BOWLINS.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 122, 24 May 1909, Page 3

BOWLINS.

EXECUTIVE TOURNAMENT. CLARKE WINS CHAMPION" OF CHAMPION'S. The final tournament of the season, under the auspices uf the Auckland Provincial ""Wliiig-Association, was continued on tue Mount' Edeii green to-day, the tine weather <>! yesterday hnviuj; vastly improved the Kretß.'aiid the roll up of country and Auckland bowlers being a record as a representative one. The arrangements for the day, iariled out under the supervision of Mr A. M. Brydeu, hou. secretary of the Association, met with every satisfaction by the visitors, and.the 7u bowlers from tile 18 liartlclpatiug clubs thoroughly enjoyed the foregathering. In order that"all competing teauii'might have uu opportunity of plujjug out all their games, and yet bring the matter to a conclusion during the day, the executive event was arranged in two sections, each of seven rounds of seven heads ■i disposition of play that met with general approval and afforded keen competition During the morning the mial In the champion of champions match was fought out bpiween,JVrathall, of Curltou, and Clarke, of Oneaunga,and, after a tough and wellcoutested struggle, victory sided with the OneJinuja/.represdntative, ,vll ° thus secures the "trophy. CHAMPION OK CHAMPIONS. The final In the Champion of Chnmnions between Clarke (Ouetannga) and' WraUiali llarlton) started In favour ot the Ouehunga. representative, who scored three in the nrsc two heads. Wratiiall then followed »ftli a single, to which Clarke replied, with a twe..and.ji.single. Wrmhall* playing a. nne game, then took another hand, adding two, ope, and three in succession the score at tile"eighth head standing Wrathall 7. Clarke 6. During the next seven heads, however, fortune pointed steadily in favour of Onehuoga, Clarke putting on nine points before his opponent ligalu scored; while at the seventeenth head the score read Clarke US. Wrathall 0. The C'arlton player made a desperate effort to recover bis almost hopeless position, and by. nice drawing secured the lay In each of the four remaining headH, but the five points he added to the score failed by two to reach the Onehungu man. the game thus ending Clarke 16, Wrathall H. ' THE EXECUTIVE MATCH. The following are the results in the various rounds of the two sections:— •\A" SECTION. • ■" First Round. Davey, Clark, Buller, O'Toole (Cambridge)— 7. beat .T. Wright, Faubister, G. WatUns, B- Bagleton (Epsom)—s. Schnauer, Brydeu, (irattan, Rnnkin (U'BAM beat Patterson. Bennett, Tomilnson, Morley (Rlehmondi—s. 1 Williams D Voreoe, .1. Evans, Sanson ' (WaihD—lo beat Ollphaut, Wilson.,. Melinie, Thornes (Auckland)-!). Tnlledee Jenkins. Ellisdon, Bousklll (R,,ckv Nook)-H, beat Casey, Hodgson, Hemus. Snedden (Ponsonby)—3. Second Hound. . n n . k |n (skip) 9. bPat Eagleton (skip). 6. Snidden (skrt. n - bMt O'Toole (skip). 3. s«m«on (sk«p> ». beat BouskiU (skip). 4. Thanes (skip), 0, beat Motley (skip). 4. Third Round. n-rnnlp (skip), 10, beat Samson (skip), 4. ?, Mn skip 8 "eat Thornes (skip), 6. n (skip). 9, beat Morley (skip). 4. Sagfeton (S3p), ». "eat Snedden (skip), 6. Fourth Uound: b> ~hi«tpr (skip), 11. bt,!,t " Snmson (skip). 2. Thornes (skip), 11, beat. Bouskill (skip,, 5 ' Snedden (ekiP). RauUin (?kip) ' 2 " ••E" SECTION. First Booed. i rinrke Wright, Davis (Onehuiißa, --U.' n Ueat WhVeler. Volkner, Pascoc. Webley i(;,ey Lynni-4: n (Mf men) - ""beat Mason, Miti-acll, Harrison, Halfe (DAmiport)--o. c hm Lanrle (Onri. hJo^bJS■ WleV. Hooper. Parr. Wlli son Everett (Otahuhu) . \~n Teat S B«lthWaite. Gardener, Wrlgley, Kusalw (Rotorua)— 3. Second Ttouud. n U («klnl—s beat Davies iskip)—2. grerett »ffi -W. beat Wilson fgkip)--4. n ", d . sO ?s\'lp --S >eat Webley (»t|p)-8. beat Ku«b, WklpV-BL Third Round. n>l, isklnl—7 beat Wehley (skip)— 2. H aY ' 8 n Si-. "Pat Laurie, (skipi-4. R,l: a ff(skip)--. boat Everrtt feklp)-4. Fourth Round. t • ,«klDi-fl. beat Davies (skip)-8. n!!V.IttSIPP* "eat Kiflfnbn (skip,-.:;. r « iikm-9 bent Wilson (sklp)-5.