AT THE OPENING OF THE GREY LYNN BOWLING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 819, 16 November 1905, Page 15

AT THE OPENING OF THE GREY LYNN BOWLING CLUB.

seconds, and Baker and Martin, the thirds, played well up to form, the firstnamed drawing some very pretty shots. Mercer was a bit off colour, and certainly was not up to form. Brookes, on the other hand, was playing behind a winning team.

Steve Burns put up a big win against Blades, getting home by 26 to 7, Wickham and Noton playing sterling games for the winner. Blades started with bad luck in touching the jack on the first head when lying one, the result being that his opponent scored four. This bad luck seemed to stick all through, and although assisted by Davis as third man, Blades’ team was never in the hunt.

Rennick was bowling well in the lead on Saturday last. He would make a first-rate inter-club man.

Well done G. Becroft, jun.; 34 to 11 against a bowler of Baddiley’s calibre is not a bad performance.

Hosking and C. Little had a good tussle in a doubles against Downing and McStay. The latter led up to the 17th head, when their opponents added 2,3, 1,2, winning by six points. Little always comes in at “ the end.”

e • • • Bob does not seem to have any luck, his clubmate Littler putting up 21 to 16 in a fours at the western suburbs green.

Secretary Osmond, of the same club, in a fours match was successful against J. Buchanan (the crack Ponsonby skip). The teams were:—Watkins, Crowe, Preston, Buchanan (skip), 14, v. Diddams, Davis, Walton, Osmond (skip), 24.

Very pleased to see Kingswell at the game again. Kingswell, fit and well, is about one of the hardest men to beat in Auckland.

Bob Waite was in good form at. Grey Lynn, and registered a win by a point in a fours against Mills. G. Baildon was consistent throughout for Mills.

Messrs. Small and Rathbone won the pairs tournament at Bocky Nook on King’s Birthday. There were five rounds and the winners were successful in each. Their toughest game was that with Wakerley and Butler, this pair playing in fine style.

H. O. Brown was drawing and wresting in his best sytle. * * » *

Large entries received at Mount Eden for club competitions.

Onehunga expect to be under way with their matches this week.

President Fletcher, Carlton Club, came to light in a big win against Murray. The scores were 27 to 19.

“Oim puttin’ a patch on the wist soide av me son’s pants, Mrs Koilly.” “An’ phat the divil be the wist soide av his pants, Mrs Finnegan ?” “It’s where the son sets, av course.”

High temperatures were recorded last week in Victoria and New South Wales. One day the thermometer registered USdeg. in Mildura, 93deg. in Melbourne, llldeg. in Bourke, and 90deg. in Sydney. What a contrast to our New Zealand weather.

Explosive Joke.—They were drilling at the safe. Said the first cracksman to his pal, “Wot’s de diff’rence, Bill, between us an’ de hayseed farmer?” “Dunno,” replied his partner. “W'y he tills de land an’ we land th'eltill.” At this point the safe blew up. '

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