IN the Bolton Darts League in aid of the Bolton Senior Gateway Club for Mentally Handicapped Adults, the Ladies Most 133 and Over Competition is beginning to get very close between a number of players.

With over half of the darts winter season already completed, the leader is Maureen Taylor with 10; Diane Lee 9; Flo Bell 8; Pauline Lomax, Ellen Wareing 6; June Scott 5; Shirley Holden, Beryle Prescott 4; Dot Ainsworth, Marian Heyes, Dulcie Lomas 3; Mabel Macari, Eva Holden, Edith Stephens, Lousie Bond, Jay Davenport, Maureen Crook, Bev Irwin 2; Dawn Lowe, Lindy Shaw, Rita Heaton, Mavis Naylor, Pat Boardman, Kath Lawson, Sonia McGuinness and Sharon Price 1.

In the Ladies Section Two (Moonlight Club, Friday) the leader is Sandy Dyson by two points from Marian Heyes, Edith Stephens and Rita Heaton, with Jackie Roe in fifth.

Leading the Men Section Two (Moonlight Club, Friday) is Dave Roe by six points from Gary Parr, with Roy Nield in third and Tommy Jessop in fourth.

The Ladies Section One (The Albert, Friday) leader is Beryle Prescott by aggregate from Janet Robishaw, with Bev Irwin in third and June Scott in fourth. Close behind is Pat Boardman. Sonia McGuinness is leading Section Two by four points from Pat Ryding and Kath Lawson, with Dulcie Lomax and Marie Watts in joint fourth.

Results - Ladies Section Two (Moonlight Club, Friday): R Heaton 1 M Heyes 2; P Jessop 0 L Shaw 3; M Heyes 1 J Roe 2; S Dyson 1 R Heaton 2; L Shaw 1 J Roe 2; M Heyes 2 L Shaw 1; J Roe 0 P Jessop 3; E Stephens 1 S Dyson 2.

Men Section Two (Moonlight Club, Friday): R Nield 2 T Jessop 1; G Parr 3 C Gordon 0; G Gordon 0 G Parr 3; R Nield 3 C Gordon 1; D Roe 3 G Gordon 0; G Parr 2 R Nield 1; T Jessop 2 G Gordon 1; G Parr 0 D Roe 3; D Roe 1 T Jessop 2; C Gordon 2 G Gordon 1; T Jessop 0 G Parr 3; G Gordon 0 R Nield 2; G Parr 3 C Gordon 0.

Ladies Section One (The Albert, Friday): M Naylor 2 J Robishaw 1; P Boardman 2 J Scott 1; B Irwin 0 P Boardman 3.

Ladies Section Two (The Albert, Friday): S Price 0 P Ryding 3; K Lawson 2 D Lomax 1; P Ryding 3 M Watts 0; K Norris 1 S McGuinness 2; K Lawson 2 L Norris 1.

Ladies high scores: M Heyes 100 88 85 83 82 80; J Roe 101 100 95 85 (2) 81; P Jessop 122 111 95 89 81 (2); S Dyson 100 99 85 83 (2) 81; R Heaton 100 90 85 83 (2) 80; L Shaw 112 92 86 85 81 79; P Boardman 140 119 99 85 81 (2); J Robishaw 120 100 (4) 80; S McGuinness 100 83 81 (4) 79.

Men's high scores: R Nield 140 104 100 (5); G Parr 140 120 100 (5); D Roe 140 (2) 133 100 (2) 96 95; T Jessop 140 121 100 (3) 95 (2); D Roe 140 100 (4) 95; R Nield 140 100 (4) 95 (2); G Parr 140 100 (6).

LADIES SECTION TWO

(MOONLIGHT CLUB FRIDAY)

S Dyson ... 14 27 15 20

M Heyes ... 13 24 15 18

E Stephens ... 13 24 15 18

R Heaton ... 15 22 23 18

J Roe ... 15 22 23 14

L Shaw ... 14 20 22 12

J Davenport ... 13 18 21 10

P Jessop ... 14 18 24 10

V Rennie ... 14 12 30 6

MEN SECTION TWO

(MOONLIGHT CLUB FRIDAY)

D Roe ... 18 41 13 32

G Parr ... 19 38 19 26

R Nield ... 17 34 17 24

T Jessop ... 19 33 24 24

C Gordon ... 18 14 14 12

G Gordon ... 19 15 42 8

LADIES SECTION ONE

(THE ALBERT FRIDAY)

B Prescott ... 12 24 12 18

J Robishaw... 13 22 14 18

B Irwin... 13 20 16 16

J Scott... 12 20 13 14

P Boardman... 13 19 20 14

M Naylor... 13 6 30 6

LADIES SECTION TWO

(THE ALBERT FRIDAY)

S McGuinness ... 14 25 14 20

P Ryding... 14 22 20 16

K Lawson... 14 18 21 16

D Lomax ... 13 22 17 14

M Watts... 14 18 21 14

K Norris... 14 22 20 12

S Price... 14 13 22 10