BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10476, 5 January 1928, Page 7

BOWLS

PEACE SHIELD TOURNEY SEMI-FINALS REACHED Play in the Peace -Shield tournament was continued yesterday and the semi-final’ stages were reached by the end of the day. These will be contested on the Kahutia green, beginning at 9 a.m. to-day, and will followed by the final on the same green. G. A. Neill (Tolaga Bay), meets D. G. Robertson in one. semifinal and' J. J. Martin plays J. W. Holmes in the other. Matches played off yesterday were as follows :—•

FIFTH ROUND • •—A Section — Mahoney won by default from Allen. AVootton 30 v Harkess 20. Sinclair 22 v. Robertson 13.Jlolmes 33 v. AVilkinson 14, —B- Section— Sawyer 16 v. Rothwell. 14. Martin 20 v. Stephenson 18. Hueston 12 ,v. Orviss 7. Stoneham 19 v. Curteis 3, ■—O Section-—, Smart 27 -vT Somervell 18. Neill 20 v. Gambrill 16. Bright 20 v. Morse 11. Moore ,v. Dudfiolcl and Clouston v. Hickman were not played.

SIXTH ROUND —A SectionHolmes 20 v, Allen 16. Wilkinson 14 v. Sinclair 13, AVootton 23 v. Mahoney 15. Harkess 24. v, Robertson 10. VA' —B Section— Stephenson 24 v. Stoneham 18. Martin 23 v Sawyer ,19./ Thp other 1 games -in this section* and those in 0 section were not played..

POST-SECTIONAL PLAY - A\ r ith the, sectional play completed, the .rinks left in were : //_ V'. Robertson,. .AVootton, Holmes, Smart, 'Neill, Harkess and Martin. The latter drew. ,the bye and the •others played off with, the following results :—f. s•• - v ■ • Robortson 15 v. AVootton 13, / Holmes 13 V Smart 11,. Neill 18 v Harked 17.