BOWLING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10864, 14 January 1901, Page 5

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND BOWLING A-SOCIATION. IHE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. Tho first meeting of tho Tournament Committee in connection with the New Zealand Bowling Association was held at the Herelord Hotel on Saturday evening, at 9.30 p.m., —ir it. J. lupin.*., m the emur, and over a hundred bowlers being present. Thirty-seven entries for the rinks were received, and two rounds were drawn, as stated under.

Great interest i 3 evidently manifested in this tournament, and given good weather some tuost interesting and exciting games will bo the result.

The Tournament Committee decided, in consequenco of tho large number of entries, to start at 9 a.m. to-day, and if possible to play inter-club matches at the end of the week.

_ji_y ui.er-i.iu_. matcnes at tne end of the week. Two rinks from Wellington were entered, but as they could not arrive in Christchurch till fUesday, the Executive were reluctantly compelled to leave them out. Mr It. T. Wheeler, hon. secretary, apologised for the unavoidable absence of Mr R. S truth era, President of the Association. Tho first -and second round of rink matches will bo played on the greens as undeT: — Canterbury Green, at 9 a.m. Rink I—Dunedin (McLaren) plays Palmerston North (Mowlem). Rink 2—Caledonian (Hogg) plays Ros'.yn (Matheson). Rink 3—Caledonian (Wodderepooo) plays Newtown (Underwood). Rink 4—Kaituni. (Paterson) pi ay a Centerbury (Meikleham) Rink s—C—uterbuiy (Oee) plays InvercarEill (Erakine). Canterbury Green, 10.30 a.m. Rink 6—Ashburton (Thomas) plays Dunedin (Pcake) Rink 7—Caledonian (Yates) plays Taieri (CaraY-ell) Canterbury Green, 1 p.m. Rink I—Lawrence (Anderson) .plays Roslyn (Scott)

Rink o—Victoria (Brackenridgc) plays Invercarvrill (Taylor) or Dunodin (Sinclair) Rink 6—Canterbury (Hyndma-i) plays Ashburton No. 2.

Christchurch Green, 9 a.m. Rink I—Christchurch (Wood) plays Meadowbank (Martin)

Rink 2— Oamaru Phcenix plays Christchurch (Raphßel)

Rink ---Invercargill (Taylor) plays Dunedin (Sinclair)

Rink 4—Green Island (Harraway) plays Canterbury (Oakley)

Rink 3—Feilding (Saywell) play 3 Kaituna (Sneddon)

Rink 6—lnvercargill (PoTteous) plays Christchurch (Lexribie) Rink 7—Canterbury (J. Thomson) plays Dunedin (McPherson).

Christchurch Grern, 1 p.m. Rink No. I—Oamsru Phcenls or Christchurch (Ranhael) plays Timaru (Dr. Reid) Rink 3—Newtown (Prince, plays Ashburton (Thomas) or Dunedin (Peake)

Rink ?.— Christchurch (Jackson) plays Caledonian (Yates) or Taieri (Car-swell)

Rink S—Christchurch (Manning) plays Dun edin (McLaren) or Palmerston North (Mow-ler-l

Three round"! on the rinks will be played to-'tty, p!. 9 a.rv. 1 p."> . <■•*.! 3.r_.> n.m.

The third drax -will take place and be played oa the Christchurch gTeen at 3.30 p.m.

Messrs C. Cuff and R. Irvine have t*?en appointed referees for the Christchurch and Canterbury greens, respecftiveiy.

Fntriea for the deub'<*s f-"--- tho nre."-**nt tournament close with Mr Wheeler, the hon. •tocretary, at the Hereford Hotel, at 9 o'clock this evening, and for the singles at the same hour to-morrow.