REPRESENTATIVE RINKS

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16749, 16 March 1926, Page 8

REPRESENTATIVE RINKS

BOWLERS FROM TARANAKI. TEST WITH SOUTH AUCKLAND. WIN FOR THE VISITORS. The team of Taranaki Centre bowlers, who have been louring Auckland and other centres in the province, visited Hamilton yesterday afternoon, when they met South Auckland in an eleven rink test contest on the Hamilton Club's greens, which were in first-class order. The weather was ideal for howls and the contests were, witnessed by a good gallery of spectators. Taranaki won six games and were ahead on the aggregate by 14 puints. Prior to play commencing Mr .T. R. Pratt, of Thames, president of Ihe South Auckland Centre, extended a welcome to the visitors. At the outset he referred to the bereavement sustained by the tourists in the sudden passing away of one of their members at Auckland and extended the sympathy of the Centre of South Auckland bowlers at the sad happening. Continuing, Mr Pratt, congratulated Taranaki on their 1 victory in Iho test over Auckland, and hoped that Ihe visitors would have an enjoyable time during their brief stay in Hamilton. Mr R. Pilkington, the Centre, delegate on the N.Z. Bowling Council, supported the remarks of Ihe president. This was, he said, Taranaki’s second .visit to South Auckland, and lie hoped that the home centre would soon repay the visits and take a strong team to Taranaki. Mr A. Smart, in replying on behalf of the visitors, thanked the speakers for their remarks and the Centre for its welcome. It gave the Taranaki howlers great pleasure to visit Hamilton and he hoped that South Auckland would repay the visit at the earliest possible moment, lie could see that the greens were good find that they were going to have keen games and an enjoyable lime in general. Details of the games arc: —• Chris to fell, Plait, Roberts and Lobb (skip), 23, v. Beil, jnr., AVilson, McIntyre and Bell, sen. (skip), IS. F. Carter, Cook, Washer and Horton (skip), 2S, v. Crawshaw, Jolly, .■Anchor and Frost (skip), 14. Innes, Prior, Bennett and Abbott (skip), 29, v. Fuller, Beckett, Heron end Rogers (skip), 17. C. Carter, Jackson, Beadle and Billing (skip), 17, v. Pratt, Newman, Smith and Adamson (skip), 18. Kettlewell, McPhillips, Morey and C. Johnson (skip), 18, v. Clark, Wallace, Bowden and Noonan (skip), 10. Champino, Scanlan, Putt and Nasmith (skip), 20, v. Speight, Anderson, Baillie and Clevcly (skip), 13. Porritt, Surrey, Fookes and Petty (skip), 21, v. Hedley, Hogan, Innes and Andrews (skip), 14. Boulton, Arthur, J. Johnson and Alien (skip), 15, v. Prickett, junr., Salter, Condon, Pricket, senr. (skip), 26. Shaw, Maude, Christie and Sole (skip), 10, v. Richards, Wallace, Hague and Mclvor (skip). 18. Coleman, E. Jackson, Sampson and Hill (skip), 15, v. Andrews, Choat, Loveridgo and Iliggott (skip), 24. Newell, Johns, L. Sampson, Smart (skip), 15, v. Meredith, Lymburn, Coombcs and Pilkington (skip), 28. Totals: Taranaki, 220; South Auckland, 20G. NOTES ON THE PLAY. (By “Toucher.”) The greens were in great order and the visitors were lavish in their praise of them. Pilkington, Iliggott, Mclvor, Adamson and Prickett were the skips of the successful South Auckland combinations. The bigget margin win went to the credit of Ilorlon (Taranaki), who was 14 up on his opponent at ihe 21st. Bell and his Hamilton team went under to Lobb by five points in a contest in which the better team work lav with Ihe visitors.

Frost (Frankton) opened promisingly against Horton, but 5 and i to the visitors on tlie stli and Gtli heads saw them jump into a useful lead. A :i to Frost at the 10th brought him within that tally on the aggregate, hut the visitors soon went away to a comfortable lead again, and had no trouble in being li up at the 21st. Andrews (To Kuiti) met ttie visiting team, which a prominent player in Hetty had charge of. After the •2nd head Petty was always in front, and finished .10 up on the aggregate. Clcvclv (Claudelands) went away well against Nasmith, but the game

came all square on the 10th. Claudclands kept Ihe. margin their way over Ihe next few heads, hut the hoard read 12 all on Ihe 15th. and the majority of the scoring went to the visitors after Itiat, they being 7 up after ihe count of Hie 21st.

Even play marked the game between Noonan (Te Awamulu) and Ihe visiting quartette C. Johnson had charge of. The scores sec-sawed throughout, Ihe learns being level when the deciding head was entered on which two went to Hie. tourists. Rogers (Ngaruawahia) was always playing an uphill game agains; Abbott. At Hie. 10th the former reduced the margin to 2. hut the Taranaki s' le had the majority of scoring sessions to the t nd. They scored 0 on the 20th and brushed :!2 pniols to ihe good. Iliggott and his Whiliora supports played good bowls against Hill's team, never once letting the visitors get to tlie front and having 9 points in reserve when it was over.

Me Ivor, (Cambridge) was headed in Ihe early singes by Sole, but he got Hie lead nt the Gth and never lost it from that out lo the end, to finish 2 up. Prickett and his Hamilton East men were right on their game and gave. Allen’s learn somewhat of a torrid time. The home four were always in front after the opening head and finisherl I t up.

Adamson (Thames) had a keen tussle with Billing’s team. They were level on Ihe 7th. and then Thames went away to a useful break hut the, visitors had brought affairs even again by Ihe 15lh. From that out it was rlose. serving, Adamson getting 3 on Ihe 21st to turn the issue one in his favour.

Pilkington (Hamilton) was drawn against Hmart and his men, and decisively accounted for the opposition. The visitors did not open their score until the eighth head, by which stage, the home team had run into double figures. By the fifteenth, the margin was 227,1 —7, and Pilkington finished 13 points to the good. This was the last game to finish, but it was impossible to overtake the deficiency on the aggregate. In the evening the visitors and home howlers were tire guests of the Strand management. Four rinks were engaged locally this morning, while the remainder went to Morrinsville. Tomorrow Tc Arolia and Cambridge will be visited.