BOWLS AND BOWLERS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 72, 28 April 1930, Page 10

BOWLS AND BOWLERS

PORT BEAT BLUFF HILL. OTHER CLUBS ENGAGED. Bowling was continued on Saturday under fair weather conditions, the most noteworthy contest being at the Port Ahuriri Club, when Bluff Hill lifted the shield from the home side. Both sides had entered 6trong fceams, and it was expected that the Port would hold its own. The result was that Bluff Hill won hy a margin o* 28 points. In three rinks Bluff Hill won comfortably, Newton's win over Mayo hy such a large margin heing especially surprising. Tlie only Bluff Hill rink to lose went down to Wrightson, who had a decisive win. The afternoon was showery and the greens heavy. Defails of nlay (Bluff Hill being mentioned first) : — H. Steele, Triggs, Robertson, Newton (s). 35; Crawford, Ruffell, Boyd, Mayo (s), 6. Cunningham, Thorne-George, Holt, Bull (s), 27; Johnson, Russell, Plested, ' McCarthy (s), 18. McClurg, Douglas, Somerset-Smith, McLerhon - (s), 27; Logan, Brady, Pirie, McGregor (s), 14. Napier, McGlaslian, Barlow, Boland (s), 10; Poppelwell, Poole, F. G. Smith, junr., Wrightson (ts), 33. Other games played were : — Greig, Widerstrom, Northcroft, McLeay ^), 28; Goss, Moore, Riddell, Burrows (s), 12. Wliiting, Dunsford, Dean, J. P. Smith (s), 17; Head, F. G. Smith, Hill, L. Steele (s), 25. Harvey, Courtney (s), 20; Christie, Hobbs (s), 18. At the close of the play, the shield was presented to Mr Barlow, vice-pres-iiJeut of the Bluff Hill Club, by the president, Mr Mayo.