BOWLING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1904, Page 5

BOWLING.

SATURDAY'S GAMES. All the city and suburban greens were well patronised on Saturday afternoon, and an interesting series of games resulted. The following cards were handed iv on the various greens : — WELLINGTON. Davy, Barron, Wilson, Mentiplay (skip), 22 ; Crewes, Graham, Knapp, Gibbs (skip), 15. Ledger, Knox, Jones, Finlay (skip), 20; Fox, France, Mouatt, Webb (skip), 15. Watson, Jones, Drummond, Hamilton (skip), 27 ; Purvis, Birch, Osborao, Hill (skip), 21. Burns, Mallaid, Maudesley, Wfcitehouse (skip), 18; Crichton, Grady, Scott, Gooder (skip), 17. Crease, Hodgson, L. Blundell, Plimmer (skip), 34 ; J. Blundell, Grundy, Thompson, M'Glashan (skip), 22. Flinders, Smith, Brown, Churchward (skip), 31; Staples, Focke, Berry, Brunskill (skip), 25. Fletcher, Blake, Butcher, Geddis (skip), 13; Howison, Hildreth, Barton, Nancarrow (skip), 12. , Smith, jun., Lockie, Bell (skip), 32; Hill, sen., Hume, Tender, Moult •(skip), 10. TEORNDON. Buckle, Nimmo, Rose, Ross (skip), 26 ; Conlin, Matthews, Heywood, Sievw right (skip), 20. Bright, Quick, Wiggios, M'Kerrow (skip), 20; Gamble, Kane, Collins, J. M. King (skip), 19. Chittey, Hatch, Freeman, Mitford (skip), 23 ; Stuart, Mason, Lethani, Blanchard (skip), 15. Exley, Fletcher, C. Barraud, W. F. Barraud (skip), 23 ; Price, Nelson, Lewis, Plimmer (skip), 18. VICTORIA. Hatch, Marks, Paterson, Avery (skip), 20; Dement, Hampton, White, Townsend (skip), 17. • Fowler, Fosette, Mackay, Snaddon (skip), 28 ; Kelly, R. Dixon, Anderson, Hueston (skip), 13. Higgins, Campbell, Callaghan, Mack (skip), 19; M'Leod, J. Gobder, Tattle, Keith (skip), 15. Guise, Croll, Mayer, Redstone (skip), 30 ; Menelaus, Hampton, Kershaw, Kib- , blewhite (skip), 18. Playing for the Townsend Buckles, the challengers, Guise and Mack /skip), defeated the holders, Mayer and Hues- ; ton (skip), by 28 points to 22. PETONE. Rev. Thomson, North, Lewthwaite, Cooper (skip), 21 ; Home, Hutchinson, Renai, Morris (skip), 11. Matthews, Renai, Hutchinson, Wylie (skip), 20 ; Lynskey, Cooper, Udy, Castle (skip), 16. Ridler, Reynolds, Fraser, Reid (skip), 17; Coles, Cargill, Barlow, Johnston (skip), -15. M'Lean, Mothes, Gilmour, Carter (skip), 20 ; Miller, Thompson, Marsden, Henry (skip), 12. Ferns Badges. — Holders : M'Lean, Reynolds, M'Arthur, Coles (skip), 21. Challengers: Marsden, Carter, Castle, Wylie . (skip), 17. , Twp games for the President's trophy were played, and resulted as follows: — ' Lowin, Griffiths, Hooper, R«id (skip), I 29 ; Ridler, Johnson, Udy, Johnston (skip), 16. Mothes, Woodhouse, Barlow, Gilmour (skip), 22 ; Jones, Thompson, P. MAr,- , thur, Fraser (skip), 17. i KELBURNE. Hislop, Troup, Waddell, Jameson (skip), 28; Routley, Hardy, Whiteford, R. C. Hamerton (skip), 10. Jack, Church, Gray, J. P. Campbell (skip), 10 ; Robertson, S. G. Hamerton, De Castro, Johnston (skip), 9. Webb, Gray, Routley, Whiteford (skip), 13 ; Troup, Meadowcroft, Baldwin, J. Campbell (skip), 7. The following games were played for the Campbell Crescents: — 1 R. C. Hamerton, Jameson (skip), 27 ; ' Hislop, Waddell (skip), 9. Meadowcroft, J. Campbell (skip), 16; Kreeft, Baldwin (skip), 7. S. G. Hamerton, J. P. Campbell, De Castro (skip), 7; Jack, Johnston, Chuich (skip), 2. KARORI. Campbell, Shadlers, C. Williams, Tisdall (skip), 27; W. Spiers, Pilcher, J. F. Spieis, Tustin (skip), 19. Hemsley, Cook, Boyes, Lloyd (skip), 29 ; Newcombe, Partridge, Lockett, Ben- ; nett (skip), 21. The club will be represented by the | following teams against the Wellington Club in the Pennant Match on Saturday, on the Victoria green : — Shadlers, Campbell, C. Williams, Tisdall (skip) ; England, Cook, Hemsley, Lloyd (skip) ; Pilcher, J. F. Spiers, W. Spiers, Tustin (skip), Lockett, Newcombe, Par- • tridge, Bennett (skip) ; emergency, T. Bailey. NEWTOWN. Edwin Feathers. — Holders (Newtown) : Brogan, Wise, Prince, Price (skip), 26. Challengers (Victoria) : M'Morran, Scott, Bary, Brackenridge (skip), 15. Dank's Feathers. — Holders : Barnes,, Bland, Laughton, J. J. Roberts (skip), ' 22. Challengers : Ramsay, Scott, Shore, Campbell (skip), 17. Other Games. t Salmon, North, M'Lean, Hemingway (skip), 21 ; Green, Bell, Higginbottom, Powell (skip), 16. Pollock, Smith, Hosie, Kinniburgh (skip), 22; C. Martin, Parker, Dumbell, J. Martin (skip), 20. Worboys, A. Moore, Danks, Astill (skip), 29; Shearer, M'Hwraith, Richards, Underwood (skip), 14. The following rinks will play in the Pennant' Match against Petone Club on Thorndon Green next Saturday : — Dumbell, Campbell, Brogan, Price (skip) ; .Kinniburgh, Shearer, Danks, Prince (skip) ; Green, Crewes, Hemingway, Brightwell (skip); S. Roberts, Worboys, Underwood, Hendry (skip). Two rinks pay a visit to Petone next Saturday : — Ramsay, M'Hwraith, Warren, Laughton (skip) ; Alpe, Shore, Martin, Wise (skip). PENNANT MATCHES. The second round of the Pennant matches will be played next Saturday. Petone will meet Newtown on the Thorndon green ; Wellington will 'play Karori on the Victoria green ; and Thorndon and Victoria will try conclusions on the Newtown green. WHOLESALE v. RETAIL. The annual bowling match between the Wholesale and Retail Drapers is to be played next Thursday afternoon on the Wellington ' Club's green. The following teams have been selected: — Wholesale — J. C. M'Eldowney, A. Dixon, W. J. Hueston, T. L. Churchward. Retail — E. J. Hill, C. Smith, A. Veitch, T. Bush.

The Minister for Customs, Hon. C. H. Mills, informed" the Harbour Board deputation which waited upon him last week that he had had under consideiation for some time the question of adding to the staff of landing waiters in Wellington so as to cope with the increased trade of the port. He has now decided that Mr. Stevenson, of Auckland, and Mr. Cordery, of Wellington, who have been in the Customs Department for some time past, shall be detailed for duty on the wharves in Wellington. Lieut. -Col. Loveday, who is in command of the State School Cadets through, out the colony, will complete his inspection of the various corps iv New Zealand this moatfc,.