BOWLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16630, 9 January 1925, Page 6

BOWLING.

KAHUTrA CLUB. The green was in excellent order foi yesterday’s play, and the weather being good, enticed a. large number of members and visitors to the Kahutia, Bowling Club's green. A commencement was made with the Leslie Scaled .Handicap Bairs, which has drawn a, large entry, and promises to prove a most interesting content, ail Iho teams being out to beat each other by as much as- possible, in view of the uncertainty of the handicap. Leslie Handicap Sealed Pairs: Stannard, and, Roderick (skip) 24 v. Mercer and Prince (skip) 24 (dead heat). 11. Bell and A. Criiickshank 23 v. C. P. Lane and Haisman .1,7. B. Taylor and Gibbs 28 v. Batson and Atkinson 20. J. 0. .Jones and 0. McCarthy 17 v. Whitehead and J. J. Martin 29. Eisehbach and C. Pollock 26 v. Kyne and Wool ton 15. 11. Marlin and Dudfiehl 11 v. T. Leslie' ami It. Jenkins 23.

Another very interesting competition being played .is cine for the skips of the Dan Barry Memorial Shield fours and members of the executive, for a prize preseiiled by Mr. L. P. Clarke. As 20 were eligible to coin pole, it, was decided to play pairs, 11 beads, on occasions hot to interfere with other games. Quite a, number rtf matches have been played, Gibbs and Sawyer (skip) leading with four wins old of five, gabies played, the, defeat, sustained being at the hands of Eaton and Newton (skip). Yesterday's! games, after the other compelitioris, proved very interesting, and resulted as follows: Wontton and Prince 12 v. Dudfield and Jenkins 11; Gibbs and Sawyer 13 v. Morse and Roderick 10. Ordinary game: Richardson, Murphy, McMahon, ilankins (skip) 19 v. MacKinlay, Harris, E, Lane, H. E. Clarke (skip) 18. ' The Sealed Bn hr. will he continued tomorrow, and in order that the three, sections may lie got oil, competitors are asked, to be punctual in arriving on the green. The annual picnic [Or Ih‘e members, with their wives and families, will be bold at Sponge Bay on January 25th, llie tide being suitable for the children to enjoy themselves on the beach.

POVERTY* BAY CLUB. There was a large attendance on the given yesterday afternoon, including several visitors and a number of ladies. Two matches, in the McGib'bon Clip were got off. The .game between Wilson’s and Wilkinson’s tejuns laid a very interesting ending. The score on the 20th hwni was: Wilson 19. Wilkinson 18. When the skips went down on the 21st head, Wilson was lying 3, and lie drew another. Wilkinson with his first bowl trailed “kitty” and Jay 4. Wilson then drew the shot, and Wilkinson with bis last, bow! look the shot out and lay 4. 'Ey this defeat Wilson drops out, and W ilkinson now has ti look in. The game between Bull and Coutts was won by (be latter, thanks to the sterling game played by his three, Mod-dock. Several games in tliy Champion Singles and Rose Bowl competitions were also got. off, iWeCihljoii! Cup : 'Trite, Robb, Hartley, Bull (skip) 19 v: Robertson, Ludwig, Maddouk, .Contis (skip) 24. Toneyelilfe, Andrew, Alexander, Wil kitisim (skip) 22 v. Red ward, Crviss, Falcoiter, Wilson (skip) 19. Ordinary games: Carsewell 21 v. Craw, ford 20: Rev. frost. 24 v. Shelton .19.

Rose Bowl Singles: Wilson 27 v. OrvissO; Haddock 24 v. 'Tale 15; Wilkinson 21 v. Alexander 11; Coutts 27 v. Hartley 10. The committee would ask members to get their singles games otf as .soon as possible, and in order to avoid congestion on the green on Thursdays and Saturdays to play on the olf-eveiniigs.