BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 7

BOWLS.

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S TOURNAMENT THE FINAL GAMES. There has possibly never been bo iepTe< sentativb a gathering of local bowlers ; ot tho bank as •nitnessod tho play-off games bo< tween loaders of sections in the recent toui* nament on tho Wellington Club's green last evening Many of tho keenest spinta had been "knocked out" by unkind fato earlier in the daj—"hard luck" it is usually called '—but this did not dampen their interest m tta result of tho final games Each shot waa [watched .keenly, an 3, whenever a particularly good bowl was put down, its player came m for a round of applause. It almost goes without saying that there were many such shots played last evening, and the result of some or the games —particularly thai between Prince and Roberts (both of the Newton n Club) —produced great excitement* The games last evening consisted of tho. play-off of tho tie between Hogben (Thorn-, 'don) 'and Brackenndge (Victoria) for the. iileadorship of section 4, the match botnoea Pritice- (winner' of section 3) and Roberta I (section "5), and that between Norwood (sv* I tion 2) and Bell (section 6).

THE TIE The tie for the premiership resulted in art, easy win for Brackonndgo (Victoria) The following nere the scores,— Victoria—Hatch, Alack, Bary, Bracken-, nclgo (s ), 27, Thorndon—Cohen. Jofao&os. J, T. King, Hogben (s), 8 ' ' »' i SECTIONAL CONTESTS., In the- two inter-section matches plajcd| Bell (Wellington) defeated Norwood (Vic** ,toria) by 12 points, and Prince (Newtown), defeated Roberts (Newtown) by tho same number of points .. . -. , .. i The following were'the soores.—Welling- , 'ton—Hill, F Laurenson, Brunsbll Bell (s), 22, Victoria—Fosette, Kirshaw, Keith, Norwood (s ), 10. I In this game Bell's team was in fine form, i and all Tvero drawing in. tho best tourna- • j ment style On the other hand, the Victorians we're a little bit "off colour," the best gamo by far being plajed by Kershaw. Norwood, who had shown rattling good form in several of the tournament games, played 'disappointingly, and his drives were rather erratic. *The other gamo between the rival Newtowa skips resulted as follosvs — Sexton, A. Pollock, W. Wylie, Prince (s), 23, James Brackenndge, jun., Ramsay, Jean* Braokonndge, Roberts (s), 15 ,This gamo was splendidly contested, and, the play was of the nighest order and not at all represented by tho disparity in ih&. scores ( Whore all played so well it is futile to montion individuals, but on the whole & must be ( admilted that the best team won-<, really on generalship. ■ DRAW FOR SEMI-FINALS. / This reduces the tournament to the semi-, finals, to be played on tho Wellington greeu at 430 o'clock this afternoon The "draw" is as follows — j Webb (Wellington) plays Brackonndgei (Victoria) Bell (Wellington) plays Prince (Nowtown)J Tho final, between tho winners of the3e> games, will bo played on tho Wellington green to-morrow afternoon.

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPION FOURS. 7 Thirty-three entries have been received foi the North Island Bowling Association's champion fours to be played at Napier next -week. Tho competing rinks will bo divided intofour sections, and play will be confined ta tho Napier and Greonmeadows greens Tho clubs to bo represented are as follow:—<; Havelock, Petane, Hastings, Pihama, Farn-i don, St John's, Wellington, Stratford, Wan para, Groenmeadows, Kelburne, Eltham, Dannevirke,' Napier, Manaia,"" Turanganui, Bluff Hill, Carlten, Pahiatua, Foilding, Gisborao, Hawera, Karon, Grey« town, Patea, Upper Plains, Thorndon, Masterton, Victoria, Remuera, Palmerstem North, Wanganui, and Waverley, i The local teams are.— 1 Thorndon—M'Leod, Cohen, Shallcrass, W. 'F: i i Victoria—Gcdbcr, Trevor, Norwood, Snaddon Karon—Spiers, Campbell, Cook, Dryden Nowtown—Bland, Noble, Powell, Pollock. Kelburno—Williamson, Hodglnne, Kelly, Campbell Wellington—Allan, Mentiplay, Thompson, Balhngor (s). J 'DUNEDIN TOURNAMENT. J In tho Dunpdin centre's tournament, com* pleted on New Year's Day, Taien (M'lntyro's nnk) ( won tho rink mateh, with Kaituna (Smoaton's) second, Dunedin (W M'Laren's) third, and St Kilda (Irvine's) fourth The pairs were won by Fountain and Barnett, of tho Roslyn Club, with Matthews and Scoulary ofnthe same club, second