BOWLING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9139, 11 February 1910, Page 6

BOWLING.

(By "Jack.")

The Ilotomu Prowling: Club's annual tournament, which starts on- Monday next, has produced a siib>fantia! response, from 'bowlers throughout (lie province •and beyond. and flic consequence will lie ii big record for the tournament. in ihe thermal township. From Auckland alone it improbable iliat over two flrr.en. rinks will compete. Mt. Eden having entered five. Grey Lynn live. Rocky Nook and Pevonport three each, and nearly all the ■other local clubs one or more. Together with ladie.- and {yiciul.--. the Auckland bowling conim-renf. v. hk-h i.-ave* for Jlotorua. on i-;!i',ivd-:y. v.'iii probably number in the vicinity of two hundred. u. ni'v-'ing o f the Auckland Provincial Bowling ..\s.ociation last week the business concerned the forthcoming provincial iouvnanviit. It- was deckled that a- full weeji's bowling should take place, the tournament to start on Good Friday, and continue through the following week. The programme v. ill include a full rink competition on the principle of the "open door." a pairs champion of champions, and first year players. The President donated eight guineas for trophies for the Pennant winners, while he and Mr Carlow (vice-president) each donated four guineas to be devoted to trophies for the lir.st year players. Bowl-test iiig has not exercised the bowling authorities in Auckland up to the present as ii lias in the South and in A listralia. but the Auckland Association has decided that the time has arrived to take the matter up. and the .association has accordingly arranged for the services of a bowl-tester. Competitors in the forthcoming tournament have been'warned that their bowls will have to pass the A.P.B.A. test. Any team, upon the payment, of one guinea, will be able to enter a protest on the bias question, and if the protest is sustained the offending team will be disqualified. It is time something was done in this direction by the Palmerston Club, as there are several bowls used on the local green which badly require attention. _J I THE DUTHIE CUP.

(Pee Phess Association.! WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. To-day the lirst, round for the Duthie Cup. competed for annually by representatives from Wanganui, Wellington and Hutt Bowling Clubs —of which clubs the donor has at different times been a member —was conimcnccd. Hutt has held the cup since it was first presented, three years ago, and this is the third contest for it. Hutt drew a bye and Wanganui met Wellington. An interesting game followed, the teams being equal for the first fifteen then Wanganui .drew away, and eventually won by seven points. Scores: — Wanganui: Hoggard, Milne, H. Ilarri__son. Ross (skip). 22; Wellington: W. Muir. H. Price, 11. Hamilton, E. Moult (skip), 18. Wanganui: London, Collins, Robertson, Rodwell (skip), 17; Wellington: "Veiteh, Wylie, Bush, N. McLean (skip) 14. Wellington and Lower Ilutt tied in the aggregate, and a play off was necessary. This gave rise to a remarkably close game. The excitement ,was very keen, when the» Lower Ilutt rink, skipped by Mr Orton Stevens, carried ofT the game by one point. Lower Hutt has now to play Wanganui in the finals. This match was corri'monced last evening, but eight heads remain to be played. Scores: — < Hutt: Murphy, Trevethick McOargill, Stevens (skip). 22; Wellington: Veitch, Wylie. Bush, McLean (ski))). 15. liutt: F. Hendry. Davidson. Holland, W. Ilendry (skip), 15; Wellington: Muir, Price, Hamilton, MoYilt (skip),, 20— 37, 35. '