BOWLING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 883, 7 February 1907, Page 10

BOWLING.

With the fine weather on Saturday there was a perfect army of bowlers pursuing their favourite -pastime on the various greens. It is difficult to say just how many bowlers there are in Auckland, but the number must be very large, more, indeed, I should think, than in any other form of sport. « • • • On the Auckland green, in addition to the ordinary games, many matches were played. Results posted were as follows: Subscription Fours: Plummer, Colthurst, Lambert, G. A. Buttle (skip), 28, v. Jacobs, Wilson, Gilmour, Thornes (skip), 14; Cooke, Littler, Carlaw, Spreckley (skip), 19, v. Pirie, Steele, Easton, A. M. Myers (skip), 16. Novelty Pairs: Littler and Oliphant, 31, v.. Colthurst and Elliot, 23. Handicap Pairs: Mewburn and Thornes, 26, v. A. M. Myers and Dean, 15. Geo. Main Trophy: Ledingham, 23, beat Lambert, 14. Ross-Ehrenfried Cup: Coldicutt, 21, beat Jacobs, 11; Huddleston, 21, beat Barnard, 18; Craig, 21, beat Steele, 18. Handicap Singles: Barnard, 21, beat Eversleigh, 17; Craig, 22, beat Oliphant, 13; Huddleston, 21, beat Easton, 13. * * * * In Forsyth, Marchant, Eversleigh, and Barnard, the Auckland Club has a fine team of colts. On Saturday they played an Onehunga first-year team, and ran up a score of 30 to their opponents’ 8. ♦ » * * The Carlton green is beginning to snow signs of wear and tear this season, and the bald spots are growing in size and number. Recent results ■posted are as follows: — Club Fours: Goldsmith, Fookes, Haresnape, Wilson (skip), 11, v. Farmer, Kayll, White, Kilgour (skip), 25. President’s Singles: Wrathall, 28, v. Frayling, 23. First-year Players: Whittaker, 14, v. Gaudin, 17; Fookes, 14, v. Whittaker, 20. Championship: First game—Wrathall, 26, v. White, 18; Wilson, 20, 14, v. Raynes, 18, 16. * * ♦ * There were fifty-two players on the Remuera green on Saturday. This green is in splendid order, and the club’s enclosure, pavilion, and general fixings are the best in Auckland. ♦ * * » Ponsonby gave Devonport a bad heating in a six-rink inter-club match on Saturday, the Shoremen only winning on one rink. The games went as follows: — At Devonport. Ponsonby—P. Darby, A. Snedden, W. Jones, G. Webb (skip)—23, v. Devonport—Barr, McKenzie, Armstrong, R. Mitchell (skip) —17. Ponsonby—E. Harkins, D. Crabtree, A. Parsons, V. Langsford (skip)—2s, v. Devonport—R. Reeve, Renshaw, J. M. Crosher, Lelievre (skip)—l6.

- Ponsonby—J. Pascoe, W. Smith, G. Osmond, J. Newell (skip)—l9, v. Devonport—M. Taylor, King, Warren, Gardner (skip)—l2. At Ponsonby. 'Ponsonby—A. Bartlett, J. Buchanan, S. J. Gorman, A. Coutts (skip) — 21, v. Devonport—Cooper, E. Broughton, Miller, Kirkby (skip)—22. Ponsonby—A. Baddiley, J. McLeod, J. Arneil, T. Watson (skip)—l9, v. Devonport—Tait, Brookes, Harty, D. Harvey (skip)—l6. Ponsonby—W. Johnson, J. Becroft, W. Swales, R. Ballantyne (skip)—3o, v. Devonport —Erckson, F. Mason, Cameron, J. H. Harrison (skip)—l2. Total: Ponsonby, 137; Devonport, 95; majority for Ponsonby, 42. * * * * At Ponsonby W. Oldham, W. Blair, S. G. Lee, and T. Ussher have wrested away the Bartlett Buckles from the holders, Miller’s four, by 19 to 17, after a very keen fight. * * * * The chief games at Mount Eden have been the following: — Final of Club Fours: Woolier, Blomfield, Surman, H. W. Brookes (skip), 28, v. Watkins, Braithwaite, Robins, A. F. Hooper (skip), 14. Club Championship: Rankin, 22, 21, v. C. C. Baker, 6, 18. Handicap Singles: Miller, 22, v. Little, 9. Nicholson Feathers: Holders —Gill, Miller, Tutt, W. Mercer (skip)—l3, v. Challengers—A. W. Jones, McStay, Simpson, S. G. Burns (skip)—26. •** * * At Rocky Nook the recent matches include the Final Champion Fours: Hall, Waddingham, McLeod, J. Bouskill (skip), v. Sneddon, Eady, Taylor, W. Dutton (skip), 17. Champion Singles: B. A. Kayes, 26, 21, v. Dutton, 14, 17. First-year Players: Dr. Moir, 29, v. Campling, 13. Full-rink Club Buckles: Holders — Bryden, Manson, Wakerley, Hodgson (skip)—l7, v. Challengers—White, Casey, Butler, Fletcher (skip)—23. ♦ Grattan has defeated Harty in the semi-final of the Devonport Championship by 22 to 17 and 14 to 12. ♦ * * * A good deal of interest is being taken in the Rotorua tournament, which eventuates this month, and several of the Auckland clubs will be represented.