BOWLING.
EDGEWARE TOURNAMENT. A rink tournament was held on the Edgeware Club's greens yesterday, fourteen teams competing. The winners were a Linwood rink—Hilsden, W. Healey, Kinvig and Cooper (skip). They secured four wins out of five games, and won on the aggregate. Second place was gained by an Edgeware rink—TGordon, J. B. Borthwick, C. W. Colville and P. Jj. Davis (skip), with the next best. aggregate for four wins. Rinks skipped by H. .1. West (Edgeware) and Talbot (Opawa) also secured four wins each. UNITED CLUB. Progressive doubles were played on the United Club's greens yesterday. Seven pairs entered. The lead's prize was won by T. J. Bettle, and the skip's prize by L. Lewer. CANTERBURY CLUB. Progressive doubles were played yesterday, thirty-two players taking part. The green was in good order and the play was keenly contested, as the following scores will show. For the skips Page secured 41 wing, Angus 4. llaworth 4, Taylor 4, Cox 3s, Westall 3 and Maynard 3, and for the leads Nicholls 4. Hoggan 4, A. Smith 4, M'Namava 3i, Anchman 3£, M'Dufl 3 and Whitford 3. The prize winners were Page skip and Nicholls lead, the latter having the highest average for the first two games. ASHBURTON V. TIMARU. The annual Labour Day bowling fixture between the Ashburton and Tmiaru bowling clubs was conducted on the Ashburton Club's green yesterday morning. Eight rinks competed, and the match, when declared finished on the call ol time, was won by Timaru. one up. The following were the rinks, with the final points gained (Ashburton being mentioned first in each case) : V. Cooke, Marie, Bonnington. A. Lane (s), 18 v. Leslie, Callander, James, Court!.* (s) IS. Percy, Kissane, F. Robilliard, ,T. M'Lachlan fe) 21 v. Bruce, Wilson, Kawnaiev, Torlesse (s) 16. Barr. Buxton. Morgan. Milsom (s) 12 v. Maitland, May, Littlejohn. Bonier (a) 19. Blackler. Dunlop. Craighead. Boothroyd (*) 20 v. Hutchison, Adams, Knubley, Moves (s) 15. Capstiek. F.asterbrook. A. T. Smith. Hig gins (r) 18 v Seward. Bell. Anderson. Menziea (s) 17. Hawkey. Rrydon. Dixon. W. R. Lane '*) 26 v. Paterson. Clarke. Home. Gow h) 13. Fraser. J. Smith. Madden. Moodie (s) 1(5 v. Porter, Dunn, Lindsay, Bradley (s) Meddins. Barnett. Galbraith. Stevenson (s) 7 v. Home. Hamilton. Giesson. Bust Totals -Timaru 139. Ashburton 138. hour each were played. V* bki/ -fire games) winning skips' prize and J. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. At the XlnhJUlnirch Club. 20 plaver* entered in the club's progressive doubles tourney. «. D. Hardie. with five games won the skips' prize, and <'. Mad.lrei. with four games. the leads' prize. BECKENHAM CLUB. Numerous entries were received for the Beckeuhanl Club's progressive doubles tourney yesterday. W. Suttie (five games) carried off the skips' prize, and A C Martin four games, won the leads' trophy. SYDENHAM CLUB. The large entry of 40 players for the Sydenham Club’s progressive doubles tour ney yesterday necessitated the forming of an A and B section. R, Garlh won the skips' prize in the A section and W. Cork and E. E. Langley will play off during the week for the. leads' prize. In the R section W. H. Harris won the skips' prize and It. Humphries the lead,.'
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17178, 23 October 1923, Page 8
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