BOWLING NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3411, 30 December 1911, Page 9

BOWLING NOTES.

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' The event of tlie week, in local bowling circles has been the tournament on thaw,Gisborne green. It was a great success, and redounded greatly to the credit of those members of the Gisborne Club who inaugurated the gathering- Good contests were the order of tlie day, and the: winning rink, Messrs ! Paltridge; Ambridge, ' Simson and Ponsford ,are' to be congnatulatecl on their victory. It is to be hoped: that this Christmas tournament will become a fixture, the venue alternating between the Gisborne and Turanganui greens;- the younger club, to take tlie: responsibility next year of running the, tournament. . . So far only one section in the Licensed Victuallers’ • Pairs of the Gisborne Club have completed their games, the winning pair of the section being Robertson’s, with 7 wins and no losses. The final on the Turanganui green for the Cope Feathers was a vo;y interesting one to the half-way ,10.11 b, but in the latter half Nasmith’s link completely outplayed their epnovmis. On Saturday afternoon the timers. D. B. McSkimming. IV. Hay, J. Bennett, and M. G. Nasmith, juniv, were presented with the feathers. A good game was that witnessed in the semi-final of tlie Hird Pairs on the Turanganui green last week, when Jeune’s pair defeated Neill’s pair. It was a splendid shot 0f.... Jeune’s that won him the game. On their showing Uridge and Jeune are to be reckoned with in the final. The Bennett Cup competition on the Turanganui igreen still maintains, interest. At the present time Wootton and Sawver have 11 wins each,, and Martin, ‘.Thelwall and Gray 7 wins each. The first round in the Licensed Victuallers’ Fours lias been commenced on the Turanganui green. The date of closing the round lias, on account of the Christmas tournament, been extended to Saturday, January 6th. In a match at Toowong recently a player named Steele accomplished the remarkable feat of winning by 32 points to nothing. There have been instances in New Zealand of players failing to score, but they are very few and far between. A game was played on the Turanganui_ green tlie other afternoon, when a rink was 2S to nil at the completion. The local bowlers who take part in the Napier tournament leave, for Napier to-morrow afternoon. Three rinks go from the Gisborne Club and one from Turanganui. Tlie Napier Chib’s committee are busily engaged working out tlie preliminaries for tlie tournament. and given anything like decent weather success seems assured. The teams hate been, divided into four sections, two playing at Napier, and the other two at Greenmeadows. If there are any ties in the sections, the committeel have reserved the right to leducec the number of heads. This will be absolutely necessary if finality is to be reached in the two days. Proceedings are to start at the Napier green at 9 a.m., udtb tlie president’s opening speech, and immediately afterwards the teams playing at the Meadows will be despatched for the scene .of action. The Rotorua Bowling Club are holdinn a tournament on February 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of next year. , Fours will be played for gold medals, the runners-up to obtain trophies to the value of £1 Is each. Pairs will also be played for similar prizes. The entries close on Thursday, loth February for tlie fours, while tlie pairs close during the tournament. The entry fee in each case will be 2s 6d per player. Sixty-four rinks have entered for the New Zealand Bowling Association’s annual tournament, 144 for the doubles, and 144 for the singles. —N.B.A. Tournament. —

The entries received for the N.B.A. tournament number one hundred, so that no fewer than 400 bowlers will be taking part in the tournament—a record for the Dominion. The. entries include three rinks from Christckuicli, two rinks from Dunedin, and tlie balance from clubs affiliated to the .Northern Bowling Association. The greens to be utilised are Newtown, Kelbuime, Karori, Thorndon, Victoria, Wellington and Petone. The semi-finals will be plaved on the Wellington Green, and the final on the Wellington Green also. The formal opening has been dispensed with, and players will stand at their respective greens at 9-lo a.mon Monday, January 8. Tlie following are the entries, showing tlie sections drawn: —

Section. A.— Masson (Carterton), Cordon (St. John's), Topp (Hataitai), Carina ’ iJltham), Eddie (Hu.t), —- <Patea), Mercer (Mount Edei), lv no (Thorndon), Hollings (Master' -;', a d Dali (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Wi-hington; Tuesday, Victoria: and Wednesday, Newtown. Section B. —Wylie (Petone), (Hastings), Laurenson (Hataitai), Baddon (Grey .Lynn), Hendry (Hutt), Wakeman" (Pahiatua), Sollitt (Terrace End), Barnes (Newtown), Wrightson (Napier), and Bell (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Victoria; Tuesday, Newtown; and Wednesday, Wellington Section C.—Sloane (Jolmsonville), Nasmith (Turanganui), Glasgow (St. John’s), Vosselor (Victoria), Southgate (Petone), Reed (Masterton), Payne (Caledonian), Kerr (Thorndon), Anderson (Stanley), and Ballinger (Wellington.)' Greens: Monday, Newtown; Tuesday, 'Wellington ; Wednesday, Victoria. . ■ Section D.— Snaddon (Victoria), Ewington (Masteiton), Brunton (Greytown), Cooper (Karori), R. M'Gregor (Carlton), M'Farlane (Wanganui), Smart (New Plymouth), Prince (Newtown) . Shallcross (Greenmeadows), and Campbell (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Thorndon ; Tuesday, Wellington ; and Wednesday, Karori. Section E.—Parrington (Hawera, M'Leod (Ponsonby), Hemingway (Victoria), Mason (Pihama), Williams (Karoii), Morrison (Stratford), (Patea), Munro (Thorndon); Pickering (Palmerston North), and Still (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Karori; Tuesday, Thorndon; and Wednesday, Wellington. . .Section F.—Manson (Johnsonville), Foy (Hawera), Walker (Ponsonby), Williamson (Kelburne), Saywell (Feilding), Sangster (Stratford), Harr away (Dunedin), Jackman (Thorndon), Powell (Newtown), and Porteous (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Wellington; Tuesday, Karori; and Wednesday, Thorndon. . .• XT Section G.—Hicks (Hawera), Norwood (Victoria), Mackay (Westport) M‘Don gall (Christchurch), Bollard (Hutt), Fisher (Carterton), Newton (Bluff Hill), Bland (Newtown), Eagleton (Epsom), and Sievwright (Wellington.) Greens: Monday, Wellington; Tuesday, Thorndon; and Wednesday, Petone' ; , . Section H.— Kershaw (Lrnwood), Nash (Palmerston North), Hneston (Victoria), Ferguson (Otaki), Hiwi), Dee (Maitai), Benefield (Gonville), Wylie (Newtown), Williams (Napier), and Waddell (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Kelburne, Tuesday;

Pet-on'e; and Wednesday. - Thoriidon. Section J —Stephens - ata M.P.. (To Hiwi),. Bull (Napier), Crowley i (Greennioadows)', : .Pryor (Hataitai), Mclntosh: (Onohunga), Dudley (Opunake), Pollock (Newtown), Craig (Gisborne) and Webb (Wellington). Greens : .Monday, Thorndon; Tuesday, Ivelburne; and Wednesday, Wellington.

Section R.—Remintgon (Te Hiwi), Wilson (Hamilton), Laud (Hastings), Knowles (iveiburne)) Kilgonr (Carlton), London (Wanganui), Haldane (Takaka), Bracketiridge (Newtown), West (Edgeware), and Churchward (Wellington). Greens: Monday, Petorie; Tuesday, Wellington; and Wednesday, Kelburne.