BOWLS TOURNEY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21947, 15 February 1946, Page 5

BOWLS TOURNEY

TOKOMARU BAY RESULTS

SMITH WINS A SECTION

The Tokomaru Bay How-liny Club conducted its annual tournament recently. Sixteen teams participated, including three teams from Gisborne, three from ltuatoria and four from Tolnga Bay. Conditions were ideal, the day being mild ami the green i; splendid order. At the completion of five rounds N. it. Smith's Tolnga Bay team was undefeated i > the B Section, while in A Section J. Oates’ team (Tokomnru Bay) and K. Paerala's team (Tokomaru Bay) had each won four games. In the play-off to find the winner of A Section, J. Oates defeated K. Paeratn by one point. Tiio final resulted in a win for N. if. Smith by two points after an evenly-contested game. Results:—B Section.—First Round: Moore, Harries, Ross, Hurlstone (s) IS v. Pouigrnin, Lnnglauds, Wickens, Walker (si 10: Woods, Craig. Hunter, Winter (s) 9 v. Owen, Smith Graham,, Powell (s) 11: Simpson, Foley, Lawrence, Kevin (s) 6; W. M. Smith, lteid. Ingoe, Forrester (s) 6; W. M. Smith, Keid. Beer, N. B. Smith (s) 13 v. Fry. Carter, Richardson, Smythe (s) 11. Second Round: Smythe 13 v. Forrester 20; Kevin 10 v. Smith 15; Walker 21 v. Powell 12: Hurlstone 9 v. Winter 3. Third Round: Powell 12 v. Smith 16; Hurlstone G v. Forrester 15; Winter 9 v. Smythe 11; Walker 22 v. Kevin 10. Fourth Round: Winter 10 v. Ncvin 13: Walker 13 v. Smythe 8: Hurlstone 7 v. Smith 15; Rowel' IS v. Forrester 17. Fifth Round: D inter sv.

Smith IS; Hurlstone 10 v. Powell 12; Walker ID v. Forrester S; Kevin 10 v. Smythe 12. A Section.—First Round: Olsen, Hay, Watson, Taylor (s) 15 v. Knight, Burns. Morgan, Thompson (s) 12; Hurn. Waikare, McCrecdy, Morrison (s) 13 v. Rnnsley, Freeman, McCoy. Oates (s) 17; Williams, Smythe, Clarke, Burton (s) 15 v. Hyland, Wilkie,; Savage, Kinis) 22: Findlay: McKay, Armstrong, Jones ls> II V. Hyland, Forrester. ,T. Paeratn, K. Pae mta is) 13. Second Round: Burton sv. Paerata 20; Jones 11 v. King 12; Thompson P v. Oates 17; Taylor 12 v. Morrison 9. Third Round: Jones 10 v. Oates 7: Burton M v. Taylor 19: Morrison 14 v. Paeratn 0: Thomp son 13 v. King 6. Fourth Round: MorHso--20 v. King 5; Thompson 10 v. Paeratn 20•Tones 22 v. Taylor 11; Burton 11 v. Oates lfi Fifth Round: .Tones 9 v. Morrison 14; 'layim 9 v. Oates 12; Burton 19 v. Thompson 20King 6v. Pnerata 10. Final: Smith defeated Oates,