BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1926, Page 16

BOWLING.

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY. CARLTON V. HAMILTON, 1 PII4CIN(3TOF WS 23—14. i (By Telegraph.—O-.vn Correepandent.) j: HAMILTON, Friday. A". In, the final of the North Island bowl- : ing tournament the teams were:— i Carltpn (D, Guy lead, Wrightson 2, J;Hosking 3, G. Hosking skip). Hamilton , (J. Smith lead, F, Wilson 2, A. C. lldutyre 3, R. Pilkington skip). This game was the finest exhibition of! bowls seen in Hamilton for some con- i siderable tims, the Carltpn team, especi- j ally Guy, giving an exceptionally fine J exhibition. Pilkington was not playing : up to his form, Hosking- was leading 7 —o at the end of the 4th head. Pilkington scored 3, 2, and 1 on the.next three heads, which brought the score to j 7—o- At the luncheon adjournment .the score at the 13th" head stood: Hosking 13. Pilkington 10. When play was resumed, Pilkington's team was settling down to hard-fought heads, and* at the 17th bead both were 13 all. From a nicely-cotnpiled head, ' Carlton holding 2, Mcljuyre drew wide, and with his second burnt the head. Smith held the shot with first bowl on' the jack, but Wrightson (Carlton) drew : alongside and lay shot. Wilson replaced his second 'and lay 2 up. Hosking dro.ve with his first and scattered, to still give Pilkington 2 up. Pilkington drew, | added another 2, and lay' 4. Hoskiug saved 2 with a beautifully-judged bowl. On the next head Pilkington notched a 3, bringing his score- to 1(5—13. On the i next Hosking scored .1, this being his i only score after luncheon. Hosking re-" maiiiod at 13 for seven heads. On the last three heads Pilkington notched 1, 2, and 3, and the game ended in Pilkington's favour with the score 23—14. THE TAURANGA TOURNAMENT. WON BY DEVONPORT. ' <By Teleprnph.—Press Association., TAURANGA, this day. . The Tauranga, bowling tournament was won by Pascot's, Devonport team, by 18—14. Te Puke led to the 10th head, when they were I" —5. After that they only scored one, Pascoe's team plajing much better bowls all through. Montgomery, the Te Puke skip, played well to the end, sav»ng repeated.ly.'*'