BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20542, 18 February 1935, Page 13

BOWLING.

—• Christchurch Centre Beats Wellington. BARNETT TIKI MATCH. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. February 17. By 307 points to 274 players representing: the Christchurch Bowling Genre defeated Wellington Centre's players n a rrvatch for the Barnett Tiki, held at he Wellington Bowling Club's greens ►n Saturday. Each side consisted of seven rinks. One game of twenty-one leads was played in the morning and me of twenty-five heads in the afterloon and only aggregate scores counted. Vhen the morning game was finished, Christchurch led by 41, but Wellington icored eight points more than Christihurch In the afternoon, so that the visitors’ lead at the close of play was The southern players arrived by iteamer in the morning and sailed for heir homes the same evenirtg. The Wellington Centre entertained the Christchurch players at lunch at Barett’s Hotel, at which speakers made pecial reference to the late Mr M. F. Jarnett, of Christchurch, donor of the rophy. This is the seventh contest for the Jarnett Tiki, which was in the possesion of Christchurch before Saturday's latch. R.S.A. Match. The first annual bowling match for 1 he Timaru “ Bomb ” Bowl was played esterday afternoon, between the :hristchurch branch of the Returned oldiers’ Association and the Timaru ranch, on the Christchurch R.S.A. fowling Club’s green. The visiting ide won by 86 points to 67, Timaru winning two games am? Christchurch ne, while one was drawn. The results were as follows, Timaru earns being mentioned first:— Dalglfesh, Neflson, Davey and Greeneld (s) 26, Parnell, Rix, M’Gregor and Hiver (s) 34. Manning, Stevenson. Farrow and ’lark (s) 28, Baldwin, Elwood, Stanley nd MT.ean (s) 14. Ede, Dass, Dewar and Howe (s) If), Pork, Shaw, Slater and Leadley <s) Shannon, Walker, ToneyclifFe and Miler (s) 13. Saussey. Parsonage. Gibson nd Chapman (s) 20.

The trophy was presented after the match by Mr W. E. Leadley, of the Christchurch team, to Mr F. Davey, captain of the Timaru team. Arthur Rose Cup. The following will represent the Canterbury Club against the Licensed Victuallers’ Association at Canterbury gi een to-morrow, at 2 p.m.:—Sliarman, Barker, Munn, Summers; Baker, Batchelor, Russell, Lewis; Gentles, Truman, dagger, Marker; M’llroy, Paul, Finnegan, M’Allister; R. Brown, Robinson, Harkess, Coleby; Caven, M'Narnara, M’Kinley, Cotton; Fleming, Hollander, Shaw, Piper. The following will represent the Licensed Victuallers' Association:—Garrigan. Perry, M’Duff, Chi vers; Bisman, Jim Duncan, Hollis, C. Piper; Brown, Nutt, Buchanan, Smeaton; Cana van, Alt' Brown, Sargent, Delargey; Owles, Corliss, Halliburton, Ives; Griffin, Sanders, Rose, Ainger; Coffey, Wallace, Quirk, Shearman. Jordan Shield. The Christchurch Bowling Club defeated St Albans in a match for the Jordan Shield on Saturday. The games were of twenty-five heads. Results (St Albans skips mentioned first):—Jobberns 16, H. P. Dodds 33; Queree 20, Dr Marks 28; Penlington IS, Dr Orchard 22; Angus 32, Ridley 18: Kendall 22, Dixon 33; Hebden 16, Ainger 27; Grant 17, Littlejohn 33; LeCren 20, Wilson 33. St Albans 161, Christ- ! church 227. Grey mouth Tourney, (Special to the " Star.”) GREYMOUTH. February 16. The bowling tournament was con- ] tinued to-day. Results;— PAIRS. Section Ties. Section A—Mercer 9, Armstrong (Runanga) 6. Section B—Ferguson 21, Wardell 10; Ferguson 12, Mercer 11. Section D—M'Nish won by default from Hagger. Semi-finals —M’Nish 26. Madsen 14; Ferguson 22, Page 12. Final—Delargy and M’Nish (Canterbury) beat Kroening and Ferguson (Runanga) 23-12, on the twentieth head. New Brighton Club. | The first round of the Williams Shield, i a knock-out club competition, was playj ed on the New Brighton green on Saturday afternoon. Results:—Drake (s.) 26, ' Stokes (s.) 12; J. Marriott (s.) 10, Muir- — n (s.) IS; Evans (s.) 23, Bisman (s.> ; i7 -