-mor-row i night ; when arrangements in connection with the electric light tournahjerit'rie.xt: week will be made. Follow-, ing; are details of the play:—V '_%->£ '-i-ouftd*: Spiers, Coutts, Williams, P. Howard (20) v. Brook; Downey, Powers DopleyV (11) ; Eatqn, Rohertsbn, T^udfield, Sawyer (26) v. Mahoriey, FlaveUi -Leydpn, W. Howard. (22); .Cole, Munns, ,;^ay, Dan 881*1^,(24) v. Pistor, Somervell,' Hird, Ratcliffe (17). Second round: P. Howard (19) v. D. Barry (15) ; W. .Howard (23) .v. Dooley (16) ; Ratcliffe (22). .v. Sawyer i. (18). Third rpund: Sawyer (20) v. P. Howard (19); Ratcliffe (toll v. W. Howard (12);" Barry (22)sV. Dooley .(14). Fourth Tound>: Sawyer ; (20y,v. . Barry (14) ; Ratcliffe (13) v. dooley. (12); P. Howard (ll) v. W. Howard (8), . B'ifth round: Sawyer (14) V. _06oley.(12); P. Howard .(14)- V.- Rati cliff e (13) ; W.' Howard (16) ' y." jßarry ' T . - -' '• -■•■'■■ •■■ '-i" - Final;, -Spiers, Coutts, Williams, P. Howard ,. (18) •v. Eatpn, Robertson, Dud»; ifiWv^Sawyer.^lO): lV; The .'finalV which. commenced in .a. failing -light, was ; expected .- to,. produce a close contest, W the previous game between tbese two rinkjj ,y?as touch and go, Sawjet only --yinmhg^by a single ppint on the las* head. /Howard's Tin^: started qff well, .scoring three on the first head, and following this up by putting on a similar number ,in the second. After a few more heads had, been played, .-a rink oh they small g*ceen was rolled, and the electric' light switched on, end the game continued, before a large number qfj spectators, who remained to see tbe conclusion of .^the .tournament. Hoveard's team were all playing well* whilst Sawyer's appeared to *be feeling the strain of .the day!s play, and could do nothing. With two. heads to go, Howard was well up; Sawyer got in two on the next head, whilst Howard scored on the last, and thus won the touxney.