Play this week started on Thursday afternoon with 16 players participating in warm conditions.
The vouchers for the highest winning margin went to Jim McQuade and John Cooper who won their game by 10 shots.
Albert Carter and Aldo Malvicino won their game by 8 shots and this was the Jackpot number for the day with all four players in the game sharing in the Jackpot.
Other winning teams were Harold Anderson and Denis Rosen with a margin of 2 shots and Tom Preston and Ian Schofield who also had a margin of 2 shots.
On Saturday afternoon a delayed semi–final of the club’s Mixed Pairs Championship was played with Elsie Hines and Brian Madden opposed to Sheila and Cliff Traynor.
The first 11 ends saw Sheila and Cliff leading 10–9 but scores on the next 4 ends saw them in front 17–9. Elsie and Brian then won 3 of the next 4 ends, including 2 scores of 4, to take the lead 19–18 after 19 ends.
Sheila and Cliff scored 1 shot on the 20th end to make the score 19–all and they also scored 1 shot on the final end to win the game 20–19.
They will now play Lisa and Russell Boyd in the final on Saturday afternoon.
There were 14 other players involved on Saturday with the triples team of David Ward, Michael Adams and Ian Schofield taking out the vouchers with a winning score of 18–10.
In the two games of pairs Harold Anderson and Mark Anderson won their game 19–17 and Allan Langford and Denis Rosen won their game 23–19.
Over the weekend the Riverina Murray Region conducted the annual President’s Cup competition at Tumut. This event involves teams of 16 players from each of the six previous districts from Zone 8.
Three members of the club, Joe Read, Glen Seward and Stephen Joliffe, played in the South Western side.
On Saturday the side lost to Riverina 59 shots to 51, defeated Albury 66 shots to 37 and defeated Southern Highlands 55 shots to 53. This had them in third place behind the Southern Slopes side that had won three games and the Wagga side that had won two games.
In Sunday’s first game South Western defeated Wagga 51 shots to 49 and this was followed by a 56 shots to 59 loss against Southern Slopes.
The overall winners were the undefeated Southern Slopes side with Wagga edging out South Western for second place on for-and-against margins.
Players are reminded that entries for the Club Pairs Championship close this Saturday 14th September.
An entry sheet for the club’s President’s Day to be held on Sunday 29th September is on the notice board.
Entries can be for teams of four or as individual players with bowls uniform the dress code for the day.
Entry details for the Region Fours Championships are on the notice board with all details on bright green paper.
Details of the Annual General Meeting and nomination forms for the Bowls Committee are on the notice board.
It was noticeable on Saturday afternoon that the warmer weather is bringing some social groups to the club for bowls and also for darts.
With the start of daylight saving not far away arrangements are being put in place for the next version of the Guy Pickering Charity Challenge. The competition involves teams of three players who can choose to play in either the Wednesday night or Thursday night divisions. Further details can be obtained by contacting the club and entries can be made at either the Services Club or Bowling Club. CLIFF TRAYNOR