BOWLING.

North Otago Times, 1 November 1906, Page 2

BOWLING.

Py Electric Telegraph-Copyright.

Per Ptess Association,

Received October 31, at 10.24 p.m. Adelaide, October 31, For Hie intcr-Statc match there Was bright weather. The teams played the .Victoria Drive. T|ie greens were cxceicnt, fast, and pleasing Jo sso yfctforflj The Mew Zcalandeis led from the

start. Several local players, over [anxous, played poorly at the start, but improved towards the fin sh. The visitors were always in front, Bonskin had 13 to 1 against Rowley, Da.ll l ! 8 to 1 against llairold, and Payne 16 to 1 aea list Moody, In the last

named rink Moody played remarkably Well personally, and the New Zeaianders unanimously say Mooily is 'tho best slijiiper they have met in Austiaiia. When the scores in that rink A were even at 23, the locals were lying , three, but Payne, with a fine shot, won the end. M'Laren had a- fine tussel with Barret, another crack local •player,-the winner of last year's fours aiid singles championships M'Laren, with the last bowl of the match' play; ed a teauty, and converted a shot against li.m to one m his favor am (1 great excitement Wheeler n his rink played excellently- Sneddon nnd lionskill were both in fine form. Scores; Bee' Hancock, Gardner and Wheeler 25, heat Bcavc, Windwell, Moore and Gurr 15. Akluust, Binnie, Manning andKeast 16 lost to M'Doninld, D- Rowley, Crcss..iil anil Bowles Qlt Rciil, Osmonii, .smith and Payne 20 beat Counter, Bastaio, Thomas and Moody 25. Devine, Walter, Buchanan and M'Laren 2-1 heat Schultz, Hardy,

frjlhc'.laml anil Barrett 22. Black, Waddell, Scott and Sneddon 31 beat Hoath, Waikcr, Leslie and Count, Macgibbon, Mowlom and Bonsi:ill 32 lieat Livan, Morr.s, Inwoodlalld A. Kowlcy 12. Bastings, Ledinghnm, Rankn, and Datl 31 heat Lodge, Hodman, 6. How ley and llarrolcl 23. Totals-New Zealand 184, Locals l* l - ' i . • In the even.ng Hie local Associabon ga'-'n a dnncr to the visitors at ho York Hotel. Thcie large

anfl ro-piesentative attendance. Mr Jacobs, president, piesidcd, and proposed the " Visitors." Mr Whaler responded. Mr Payne proposed the "Local iUsooation." Ml- Clarence Moody, secretary, responded. Messrs Whiiulet and Payne tpoke in complilrentiii'v terms of the promise R iven liy Adc'aideiMis had Riven Uw vis,tors a splendid time. An cxcclienb conceit programme was provided.