SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 9702, 10 May 1895, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

At the Chester (England) meeting on the 9th inst. the Cup resulted as follows : Killsallughan 1, Son-of-a-gun 2, Theseus 3. Cowboy is scratched for both trots at ihc Tahuua meeting. THE NEW ZEALAND BOWLF.RS. After the New Zealand bowling team .had played the matches agreed on in Sydney with the New Scuth Wales Association, Messrs P. Oliphant, D. Ross, and W. E. Payne left for Melbourne to play in the Victorian Intercolonial Bowling Match, getting a surplus man from the Taranaki team (S. Rundle) to make up their Auckland rink (Oliphant skip). The Taranakians also sent two rinks, skipped respectively by the veteran J. Paul and G. J. Newman. The 'Argus' says that the Maorilanders, were severely handicapped, as the Vic* torians had twelve clubs (about 1,000 men) from which to pick their team of three rinks. The matches .took place on the Windsor green. In the first match the New Zealanders won by 15 points, the collapse of Albert Park being a great disappointment to the Vistoriaus, and practically lost them the match. At the second match there was great excitement at the close, as it resulted in a tie. It was m Hmscn's r;nk (Victoria) that the find end was played. The "jack" had been knocked into the ditch, and Victoria were lying 1. Hansen came up with another bowl, which scored and made 2 for Victoria. Paul (New Zealand) came up with a drive, and did no damage. Hansen's last bowl was a little short. The position now was, if nothing was shifted, Victoria won by one, but if one could be taken out it would make a tie. By a well directed draw right across the green Paul took one cut, aud the game resulted in a tie. It was a wonderful piece of scientific play. The result of the engagements is that New Zealand ha 3 the honors with one win and a tic. The ' Argus' siys : "The play generally was very line. For the visitors special mention niust'bc made of the New Zealand f kips—Messrs Paul, Newman, and Oliphant; and they were well backed up by their rinks." Mr A. Aitkeu, president of the Victorian Bowling Association, in proposing the toast of " The Visitors " in the pavilion, said " the contest would be long remembered as one of the most wonderful games over played on the Melbourne green."