BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1020, 9 January 1911, Page 6

BOWLS.

LAST SATURDAY'S PLAY. ■ AN OFF DAT. Ideal conditions wero . enjoyed by the bowling fraternity on Saturday afternoon. The greens .were for the. most part in -excellent order, but the day was robbed of much of its usual interest by tho •fact that regular inter-club competitions had : been postponed, a large number of bowlers having gone to Auckland for the •tournnmejit of tho Northern BoVling Association. "The- following games we're played:— ; . ; KARORI V. VICTORIA. In a four-rink game, with Karori, tho scores' "were:— At Victoria gr«n—Karori: Hope, Smith, Eelnisley, Burn !s.), 19. VictoriaKirkcr, Haughton, Menelaus, Avery (s.), Karori: Cox, Spiers, Roberts, Campbell (s.), 8. ictoria: Redwood, Kirker, Guise Redstone (s.), 26.

•THORNDON V. EASTBOURNE. I At Thonidon green, Tliorndon: Reading, Lanksbury, Young, Robieson (s.)i 35; Eastbourne: Girdlestoue, Thompson, §pear, Smith (s.)', 8. Thorndon: Johnson, Millingtoii, Matthews, Kilgour (s.), 25; Eastbourne, Wevl»urn,,Chitty, Morris, P. W. Shortt (s), ■ THORNDON CLUB. Shamrocks. Ronaldson,' Allen, Hogben, M'Kerrow (si), 21; :Burdekin, Robertson, Chittev Mitford (s.), 12. .• nl «ej, VICTORIA AND KARORI. A friendly game was ployed on Saturday between tho Victoria and Karori Clubs. < On the Karori green: Karori—Cook , Sunley, Lockctt, Dryden (s.), 20; Victoria i—Gill, Partridge, Yeomans, Vossler (s.) 12. Karori—Dascnt,' Eagle, Lewcr, Crawford (s.), 22; Victoria—Cray, Cavil], 'Thompson, Townslcy. (s.), 15; i On Victoria green; Karori—Cox, M Spiers; Roberts, Campbell (s.), 8; Victoria 28. Karori—Hope, Smith, Hunsley, Burne 19; Victoria—North, Haughto'n, Menalaus' Avery, 19. ' Karori, 75; Victoria, 74. KARORI CLUB. Senior bowls— I Taplin, 22; Bradnock, 14 Junior bowls—Watchman, 14; Jlalin, 12! NORTHERN ASSOCIATION'S CHAMPIONSHIPS. (By Telegraph.—l'ross Association.! Auckland, January 8. The Auckland Provincial Bowling' Association's. pairs. championship- final was played yesterday, and .resulted in a win for the Onehunga pair, Mackay and M'lntnsli (s.). The Northern Bowling Association's tournament will open hero to-morrow, and the visiting bowlers are now all here] and the arrangements for play have been completed. The weather seems set and promises a continuation of the late period of filie days.