BOWLING NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIV, Issue XV, 14 April 1900, Page 687

BOWLING NOTES.

NOTES ON THE AUCKLAND PONSONBY MATCH.

Mr’Gorrie’s team in the Auckland— Ponsonby match read well on paper, and should certainly have beaten Mr Kirker's four, but the Ponsonby skip was well backed up by Hutchison and Watson, and turned a loss to a tie.

Mennip skipped a four for Grafton against J. Court, Ponsonby, and won by 25 to 14. The team was beaten from the start, and I must say that Court's third was of very little use to him. or a. closer game might have resulted. He was frequently short and narrow.

Littler's (Ponsonby) four played well together, and held their own as a team, bitt Lyons, the opposing skip, was a bit too consistent, and repeatedly spoilt the Ponsonby boys from scoring. Littler only lust by 4 points.

Tom Brown, another of the Ponson> by skips, received a rather severe beating at the hands of Dr. Cooper, but when the team is looked through one can easily imagine the result. There was no combination among the players engaged with him. Of course it is excusable with beginners, for I see Tom bad two of them put. in his rink, and his third player ' ijsbetter suited as a No. 2.

A. Coutts had a real hard tussle with W. Lambert, and the result—a tie—must be considered highly sarfse factory, for Lambert's team on paper reads much stronger than thte Ponsonby team skipped by Coutts.

J. Stichbury (Ponsonby) was beaten all along the line by Edwards (Grafton). the score being 2S to 10.

Mr Buchanan (Ponsonby) skipped ini place of Mr Russell, who was absent, a substitute being obtained to till up the team. This no doubt disorganised the team somewhat, still I think the 33 placed by Mr Thomson's (Grafton) four to Mr Buchanan's 13, a somewhat heavy defeat.

Ledingham (Grafton) had a real good rink with him, and met Mr Peacock (Ponsonby) as skip. In some instances the Ponsonby boys made the heads a bit too good and not protected, and what was really good play only served as a resting ground for Led i ogham's bowls when he played his shots. With a cleverer skip 1 think the park would have given a different look on the score—34 to 16. Amongst the Ponsonby players who did fairly good work might be mentioned 3. Kirker, Hutchison. Watson, A. Coutts, McLeod. Becroft, Littler, T. Brown, Sutherland. It is not necessary to individualise the (i raft on players, as victory was scored in every rink but two, and these proved ties. On the Devon port rinks on Saturday a good game resulted in a match skipped by Messrs. Mitchell and Armstrong. the score standing 22 all. Larner and Sy ms had a good go in a fours, the latter getting home by one point, having the assistance of Eagleton as third player. H. Niccol (Devon port's representative in the champion fours) had his colours Lowered in a fours match, Eyre skipping, the latter scoring 24 to Harry’s 21. Mr Cameron had the I>cst of the steady old plodder Stewart in a teams match on the Devotiport rinks, the scores being 24 to 18. The Devon port Chib's champion pairs saw another round through last Saturday. Messrs. Blaekier and Glen ister defeating Boekaert and G. H. Brookes by 25 to 17.

Newmarket Bowljug Club held an Easter Tournament for members, cominvnviug ou Good Friday. The Kemuera rinks will be open for play during Easter. The srmi-tinal for the gold medals < f the Kemuera Club, presented by the President, took place on Saturday, K. Hull's team winning from F. W. Court by 40 to S. Geo. Court vas playing third for Hull. How this cdjnbi nation came about I cannot tell, but from what 1 have seen of Geo. Court's play in Pennant and Championship matches one w uld certainly expect to see him playing in one of the rinks as a skip and not as a third. But still G.C. is not a man who persists in pushing himself forward, and no doubt is quite satisfied with the humb'er position. Grafton Club hold a Tournament for its members during the Easier holidays. A very exciting game of fours was played on the No. 2 rink at Newmarket on Saturday last, the teams being skipped by A. Anderson and 11. Kent. It was a neck and neck go till the last head. Anderson just winning by 1 point. The scores were 23 to 22.