BOWLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15800, 15 April 1922, Page 4

BOWLING.

BURTON GUP TOURNAMENT. Us : |Special to the Herald.i NAPIER, this clay. Yesterday, saw tlie opening play in the Burton Cup Tournament, under • very favorable conditions. The thirty-eight . tenH\B entered were divided into_. four .Sections, distributed over the Napier, u VortsAhuriri,; and the 18-,‘heads.; * Nome vVetfy. keen *ev«htuated. ‘ This was especially the' <casei,.in the game between Nasmith '(Gisborne) and Thomas (Wairere) in-Sec- , >ftion C. secured two iwihs in the previous two rounds, and their meetiug in the. third round produced a remarkably.jstremious contest. T here were up-fewer than twelve ‘‘burnt” heads, and altogether 30 heads were played before a decision was reached. The results ~of the (lishorne- teams games are as follows : .Section A.—Horne 22 A\ McLennan (Wairere) 13: Wrightson' (Port Ahuviri) '<■ 17 v. Horne 10; Bannatyne 18 \\ Horne IS. Pirie and Bull lead with o wins; Horne 1 win. Section . B.—Sinclair 19 Uerbison (St. Leonards) 18; Sinclair 16 v. Spackman (Ngatou) 11: Sinclair 26 v. Steele (Port Ahuriri) 17. Sinclair and King,

3 wins each. y. Section C.—Nasmith 18 v. McLennan ■ S (Hastings) 15 £[ Nasmith 25 v. Cronin (Napier) 9; Thomas (Wairere) 18_v. Nani ith 10. Thomas 3 wins, Nasmith second with 2 wins. Section D.—Martin 19 v. Emmcrson (St. Leonards) 11; Martin 29 v. Bendall (WairerC) 17; 26 v. Letliam (Hastings) 18. Martin and Naylor, 3 wins each. The tournament was continued to-day, when three further rounds were being played off. ( On Monday the section winners will play off in the semi-finals, and a consolation match will also he played. Tonight the visitors will be entertained by the players at a smoke', concert , and tomorrow will be taken for a drive into the country.

OPEN PAIRS TOURNAMENT. An open pairs tournament between members of the three local clubs was commenced yesterday morning, the games being played on' the Gisborne and Kahutia greens.-- The games consisted of 15 heads, and eight games will heplayed in section. Four games were got through vesterda}', and the others are being completed' tq-day. The finals will be played on Monday. The .weather was. fine throughout, and some excellent contests took place. In the thud round of the A section, played on the Gisborne green, Butler beat Short (sub.), and his mate by 25 to nil—a rather unique performance. Following aro the results of yesterday’s play-: v A SECTION (Gisoorne Sreen). First round : ©lsen 17 v. Campbell 13; L. Short 15 y, iluldoon 14; Craig 17 v. Crawford 16Greig 18 v. Keating 9; Butler 14 v. C.i M. Taylor 18; Truman 15 "v, Thelwall 11. Second round'; Mtildoon ‘lO .v. Taylor 14 ;' Alsen 10. v.-* Butltu- 18 ; Short 15 v. Campbell 18 ; Craig 23 v. Thelwall 14; Greig 13 v. Truman 16; Crawford 15 v. Keating 12. * Third round: Greig 18 v. Tiielwail 21; Muldoon 17-v. Campbell 15; Olsen 15 v. Taylor 16} Onig 28 v. Keating 3; Short nil v. Butler 25; Crawford 20 v. Truman 9. ’ * Fourth round Short 10 v. Olsen 18; Taylor 10 v. Campbell 14: Thelwall 23 v. Butler-25; Cra;vford 16 v. Greig 19 ; Craig 10 v. Truman 12. B SECTION (Kahutia Green). ■ First round: Rothwell 12 v. Atkinson 10; Paltridge 16 v. Somervell 17; Eaton 16 v. Flavell lS; Morse 15 v. llueston 20;, Munns 19 v. Nasmith 6; Mahoney 20 v. Seymour 13. . Second round:! Flavell 18i.-v.' Paltridge 21; SomervelT 14-v. Atkinson. 13; Munns 13 v.‘ Hueston 12; Nasmith 14. v. Seymour 19; Eaton v. Rothwell 18; Mahoney 10 v. Morse‘9. > Third round : llueston 12 v. Nasmith 11 ;■ Seymour 16 w. Morse 14;-Munns 16 v. Mahoney 8; Eaton 18 v. Atkinson 15; Soroervell'-lff v. Flavell 13; Paltridge' 19 v. Rothwell 18. , Fourth round i- Mutlns 19 v. Morse 16; Nasmith 10 v. Mahoney 12.; Seymour 10 r. Hueston 18; Paltridge 7 y. Eaton 10 (unfinished game;, concluded tnis morning, Paltridge .winning); Somervell 14. v. Rothwel) 13; Atkinson 17 v. Flavell 15. TO-DAY’S PLAY.

Hie open paifs tournament was con turned to-day,, when the A section played on the Kahulia green, and B section , on the Gisborne'green. The fifth roundin each section was comploted tip’s morning.: the results'of the games being as under:— - > A : Section.—Craig won from. Short by default, as did Oraiwford from Muldoon; Keating 12 v, Campbell 14; Truman 12 ,v. \Butler 15; . Greig 14 v. Olsen 17; -Thejwall 13 v. Taylor 14. In the latter match Taylor was ,6 down before the last head. However, he secured 7in the last head, thus,.winning the game. B Section. —Hueston 18 v. PI a veil 12; Jlunns 13 v. Partridge 10; Somervell 20 v. Nasmith lOj Afbfse 13 v. Eaton 10; Seymour 13 v. Atkinson 10; Maboncy 18 vv‘ Roth well 16. ,'