BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19504, 4 February 1926, Page 4

BOWLING

ENGLISHMEN AT WESTPORT LOCAL CLUB’S CLAJM. [Per Press Association] WESTPORT, Feb. 3. Westport claims to have the best bowling green south of the Line. In the early stages the club was troubled by a plant or weed which persisted in coming up, despite all efforts to eradicate it. Finding destructive work useless, the club’s caretaker decided to cultivate the plant, with the result that the club has a green with a surface like that of a billiard table. The club was most anxious that the British bowlers should see it at its best, but heavy rain fell from Tuesday afternoon right on to the early hours of this morning. Then the sun came out in a glorious blaze, which continued all The ground was a little holding, but, otherwise in fine order, and a, very keen game was played, resulting in victory for the Britishers by 154 to 147, making their record to date: Won 32, lost 30, drawn 3. The visitors were guests of the local club to motor trips to Cape Foulwind, Millerton and Denniston, and this evening they are being; entertained at a social on the club’s ground, which is brilliantly lit from the hydro-electric scheme recently installed at Westport. WANGANUI WEST CLUB GAMES PLAYED The following are the results of Saturday’s games:— Pairs.—Lamont and Egan 23 v. Grant and Howie 14; Skerman and Bidlake 30 v. Spurway and Hammond 18. Singles.—Wilson 20 v. Marsden 12; Copeland .16 v. Bates 13; Wilson 13 v. Bates 12; Copeland 14 v. Marsden 8. Other games.—Wilson, Brown and Burden 20 v, McMurtie, Cobb and Bidlake 22; Rush and Pritchard 25 v. Egan and Lamont 22. WANGANUI CLUB NIXON CUP TEAMS The following rinks will represent the Wanganui Club in the Nixon Cup competition against Gonville on Saturday:— At Wanganui Green.— Moynihan, Whiteford, W. Brown, Cohen. Addenbrooke, Hally, Olson, Crawford. Harle, McSkimming, Gilmour, McFarlane. Hole, Muir, Fry, Warden. Greenwood, Lucena, Price, McAneny. Milne, Wells. Cavell, Harden. At Gonville Green. — Shirriffs, Cork. Jennings, Foster. Adams, Bush, Robertson, Goldstone. Jones V.. Spriggens G., Howarth, I). Scott. Lewis P., Treloar, Meuli. Webb. Macey, Willis, Shewan, Jones F. Thompson P.. Ruscoe. Cox, Tomkies. Against Wanganui West on Wanganui West Green. — Rowe, Doull, Hedditch, MeNiven. Norris, Brown R. S., Patterson, Me. G orrery. Paul, Armstrong, Anderson. Jackson. Thorp, Glonn, Jacobs, Keesing. A further draw for the club’s singles and pairs is posted in the pavilion and must be completed by February 10.