SWALLOWS flew high against second-placed Wrens in Wellington Bowling Club’s Ladies’ Thursday League while Elms triumphed over the Rowans in the Friday League.

There were also two exciting games in the Australian Pairs. The Sydneys beat the Perths and the Melbournes overcame the Darwins.

Diana Dagg, Suzanne Worth and June Anderson's Wrens were 5 – 1 up in the early stages of their Thursday League game but Liz Copping, Rosemary Small and Angie Moore's Swallows soon caught up to pinch a good win and triumph by 16 shots to 9.

Some strange things happened in the first of the Ladies’ Friday League games between Elms and Rowans. In the first end the jack flew off the rink into the side ditch so it was a “dead-end”.

Pauline Jayes, Angie Moore and Diana Dagg's Elms were three shots up in the third but then Liz May, Maggie Milton and Marguerite Nichols' Rowans pulled off a terrific six shots in the fourth to take a handy lead. Sadly, for the Rowans, they only scored two more shots all game and the Elms romped home to a 14 - 8 success.

The match between Pauline Wadham, Sally Waygood and Sue Channon's Oaks and Wendy Scott, Diane Sutton and Shirley Samuels's Hazels was a very close battle which ended all-square in an 8 – 8 draw.

In the Australian Pairs, Mark Bond and Steve Horrill's Sydneys were level on ten shots each with one to play against Steve Bradnum and Ian Hollingsworth's Perths but the Sydneys picked up that one vital shot to pinch the game and win 11 – 10.

In the last game, Liz May and Alan May's Melbournes won a tight match against Phil Hutchings and Paul Kelsall's Darwins, eventually winning by 10 shots to 6.