BOWLING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 27 January 1926, Page 6

BOWLING.

TOURNEY AT NEW PLYMOUTH. INTERESTING PLAY. Under perfect weather conditions and on excellent greens the annual bowling tournament, was opened at Now Plymouth yesterday. The tournament. came of age this year, for it, was the twenty-first hold; under the aegis of the Centre. There were sixy-fonr rinks competing, eight, sections of eight, each, and they play at West End, Abigail own. Fitzrov and. New Plymouth. Two niatehes of 25 heads each will be nlaved eaeh day until Friday, when nest section play will commence. Then three matches of 21 heads will be nlayed. The general arrangements were made and are controlled bv a committee, with Air F. J. Fill, secretary of the Centre, ns seerctnrv for the tourney. The Hawera and South Taranaki rinks are as follow: TTawera —Winks. Herbert. Souiro.. Fov: Tait. Dillon. Hieks. Robb: Wills. Shaw. Adamson. Corkill: Arthur. Ohnmniou. Hobbs. Westaway.

Park —Chadwick. Murdoch. Villars Butler.

Pihama —AY. Lambic, Pohi Tito .Tnlinu. Mason.

Patea —Burton. Christensen, Sim rnonrls. Steele.

Anroa —Barlow, Dnff. Kilpatrick .Toh nston.

Mnnain —Davies. Johnson, Smith, A TT. Christie.

Opnnake —Callaghan. TTarrigan. Sinelair. Hammond: Stephenson, Feaver, Burton. C. A. Smith. Waverlev —Morrison. A. Hnudlev, Willis, S. Handley: Aiken, Spratt, James, Dallisou. Fltham —Linn. Clarke. Bieheno. Astliurv; Dravton. Casey. Bary. McKay; St,curlers. Rowe. Stewart, Harrison. The additional results were as below: SECOND ROUND. Section A. Billing 35 v. Hill 13. Steele 29 v. Sampson 20. Watkins 29 v. Sutherland 23. Harrison 19 v. Fov 32. Section B. Lobb 20 v. Smart 23. Williams 32 v. Kirkwood 27. pt.urm 29 v. Longbottoin 22. Smith 21 v. Peters 17. Section C. Surrey 1G v. London 24. Smith 30 v. Astbury 17. Thompson 29 v. Jackson 19. Chisholm 19 v. Robb 2S. Section D. Aledlev 20 v. Brown. 21. Spiers 17 v. Davidson 30. Drake 22 v. Butler 23. Smart 21 v. Jackson 24. Section E. Abbott! 29 v. Hammond 19. Roebuck 23 v. Horton 20. •T. D. Sole 22- v. Horsley 19. Corkill 28 v. Johnstone 25. 49* Section F. Newell 39 v. Green 15. Noswortliy 28 v. IJealy 13. Dallison 21 v. Brown 34. Mason 35 v. Boyd 17. Section G. Morey 33 v„ McLeod 10. Handley 2.1 v. Price 30. Turnbull 24 v. Spurdle 27. McKay 21 v. Betts 25. Section H. Beal .18 v. Green 21. McNeill 2G v. Griffiths 22. Smart 24 v. Bolton 23. AVestawa.y 14 v. Christie 2G. TO-DAY’S PLAY. The third round commenced this morning under conditions again as nearly perfect as could be desired. Play was keen and interesting throughout. AT STRATFORD. In a match for the Feathers trophy (pairs), the challengers, McElroy and Knewstubb, beat the. holders, Ho watt and Curteis, by 21 to 16. KAPONGA v. ELTHAM. The team t<o represent the Kaponga Club in the banner match against Elfcham at Eltham. to-morrow is as follows: Williams, Anderson, Tonkin, Payne; Charters, Henderson, Hislop, Tvack; Stevens, Moss, Thurston, Dawson; Cran, Law, Roberts, Hawkins. Emergencies: Cook, Darragh, Tait.