BOWLING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 822, 7 December 1905, Page 13

BOWLING.

(By “ The Skip.”)

The Te Awamutu Club (a newly formed one) opened for the season on Wednesday, November 29. There was a fair muster of visiting bowlers from Hamilton present. The green is a five-rink one, and was laid down by Mr Edgecumbe under instructions of Surveyor Harrison, of the Devonport Club. For a new lawn the rinks played fairly well, and with the attention of watering and rolling to put a surface on should prove equal to the Auckland greens. Mr Von Sturmer, manager of the local bank in the district, is hon. secretary, and will be pleased to meet bow-lers from Auckland. “Von” was an Auckland Grammar School boy in the seventies, and is therefore sure to meet a few of his old school chums who have taken to the game.

Notwithstanding the counter attractions of the Floral Fete at Ellerslie, a fair number of bowlers were engaged on the lifferent greens throughout the district. Quite a number of players attended the fete in the morning, but wended their way to the rinks in the afternoon.

Rankin is drawing well, and this season has put a little more vigour into ais play than formerly.

They say there is a club in a certain country district not 100 miles from Auckland where there are no ditches or banks. Perhaps this country club intends to foster the “drawing game” only.

In the club pairs at Mount Eden between Renwick and Burns v. Myers and Martin, the last-mentioned lead laid 16 shots to his opponents 11, thus materially helping Martin to his win. The winners scored on 11 heads and the losers on 10.

Mr Chas. Newland, a prominent member of the Mount Eden Bowling Club, has invited the members of his club to be present at His Majestyjs Theatre tonight (Thursday) to witness the military play “On Active Service,” by the well<nown MacMahon Dramatic Company. During the interval between Acts 11. and 111. Mr Newland wishes to meet his old club mates at Hendry’s Cafe, in His Majesty’s Arcade. The invitation cards are neatly and artistically printed in the club’s colours of blue and gold.

The following trophy contests were played on the Mount Eden rinks:—Handicap Singles : Little 19 v. Nicholson 21; Gill 25 v. Blake 5 ; C. C. Baker 21 v. Robins 18; Renwick 21 v. Young (owed 5) 22. Champion Singles : Hooper 23, 14, 21 V. Tutt 19, 21, 16; Mercer 21, 21 v. A. W. Jones 12, 5; Ross 21, 21 v. H. 0. Brown, 11, 20 ; Rankin 22, 22 v. McGregor 1.3, 9 ; Robins 22 v. Hosking 5 (first game). Club Pairs: Renwick and S. G. Burns 20 v. Mvers and Martin 23.

Renwick, of whom I made mention a week or so back, has justified my statement by beating that old veteran Young in the Handicap Singles at Mount Eden. Young was owing 5 points and could only reduce the handicap by 1 point. Not a bad performance for a young player like Renwick. The heads were good, and the play well mixed.

Phipps and Ferguson were playing in B first-class form on Saturday, the first- B named as third, and the latter as skip. B » B R. Burns is one of the promising of the B Mount Eden colts. B Mercer > has again struck top form, and B played one of the best games it has been B our lot to witness on Saturday last. It B mattered not whether the shot had to be B drawn or a bowl taken out, “Billy” was B equal to the occasion and did his work B ike a tradesman. B ■ Monk was leading a little above the B average on Saturdav. B Davis, of the Mount Eden Club, was B given the position of skip on Saturday, B and justified his claim to the same by B bringing his team home by 30 to 23 B against Coe’s four. B Brimblecombe and Robins were too B strong in the end against Tutt and Esam. B Scores, 24 to 17. B W. 0. Garland visited Mount Eden onß Saturday last, and although pitted B against a fairly strong team, he came B home a winner by 25 to 14. The teams B were—Miller, Pollard, Hooper W. 0. Gar- B land (skip) 25 v. Little, Culpan, Sea- B brook, Young (skip) 14. Garland wasß favourably impressed -with the way rinks were playing. Dr. A. W, Pairman, President of the Te . Awamutu Club, stated at its opening that they were entirely free of debt ami had a membership of 30. The Te Awamutu Bowling Club did things in first-class style on the occasion of their official opening. In the evening the visitors and members al’ke were entertained at Jackson’s Te Awamutuß Hotel. The usual after dinner speeches were quite up to the standard of func tions of this kind. The Te Aroha Bowling Club hold their Annual Open Tournament on Ist and 2nd January next. The matches consist of rink matches arid subscription pairs, for which suitable trophies are Entry fee, 2s 6d for each player. Entries close 28th inst., with J. Carlaw. Waterworks Office, Cook-street, Auckland: and with A. F. Burton, hon. secretary. Te \roha, on the 30th. Jack Garlick had to lower his flag to Coyle in a fours at Mount Albert, putting ip 28 to his opponent’s 17. Parry and Mansell, Mount Albeit Club, ire drawing and placing well. Hegm an and Rev. Beatty Club) are reported to be a good combina. tion on the end of a rink. • • • * The first round of the President’s natch, at the Remuera green, will played on Saturday, December 9th, at ■>.m. Entries on the ground on the day. * • • • Coldicutt was given a turn on the end it Auckland rinks on Saturday, and "hough having the assistance of ham for third man could do no than 11 to 28 against Woodhead. skin had President Culpan to assist as third. A. Coutts, who can generally be upon to play a good game, gave Webb a taste of his quality in a fours on Saturday last at the Suburb. Alf. fairly romped home, scores being 31 to 16. • ' • < • W. Darby (Ponsonby) is reported to drawing well, and is said to be a for the pennant competitions. * # » ♦ V. Langsford is reported to bfe in nick this season. In his club fours, the assistance of W. Jones, as third. won from J. Newell (with Baddelev third man) by one point. “Vic.” is left-hander, and can draw a pice shot. The following champion four were played at Devonport:— E. J. Glenister, W. Mitchell. Mason. Armstrong (skip) 23, v. Warren. Partlev. Lelievre, R. Mitchell (skip). 22. Davis, King, Grattan. Harrison (skint 19. v. Senn. Crichton, Broughton. ton (skip). 18. McCallum, Reals, Stewart, (skip) 21, v. Wright, Allen. Jones, Neill (skip) 17. Gribbin, White. W. T. Croshes, (skip) 26. V. Best, Gascoigne, Brookes. G. Glenister (skin) 17. The following trophy games were nlav-BB ed on the Ponsonby green:— Club Fours.— T. C. Clarke, C. W. Jones. V. Langsford (skip) 20, v.

Davies, A. Crowe, A. G. Baddiley, J. iwell (skip) 19. F. Burton, East, W- Darby, A. CouttS' kip) 31, v. E. White, P. Darby, Oxley, Webb (skip) 16. . A J. Adams, H. W. Smith, W. Arey, W. srales (skip) 23, v. F. Leighton, J. R. ilf, J. C. Robinson, T. Watson (skip) E Hankins, Dunnett, W. Oldham, A. irtlett (skip) 17, v. S. Miller, Darby, . Hemus, S G. Lee (skip) 18 Rooney, R. W. Reals, D. Crabtree, J. tichbury (skip) 30, v. A- Parsons Mcjod, J. Schischka, A. Littler (skip) 14. Singles Championship.—E. East 15 v. . E. Clarke 14. The Remuera Club was instituted in J 95, and has a membership of over 100. be grounds have tennis or croquet lawn itached, as well as a full-sized bowling reen. The green is conveniently reached 7 train or tram, and is within three inutes’ walk of station and stoppingace By the way, a portrait of Mr uncan Clerk, the popular president of ie club, appears in this issue. He is a ie player, and was hon. secretary of ie first team of bowlers to visit the Old ountry.

Percy Thomson, who is said to have layed on more New Zealand greens than nyone in Auckland, is leading in firstass style just now, and, in conjunction ■ith Coombes, has been securing a few calps lately in pairs matches. Oliphant nd W. A. Thomson fell victims the other ay, and now “the long and the short of •’ are looking for more world’s to onquer. n ** * * Auckland Club entries closed on Saturay, and the several competitions filled ery well indeed. By the way, the big reen is looking splendid, and members re keen to be on it. They will have to urb their impatience till after Christmas. “Driver Easton is back again from his Northern trip, and lost not a minute etting down to the green. * * * * Secretary Harty is the right man to take a visitor feel at home on the Devonort green. The brand of tea he supplies l very refreshing. It was very hard luck eing the odd man out. * * The Devonport green was as keen as a azor’s edge on Saturday and ditchers rere all the fashion. Ask “Mac.” Coombes/ of the Auckland Club, was kipping against Miller at Devonport on Saturday, and “the long man” got home >y 19 to 15. They do say that third lari McKenzie won the match with his ne drive. It was a fair “sprawler;”