BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10475, 4 January 1928, Page 7

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PEACE SHIELD TOURNEY RAIN CURTAILS- PLAY.

Play was continued yesterday in the Peace Shield tournament., which is being contested in three sections on the Poverty Bay, Kalmtia, and Gisborne 'Club greens. Three rounds were played off- on Monday, and the fourth yesterday morning, but the fifth was unfinished* when rain came down heavily, necessitating a postponement until 9 a-.m. to-day, when the tournament will be continued it the weather permits. Section A is being played at Poverty Bay, section B at Kalmtia, and section C at Gisborne. Yesterday's results were:— FOURTH ROUND.

—A Section.- —- Mahonev 21 v. Wilkinson 19. I-larkcss" 26 v. Allan 22. Wootton 26 v. Sinclair 20. Holmes 18 v. Robertson 24. —B Section.— Martin 21 v. Curteis 17. _ Stonehnm 28 v. Orviss 15. ltcthwoll 21 v. Stephenson 29. Sawyer 15 v. Hueston 24. —C Section.— Dudfielcl 31 v. Gambrill 26. Somervell 16 v. Clouston 21. Neill 29 v. Hickman 21. Bright 26 v. Moore 18. Morse 11 v. Smart 22. FIFTH ROUND. Play in this round was. curtailed and the figure in parentheses denotes the head reached when play ceased:— —A Section. — Harkess 13 v. Wootton .19 (10). Mahoney 6 v. Allan 11‘(9). v. Robertson -1 (8). Holmes 5 v. Wilkinson 9 (9).

—-R Section. — . ltothwell 15 v. Sawyer 13 (15). Hneston 12 v. Orviss 0 (filial). Sfjmol'iam 19 v. Curteis 3 (final). —C Section. — -Moore II v. Dudfield 7 (14). Somervell 15 v. Smart 14 (13). Gainbrill.il) v. Neill 13 (13). ' (Houston 19 v. Hickman 13 (13). Morse 10 v. Bright 11 (13). RESULTS TO DATEv —A Section. — Rink IV. L. Robertson ... ... 4 Haul cess 3 1 Wootton ... ... 22 Mahoney 22 Sinclair .... ... 22 Allan 4 3 Wilkinson ••• V —l3. Section. — >' Rink W. L. Martin 4Sawyer . ... ~t -3 4 Stephen shn ... 3 1 . Stoneliam 3 4 Orviss ... ••• 2 ~ Oiirteis 1 3 Hueston ... 4 3 Rothwell ...

■—C Section. —t Rink W. L. Morse ... ■ 3 1 Neill '.... ... 3 1 Smart ' 3 L Eright ... 2Clouston .2 . f' , Dudfield ... ... 22 Ganibrill v ... ; ... 2 j .Hickman ... ...' 1 p i Moore. : •••• 1 , » Somervell .... 4 o AUSTRALIAN. TOURNAMENT, NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN IN RINK CHAMPIONSHIP.

(Received January 3,. 7.20 p.m.) • .< • • MELBOURNE, Jan, 3. Inter-State visitors, 151, defeated Country visitors, 136. The New Zealand rink, Kent, Goldwater, Eaglctnn And .Clark defeated Hamilton. In the rink championship New Zealand! were defeated. —U.PjA. ,