BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 7

BOWLS.

THE TOURNAMENT AT AUCKLAND. (by tbi,EOßArn—rniss association.) . ». •• . , ,' Ausltland, January 10. 'Tho, North Island Bowling Association 'tournament was continued to-day in. fine woathor. Tho final of the. Pennant, Championship was reachod, Carlton (Auckland), proving tho winnersj and going .right through' the contests without a defeat,, Carlton', who had defeated Gisborrio "on the previous evening, played Hastings to-day, and.won in tho aj+gregato. by ■ 4J3 ■ to 35.' '|, G : isboriie. ■ played Hastings for'second placo/ and Gisborno' won in the aggregate'by 34 to 3?, .thug, securing second'place in tho'chariipionship, Hastings ' boing third. Tlio prize for the Club haying the least number of points scored against, them was' won by Gisborne, but; as they wero placed in the championship, they wero ineligible for .the prizo according'to the conditions, and Mount Eden (Auckland) Club won with 318 points against them.' Gisborne had only 314. The preliminary heats in tho ..citizens' .match- were contested, and tho semi-finals will be reached toTinorrow. The 1 following won to-dayßemuera' (2)/ Gisborne, Kelburno, Newtown, Fcilding, Ponsonby, Wanganui, Palmerstoii North, - Wellington, ThorndOn; Mount Eden,' Manaia, Greenmeadows; Now; Plymouth,; Waverley, . Victoria; Turanganui. ' ■ NOTES 'ON THE PL VY : [DT TBLECBArH—SrECIAt COaiIEsrONDEN'T-) : Auckland, January 10. ■ Tho second game in the final for the Pennant.. Championship was between Carlton, who had gono through tho tournament with an unbeaten record, and who defeated Gisborno 'tho' previous evening,; and the 'Hastings'representatives, and play was commenced at nine o'clock on links .3 and 4 on'the Auckland green, which again played finely. Carlton Club w'as represented by Ronayno, Holmes, 'Wrathall, and Wilson (s.), and Hastings by Gillespie, Murley, Mnddison, and Land (s.). On link 3 tho play was very even up to the eleventh head, while tho decision could be said'to be closo till the last head was played. Carlton led off with a, couple of singles, then a four and two, making tho'total 8 against four singles by. the visitors. ,Tho latter from then rallied finely, arid tho team, by brilliant play,' scored, a brace, a couplo of singles, then a, threo, and ;a single, to .Carlton's 1 one, making .both lovol nt tho eleventh head. From this .on, however, the homo .link ,kopt the lead, and played ■finoly.Carlton' scored ; two : singles ,'ancL: a; three, followed' by, "a;, siiigle .by''Hastings'.' ' A brace to Carlton saw Hastings' rail j; j again with a couplo of bracos in. succession. A three to Carlton on tho ninotcenth head gave them a lead of six. Hastings mado a groat effort on tho twentieth head, scoring four, but Carlton got honio on tho last head with a braco,; and thus ,run out .22 to 18. On tho fourth rink a stubborn contest waswitnessed. The teams v/ero: Carlton; Curtis,' Laurie, Engloton, and 'Kilgour (s.). Hastings: Roach, Wliito, Holt, and Bentson (s.). The honio team on this occasion' saw their opponents score first, but a single went down to each at the second head. Carlton thon scored.six heads in succession, getting three, four, a brace, two singles, amf a four. Then-Hastings rallied,-.scoring three-, four, and ono, making tho visitors 11 ami Carlton 16 at,tho 12th head. -From "this on tho homo team went ahead, the score,concluding, Carlton- 24,' and Hastings ; 17,:- . n':' ".-V

• In the aggregate Carlton won, 43 to 35. The concluding gamo.jwas betweon Gis.bpr.n.c. and Hastings, and proved most exciting,' especially the finish. : Oil 7 the fourth rink tho teams woro:—Gisborno—Pottio,, Robertson,- Coleman, and Crawford, (s.).' Hastings —Gillespie, .Murloy,".' Maddison, and Land (s.). Hastings, with a-four on the sccond and, fourth 'rinks followed • by' a; single, secured' a ieacl by seven', Gtebornc ;scoring two. singles., •The; play^was. very .keeii, from this' on,■;Jfastißg r si ■scoriii^ , 'fdiii' ,'Airigli£^vhshd!'6lcouple of , to. Gisbornc's two' singles and a tlir'eo,.:'inal;irig tlio total/fat . tho seventeenth 20.' and Gisborno" 9. The- Hawke's .Bay. club, only scared another singlo, but Gisb'orne replied with a three, a braco, and 'two singles,' tlio rink concluding—Hastingsl 21V Gisborno 13; : Tho' Poverty Bay! club had their revenge oil the third l-iulc; '•Hastings being defeated by liino, or only one more than m the other rink. Piny was very keen also on this rink, some fine placing being witnessed. A braco .to each went down, .then' Gisborno scored a .pair of singles, and; with the-.exception of tho fifth 'lioad, when Hastings scored ono, Gisborno scorcd'on five, consecutive,heads .by brilliantplay, a. single, thrco; :two,' • threap-mid. a' single, going .--. down on the board.'i l Halvings .broke, tTib mbndtpny -with i-a* singkfratwthe.' eleventh -head, and again on-, tho' fifteenth lioad, but .Gisborno -in the > interval' scored another three cohsccutivb, singles,.. and: two-. heads later a, :• brace , went ■ down-- to tho Poverty Bay club. .Then somoi brilliant play was shown by Hastings, who r.illicd'Trom tho sixteenth head. "With fino. placing' a three, a single, and a brace wcro notched in succession, bringing their.total.up to 11. Tlioyi had, howover, delayed'too long-, for Gisborno scored a brace on tho twentieth head and Hastings got a singlo on tho. final head, ■making the .-rink'"score—Gisborno, 21,' bastings 12. ' ' .

• In the aggregate Gisborno won by tbo narrowest, of margins, ono point, tho final result boing 34 to 33.' This was tho signal for prolonged cheers, followed by cheors for . each club.

• The defeat of Hastings by. Gisborne placcd the Poverty Bay club in the. position of ■runners-up , r for the North./ Island.. Association's Championship banner, tlic Carlton Club (Auckland) , proving, themselves the cliampjons. Hastings was third in the cliampipnslnn. '' ' 1 (Auckland clubs have won two-prizes'in the' 'Pennant matches, Carlton the, championship, and' Mount Eden the points prizo for tho club having the least number of- points scored: against it. Gisborno were actually tho winners, having had only 314 points scored against them, while Mount Eden were noxt with 318. Owing to Gisborne securing second in the championship,- they could not win tho points prize, as provided by the conditions, and so tho honour went to Mount Eden. Hastings wero 'next- with only one point more than- Mount Eden. • .'■

At a meeting of bowlers held last evening for tho purpose of making suggestions regarding futuro tournaments, tTio .chairman announced that invitations had been received to hold the next tournament at Napier and Nelson. It was decided to recommend the criuncil of tho Association to accept tho offer to' play at Napier, tliero being more rinks--available tliero than at Nelson, On. the motion of- Mr. Ballinger, of Wellington, it was also decided" to- recommend that at'tho noxt tournament pairs and singles bo played simultaneously in sections. . '■ v .