BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17994, 12 April 1930, Page 19 (Supplement)

BOWLING.

THE CLOSING SEASON. JACOB WRIGHT CUP PLAY. LOVE RIDGE IN GREAT FORM. (By “Toucher.”) Though scheduled to take place on the Whitiora green last Saturday play in the semi-finals and finals of the Jacob Henry Wright Cup competition was carried out on the Hamilton Club's green at the request of the participants. Some very good bowling was seen in all the games, but H. G. Loveridge, the winner, was on the top of I)is form, and drawing to inches with almost every bowl. On the day he was practically unbeatable, and disposed of his club mates, B. Evans and D. Carswell, in the semi-finals anl finals respectively. Carswell having vanquished W- Jordan (Hamilton East) in the semi-final. Both Evans and Carswell ’bowled well, but “Ham” was terribly hard that day and would have been a tough nut for even a Dominion champion to crack. A good fellow as well as a good bowler, is the winner of the Jacob Wright Cup for the 1930 season, and nobody grudged him his well-earned success-—least of all his club mates whose measure lie took.

Incidentally migjit the scribe venture an opinion that “Davy" Carswell handicapped himself by using bowls so very much over the standard draw. The'amount of draw they took that day (when the green was a trifle holding) was fearsome, and what it would have been on a keen green Heaven only knows. They are old friends of his, and Davy certainly did good work with them, but one cannot help thinking that he might do better with bowls rather more narrow. A Peculiar Season. From a bowler’s point of view the 1929-30 season in South Auckland now coming to a close, .was a rather peculiar one. For a few weeks after its opening, climatic conditions were very good, but from thence to the beginning of March no reliance at all could be placed upon the weather, and several week-ends were blank so far as bowling was concerned owing to bad weather. But March proved ideal, and this, contributed very f materially to the enjoyment of the | Taranaki tourists’ visit to South Auck- i land, and 1 of the South Aucklanders’ I visit to the Bay of Plenty clubs, both j of which provided many happy hours for local bowlers. But, alas, the best cannot last, for ever and one fears that the break in the W'eather this

week must be the forerunner of winter conditions very shortly and a cessation of bowling until next spring. The most one can hope for is that the Easter tournaments at 'Cambridge, To Awamutu, and Hamilton (pairs) will be got through pleasantly. Then plenty of vaseline on one’s “woods,” and some other pastime until tho greens come away again in the spring.