On the Greens

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 50, 31 March 1930, Page 3

On the Greens

WEEK-END B0WLS Bluff mu Defeated By The Port IDEAL WEATHER. Ideal weather conditions favoured bowlers on Saturday, when the outstanding event was the defeat of Bluff Hill by Port. Tbis contest was played on the Port green and the Bluff Hill players found conditions a little too fast for their liking. Right from the outset the visitors were nonplussed by tbe keenness,. of tlie green and thus permitted the Port rinks to establish a lead that was never in danger of being oveitaken, the scores at afternoon tea being Port 51, Bluff Hill 32. Some of the Bluff Hill rinks improved a good deal in the later stages, but the ultimate figures, Port 124, Bluff Hill 97, indicate a comfortable win. Hislop (Bluff Hill) commenced badly, there being 15 to one, against him at one period. Tbe final, 22---] 3, sliowed a better recovery than many anticipated. Bull (Bluff Hill) appeared to hold McLeay, 7 — 7, at one period. The Toit rink then carried their total to 22, Jlull meanwhile Teaching 14. j Somerset-Smith (Bluff Hill) opeued strongly against J. P. Smith, 11—4, at one period. The latter made a good recovery and made the final score, 24 — 21, in his favour. McLennan (Bluff Hill) found Mayo's rink on its best behaviour, and under the circumstances did very well in scoring 13 to Mayo's 22. Six fieads were successfuly burnt in this game. Boland's (Blhff Hill) bout with Wrightson was interesting throughout, and a drawn game, 18 all, indicated the closeness of the game. It looked a ' win for Boland, who unfortunately trailed the kitty and lost it, Wrightson obtaining two to level up the scores. Newton (Bluff Hill) also enjoyed a close game with Boyd,_the latter 'being conspicuous wj,th running shots. Newton lost by one point, 16—15. Detailed scores- (Bluff Hill mentioned first) : — Wood, Greig, Barlow, McLennan (s), 14; Crawford, F., Smith. Hill, Mayo (s), 22. Stewart, Harvey, Napier, Boland (s), 18; Courtney, Head, Northcroft, Wrightson (s), 18., Spence, Bestall, McClurg, Newton (s), 15; Poppelwell, Houseman, L. Smith, Boyd (s), 16. . Triggs. Dunsford, Steele, Hislop (s), 13; Johnson, Russell, Brady, Plested (s) 22. Tenuant, Dean, Douglas, Bull (s), 14; Richardson, Goss, Piiie, McLeay, (s), 22. Whiting, E. Steele, Robertson, Somerset Smith (s), 21; Logan, Widerstrom, L. Steele, JlP. Smith (s), 24 _ Totals — Bluff Hill, 97 ; Port Ahuriri, 124. 6 ' Ordinary game. — McKa.y, Creagh, Thompson, Ruffell (s), 21; Moore, C6ok, J. Andrews, Burrows (s), 18. S. Andrews, Goss. Kennedy, Poppelwell (sV, 18; Whiting, Keating, Spence, CreaghL (s), 22. Mayo Buttons. — Houseman, Head, Andrews, McCarthy (challengers), 22; CrC— ~rd, Moore, L. Smith, Johnson (holdfers), 19. The perfect weather prevailing drew a large attendance to the Napier Club's green. The ground was very fast and most of the games provided very even play. ■ ' A visit was reeeived from two rinks from tbe Hastings Club. Pirie was too good for Monk all through the game, but in the other the play was much more even. Evans commenced well, and with five heads played led by seven points to two. In tbe next five heads, however, Parkinson scored 11 points to one, and was never headed again. The scores were as follow, Napier names being mentioned first; — Oliver, Wright, Renouf, Pirie (s), 23; Newton, Rashleigh, Claughton, Monk (s), 14. Sweetapple, La Rocbe, Storkey, Evans (s), 16 ; Bates, Johnston, Gardner, Parkinson (s), 24. Saturday Rinks. Smith, Milne, Swailes, Schmoll (s), 18; W7hitehouse,- Neilson, Lydford, Hunt (s), 15. * Fitzhenry, Thorp, Wardell Johnson, Beer (s), 27; Russell, Sands, Steed, Faulknor (s), 13. McGrath, Barry, Fargher, Gilbefd (s), 23; Colquhoun, Cooke, McGregor, Leversedge (s), 19. Robinson, Richards, Campbell, Bissell (s), 30; Kilpatrick, Willoughby, McVicax-, Daily (s), 18. J. Hunt, Williamson, Beer (s), 28; Dykes, McGhee, Wakefield (s), 12. A most interesting stage has been reached in the Saturday rink competition, which closes on April 12. For the leads Fitzhenry and Oliver have 12 wins and McVicar, G. Sweetapple and Smith 11®. In the twos, G. Cooke has a clear win, as he has 15 wins. Next to him is Sands with 12 wins. The threes are headed by Lydford (12 wins), followed by Belcher and Wardell Johnson with 11 wins and Campbell and McGregor 10. For tbe skips Hunt has 12 wins, Faulknor 11, ,and Engebretsen and Gilberd 10 each.