BOWLING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 12 April 1909, Page 2

BOWLING.

THE EASTER TOURNAMENT. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. The bowling tournament was continued on the Nelson and Maitai Greens on Saturday, the surface, when play started being in good order, and continuing so throughout the day. On the Nelson green, the Nelson Club defeated Blenheim and Picton ; Thorndon beat Picton ; and Blenheim bjat Takaka. The Maitai Club won all the matches in which it was engaged, defeating Takaka in the morning, and Thorndon and the "Nelson juniors in the afternoon. The Maitai-Thorndon match furnished a fairly rlos; finish, only 9 points separating the aggregates. The visitors won on two rinks.'bnt went down badly on the third. „ Mesdames A. cH. and E. £1. Bisley provided afternoon tea on the Nelson green, and Mrs E. Richards on the Mai--6.1 Saturday evening a large number of local and visiting bowlers assembled at, the Commercial Hotel, where a very enjoyable couple of hours was spent. The players and scores in Saturday afternoon's matches wer e as follows: — tai green. t NELSON GREEN. BLENHEIM V. TAKAKA. Blenheim : AVakelin, Brown, Broughton, Northcroft (skip), 33. Takaka: Barnett, Reilly, Prince, Adams (s), 16. Blenheim : Scott-Smith, Phillips (sub), McCallum, Mclver (s), 25. Takaka: Johnston, Winter, Kirk, Penney (s), 14. Blenheim : Innes, Adams, Macey, Whiteford (s), 28. Takaka: Smith, Perano, McLaren, A. Haldane (s), 19. Totals: Blenheim 86; Takaka 49. NELSON V. PICTON. (Return match.) Nelson: Baigent, Rutherford. Swiney, Rout (s), 29. Picton : L. Smith, Lucena, (>. Smith, senr., Stuart (s). 28. Nelson: Squires, j. D. Brown, Angus, E. Trask (s). 23. Pieton : Greeiisill. Blizard. fl. Smith, junr., Nicol (.«). 14. Nelson: Crawford. Cullen, Heaps, Kempthorne (.«). 18. Picton: Perano, Chambers, Martin. Riddo.ll (s), 24. Totals : Nelson 70 ; Picton 66. MAITAI GREEN. THOlt-N'DON V. MAITAI. Maitai : Smith, Chappell, G. Dee, AY. Hockey (s), 17. Thorndon: Cohen, Pringb, Dimoek, Kilnour (s) 19. Maitai: Whiting, Milner, Frost, Calder (s), 22. Thorndon: Robertson, Bond ("sub.). Jackman, Shallcrass (s). 25. Maitai : E. Richards, A. Dee, Shone, G. Simpson is), 25. Thorndon : Petrie, McEldowey. Ross (s). 11. Totals : ' Maitai, 64 ; Thorndon 55. KELSON JUNIORS V. MAITAI ISaitai : Whelan, Mirams, W. Simpson, Armstrong (s), 30. Nelson : Heyward, Buttle, Ci. A. Mackey, E. Bislev (s), 13. Maitai: Galbraith. Mears, Thorn, Karsten (s), 27. Nelson : Levien, AYilmot, Semi, de Castro (s), 22. Maitai: TiujuliiVe, Johnston, Hounsell. Lamb (s), 28. Nelson: Jacka, Coster. Kerr, Clulten (s). 22. Totals: .Maitai Bb. Nelson 57. TO-DAY'S AfiffANGEM EXTS. The tournament is being continued to-day, the programme being as follows : — ■ Morning : Nelson v. Blenheim (return) on Nelson green ; Nelson juniors v. Maitai juniors (return) on Nelson green) ; Maitai v. Thorndon (return) on Maitai green; Picton v. Takaka, on Maitai green. Afternoon : Nelson v. Thorndon (return) on Neison green ; Nelson v. fn kaka (return) on Nelson green; Maitai v. Picton (return) on Maitai greei; Maitai v. Blenheim (return) on Maitai green.