NEW YEAR BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19827, 3 January 1939, Page 10

NEW YEAR BOWLS

PEACE SHELD TOURNEY 30 RINKS COMPETING THREE HOUNDS COMPLETE SECTION PLAY RESULTS Thirty rinks took part yesterday in the first day's play of the GisborneEast Coast Bowling Centre's Peace Shield tournament, and three rounds were completed. The weather was splendid, and several of the games were closely contested, one in the second round of the A section going to an extra head before it could be decided.

Three rounds were completed yesterday, the play taking place on the Gisborne, Poverty Bay, and Kahutia greens. To-day the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds were to have been completed, and to-morrow the rinks will take part in post-section play.

In the games decided yesterday, only five of the 30 rinks went through the day without a loss, these being skipped by I. Stephenson, F. Williams, R. B. Watt, H. S. Short, and J. Newton. Three of the rinks, Williams, Watt and ■nor;, were taking part in the B section.

Summary of Play

A Section. —I. Stephenson, three wins; E. R. Beckett, H. E. Maude, D. G. Robertson, and V. F. Hurlstone, two wins and one loss each; L. R\ Bright, F. Gardiner, J. J. Hartley and G. Downey, one win and two iosse.3 each; C. Blackburn, no wins and three losses.

B Section—F. Williams, R. B. Watt, and PI. S. Short, three wins and no losses each; F. Elliott, two wins and one loss; H A. Armstrong, H. E. Bright, A. Falconer and W. Neal, one win and two losses each; E. Somervell and C. Holland, no wins and three losses each.

C Section. —J. Newton, three wins and no losses; F. H. G. Galvin, G. Henderson, H. Hopkinson, S. McKenzie and PI. Lougher, two wins and one loss each; H. Gilmer and H. L. Tempest, one win and two losses each; W. J. Sinclair and G. Bennett, no wins and three losses. , Sectional Results Results of sectional play on the first day of the tournament were as fol.ows:—• A Section First Round.—R. J. Surgeno" E. Crowley, G Crowley, E. R Beckett (s.), GisDorhe, 24, v. B. Dodge. J. Murray, T. Atkinson, L. R'. Bright (s.), Gisborne, 10; H. F. P'orster, R. B Dobson. L. Balfour, 1. Stephenson (s.), Gisborne, 31, v. Robinson, T. O'Donnell, T. Holt. G. Downey (s.), Kahutia. 11; A. F. Salmon, J. G. McGregor, R.

Johnson, H. E. Maude (s.), Gisborne, 23, v. M. Robinson, H. Hughes, PI. Ritchie. D G. Robertson (s.), Poverty Bay, 19; F. Sell, PI. Taylor, E. Ross. F. Gardiner (s.), Poverty Bay. 19, v. F. T. Robinson, A. Lange, E. Simpson. C Blackburn (s.), Poverty Bay, 15; C. Reed, G. McCreedy, E, Rennie V. F. Hurlstone (s.), Tolaga Bay, 19, v. D. Roderick, D. J. Duncan, F. Fredericks J. J. Hartley (s.), Poverty Bay, 15.

Second Round.—Maude 27, v. Downey 14; Hartley 29, v. Blackburn 14. Stephenson 21, v Beckett 19; L. R. Bright 24, v. 'Hurlstone 17; Robertson 20, v. Gardiner 18.

Third Round.—Hurlstone 21. v. Blackburn, 15; Beckett 27, v. Maude, 24; Downey 28, v. Gardiner 15; Robertson 24, v. Hartley 13; Stephenson 24. v. L. R. Bright 10. B Section First Round.—A. C. Woodfleld, I. J. Quigley, J. S.' Waitc, R. Neal (s). Gisborne, 22, v. C. F. Home, E. F. O'Brien, J. K. Nasmith, PI. A. ArmStrong (s.), Gisborne, 21; B. G. Butfher. E. S Molony, J. H. Walker. F. Williams (s.), Gisborne, 21, v. C. Corlet, W. Jackson, I. Robertson, C. Holland (s.), Kahutia, 18; Simpson, H. Wootton, J. Rothwell. R. B. Watt (s.), Kahutia. 28.' v. F. W. Roberts, T. Adams. A. D. Hay. H. E. Bright (s.), Gisborne, 7; J. Graham, S. Pearson, R. Whiting, F. Elliott (s.), Poverty Bay, 22, v. Boys. G. Ansell. T. Wilson. A Falconer (5.5, Poverty Bay, 17; Le Beau, J. J. Roberts, F. Thompson, H. S Short (s.), Tokomaru Bay, 19, v. F. Allen, J. Hutchin, R Hickman, E. Somervell (sj. Poverty Bay, 17.

Second Round.—Watt 28, v Falconer 16; Bright 23, v. Holland 20;' Elliott 22. v. E. Somervell. 16: F. Williams 23, v. Armstrong 20; Short 22. v. Neal 13.

Third Round.—Falconer 17, v. Holland 14; Watt 26, v. Somervell 14; Armstrong 2H v. Bright 15; Short 25. v. Elliott 16; Williams 25, v. Neal 15. C. Section First Round.—J. W. Kane. E. R. Birkett, E. W. Forrest, H. Gilmer (s.), Gisborne, 22, v. F. Matthewson, L. F. Pyke, O. G. Thornton, F. H. G. Galvin (s.). Gisborne, 17: R. R. Baldrey, J. H. Watson, J. McCulloeh, G. Henderson (s.), Gisborne, 23, v. R. Moore, Thornton, E. Harries, H. L. Tempest (s.), Tolaga Bay, 14; C. Hands, R. Campbell, C. Somervell, J Newton (s.), Kahutia, 34, v. F. E. Freeman, F. Wickens, T. F. Crawford, W. J. Sinclair (s.), Gisborne, 11; I. Robinson. E. Brown. J Buzza. H. Hopkinson (s.l, Poverty Bay. 19. v. McConnell, R. Crawford, A. R. Smith, S. McKenzie (s.), Poverty Bay, 15; H. Buckingham. M. D. Manuel, A. E. Buckingham, H. Lougher (s.), Te

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Second Round.—-Tempest 20. v. Sinclair 19; McKenzie .26, v. Bennett 23; Galvin 23, v. Henderson 21; Newton 24, v. Hopkinson 20; Lougher 22, v. Gilmer 21.

Third Round.—McKenzie 23, v. T.nn<mer, 15: Gilmer 20, v. Sinclair, 18; Hopkinson 20, v. Tempest 18; Newton v. .Bennett 13; Henderson 27, v. Gilmer 11.