BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10477, 6 January 1928, Page 7

BOWLS

to .conolxj'd^:' KAHUTIA WIN PEACE SHIELD "CLOSELY.CONTESTED: FINAL,

Finality ADpf rbacljed in the. Peace Shield bo.\ylii% ' tburpainent ffflie Kahutia green _ yesterday, a. Kahutia Club rink consisting of Bower/ Gibbs (sub. for Newton _ an'd J. Martin (s) caiTying-off the honor. When play commenced yesterday tho following rinks were/left-in to contest the selm- finals:—

Kahutia.—Bower, Gibbs (s.ub. for Roderick)/ Newton and Martin (s). Gisborne.—Gandell, .J. Iv. Naismith, Barnstlalo,. Holmes (s). Poverty Bay.—Dingle, Wyatt, Moore (sub. for Gi'eig), D. G. Robertson (s). Tolaga Bay l .—MoC'rcedy, M. J. Naismith (sub. for .Scott), Smith, G. A.-Neill (s). . ...i :

THE SEMI-FINALS. —Martin v. Holmes. — Martin opened the scoring in this semi-final by notching a three. Ea;:h scored a single on the following two beads and thou Ilpjpies went alioau by scoring two twos arid two. singles rin the next .four heads, making the score: Holmes V, Martin 4. Martin responded with •two'-* singles and a two, Holmes equalising on the next at 8 all. Martin then won himself a substantial lead, scoring 13 on the next six; heads, leaving the totals' at the 17tli: . Martin 21, Holmes. 8. Holmes then: notched a three- and a single, but Martin added two on the last head, making the filial score: Martin 23, Holmes 12.

', —Robertson v. Neill.— Each rink scored threes in turn on the first two. heads, and then Robertson notched two twos and a single on the 3rd, 4tli and sth. A single to Neill at the sixth made tin; totals: Robertson 8, Neill: 4. Robertson scored two singles and a two on the next three heads* Neill responding' with a single and a five. Alter Robertson had made a ‘‘dead” head once, ho scored a two on. the following head, Neill making, up leeway with two singles, to make the totals at the 14th: Robertson 14, Neill 12. Robertson made himself 16. at the next and each then -notched a single but Robertson • rail away with the last -three, scoring two singles and a two, to make the final score: Robertson 21/ Neill 11. y THE FINAL.

There was. a. largO attendance of bowlers and friends when the final was,contested in tho afternoon.

. After Robertson bad opened with a sifigle, Martin scored two singles, a two and a three in successive heads. Robertson notched the minimum, on the two following heads, but Martin replied with three at the eighth, when the score stood: /Martin 10, Robertson 3.

Robertson then scored a two, but Martin went further ahead by retaliating with a. three. Two singles and a four to Robertson evened ,up matters a little, buff Martitu yvitli a two. made the totals at - the 14tli head: Martin 15, Robertson 11. 1; Two singles' to Robertson, another to Martin, and then a two to Robertson made the latter o'rilv one behind nt, the I.Bth: Martin 16, Robertson Martin notched" two on the 19th, But at the penultimate head his lead iWiis reduced to the narrowest margin when Robertson also recorded a two. Play was keen and exciting on the last bead, but. Martin registered a single.and so carried off the final by 49 to 17. SHIELD PRESENTED.

Mr. D. G. Robertson presented the Shield to. the winning rink, and con2'iiitulated them: on their fine play anil- well-deserved success. They had bonded splendidly and were a team cl real “sports,” playing the game in all its aspects. Responding, Mr. Martin, on benaai of his rink, expressed their gratification at winning the trophy and congratulated tile centre oil the great success of -the tournament, despite the interference of the elements. AUSTRALIAN-TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW ZEALAND DEFEATED BY TASMANIA. (Received January 5, 9.11) pun.) MELBORUNE, Jan. 5. > In the teams championship on the Elster’mviek green.' Tasmania; 110 defeated New Zealand 74. The lSew Zealand rinks were the same as yesterday. Hills lost- 20.t0.-30, Hobday lost U to 32, and; Thomas lost -15 to 30 and Clark won 25 to IS; Clark skipped ■ excellently. Twenty-live ends were played per match. ' U.P.A.

STATE TEAMS’ MATCH QUEENSLAND DEFEATS NEW ZEALAND (Received Jan. 6, 12.5 a.tn.) MELBOURNE,, Jan. 5. In the State . teams matches, ■Queensland 101 defeated Now Zealand SO. The match was played at SR Hilda. Eagleton. No. 3 to Hobday, and Farrow No, 3 to Clark were the changes in .the New Zealand rinks. Queensland 27 defeated Thomas 19 ; Queensland M defeated Clark 20; Queensland 27 defeated Hills 19; Queensland 23 defeated Hobday 22: At 15 ends the score •was 55 all, and at 20 ends Queensland was 76, and New Zealand 67. Hobday was in good form and got 13 points in' fhe> : first twelve heads. New. Zealand finished b;*»ly after the fifteenth ehd. • Councillor' Marks entertained the teams at luncheon prior to the matches.—U.P.A.-