BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 12

BOWLS

SATURDAY'S PLAY GISBORNE CLUB Though tlie attendance at the Gisborne Bowling Club’s greed was marred somewhat on Saturday afternoon by the unfavorable weather conditions, a number of games were played, and much interest was taken in the draw for the season's competitions, declared after the weekly meeting of -the club executive. At this meeting .Messrs. A. J. Barnard, O. >S. Burt, F,. P. Coote, and L. Balfour were elected as active members of the club, and other nominations dealt with as usual, preliminary to their being put through at the next meeting. {Jesuits of Saturday s games at the Gisborno green were as under:— Balfour, C.' Smith, Paltridge, W. Smith (s) 19 v. Beaver, Sheen, McKeaguc, J. S. Allan Is) 22. Pyko, Kinder, McCulloch. H. Maude (s) 22 v. Neal, Parker, Ormond, B Sutton (s) 16. Northovcr, Barnard, J. Hay, A. Hay (s) 10 v. Hammond, 11. Park, Beckett, S. Coleman (s) 28. Fowler, J. Park, Wilkinson, Engebretsen (s) 21 v. Whiting, A. Shaw, Henderson, McKenzie (s) 17, Miles, Olsen, Bright, Robertson (s) 26 v. Coote, Ciuisp, Dodd, Holmes (s) 14. The draw for tlie championship singles, championship pairs, representative pairs, and Horne singles, tlie latter a handicap competition, were declared as under:— Championship singles.—First round : Holland v. Williams, Paltridge v. Armstrong, .McCulloch v. Beckett, Stoneham v. Holmes, Smith v. Stephenson, McKenzie v. Johnson, Whiting v. Bright, Sinclair a bye. Hoi no Singles.—First round: Park v. Holmes, Nortliover v. Armstrong/Bright ! v. Clark, McKenzie v. Stoneham, Fowler v. William's, Olsen v. Pyke, Thornton v. Shaw, Barnard v. Beaver, Balfour v. Henderson, Holland v. Beckett, Grade v. Kinder, T. Stephenson a bye. I Championship pairs.—First round : Hay v. Stoneham, Sutton v. Holland, Holmes v. Maude, Armstrong v. Beckett. Bright v. Allan, Sinclair v. ■ Stephenson, Henderson v. McKenzie, - Paltridge a bye. I Representative pairs.—First round : McKenzie v. Smith. Henderson v. Sin- j clair. Holmes v. Coleman, Engebretsen v. Armstrong, Allan a bye. Second round : McKenzie v. Armstrong, Henderson v. Allan, Engebretsen v. Sinclair, Smith v. Coleman, Holmes,, a bye.

KAIIUTIA CLUB The second round of the Dan’Barry Vlemorinl Shield (club fours) competition vas played on the Kahutia club’s green ui Saturday afternoon. The green was n good order, but the bitterly cold veather prevailing made matters very inpleasant for those participating. Folowing are details : —Dan Barry Shield— Walker. Clarke, 0. E. Robinson, Iragg (s) 20 v. Stevens, Sol vender, Yinent. Jenkins (s)' 18. M. Taylor, Chamberlain. B. Taylor, lothwell (s) 18 v. H. Robinson, H. B. Taylor, Pollock, Simpson (s) 15. Bayne (sub. for Davies), I. Robertson, Town, P. Smith (s) 24 v. Thompson, Valsli, Wade, Newton (s) !5. Owing to players being absent in Vairoa the game between Power and Campbell’s rinks was postponed until a ater date. —Ordinary Game — Gallop, Balconitic, Flnvell, Morris (s) 14 v. Langford, Hutton, Ingram, Downey s) 16. —Champion Singles— Morse 22 v. Jenkins 20. All games in lie first round of this competition must >e played by Saturday next. POVERTY BAY CLUB A good attendance and interesting games were features of the play on Saturday, with the scores as under: — J. 11aukey, Wood; Jennings, Greig (s) 27 v. W. Hankcy, Craft, Hughes, ilopkinson (s) 23. Frazer, Shaw, Davis, Hickman (s) 23 v. Bayliss, Andrew, Wauehop, Slight (s) 19, Smith, Leech, Rosie, Crawford (5),23 v. Brocket', McKeague, Leggett, Somervell (s) 13. Broingan, Buzza, Hudson, Mac Gibbon (s) ■22 v. Rusher. Godding, Roberts, Blackburn (s) 1.2. Ferguson, Robinson, Hilton, Moore (s) 19 v. Porter, Campbell, Bennett, Morrison (s) 9