BOWLS

Southland Times, Issue 23727, 27 January 1939, Page 11

BOWLS

MIXED RINKS AT R.S.A. GREEN

TOURNAMENT WON BY MRS GRANT’S RINK

The annual mixed rinks tournament arranged by the Southland Ladies’ Bowling Association was held on the Returned Soldiers’ Association’s green yesterday. Men players occupied the lead and third positions and women played second and skip. Fourteen rinks competed. The playing conditions were good and a high standard of bowls was played, particularly in the final between rinks skipped by Mrs O. Grant and Mrs Cooper. Each of these rinks was undefeated in sectional play. The winning rink was L. Cross, Mrs Fraser, W. Keys and Mrs O. Grant. Mr W. Mcßride was the umpire. Following are the results:— FIRST ROUND

Copland, Mrs Hay, Buxton, Mrs Cooper 20 beat Castles, Mrs Port, Heslin, Mrs Wedderspoon 9. Jones, Miss Allan, Findlay, Mrs Matheson 13 beat W. Clark, Mrs J. Steel, Burrell, Miss Wilson 12. Ramsay, Mrs, Hesselyn, Holmes, Mrs Gavan 17 beat' Ross, Mrs Holloway, O’Brien, Mrs Cowie 14. Gale, Mrs McLennan, Kay-Smith, Mrs McDougall 15 beat Cuff, Mrs Leary, Davis, Mrs Holliman 10. Irvine, Mrs Haydon, Spence, Mrs Kerr 14 beat Patterson, Mrs McPherson, W. Brown, Mrs Holmes 12.

Cross, Mrs Fraser, Keys, Mrs Grant 17 beat Mitchell, Mrs Buxton, Tisbury, Mrs Pryde 8. Faulkner, Mrs Smith, A. Evans, Mrs Loudon 11 beat Fox, Mrs Donald, Port, Mrs Thomson 5. SECOND ROUND Mrs Cooper 16 beat Mrs Matheson 10. Mfs Gavan 15 beat Miss Wilson 11. Mrs Cowie 18 beat Mrs McDougall 12. Mrs Holliman 13 beat Mrs Holmes 7. Mrs Pryde 12 beat Mrs Kerr 10. Mrs Grant 10 beat Mrs Loudon 9. Mrs Thomson 16 beat Mrs Wedderspoon 10. THIRD ROUND Mrs Cooper 16 beat Mrs Gavan 11. Miss Wilson 19 beat Mrs McDougall 7. Mrs Holmes 14 beat Mrs Cowie 7. Mrs Holliman 15 beat Mrs Pryde 8. Mrs Kerr 11 beat Mrs Loudon 9. Mrs Grant 16 beat Mrs Wedderspoon 11. Mrs Matheson 18 beat Mrs Thomson 9. FOURTH ROUND Mrs Cooper 11 beat Mrs McDougall 9. Miss Wilson 13 beat Mrs Holmes 6. Mrs Cowie 18 beat Mrs Pryde 11. Mrs Holliman 14 beat Mrs Loudon 11. Mrs Wedderspoon 16 beat Mrs Kerr 14. Mrs Grant 14 beat Mrs Matheson 9. Mrs Gavan 17 beat Mrs Thomson 14. SUMMARY Wins Losses

FINAL L. Cross, Mrs Fraser, W. Keys ’and Mrs O. Grant 19 beat W. Copland, Mrs Hay, W. Buxton and Mrs Cooper 16. WAIKIWI v. WAIANIWA A match between three rinks from each of the Waianiwa and Waikiwi Clubs, played on the Waikiwi green, was won by Waikiwi by 73 points to 44 points. Following are the scores: — Waik. Waia. Port, Meadows, Thomson, McPherson 30 — Hunter, Smith, Pointon, Dawson — 9 Patterson, , G. King, Irwin 15 — , , —, Driver — 23 Dick, Jellyman, E. Watson, Nicol 28 — W. King, J. Steans, W. Steans, J. Macpherson — 12 TOTAL 73 44

\ Mrs Cooper 4 0 Mrs Grant 4 0 Mrs Holliman 3 1 Mrs Gavan 3 1 Miss Wilson 2 2 Mrs Matheson 2 • 2 Mrs Cowie 2 2 Mrs Kerr 2 2 Mrs Wedderspoon 1 3 Mrs McDougall 1 3 Mrs Holmes 1 - 3 Mrs Pryde 1 3 Mrs Thomson 1 3 Mrs Loudon 1 3