BOWLING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 994, 25 March 1909, Page 10

BOWLING.

Mr. G. Handcock, a very prominent member of the Auckland Bowling Club, left for a tri]) to England on Monday. He hopes to have many a game in the Old Country, and, being a fine exponent of the ancient game, should hold his own with the 'best. INTER-CLUB MATCHES. ROCKY NOOK V. PONSONBY. Rocky Nook tackled Ponsonby on Saturday in a ten rinks a-side match, and won a close fight by 14 points. The games went as follows: — Ponsonby Green. Rocky Nook —Leece, Eady, Scott, Wakerley (skip)—2l, v. Ponsonby— Harkins, Harris, Crabtree, Coutts (skip)—2o. Rocky Nook —Pearce, Prickett, Needham, Ellisdon (skip)—26, v. Ponsonby—C. Hemus, Jones, Langsford, Parsons (skip)—ll. Rocky Nook—College, Newbegin, Hirst, Dr. Moir (skip)—l7, v. Ponsonby—Graham, Leighton, Quinn, Kirker (skip—l 7. Rocky Nook —H. Jenkins, Sayers, J. Jenkins (skip)—lB, v. Ponsonby—White, Hodgson, Buchanan, Court (skip)—l6Rocky Nook—Bain, Taylor, Small, Martin (skip)—l6, v. Ponsonby—Millar. Dewar, Watson, Wells (skip)—l9. Totals: Rocky Nook, 98: Ponsonby, 83. First-year Players: Ponsonby—Abbott. Greig, Smith, Wetherilt (skip)— 28. v. Rocky Nook—Williams, Swales, H. W. Taylor, McGregor (skip)—2o. Rocky Nook Green. Rocky Nook —Dutton, Gladding, Stormont, Kayes (skip) —17, v. Ponsonby—Oldham, Burrows, Martin. McLeod (skip)—23. Rocky Nook —Wheeler, Knight, Taylor, Ayies (skip)—l6, v. Ponsonby—WDarbv, Fairs, Roney, Gorman (skip) — 25. Rocky Nook—McLeod, Gribble, Alexander, Butler (skip)—lB, v. Ponsonby—Crowe, Craig, Becroft, Baddilev (skip)—l7. Rocky Nook—Morton, H. Jenkins, Manson. Bouskill (skip)—24, v. Ponsonby—“ Substitute,” Dr. Owen, H. Hemus, Snedden (skip)—l2. Rocky Nook—Thorpe, Hall, White, Hodgson (skip)—2o, v. Ponsonby— Casey, Cardon, Wetherilt, Gardiner (skip)—l9. Grand total: Rocky Nook, 193: Ponsonby, 179. MOUNT EDEN V. EPSOM. These clubs played an inter-club match on Saturday, Mount Eden showing the best total. The games went as follows: — Mount Eden Green. Mount Eden —Tattersail, Mackie, Garland, Hudson (skip—23, v. Epsom —Wright, Owen, W. Smith, Watkins (skip)—l2. Mount Eden—Bartley, Laurence, Ross, Mercer (skip)—B, v. Epsom — Anderson, Rendell, Harrison. Eagleton (skip)—23. Epsom Green. Mount Eden —Braithwaite, Blake, Baker, Hooper (skip)—3s, v. Epsom —■ Adams. Hill, Wright. W. Davies (skip) —l4. Mount Eden —Lewis, Gatenby, A. W. Jones, Newland (skip)—2o, v. Bosom—A. Smith. McGowan, Foubister, Craig (skip)—2l. Totals: Mount Eden, 86; Epsom, 70. First-year Players: Mount Eden — Harle Giles, Dickenson, Chandler. Renwick (skip)—29, v. Epsom—Rountree. Browne, Scott, Roberts (skip)— 12. ONEHUNGA V- REMUERA. Matches played between rinks from the Onehunga and Remuera Clubs on Saturday resulted as follows: — Remuera Green. Remuera—Ellis, Heron, Garland. Baxter (skip)—24, v. Onehunga— Sawyers, C. W. Clarke, Michael, H. Davis (skip)—ls. Remuera —Patterson, Wright, Price, Smallbone (skip)—2o, v. Onehunga— Green, Rentoul, Hull, Knight (skip) — 12. Remuera—Ranson, Roberton, Hanna, McLean (skip)—22, v. Onehunga —Jenkins, W. White, Wright, Mclntosh (skip)—l6. Remuera —Shaldrick, C. E. Scott, Wilkinson, Woolier (skip)—2l, v. Onehunga—Mackay, Ellisdon, T. R. George, Clarke (skip—ls. Remuera —Nalder, East, Hegman, G. Court (skip)—lB, v. Onehunga— Friar, Gray, Haslett, J. Neil (skip)— 15.

Remuera —Lennox, Mahoney, Rev. Monro, Dingwall (skip)—34, v- Onehunga—Kelay, Haslett, Wade, James (skip)—ls. Remuera — Spooner, Barstow, Gamble, Hull (skip)—24, v. Onehunga —Gallagher, Noakes, Sutherland, E. B. Wright (skip)—l4. Remuera —Bodie, Stevenson, Menzies, Rev. Beatty (skip)—l7, v. Onehunga—Neilson, Laird, W. Court, Bradley (skip)—23.