Masterton duo John Claydon and Brian Johnson combined to win Bowls Wairarapa's open men's pairs title at the Masterton greens last weekend. They met their club-mates Ian Monaghan and Warren Fisher in an enthralling final with Claydon securing the 15-14 victory on his very last bowl . A total of 18 teamscontested the event with winners of three or four games qualifying for post-section play. The first round of post-section play saw Claydon edge out John Polson 16-15 and that put Claydon through to a semi-final against Tony Lee which he won 17-14.In the other semi Monaghan ousted Brian Radich 18-8. After 12 ends of the final Claydon was ahead 10-8 but Monaghan mounted a strong comeback and by the 16 th end had drawn level at 13-13.Monaghan then grabbed a shot on the 17 th to lead 14-13 and on the 18th and last end the head changed several times before Claydon came to the mat with his last bowl, holding the shot and needing one more for the win. And he did the business to give his team a thrilling 15-14 advantage. Carterton Bowling Club held their mixed triples tournament last Thursday with a team from Martinborough skipped by dave Murray taking the honours. Second was J.Churchill's Carterton team and third Max Cooper's Eketahuna combination. Coming events are: Dec 7, Wally Brown triples; December 8, Masterton Fagan Ford mixed triples; December 9, Masterton Fagan Ford men's triples; December 10, Wairarapa v Kapiti rep fixtures; December 11, McKenzie Motors sevens rounds six and seven and Hannam-Knowles Trophy rounds five and six; December 13, Lansdowne Dulcie Collinge women's fours' December 14, midweek fours at Masterton Park; December 15, Greytown Claude Field mixed triples; December 17 and 18, centre Trust House open singles and Masterton Park open mixed Christmas ham pairs. ???In a recent article tabulating results the name of the late Les Field was named when it should have been Laurie Field. The mistake came in the collating process and apologies are tendered to all concerned.
