BOWLING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12063, 27 January 1902, Page 2

BOWLING.

The president and secretary of the Napier Howling Club cho>e Bides for a match on Saturday afternoon, and an interesting game resulted in the president (Mr J. H. Doan) boating the secretary (Mr Hodgson) by 112 points to 81. The following are the scores:— I-KEBIUKNT, BECtturAlVy. No. 1 Eink. Morrison 1 Hawkins 1 Bradbury l. n Cunningham 1,. «, moss f Hodgson j Stodman (skip) ) lioechatn (skip)) No. 2 Eink. Jenson 1 Wrigbtson 1 Wundrara L n Taylor Ug E. P. Pattoreon j J. Jioatson, ]ur. | Doan (skip) J Gilberd (skip) ] No. 3 Eink. Holland 1 F. Smith 1 \V. Patterson lon J- N. Anderson I 9 i Kevans f' Cherry ( Dinwiddle (s) J Cowell (skip) 1 No. 4 Eink. Tustin 1 M'Culloeh 1 Sinclair L. Gumming 1 17 bnckwood j Dawson | Eunoi'an (s) J White (skip) J Total ... 112 Total ... 81 NORTHERN TOURNAMENT. VICTOEIA AND PALMERSTON TIE. NAPIEE FOHKTH. [BT TCLKaBM’H.] Wellington, Sunday, i Sixteenth Eound. Napier 40 bent Nowmartet 29 , Palmerston Cl beat Mount Eden 31 1 Hastings 48 beat Potone 28 . Victoria 36 beat Mastorton 33 r Wellington 41 beat Thorndon 34 Kemuera 66 boat Carterton 30 t Peilding 62 beat Auckland 29 s Wanganui 55 beat Waverley 26 i. Gisborne 48 beat Ponsonby 13 Newton 41 beat f ewPJymonth 38 Seventeenth Bound. Victoria 30 boat Thorndon 24 I? Newmarket 64 boat Potone 30 Wellington 39 beat Hastings 30 it Peilding 42 boat Mount Eden 37 > Palmerston 42 beat Bluff Hill 41 l “ Masterton 47 beat Napier 48 is Ponsonby 36 beat Carterton 32 ?. Eemuora gave Gisborne a bye ;■ New Plymouth 30 beat Waverley 26 lu Wanganui 42 beat Newtown 39 3t Eighteenth Bound.

Bleven heads. Carterton 26 beat Newmarket 15 Ten heads. Foilding 20 best Ponsonby 13 Fifteen heads. Mount Eden 31 beat Hastings Hemuera gave Napier a bye Potone gave Waverley a bye Eleven beads. Thorndon 19 beat Now Plymouth 18 Twenty heads. Gisborne 57 beat Mastorton 35 Eighteen heads. Wellington 40 beat Wanganui 36 The final match between Victoria and Palmerston, the largest aggregate scoter* was watched by a large crowd of spectators, the successful players being rewarded with round after round of applause. Darkness interrupted the game when tho interest as to the result was at its highest tension. When hostilities ceased Victoria was leading by 11 with six heads in the two rinks yet to be played. Palmerston was weakened by having to play a substitute in the place of Drew. Tho game will bo completed on Monday afternoon. It is hardly likely that Palmerston will be able to pick up the missing numbers in tho six heads. When the tournament ceased on Saturday night the relative positions of the various clubs were as follows Palmerston North, 13 wins 3 losses. Victoria, 13 wins 3 losses. Wellington, 13 wins 4 losses. Napier, 11 wins 0 losses. Thorndon, 11 wins 6 losses. Newtown, 11 winsG losses.

Pcilding, Gisborne, Newmarket, New Plymouth, and Wanganui 10 wins, 7 losses.

Masterfcon 9 wins, 8 losses. Mount Kden 8 wins, 9 losses. Auckland and Waverley 7 win* 10 losses.

Hastings 6 wins, 11 losses. Bluff Hill. Carterton, and Semuerft 6 wins, 12 losses. Ponsonby 4 wins, 13 losses. Petone 1 win, 16 losses. SOUTH PEN TOUENaMENT. [nr teibobapu.J Dunedin, Sunday. For tho New Zealand Bowling Association tournament, which begins to-morrow. 38 rinks have entered, which is an increase o£ two over last year. No North Islanders have entered. Christchurch sends two rinks, Canterbury and Timaru two each, Ashburton, Meadowbank (Onmaru), Phoenix (Oamarn), one each. Southland four. The rest are from clubs in and around Dunidin.