BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19267, 8 March 1937, Page 14

BOWLS

RINK COMPETITION CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS POVERTY BAY’S SUCCESS The Poverty Bay rink' comprising D. ■I. Duncan, A. Wood, A. Slight and S. McKenzie (s). ran out the winners of the Gisborne and East Coast Bowling Centre’s rink championship on Saturday. It was somewhat of a surprise when in the first round the Poverty Bay rink lost their game with Te Karaka by 16 to 19. However, the Poverty Bay rink made up for their initial setback by winning their next two games. At the conclusion of the third round Gisborne and Poverty Bay teams bad bad two wins each, and in the play-oil' the Poverty Bay team, in excellent form, took the lead from the start, winning by. 34 to 17.

Perhaps the keenest of all the matches played during the afternoon was in the third round, between Poverty Bay and Kahutia. After very even play the score stood at 17-all on the twentieth head. Poverty Bay clinched the match by adding a three to their score. The concluding results of the day's play were as under:—Second round.—Kahutia 23 v. Te Karaka 15 ; Poverty Bav £U v. Gisborne 15. Third round.—Poverty Bay 20 v. Kahutia 17- Gisborne 23 v. Te Karaka 10. Final.—Poverty Bav 34 v. Gisborne 17. '

KAHUTIA CLUB PROGRESSIVE PAIRS During the week-end a Progressivi Pairs tournament was held on tin Kahutia Bowling Club’s greens. Tin weather was overcast in the morning but became sunny in the afternoon. Among the many spectators were : number of South Auckland visitors who took a keen interest in tin pavilion and surroundings at the idol grounds.

Afternoon tea was served tinder tlm supervision of Mr. R. Campbell, wliih the score-board was attended to bv Mr. B. Dm! field. Mr. F. Wiggim carried out the duties of timekeeper. In the skips’ section a tie resulted and Roderick and Somervell divide the prize. A similar conclusion win arrived at in the leads’ section, and in this ease the prize was divided between O’Brien and Dower. The contests were dose, as flu' fol lowing summary of points will sliow:Skips’ Section.—S. Roderick and C Somervell, !> points; It. Jenkins. B Power, H. Armstrong, and F. Wil limns, 8 points; J. Newton and P Smith, (> points; \Y. Jackson and J. McCullough, 4 points. Leads’ Section. —J. Dower and .1 O’Brien, 10 points; J. Burv, 8 points0. Percy ami T. Holt, 7 points; II Robinson and O. Vail, (I points; It Patty and E. Lenilinn, 5 points; S Fredericks, -t points. SATURDAY’S PI.AY A good number of howlers turned nut

for Saturday’s games oil the Kahutia Bowling Club’s greens. Play resulted as under:— Shields, Neetian, Holt and Morris (s) 18 v. Mackinley, Bull, Jackson, and Dndiield (s) 16. Booth, Robinson, Somervell and Holland (si 23 v. Vail, Clarke, Simpson, and Sawyer (s) 22. Patty: Spence. Campbell, and Downey, (s) 2C v. Robertson, (• a 1 lop, Newton, and Corbett (s) 24. Dower, Lenilinn, and Morse (s) 21 v. l’ury, II Domicil, and Roderick (s) 17. •—.Junior Pairs— Booth and Neeiian 19 v. Robertson and Robinson 12. Leiiilian and Holt 27 v. Shields and Vail 17. - Junior Singles— Patty 18 v. Burv 11. Champion Singles— Roderick 18 v. Holland to. The visiting bowlers from the South Auckland distent are to be the guests of tin- Kaliiitia club on Friday afternoon. All members available for play should band ill their names so that the teams to meet the visitors imiv be arranged.

GISBORNE CLUB SATURDAY’S MATCHES Pick-up games played on the Gisborne club’s given on Saturday afternoon resulted as under : Huberts, Clirisp, Thornton and Patrick («) 26 v. -Alley, Salmon, Gilmer and Coleman (s) 14. Sherwood, Edwards, Miller and Riddell (s) 23 v. Horne, Peat, Gandeli and Craig (s) 19. Woodlield, Jennings, Grade and Armstrong (s) 26 v. Bnldrey, Chamberlain, Watson and Beckett (s) 18. Dobson. Iliril, McGregor and J. Hay (s) 18 v. Hockley, Herrick, Walker and .McGregor (s) 23. Smart. Siiimmin. McKessar and Nasmith (s) 17 v. Farnie, Forrest, Galvin and Henderson (s) 19. Poulgrain, York, Crawford ami Stephenson (s) 20 v. Quigley, Rathsach, Balfour and Maude (s) 17. C’Pirien. Bragg and A. D. Hay (s) 26 v. Wilson. Park and Cliffe (s) 24. L. Pyke. 'Adams and McCullough U) 27 v. C. Pvke. Neal and Atkinson (s) 21. —Champion Singles— I. Stephenson beat W. Riddell. 21-14. The winner (one life) meets F. Williams (two lives) in the final.

CARVER CUP

TOLAGA I’.EAT TOKOMARU RETURN MATCH (Herald Correspondent.) Tm- return match for the Carver Cu| was played on the Tokomaru Bay club’s bowling green during the week-end against T'olaga Bay. The previous weekmil the southern club ran up an aggro ale margin of 49 points on their own green. This left a very bard hurdle foi Tokomaru Bay to negotiate and at tlw "iid of the second and final round for the trophy they went down to their op nniients a further 24 points, giving Tolaga Bay a comfortable win of 73 points. The afternoon remained fine although