TO-DAY'S PLAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 28 February 1896, Page 5

TO-DAY'S PLAY.

CHAMPION PAIRS AND INTERCLUB MATCHES.

Tnra Northern Bowling Association Tournament was continued to-day vit the Grafton and Ponsonby greens, and also at Mr J. Kirker's private green, Wallace-street. GRAFTON ROAD GREEN. The green was in good order to-day deapita the many matches played on ifc during the week. Afternoon tea was provided by Mesdamea Reid, Kingswell, Gorrie and Geddes, the refreshmeufc department; being in the hands of a committee. The Hon. Mr Carroll was. among the spectators this morning, and subsequently played in a friendly match Gisborna v. Sydney. INTER-CLUB MATCH. No. 2 Rink. AUCKLAND DEVONPORT. Menaia t, Harrison Miller / Stewart Ledingham Logan Holland, skip 23 Craigmile, skip 13 Majority for Auckland, fifteen poiuts. ; Auckland went ott with the lead and were never headed. JNTER-CLUB MATCH. No, 3 Rink. DEVONPORT. AUCKLAND. Trayera T. Carlaw Niccol Ile^rauti Cameron Cuff Harvey, skip 11 Frater, skip 23 Majority for Auckland, nine points. Auckland took the firsb head, und Devonport got three in the second head. At the 10th head, Dovonport had scored eevea and Auckland nine. In bho fifteenth head Auckland had increased the score to twenty against) Dovonport's eight. Devonport were overmatched for the greater part of the game, the Auckland team winning by nine points. The Auckland Bowling Club has practically won the certificate attached to tho inter-club matches, having won the six games they played. CHAMPION PAIRS—THIRD DRAW. •■- No. 7 Rink. ■ {' NAPIER GISBORNE. .. Bearson v. Ponsford Uvaus. skip 21 Coleman, skip 20 Majority for Evans, one point. Ab tho ninth head tho team were level, but at the fourteenth head the scoro atood—Gi9borne, 9 ; Napier, 16. When tha nineteenth head waa reached Napier were live points ahead. Ab the twentieth head Giaborne Bcored four, which made the figures—Gisborne, 19; Napier, 20. In the twenty-first head Gisborne scored one, making the teams level. A deciding head was then played. Gisborne lay one, bub Evans, by a good shot, took it oub and won for Napier by one point. At the Grafton Road Green to day Gisborde defeated Sydney in a friendly match j by two points. CHAMPION FOURS.' "'" '"'■ POX3QNBY' INVERCAKGILL SECOND RODND. Coo v. Wosney ;<. JZeDnrruott .- Storio Kirker Raosido Ballantrne, skip 23 Erskine, skip 13 Majority for Ponsonby, 75 points.