BOWLING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 926, 29 January 1917, Page 2

BOWLING.

■ CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The following games in the Champion Doubles were played on Saturday afternoon : H. P. Wyatt and A. J. "Benzie (s) 21 beat W. Hclliwell and A. S. Gurney (s) 10. A. Dickson and W. MacDougall (s) 23 beat J. Preece and M. Orchard (s) 13. Benzie, MacDougall, and Orchard are now equal with four wins. LINWOOD CLUB. The 'following Rink Championship matches were decided on Saturday:— Partridge, Penlington, Cooper, Haworth (s) 36 beat Weir, Healey, Reid, Good (s) 8. Fllis, Papps, Price, Kilner (s) 25 beat Ritchie, Mahon, Hawkins, Coe (s) 21. Dickson, Wood, Buchanan, J. Alarriott (s) 2(1 beat Kingshind, Inwood, Wilkinson, Brunt (s) 16. NEW BRIGHTON v. SUMNER. On Saturday a bowling match was played at New Brighton between four rinks from the New Brighton and Simmer Bowling Clubs, the latter winning by 28.points. The following were the scores:—

•***?,»■>-<■■ .f.rc: .,." «... .,- ■ -•-• • '.— ■ ' 2 THE SUM. M S.DAY. TANK. ' 2V>. |017. ,„,_,, _._„__ »...■ Li — —— ■ -- loose overs sent down by .1. Flood, East's bowling was good, ami in direct contrast to that of its opponents the IdiifiWili '« niimi Tr f mjjflj ip M Wi npiar \>i r i £■ II 5M\'/1 llv/it/l previous week. The. same team's fieldinil also was well no to the Senior standylil vl^i u ii^ \%3 jnuiw am li M ■filH yj u i^L# 11 \y y w i 1 "iBvivBH ard, Crichton as usual being the bright and particular star of the eleven. With something like an hour left for play, East began its second innings. As there was no possibility of any result other than a two-points win for East, ' TURF AND STUD. show the form which has been expected from several of them for some DISTRICT CRICKET. Thomas down ; , who went .in second Wicket nd third wicket down resnect months past. tively, had been dismissed, with HO j t i, 0 i r mettle, and their showing cannot runs still required, thoughts of going bc He riouslv considered. The innings THE CHAMPAGNE AND Challenge Stakes Possibles. Desert Gold has not raced at RiccarTHE FIRST GRADE MATCHES. for a win seemed to be abandoned, and was declared closed a few minutes beCHALLENGE. ton since she won the Derby and Oaks, Grant and the other batsman who were fore half-past (!. with eight wickets and Stead Gold Cup, so I need not go ;.,f<> ilnfnilu nViniiT tlie desire of sonthernIf rule-of-thunib deductions went for left concentrated upon the task of playing out time and so keeping tin? loss down down for 107. Me Beth came out with the fine average of six wickets for 32. By Petronel. '■ tQ spe th(J c . hanll) j on ;„ ac tion at BicBefore the week is out the Middle eav ton during the Easter racing. The anything in competitive cricket, the to the smaller number of points. Grant Had the services of this bowler been events of the past two series of matches might, and probably would, have set. j available the previous week, the'result ' Park Plate will have become an event of ; All Blade —Aurarias filly is engaged in the vast and our thoughts will be turn-! the Challenge Stakes, in which she will ing to the autumn race meetings whereat have to carry a penalty of 101b, added in the Canterbury Cricket Association's first grade competition wotild have stood out as peculiar. For instance, out to force, the game if anyone could have stayed with him for any length of time, but there was tto one who looked likely to give him the requisite support. ol the game might have been different. THE DAY'S HONOURS. the two-year-olds will be fully put to the test. By the end of April we ought to ro nor weignt-ror-age, miuguig ner impost up to 9.S. Desert Gold did not take on Hymestra over half a mile in the Linwood, which stands at the head of the list, has been beaten by West Grant played practically throughout the innings, for it was not until, the lastFIRST GRADE BATTING. R. H. North (Riccarton) Ill A. Grant ( Kin wood) 89 know all about the champion juvenile of Kelburn Plate at Trentham, although Christchurch, just after the latter had ball of the day that he was caught in the slips by Boag off Watson. l T p to that time Watson had bowled a great deal of straight, good-length stuff on E. T. Taylor (Riccarton) '.'. '.'. '.'. 73 the season and if we have gone about the business in the right way, shall have the the going was of the nature she does best in. Like Hymestra she is a margone down before Sydenham. The lastmentioned team, which had previously H. I!. Whittn (Riccarton) .11 SECOND GRADE BATTING. Webster (St. Albans A) ". 57 Cadcnhoad (Linwood) 56 Derby winner "in our pockets." The vellously epiick beginner, but apparently been beaten by Linwood, met with dethe leg side, with a numerically strong Easter racing at Riccarton will be held Air Lowry was not prepared to risk the feat at the hands of East Christchurch field on that side, but at the end of the IT. Hell (Riccarton) .11 on April 9 and 10, the Wellington Racseverity of the task of catching the Karanm flyer.-Seven furlongs will suit just after that victory over West. And West Christchurch, be it remembered, day he changed to off theory, and succeeded in robbing Grant of the not out. ' THIRD GRADE BATTING. Wise (West Christchurch D.H.S.) .. 10:tf ing ('lub's Autumn Meeting will be on the champion much better than half a Except foi' the fact that he missed a . Sinclair (West Christchurch D.H.S.) 92* April 10 and 21, and Mr J. M. Johnston will follow on with his Meeting at Palmerston North on April 25 and 26. < It: does' sometimes happen that the Derby mile, and her owner may take heart of grace and semi her to Riccarton. Among the horses.over two years engaged in the Challenge Stakes, are The Toff, Egypt, has suffered only one other defeat this season—ami that Was administered to it by the Boys' High School, which is the lowest 1 on the list! : illogical, of course, are such happenings, but they give one of the charms.of cricket. Without any desire to see Linwood, or any other team, getting less than its deserts, it may be remarked that it was rather a pity West Christchurch did not beat Sydenham. The Sydenham team is so far behind that its premiership hopes must be small, and- another loss would have made little difference to it, except in so far as the Petersen Shield points are concerned. But a win against Sydenham would have allowed West Christchurch to challenge Linwood for the leading position more seriously, and lot of Watson's leg-theory stuff, Grant batted very nicely, for his 80, with good strokes on. both sides of the wickets. A line six, off Reese, a five, and six fours * Not out. f Retired. FIRST GRADE BOWLING. R. Read (Linwood), seven for 33. D. McBcth (Sydenham), six for 32. L: Davison (Riccarton), three tor 19. winner is found by the form shown in Bjorueborg, Devotion, Probation, Sweet helped to swell his score. He was, howSECOND GRADE BOWLING. the Champagne Stakes and in the ChalTipperary, Koesiau, Nystad, Cease Fire, ever, missed by Wilson, at point, off Smith (East Christchurch), five for 10. lenge Stakes at Riccarton; but since Kilboy and Sasanof, so that we may Reese, before ho hail scored, and when Maddren (East Christchurch), Tour for 40. Orlaff won the Champagne Stakes ami Derby Counterfeit is the only winner of these two races. Cruciform won both the Champagne and Challenge Stakes, audit' it had been necessary 1 firmly believe she expect quite a, good class field. Sasairof, of course, may go over for the Sydney Cup; it would be far more interesting to Xvw Zealanders were he to remain here and have a go at The Toff in the he was at 55 mulling of the ball, hp Wilson, spoilt a fine opportunity to run him out. Reese bowled, some, very fine balls, although his four wickets cost 84 runs. THIRD GRADE ROWLING. Wilson (Technical College), live for 5 and six for 11. Wise (West Christchurch D.H.S.), five for 10. Steere (Technical College), five for 18, would have beaten Mensehikoff in the Derby, and perhaps the right horse has not won the Derby on soiwe other occaNew Zealand St. Leger, and the Trentham .Gold Cup. And if Kilboy got all right, and his owners let him have a go He swerved a good deal, and also broke from the off. He and Watson bowled unchanged, and their figures were: including hat trick, and four for 8. Wiseman (West Christchurch D.H.S.), six for 1!). Thompson (St. Bcde's), three for 25. sions or the tale of dual success might be different. Last year Kilboy should never have been beaten in the Champagne Stakes by Cood Hope. He showed this decisively in the Challenge Stakes and he won the A..T.C. Derby in very fine style. He was unable to compete in the Great Northern Derby owing to rheumatism, but if he should come back to . form shortly and remain in good nick then I shall look forward to a very interesting St. Leger. By the way, Kilboy is in the Sydney Cup and, of -course, ho too, we should have a St. Leger worthy of the name, and a record race in the way of sporting enthusiasm. Reese, 24 overs, 5 maidens, 84 runs, 4 wickets; Watson, 24, 4, 59, 4. Riccarton v. St. Albans. BOWLING. The Two St. Legers. so would have made the.first grade comRiccarton started the day's play with There is, of course, the possibility that Sasanof, The Toff, and Kilboy may petition more interesting. However, what's done can't be undoue. a big hurdle in front of it. Three wickets had fallen for 4fi runs, and as St. Albans CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. meet at Ellerslie, for the Great Northern St. Leger is now worth £850, of which With the finish, on Saturday last, of the sixth round of matches, the first had piled'oh 259 in its first strike Riccarton had to obtain oyer 200 runs for the The following games in the Champion Doubles were played on Saturday afternoon :— H. P. Wyatt and A. J. Benzie (s) 21 beat W. HcHIwell and A. S. Gurney (s) 10. A. Dickson and W. MacDougall (s) 23 heat J. Preece and M. Orchard (s) 13. the owner of the winner will receive £520. And if Desert Gold journeys to Riccarton the crack three-year-olds may be cut out of the Challenge Stakes and grade teams, have "tailed off" a. little, with Riccarton back in third place. The positions now are as follow:— 3-poiiits 2-points matches. matches. remaining seven wickets. When, shortly after starting; play for the day, A.. B. Byrne was.~distnissed, Riccarton's chance looked none too bright. However, when be sent to Auckland. • it, however, reH: B. Whltta joined E. T. Taylor, who had scored 16 on the previous 'Saturday, the game took on a different- appearance altogether. The partnership wiped almost 100 runs off the deficiency,' and Riccarton still had / a good chance of getting home ' with a . lead on the first innings. Then R. H.' North settled the matter by scoring" 70 Benzie, MacDougall, and Orchard are now may go over for that race, if he is thoroughly well and the weight, suits. In the mains to be seen whether any or all of the three are nominated for the big \V. D. L. W. D. L. Pta'. Linwood .. ..2 — -- :i — 1 12 West Christchurch 1—1 3 -—, 1 9 Riccarton .. ..— — — 1— 2 8 Sydenham .. .. 2 — 1 — — 3.6 equal with four wins. old days there used to lie a sort of fixed idea tVi the Champagne Stakes winner Was next year's Derby horse; but handicaps run Tit Riccarton and Ellerslie during the autumn meetings. The Great Easter and Great Autumn HandiLINWOOD CLUB. The 'following Rink Championship matches were decided on Saturday:— I do /tot think the idea is anything jnorb than, a remembrance nowadays. caps are very attractive races to horseowners as well as to the public, while Christ's College, .2 — 1 ■ — — — (i East Christchurch ——.22—24 St. Albans .... i — 1 — — 1 3 Partridge, Penlington, Cooper, Haworth (s) 36.beat Weir, Healcy, Bcid, Good (s) 8. Ellis, Papps, Price, Kilner (s) 25 heat Treadmill looked like making a Derby the Auckland Club gives some very fine Boys' High School — ■ — 2 1 — ■— 2 Ritchie, Mahon, Hawkins, Coe (s) 21. winner, and he should have won the race. .His shocking behaviour at the barrier cost him the race. Provocation too, was a Derby horse in appearance, and we shall never know how good he really was. Autumnus never looked like making a.stayer; but he was never stakes at Easter. The better of the two named above has a rosy chance of winning the two St. Legers, and thus beiug the first to establish the dual record. Last year Desert Gold won the Great Northern St. Leger, but she was not started in the New- Zealand St. Lecer at Trentham which Eligible won Splendid Bowling by Read. At the end of the previotis Saturday's play it was pretty certain that, provided there was no more than the usual proportion of "accidents," West Christchurch was .going to give Linwood the latter's first defeat this season. odd in quick time. Even when the St. Albans total was reached, the innings was far from over, for North, with Olson just keeping his end up, added another 40 runs before the 'closure came. Although Riccarton finished up with a lead of 50 runs, it had an anxious time Dickson, Wood, Buchanan, J. Afarriott (s) 2(1 heat Kingsland, Inwood, Wilkinson, Brunt (s) 16. NEW BRIGHTON v. SUMNER. On Saturday a bowling match was played at New Brighton between four rinks from the New Brighton and Simmer Bowling Clubs, the latter winning by 28.points. The properly tested, so wc must remain in the dark as to his true merit. So much for the past. easilv from Nones, form which was With the first 'innings', totals standing during the latter part of the inning's. respected in the Trentham Gold Cup, a race also missed by Mr Lowry's chamat 165 to 54, West Christchurch had the The "tail" did not wag very strongly; following were the scores:— ParsDils, Heyes, Middleton, Smithprivilege of requiring Linwood' to foland it was only through North's hard The Two-Year-Old Eace. pion; Because she has not run over a longer distance than a mile and three-. low on. However, it seemed that before hitting that the 260 mark was reached. From then on'to the. end North's chance Biplane, Hymestra, Simonides and/ last Saturday dawned the West skipper, Cooke, Thompson, Kibhlcwhite, IIHngworth, Madison, Gosset, PartKilrea are, the four most prominent quarters, and only one over that course, fortified by the opinions of the veterans of gaining his'second century of the sea-two-ycav-ohls of the season. We know is not a reason for doubting her stamin his team, had decided not to call soli was the "centre of- interest. With Biplane can gallop a good six furlongs, and I should think Simonides would ina. A horse that can do what Desert Gold has done in races of one mile and upon Linwood to follow on, the principal bases of this decision being the the last man in, North had to work hard to carry his score from 73 to the required Patrick, Andrews, Jones, Barrett .. »-•. ]4 Chambers, McArthur, Booth, Mitchell 22 — Inncs, Lawrence, Wright, Bosomfind no difficulty in compassing such a a-quarter and of one mile and a-half maxim that it is easier to save runs total, but. with forceful batting all round course. So far as Kilrea is concerned must, stay at least very well. Regardthan to make them, an Opinion that it is the wicket lie succeeded in doing it. His Alexander, East, Hampton, Raphael 36 — she has always been running on at the ing the two St. Legers, people are albetter to have.runs "on the slate" than 111 included 14 fours and one six. North Brown, Fantham, Drake, Owles — 16 end of her races, and six furlongs ought ways asking why there should be two to have to make them after, and a deworked the bowling well, as is shown by 101 73