BOWLS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10860, 2 April 1929, Page 3

BOWLS.

BURTON CUP TOURNAMENT,

CONTEST REACHES SEMI-FINAL STAGE.

Owing to the inclement weather yesterday, play in the Burton Cup tournament did not commence til] t. 33 p.ih., When three games of eleven heads were played, results .being As follows :

A SECTION. Sinclair 10 v. A 1 Inn VI. Holmes 21 v.,Aid'd. 13. FisehbiVtVk 12 v. Stonchain 8. -Bull i.i .v. Somervell 8. A tkbison 12 v. Laffertv O'. , Kotlnvoll 14 v. Miller 10. —Eighth Round. — Allan J 4 v. Miller 4. Bull 11 v. Atkinson 6. Somervell 20 v. Stoneham 8. J'lßchbunk 1 3 v. Lafferty 1.0. An Id lo v. Rothwell 11. Holmes 11 v. Sinclair !). —Ninth Round.— '■'Milter v>on by default to Somervell. ' , Fisehbahk WOn bv default from Bulb. Allan won by default from Rothwell. Aukl v. Stoneham wan not played. Molinas G v. Atkinson 13. Laiferty 13 v. Sinclair 7. B SECTION. —Seventh Round. — Pa It ridge 13 v. "Watson 8. Murray 12 v. McKeaguo 4. King 8 v. Morse 6. McLaren 20 v. Hartley 8. Orviss 9 v. Wilson 7. Martin To v. Sawyer ]2. —Eighth Round.— Paltridgo 9 v. Martin 10. '’cLaren 19 v. Orviss 2. Tnor ].2 v. Hartley 10. Mor.se -8 v. ‘VYilson 7. .Murray 10 v. Sawyer 9, vvalson 12 v. MeKeague 0. —Ninth Round.—Morse 15 v. McLaren 2. Pa bridge 7 v. Sawyer f». -VlcKeaguo 3 v. Orviss 1. Aim-tin 11 v. Hartley S Watson 12 v. Wil-on 11. C SFVL'I ON. —Seventh Round.— Neill 12 v. Hue Ron 3. Craig 1.1 v. Hopkinson 7. Hickman 9 v. Loughcr 7 P. Sullivan 20 v. Prince 10. Crowley 12 v. Arm,strong G. —Eighth Round.— Cra ; g IS v. Loughcr 5. P. Sullivan 11 v. Neill 10. Hopkinson 11 v. Prince 5. ■Hickman 14 v. Armstrong M. tiueston 11 v. Crowley 9. —Ninth Round.— Prince 13 v. Hickman 12. Rougher 10 v. Hurston u Armstrong 12 v. Craig H. . -Will 16 v. Hojikinson 10. Crowley 3 v. O'Sullivan 3. SECTION LEADERS. A Section: Latterly 7 wins 2 losses; Holmes 7 wins 2 losses. B Section: Martin S wins 1 loss, Me Bare n S wins 1 loss. O. Section: Craig 7 wins 2 losses. The semi-finals wil] be played on Hu. Gisborne Club’s small green today, the first round betyeen Martin and Holmes commencing at 8.30 a.m. In the second round Craig plays the winner of the first game and Leiferty plays McLaren.