BOWLS

Southland Times, Issue 23436, 17 February 1938, Page 11

BOWLS

TOURNEY FOR MIXED RINKS MRS LOUDEN THE WINNING SKIP The annual mixed rinks bowls tournament was held on the R.S.A. green yesterday in fine weather, the ning rink comprising Fox (R.S.A.), Mrs Hensley (Te Rangi), Findlay (Southland) and Mrs Louden (Te Rangi). The green was in splendid order, and members of the Returned Soldiers’ Association prepared morning and afternoon tea for the players, who expressed their appreciation of the trouble the men went to. The section winners were Mrs Wedderspoon with four wins and Mrs Louden, who beat Mrs Steel in a section tie. In the final Mrs Louden beat Mrs Wedderspoon after an interesting match by 24 points to 21. With 11 heads played Mrs Louden was leading by 11 points to 10, but a four on the next head gave her a lead of five. Mrs Wedderspoon gained two on the thirteenth and two on the fifteenth, Mrs Louden scoring a single on the fourteenth. Mrs Louden was four points in the lead after the sixteenth head had been played, but failed to score on the next three. Mrs Wedderspoon scored a one, a two and a four and held a lead of three points with only two heads to play. Mrs Louden’s rink rose to the occasion and with a two at the twentieth and a four at the last head won with three points to spare. Details of the day’s play are as follows:— SECTION A First Round Castles, Miss Steel, Spencer, Mrs Brown (s) 25 beat Cooper, Mrs Streatfield, Brass, Mrs Grant (s) 9. Dyer, Mrs Holloway, Bloomfield, Mrs McKenzie (s) 19 beat Cross, Mrs McPherson, Evans, Mrs McDougall (s) 12. Porter, Mrs Hayden, Keyes, Mrs Wedderspoon (s) 13 beat Brown, Miss Brownlie, A. Clark, Mrs Hay (s) 10. Birch, Mrs Scott, Macklam, Mrs Leary (s) 17 beat Port, Mrs Kissell. Tisbury, Mrs Smart (s) 15. SECOND ROUND Mrs Brown 25 beat Mrs McDougall 8. Mrs Grant 17 beat Mrs McKenzie 14. Mrs Wedderspoon 12 beat Mrs Leary 9. Mrs Hay 14 beat Mrs Smart 10. THIRD ROUND Mrs Brown 23 beat Mrs Smart 8. Mrs Leary 17 beat Mrs Grant 14. Mrs McDougall 18 beat Mrs Hay 8. Mrs Wedderspoon 10 beat Mrs McKenzie 9. FOURTH ROUND Mrs Wedderspoon 17 beat Mrs Brown 10. Mrs Hay 15 beat Mrs Grant 10. Mrs McDougall 17 beat Mrs Leary 10. Mrs McKenzie 16 beat Mrs Smart 14. Section winner—Mrs Wedderspoon. SECTION B First Round Robertson, Mrs Smith, Dickson, Mrs Cowie 13 beat Aslett, Miss McLelland, W. Clark, Mrs Matheson 12. Copeland, Miss Allen, Donaldson, Mrs Steel 17 beat Kay Smith, Mrs Fraser, McCaw, Mrs Pryde 12. Mitchell, Mrs Mayhew, Lumsden, Mrs Kerr (s) 32 beat Cran, Mrs Robertson, Alsweiler, Mrs Holliman (s) 6. Fox, Mrs Hensley, Findlay, Mrs Louden (s) 18 beat Davis, Mrs McLean, Hopgood, Mrs Gavan (s) • 10. SECOND ROUND Mrs Steel 19 beat Mrs Cowie 8. Mrs Matheson 15 beat Mrs Pryde 13. Mrs Kerr 14 beat Mrs Gavan 12. Mrs Louden 15 beat Mrs Holliman 12. THIRD ROUND Mrs Louden 16 beat Mrs Cowie 15. Mrs Gavan 26 beat Mrs Matheson 7. Mrs Steel 17 beat Mrs Holliman 13. Mrs Pryde 11 beat Mrs Kerr 10. FOURTH ROUND Mrs Kerr 22 beat Mrs Cowie 16. ■ Mrs Matheson 16 beat Mrs Holliman 10. Mrs Steel 16 beat Mrs Gavan 12. Mrs Louden 18 beat Mrs Pryde 12. Section Tie Mrs Louden 7 beat Mrs Steel 2. Final Mrs Louden 24 beat Mrs Wedderspoon 21. CHAMPION PAIRS DRAW SATURDAY’S MATCHES The following is the draw for the champion-of-champion pairs competition to be played on Saturday, starting at 8.30 a.m. on the Southland green:— R.S.A. v. Waihopai. Te Rangi v. Waikiwi. Southland v. Mataura. Invercargill v. Hokonui. Georgetown v. Gore. Edendale v. Northend. The inter-club match set down for Saturday afternoon on the Southland green will begin at 5.45 p.m.