BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3396, 11 December 1911, Page 7

BOWLING.

TUEANGANUI CLUB. The heavy westerly wind did not conduce to the best of bowling on Saturday afternoon, but a large number assembled on the Turanganui green for their usual "roll-up.” Lour matches in the Bennett Cup competition resulted as follows: — W. Hay IS beat F. Gray 16-This was a close game ri"ht throughout. On the 9th head the players were 10 all, and on the 19th head 16 all. Hay got in singles on the last two heads and won by that margin. J. J. Martin 17 beat M. G. Nasmith, jun., 13.—0 n the 9th head the scores were 7 all, and 8 all on the 11th hear. The rest of the game was well contested but Martin secured victory by four points. F. Gray 21 beat W. Howard 13. —Up to the Bth head the «ame wac very even, the players being level —6 all. From this point, however, Gray got the advanage and won by S points. A. Sawyer (challenger) 21 beat W. Paltridge 11. —This was a "star” game. From the 6th head Sawyer got the upper hand, and won comfortably at the finish. The following is the position of tho various players in the competition at the conclusion of the fourth week's play:

The -following is the draw in the second round of the Hind Pairs: — W. Howard and M. A. Neill (skip) Opts v. 11. J. Finn and E. Lewis (skip) si>ts.

F. Gray and .T. W. Witty (skip) 3pts v. J. Uridge and J. D. Jeune (skip) 7pts. D. B. M. Skimming ancl M. G. Nasmith, jun. (skip) 6pts v. A. J. Nicol and B. Hird (skip) spts. A. Wallace and C. J. Bennett (skip) 7pts v. C. Taylor and I. S. Simson (skij>) scratch.

The round is to be completed by Thursday, December 21st. POVERTY BAY BOWLING CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.

The following rinks will represent the Turanganui Club in the competition for the Poverty Bay Bowling Club Championship for Mr C. J. Bennett's trophy, the first game in which takes place on the Turanganui green next Thursday afternoon: —

B. Hird, M. G. Nasmith. j,un„ R. Robertson, A. Sawyer (skip). F. Gray, R. Thelwall, S. Wootton, J. J. Martin (skip).

S. Wootton ... Wins. 8 Losses. 0 A. Sawyer 8 2 A. Thelwall ... 6 2 F. Grav fi 8 W. Hay 5 1 J. J. Martin 5 1 M. A. Neill 5 o W. Paltridge 5 4 M. G. Nasmith 4 5 A. Wallace ... 2 5 B. Ilird 2 S B. Robertson 1 0 T. McConnell 1 ft J. B. Leydon 1 1 S. Earlo 1 2 D. Barry 1 2 C. J. Bennett 0 4 W. Bruce 0 4 C. Taylor 0 5 W. Howard ... 0 6 —Hind Pairs. —