BOWLS.

Grey River Argus, 12 January 1927, Page 3

BOWLS.

NEW ZEALAND TOURNEY.

Yesterday’s Play.

AUCKLAND, Jan. 11

The weather was again beautiful and the greens playing keen, when play was resumed this morning in the Dominion Singles Championship. All the two-lifers were pitted at Carlton, and 68 one-lifers were engaged for two rounds at other greens. The survivors will come up to Carlton for the last stages in the struggle. At the close of the first day’s play in the Dominion Bowling Tournament, 17 were left in, with two lives, and 68 with one. Of the latter, the following were left in after the first round today:— Senior (Wailii), Hollows (Dominion Road), Bremmer (West End), Lambeth (Balmacewan), Brake (Takapuna), Naylor (Thorndon) 23; Smellie

(vireen Island), Howarth (Canterbury), O’Hagan (Timaru) 22; Laurenson (Carlton), Pilkington (Hamilton), Jury (Fitzroy), Brookfield (St. Heliers), Woolier (Remuera), Walker (Auckland), Franks (Masterton), Jury (Rocky Nook), Ball (Carlton), Addison (Edendale), Benefield (St. John’s), McMaster (Stanley), Parsons (Epsom), J .Smith (Dunedin), Eraser (Mt. Eden), Hutchison (Dunedin), Smart (New Plymouth), Buchan (Ponsonby), lloskings

(West End), Duff (Island Bay), McRobie (Remuera), Herd (St. Johns), Doherty (Kelburn), Lindsay (Caledonian), Miller (Wellington). To-day’s results are:— Two-lifers, first round.— Johnson (Stanley) a bye. ( larke (Rocky Nook) 18 v. Edwards (Temuka) 17. Kilgour (Carlton) 21 v. Bell, Snr. (Hamilton) 14. Grav (Kelburn) 19 v. Fletcher (Taka ka)' 12. Knight (St. Heliers) 22 v. McCondish (Ma rton). Maher (West End) 20 v. Allatt (Victoria) 16. Parsons (Ponsonby) 22 v. Bell Jr. Hamilton) 17. Russel (Remuera) 24 v. Harraway (Green Island). Mclntyre (Hamilton) 24 v. Evans (Hamilton) 15.

Exciting Games.

NOTES ON NINT HBOUND. A U(,'KLANI)ERS WELL IN. A U CKLAND, J anua ry 11. Beautiful weather again prevailed for the continuation of the New Zea land Bowling Tourney. SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP In the singles contest, the lollowing were, left in at the end of the day:— No Losses: —Mclntyre (Hamilton). One Loss.—Bell Jun., (Hamilton), Walker (Auckland), Smellie (Green is land), ilarke (Rockey Nook), Malie* (West End). It will be noted that Smellie is the only player from outside the Auckland urovince still left in. The Australians’ last hope (<t success faded with the defeat of Allatt ;VicToria) by Maher and by Bell Ju'i. Keen interest was taKen in the Ninth Round, when Al intyre and Maher tiie only two —liters were pitted against (tick other. Mclntyre plax cd ‘.'illiant.y. winning Ly i) to R Walker had a clone tunic w? !« J d n<l(U (Dunedin), Walker holding the lead until the fifteenth head, when the score •-’Ci; twelve al* With <no I.eaJ to go, the score was si c < >-n all, and m an exciting finish, Walker won by 17 An even-pegging contest was provided by Grav (Kelburn) and Knight (St. Helens). Knight led s—o on the tlifd head but his opponent then crept up. and led 10-9 at the twelfth. After ten ail at the thirteenth and thirteen all at eighteenth, Gray was one up with one' bead to go, but Knight scored two to win 15-14. Bell junr., and Duff had an even game. Bell w inning 15-14.

GREY V. HOKITIKA. The following have been chosen to represent the Greji.’outl. Cl re against Hokitika, at Grevm-uili on hraurday ' Moss, Bettel, Mercer, Whibley (s). J. Kvle, Phillips, Steer, McKay (s). Sedd'on, Doogan, Cochrane, Blair (s;. ('apt. Ross, Holmes, Graham, Fletcher (S Anv of the above players who are not available are requested to notify Mr E Moss immediately.