YESTERDAY'S PLAY AT MR KIRKER'S GREEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 28 February 1896, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S PLAY AT MR KIRKER'S GREEN.

The matches we noted as proceeding ab fcne !»bove lawn yesterday when we went to prays were completed, and one of the Champion Pairs in the second round was, also contested. During the afternoon there were a good number of visitors presents, and the greatest interest was evinced in the piay which ab times wa3 very good. The results of the mutches were as follows: —

NEWMARKET V. NEW PLYMOUTH. CHAMPION RINK I.OOR-. —FIRST DRAW. No. 3 Rink. NEWMARKET NEW PLYMOUTH. Southwell- v. Rundle Laurie Gray Kilgour Veaie Laioa. skip 11 Paul, skip 38 The game was in the hands of the New Plymouth players from the commencement. At the seventh head they were leading by nine fco four. Ad the fourteenth head the score stood 23 to seven id their favour, and tho match concluded in a win for New Plymouth by nineteen points. PONSONBY V. DEVONPORT. No. l Rink. PONSONBY - DEVONPORT, Coe v. Harrison McOermott Cameron Kirker Craigmile Ballantyne, skip 25 Harvey, skip 13 Ab the Uth head bhe Ponsonby players had an advantage of 17 points which Devonport succeeded in reducing.to 12 by the end of the game. WELLINGTON V. GISBORNE. WELLINGTON GISBORNE No. 2 Rink. ■Whitehouse v. Ponsford Geddes Skoet Churchward Coleman Ballinger, skip 21 Day, skip 20 This waa one of the most interesting matches played during the tournament. Gisborne wenb away with the lead which they gradually increased to the 10th head, ab which stage they bad scored 13 points to their opponents' two. Nob scoring, however, for some b9ads, the Wellingtoniana closed up the gap, and ab the 14th head the score waa 13 to 9. Till tho 20bh head both sides scored fairly evenly, and the Gisborne men still had their advantage of four points. On tho next head Wellington got in tour, which made the sides a tie. At this stage the excitement was greab, and when Wellington gob a point in the deciding head they were louldly cheered. The difference between the bowl which secured them their poinb and their opponents', first bail was under an inch, which gives a good idea of the evenness of the contest. Second Draw : Sydney v. Napier. No. 2. Rink. SYDNEY NAPIER Kershaw v. Beatsoa lirogden Smith Manigan South Josephson, skip 15 Evans, skip 22 Napier had obtained an advantage of six poipts by the seventh head, and this they jush aboub mointained to the finish. CHAMPION PAIRS. REMUERA V, NEW PLYMOUTH. Tait V. Gold water Stewart 16 Veaie 37 This match which waa in the second dr»W of the championship pairs proved tbe hollowest of good things for bbc Now Plymouth men. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5.)