BOWLING.

Wairarapa Age, 4 January 1926, Page 5

BOWLING.

WAIRARAPA CENTRE. NEW YEAR TOURNEY. For the second day of the Wairarapa Bowling Centre’s New Year tourney on the Masterton green on the weather was again unpleasant. Although there was insufficient rain to prevent play a fairly stiff southerly breeze had its effect on the bowling. Thurston, McCalden, Morton and Kerr (Masterton) played well throughout the tournament, going through the six rounds without a loss. Much interest centred in their final game, against Parton, Simmonds, Dykes and Hughan (Carterton). At the 12th head they were 13 all and, with 7 heads to go, the scores were 16—14. From then on Kerr put on 3, 5 and 2 to Hughan’s 1, winning by 26 to 16. The runners-up in the A section were Fielding (Hataitai), and Ramsay (Hataitai), with 5 wins and one less each.

I In the B section Taylor, Hazelwood, Cooper and Crawford (Hataitai) and ’ Smith, Hart, Fisher and Whyte (Car- ; terton) lead with 5 wins and one loss 1 each. The runners-up were the rinks ’ skipped by Laws (Newtown) and | Woolley, with 4 wins and two losses ( eaeji. j At an interval in the afternoon, Mr ' A. W. Chapman, on behalf of the Masterton Club, referred to the splen- ; did assistance given to Wairarapa bowling by Mr R. Ramsay (Hataitai) , and presented him with an excellent j little watercolour caricature of Messrs I Ramsay and D. Reynolds in convivial 1 mood. The sketch was by Miss Sylvia Warner, of the Wairarapa High , School, whose services had been requisitioned by Mr F. j. Staples, secretary of the Masterton Bowling Club? A Section. j Fourth round. — Thurston, McCalden, Morton, Kerr (s) 28, McGuire, Day, Vile, Carter (s) 8; Carswell, Hunter, Claridge, Fielding (s) 22, Ackerman, Braggins, H. Carr, Staniforth (s) 18; Parton, Simmonds, Dykes, , Hughan (s) 24, Hendry, Hayne, I Thompson, Lawrence 20; Rowlands, T. ! Carr, Faulknor, Bell (s) 23, Beale, I Turner, Staples, Perry (s) 19; Collingo, Denbee, Thirtle, Francis (s) : 22, Hyde, Renall, Tyler, Churchill (s) | 15; Wells, Richards, Bollard, Ramsay i (s) 25, Arkle, Raine, Madsen, Franks (s) 17.’ Fifth round.—Kerr 26, Tyler 18; Franks 26, Fielding 21; Hughan 24, Francis 13; Ramsay 23, Carter 13; Lawrence 27, Bell 18; Perry 19, Stanii forth 17. I Sixth round.—Ramsay 20, Tyler 16; ! Kerr 26, Hughan 16; Franks 22, Perry 7; Bell 26, Francis 16; Fielding 23, i Carter 21; Lawrence 22, Stanifortn ■ 21. B Section. Fourth round.—T. and A. Hodgson, Bobbin, Laws 31, Shearer, Cumming, Wilkins, Evans 25; Cresswell, Hughes, i Chapman, Pragnell 24, Friend, Me- ’ Kenzie, Stringfellow, Stent 16; Hazelwood, Adams, Cooper, Crawford 19, Seeley, Barber King, Sorenson 11; Taylor, Murrell, Watts, Woolley 25, Prentice ,Welch, Rose, Nielson 13; Smith, Hart, Fisher, Whyte 21, Pinitney, Gibson, Duncan, Finlayson 12. Fifth round.—Stent 21, Woolley 12, Crawford 21, Evans 9; Sorenson 16, Nielson 13J Finlayson 21, Pragnell 16; Whyte 23, Laws 15. 1 Sixth round.—Evans 20, Sorenson « 19; Whyte 19, Crawford 14; Stent 19, Nielson 17; Laws 20, Pragnell 14; Woolley 23, Finlayson 19. Draw for the Finals. i The finals will be played to-day, the 1 draw being as follows. 9 a.m.—Crawford plays Fielding. ; 1 p.m.—-Kerr plays the winner of the Crawford v. Fielding game; Ram1 say plays Whyte. 4 p.m.—Final. Visitors Entertained. On Saturday evening, in the A. and P. Rooms, the visiting bowlers were entertained at an enjoyable smoke concert. Felicitous speeches and music, song and story made the evening pass all too quickly. Mr A. W. Chapman presided. Toasts honoured were: “The Dominion Bowling Association” (Mr fl. P. Perry —Mr W. Fcilding), “The Visitors” (Mr. F. X Staples—Mr Laws, Newtown), “The Chairman” (Mr Fielding), “Kindred Sports” (Mr J. Kerr—Mr Laws), “The Ladies” (Mr Bolland, Hataitai —Mr McCalden), “The Press” (Mr E. A. Bell). Musical and elocutionary items were given by Messrs S. Wilson, T. Vaughan, Guest, E. Stokoe, B. Venner, H. F. Dibley, Robbins (Newtown), Fielding (Hataitai), Laws ■ (Newtown) and H. M. Morton.