BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 168, 9 April 1908, Page 7

BOWLS.

■NEW ZEALAND WINS' THE . RUBBER. UT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT,'. . 7■■ (Rec. April 8, 9.46 p.m.). Melbourne, April 8. : . The- second match played by'the New Zealand bowlers resulted in, ariothor victory for tho' visitors—New. .Zealanders,' 123-Vic-torians,' 120.: -The: match was played .at -St.Kilda, and. the; visitors, met with a cordial reco'ptioh at the St:.Kikla green,-.which-was in good, order. Oliver; Tiickett, Wright, '.Waxmari, 21; Bastings, . Martin, Scoullard, Bentley,; . 25. Bent-ley led. off with three, and then failed at . three ' ends,,. while, the Victorians .made seven, including a fiver.;. A brace from Bentley. and a three from Waxman followed; At 'tho : tenth, end tho. score was:, Victorians, 12; New Zealanders,,.7- .-At the next five ends, Bentley' doubled tho • total; tho Victorians woro then two. ahead. During the remainder of the game the ; New Zealanders made the best play,' scoring fourers and two braces, and .winning by five.'■. C- Wood, president of tho Association, was on this occasion opposed >to Goldstein, and was less fortunate than-on'tho previous day, losing to ; the New Zealanders - by .- thirty rinks. Jamieson, Collins, Stephens, Wood, 11; Nca've, Maynard, Coltman, Goldstein; ■11. . Morrison, R. Woods, Gravell, Smith, 40; Wallaco, .Gibson, .Findlay, Hain, IG. Hain scored four :at tho first end, but tho Victorians made six , at' the next two ends, including a fiver. : The-New Zealanders scored only two singles in the next eleven ends, when the total-was 19 to 18. In the next eleven ends, Smith failed at'only two ends, He scored freely,-and his. score included twe fourers. Hain never, recovered. Ho onlj scored twice in tho'last nine onds, losing bj 24. : ■. .. ■. StriefF, Shaw, Lecoulliard, Mason, .18 Chogwm, Thompson, Johnston, Allnutt, 25 This- was a very, even gamo .at the er.rb stages. ..Tbey tied at the fifth end. Tin New Zealanders led; by three at tho tent! end, by four at ;tho fifteenth end, and-bj oight- at.tho twontioth end.. Thou give anc tako play took - : place, Allnutt winning b; , seven after.a good game. Warner, .Jackson, Grut, Harrison, 30 ' Stubborfield, Waddell, Smith, Bishop, 15 Tho latter only scored ono in tho first si: ends, while their opponents made eleven. Th New Zealanders scored three and two, am then, failed again for five ends, while Harri soiv had totalled 23. At tho last twelv ends. Bishop only secured eight, while th " Victorians scored well, and won by two t r orio. Tho New Zealanders thus win tho rubber.