BOWLING CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2979, 17 January 1917, Page 6

BOWLING CARNIVAL

INGRAM WINS THE CHAMPION SINGLES

RINKS DOWN TO SEMI-FINALS

FINALS TO-DAY

Weather conditions were perfect yesterday for tho continuation of the Bominion Bowling Association's championship tournament, which is being drawn to a conclusion on tho Wellington Club's Green. The heavy rain which fell during the previous night gave the greens a good "grip," which was an advantage as the breeze was a little puffy in the morning, though not so troublesome in the afternoon. Good progress wae made with the tournament yesterday. The Final game in the Champion Singles was played during tho afternoon. The winner was Ingrain, of tlie AVellington Club, a young bowler who has been a consistently good bowler for tho past three or four years. His opponent was Haldane (of Takaka'), who is a good, draw, but displayed no great variety of shots in yesterday's game. In the Champion Pairs, the first round of the finals and some of the othor games ( in the second and third rounds have been played. To-day will see b'oth the semi-finals' and final games played. The semi-final games of. the Champion Rinks will be played this morning, and the final game in the afternoon; when thero is bound to be a crowded bank.

RESULTS The results of all the games played yesterday are as follow:— CHAMPION SINGLES. WON BY INGEAM (WELLINGTON). 'The .final game for the Champion Singles was iought out oji the AVellin";ton Club's Green> yesterday afternoon, when Ingram (Wellington Club) defeated Haldane (Takiuka Club) by 23 points,to 18. Tho game was not a very interesting one. Both players were very nervous for tho first half dozen heads, and on more than, one occasion the umpire had to stretch his arms to measure possible shots. Tho game was fairly even up till about the twelfth round, wheu Ingram appeared to gain control of his nerves, and played something hko his usual form, whilst Haldaue failed to improve. On the twelfth head tho score was eleven all, and Haldane got a'singlo on the next. Ingram drew- a nice throu shots on the fourteenth head, one on the next, and two on the next. Haldane got two on the seventeenth head, but on the next head played a little two strong, and Ingram was able to measure in four, making the score 21—11 in his favour. It was all over. Ingram scored another two on tho nineteenth head, and then being nine ahead, ho, on. tho penultimate head, drew his four bowls wide, allowing Haldane to get four wide shots. It was not necessary to play the' last head. Cheers were given for both players. CHAMPION PAIRS. FIRST ROUND OF FINALS. The following is the results in the finals of the Champion Pairs: — Mayer and Stephens (Kelburn) beat Gregory and Harraway (Dunodin), 17—Id. Second Bound. Sawyer and Jlartin (Turanganui) beat Smith and Bontley (Otago), 22—18; Fairley and Ferguson (He Hiwi) beat M. and V. Casey (Ponsonby), 13—10; Leith and Eamsay (Caledonian) beat Harknesa and Crawford (Nelson), 18-12. Third Bound. Fairley and Ferguson (To Hiwi) beat Leith'aud Bainsay (Calodonian), IG—ls. The position of tho Champion Pairs now is that Stephens (Kelburn) plays /Wooller ' (Itemnera); the winner plays Martin (Turanganui), and tIM) winner of that game plays Ferguson ?(Te fliwi)— the final game.

CHAMPIONSHIP RINKS. THE FINAL GAMES. First Bound. Spiller (United) beat King (Hastings), 19—IB. Bee (Maitai) beat LaureDSon (Terrace End), 22-13. Nash (Palmerston North) heat Harraivay (Bunedin), 29—13. , . Byes—Schnauer, Masson, Leighton, Suaddon, Smart, Laughton, jCiigour, Stepheus, Martin, Shallcrass, Noble, Osmond, and Churchward. Second Round. Martin (Turanganui) beat Nash (Palmereton), 22—18; Smart (New Plymouth) beat Noble (Newtown), 21—9; , Masson (Carterton) beat Leighton (Wellington), 21—11; Spiller (United) beat Dee (Maitai), 32—9; Churchward (Wellington) beat Shallcrass (Te Hiwi), 23—13; Snaddon (Victoria) beat Kilgour (Carlton), 25-18; Se.hnauer (Onehunga)' beat Stephens (Kelburn) 19—17; Osmond (Auckland) beat Laughton (Newtown), 23-22. Third Eound. Smart beat> Churchward, 26-19; Spiller beat Martin, 25 —2-1; Schnauei- beat Suaddon, 2G—23; Osmond beat Masson, 21—20. •

FINAL DRAW FOR THE RINKS. The 6emi-final games, to be played this morning, commencing at 9 o clock, on the Wellington green, will bo between tho following Tinks:— Smart (Onehunga) v. Spiller (United). Osmond (Auckland) v. Schnauer (Onehunga) . The final game for-the Champion Kinks mid Champion Pairs will commence at 3 (j.iii. to-duy.

THE BEST GREEN. DECISION FOR HATAITAL The committee appointed to judge the playihg> qualities of the Wellington and suburban greens used during the tournament have reported their decision—Hataitai first and Newtown second. The prizes were:—First, ;£3 35.; second, ,£2 2s.