NORTHERN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12468, 12 January 1904, Page 6

NORTHERN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

PLAY AT THE AUCKLAND GREENS. RESULT OF THE FIRST DAY'S GAMES. The 1901 tournament cf the Northern Bowling Association opened in real earnest yesterday, and excited a great deal of interest on the part of local players, and in a largo measure the ecu-playing spectators, who were provided with a capital day's entertainment, which they were not slow to approve. On the Grafton green 12 rinks were occupied all day with 96 players. At Mount • Eden, including Rocky Nook, there were the same number of rinks, carrying an equal number of players, and at Ponsonby, where the consolation pairs were played off, the 12 rinks were occupied by 43 players. Bowlers were on the Grafton green early, and play started punctually at nine. The weather was very warm, and as the day woro towards afternoon th« green became fairly fast. i There was a refreshing breeze just before luncheon, and the air was dolioiously cool i after tea. The attendance of speotators : after two o'clock was largely increased, thors : I being a large number of ladies present. I , Afternoon tea was served by ladies, and : i proved most acceptable to thirsty players. At Mount Eden and Rooky Nook greens ! the games were started well to time, and ! I did not finish until a few minutes before ] I seven p.m. Tea, which was entrusted to the ; ladies, was served at both greens and proved j most acceptable. Mr. B. J. Esam, secretary j i of the Auckland Bowling Association, was I ! as nearly übiquitous as mortal man could I be, visiting the four greens several times ! during the clay, and keeping an eye upon I the smooth workings of the arrangements. At the Grafton green Mr. J. Carlaw, secre- ! tary to the Auokland Club, worked single- ! handed throughout the day, and found very ! early in the proceedings that his task was :no sinecure. Mr. J. H. Mentiplay, secre- | tary to the Northern Association, had a j good deal to do at Mount Eden, besides takI ing part in the tournament. At Ponsonby ] green, where the- consolation pairs were | played, Mr. Sneddan discharged the secre- ) tarial duties, and was busily occupied i throughout the day, the work being particu- ! larly arduous in this as in the eases of the | other greens. GRAFTON GREEN. FISST ROUND. ; ! Ponsonbv— New oil, YenJe, J. i Kirkor (skip), 22; Becroft. Buchanan, WatI son, Balianryne (skip), 22—total 4-4, v. Auok- , land— J. M. Menuie, Buttle, Easton, R. ; James (skip), 17; A. H. Brookes. A. Towi scy, Lyons, Dingle (skip), 17—total 34. Pon- ' j sonby won. In the first round Ponsonby, : I amid some excitement, secured the victory. , j Tho game was about equal to the 16th head, j when this state of affairs underwent a ) change, both Ponsonby skips scoring I heavily, and by a coincidence the game . finished with equal figures for both teams. , the Ponsonby teams each making 22 and the Auckland teams each 17. New Plymouth—Jenkinson, H. Goldwater, H. Ward, McKellar (skip), 19: Govert, Burgess, Wyllie, Runillo (skin), 24— total 43, v. Feilding— Haybittle, Orabb. Saywell (skip), 15; Dr. Sorley, Bailey. Thomson, Sandilands (skip), 23— total 08. Feilding won. The ga"me> was | a fairly contested one, Feilding doing their best all the time, but fortune was against them. Dunedm— Scouler, W. Yuile, D. Scott C l . Payne (skip), 21: W. McDonald, J.' 1 Short, D. Buchanan. O. Allnutt (skip). 24— total 45, v. Masterton—R. Rigg, T. Cress- ■■ well .7. P. Elliot, °- Pragnall (skip), 11; W. Pragnall, G. W. Cochrane, F. Dupre J Whittaker (slap), 15—total 26. Dunedin won. Masterton played gamely, but were no match for Dunedin. The contest was a very good one, and was watched with great interest by onlookers. , j Greenmcadows — Lethbridge, Perrett . Smith, Crawley (skip). 26; Bristy, Ruston! | Crawford Kennedy (skip), 19—total 45, v. • l>«vonport—Harvey, Miller, Ralfe, Harrij son (skip) 19; J. M. Crosher, J. Armstrong, H. NiccoL Eagleton (skip), 14—total 35. ! Greenmeadows won. The gome was de- | cided for Greenmeadows on Mr. Crowley's ■ ! rmk,_ the honours being even on Mr. Ken- ■ | nedy s, viz., 19 for both competing teams. j letone—Lewthwaite, Coles, Babington, jF. Laurie (skip), 21 T. Price, Armstrong, | Eraser, Johnston (skip), 18— total 39, v • Newtown-Warboys, Meyrick, Sexton, , BnSjrfitwell (skip), 16; Pollock, Hn«nrth Wyllie, H. Price (skip), 19—total 35. Pe-t-one won This was a ding-dong game all along, and was not won until the last shot -Newtown was lying four, when Laurie, with nis last shot, won the game. ! "Victoria—Avery, Scott, Yarcoe, Barry ■ | K-ii-i. 2/: Kebble. White, Trevor, Snaddon, | Brackenndgo (skip), 59—total 65, v Gis- ! borne-Witty .Martin, Massey, Gaudin (skip), lv ; I. Adair, G. Humphreys, H. Mc- | Gowan, J. Coleman (skip), 13—total 27. Vic- | una, won Gisborne undoubtedly suffered at, first through the absence of Ponsford, their veteran skip, who was unable to be present to keep on eye on things. Mr -John Coleman, who took the helm, did his j utmost, but both teams were defeated bv t j a substantial majority, the Victoria's drawI ing being very strong. ; SECOND ROUND. I New Plymouth-MeKc-llar (skip), 25; i Bundle (skip), 26—total 51, v. Hawera-R ■j Hicks, H. \\. Sutton. G. Syme, R T-it I I p)> 17; W. Dingle; W. Son' C. A i r: ' C V;, V - " al " »sou (skip), 22—total 59. I «ew llymoutn won. A fairly even game all | through to the last half-dozen heads, when , liawera were not up ; 0 the mark. ' Auc! ; ii | n /l— Tal ? IGS (s!:ip) ' 28: Din - (skip), | 38; iota, 66. v Masterton -Whittaker (skip ! 10; O. Pragnall (skip), 14; total 24. Master- ! ten were very slow in this game, having only ■ , scored one against 21, Dingle's team. The - ! 7"'„V vas a little better as the game pro--1 : Gi.borne-Gandin (skin), 25; Aleeman ! ■:;; V ' fl; total 6 ',Y-. Feiiding-Sandilands - ! skip), 11; Saywell (skip), 11; total 22 Gis- : borne won. G.-borne were in much better i : form than earlier in the day, both rinks . : scoring 32 out of 18 heads. This game, so far i , as (jrisborno were concerned, was superior to I that won by \ icioria in the morning, when I they defeated Gisborne. Feilding did their i utmost, but their opponents were too strong • I iQ D 7* d i D^ (ski!,) - 25: frkip" . I 19; tola 42, v. Newtown—H. I rice (skin), ] 17; Lnghtwell (skip), 21: total 38. Duneelin _ ! won. llus was a most interesting game. , , .pre never being more than two between , | the aggregate scores for both dubs. Brightr j well p] av ed splendidly, saving his team time ! , after time, at one time SaVinS six with his ; last bowl. \\ Victoria-Barry (skip), 17; Brackenridge , (skip) 31—total 48, v. Greenmeadows— Kent ! nedy (skip), 23; Crawley (skin), B—total 31 .; A icroria won. Brackenridge's team was too ! much for Crawley, but Kennedy saved his I team from defeat.. Totals: Victoria 43 i Greenmeadows 31. '' ! 9o r^7w7 J:i,rifcki!,) ' 27; Johnson (skip). , , 2C—total 47, v. "evonport—Eaalcton (skin), , I 14; Harrison (skip), 22—tctt'I 36. Petoi'e : I won. 1 etone played a fine cranio all through 1 ; matter being very even towards the end' , ; when tne visitors took the lead, keeping > ! it to - I Ponsonby-Ballanfyne (skin), 35; Kirk-r : i (skip), 20—total 55, v. Masterton—o. Prag- ; nail (skip), 8; Whittaker (skin). 12—total 20 | Ponsonby won. This was a runaway, the ; local men being obviously too strong for the , visitors. ■ ■ | Gisborne—Coleman (-kip), 21; Gaudin I I (skip), 2;>—total **'. v. liawera—Parkin ,on 'j (skip), 14; Tail (skip). 21—total 35. Gis- ; : borne won, .V fairly even game so far as 1 | Gaudin and Tait's teams were concerned. ' j Dunedin—Payne (skip), 24; Allnut (skip), ' : 22—total 46, v. Devoiroort—Kagleton (skip) \ . 18; Harrison (skip). 19—total 57. This was . i Dunedm':; third win for the day. , | Victoria—Brackenridge (skin), 29; Bary , ! (skip), 12— total 41, v. Petone—Laurie (skip) , 22; Johnstone (skip), 18—total 40. Victoria . won by one. A close and most interesting t finish. . Auckland— (skip), 19: Dingle (skip), ■ 25—total 42, v. Newtown— 11, Price (skip .20; Britrhtwell (skip), 19—total 39. Auck- . land won. A very exciting game, and voted , ' the best played during the day on the. Graf- ; ten green, both sides playing splendidly. I Greenmeadows —Kennedy (skip), 24: Crawj lev (--kip), -total 41. v. '.Feilding— Sayweil 1 (skip), 15; Sandilands (skip), -total 35. ' i Greenmeadows won, Sandiland's and Ken- - : nedy's teams being well matched. J MOUNT EDEN GREEN. ' I The inter-club matches played on the ! Mount Eden green occupied 10 rinks, and ! a word of praise must be given to the I groundkeeper (George Williamson), who had . j the greet" in capital order, the competitors - ; all round bung agreed that r wa* playing , ' very accurately. Mr. C. Newland acted i as assistant-secretary, and looked well to , ! the details, and Mr. F E. Phippi was the ; umpire.

FIRST ROUND. Tho Wellington and Pahiatua team: occupied the No«. 1 and 2 rinks, NVellingtoi winning on the No. 1 rink by 18 points K 9, Pahiatua failing to score until the eeventl bead was reached, when they opened wit! two points, Wellington then having nine oii the board. From tho 13th head Pahia tua, with the score at eight to Wellington'. 10, only added one point, Wellington draw ing steadily away hiid winning as staled. The game on No. 2 rink was more closelv contested, there being only two points— Pahiatua 9, Wellington 11—between the . teams at the 14th head. Wellington then , began tc forge ahead, and ultimately won by 20 to 15. On the Nos. 5 audi 4" rink; the Rocky Nook teams engaged the Paten representatives, the iccal team winning on ->o. 3 by the substantial majority of 27 points to 10, while on the No. 4 rink the Reeky Nook men were beaten bv one point only, the scores being: Patea*26, Rock's Nook 25. In this game Kockv Nook lit':? the lead right up to tho 19th head. when - the visitors got five in: 26—23. Rockv :Noo«c scored u couple on the last head, but the me point still stood in favour of the latea players. Mount Eden and Reniuera were engaged on tins Nos. 5 and 6 rink.-, and it was a very close thing between then: for the aggregate score. The Mount Eden team on No. 5 won in the end by 21 pointto 14, drawing away tteadily after the 15-ii iHVid, when the board showed 13 points all j the game up to that stage having baoti | olos&iy ooutcsted. The other Mount Eden , team suifercd defeat by 23 points to 15. j Iv-c-nuiera opened with a four and a five | in the second and third heads, but after t.hi< | their oppousnts pegged awav, the scoring , thence on being very evwi, though the home . team oould not make up the leeway. A-. i other close thing was witnessed" in tiI mat-;hea betwwu Thorndon (WollingloiV | and Palmerston North, the latter wiiiiiip« on the- aggregate by one point: Pahrer<:tr>ii North 44, Thorndon 43. On No. 7 rin'l Falmerston North got in front after th-= U>th head, and ptayed there. The othei I match went to Thorndon bv 25 to 20 the Wellington Club team after the 18th 'heac soonng a five, three, and one to Palmer stons one point. Napie. won from Folmenton -North on the adjoining rinksL?i d i - o r l l a sin^le V' cint ' the one match (rank 9) goings to Hastings bv 24 points to 15 and tbo other to .Napier by 22 points to 13. The winning team-- led practically all through the piece. Results: Wellington—Dniramoiid, Hamilton, 801 l Loccie (skip)-IS, v. Pahiatua-,!. Hughes, Hunter, Hawkins, Wakcrman (skin) Wellington-.!. Reich. E. J. Hill. Mentiplay, N. McLean (skip)—2o, v. PahiatuaNorton, Hewat, Sanson (skip)—ls. Wellington won on the aggregate «core« by 33 to 24: majority, 14 noiiits. t> ,% , ook —Butler. Rathbone, Tutt, BoudHU (skip -27 v. Patea-Hair, Adams. GrJshnan, Palmer (skip) 10. n Patea—Power, Arrnitage. * Clarke, Gibson (skip)— 4 6. v Rocky .Nook—G. Fletcher. E. Dutton, H. C. Harden, T. Hodgson Ekipi Rocky Nook won on the aggregate by 5to 36; majority, 16 points " Mount Eden—Garland, R. R. Ross, YV Mercer, H. W. Brooke: (skip)—2l, v Re UkAl^l' leg " ' Stovenson ' L «xon, Cl?rli Remucra-J. M. Lennox, Holden, Dinwall. G. Court (skipJ-23, v. Mount EdenBrown, Hooper, Rankin, Burns (skip)—ls Kemuera won on th- aggregate by 37 tc ■ oo; majority, 1 noillt. Palmerston North—B. Palmer, F. Talker tv-vr*' ¥ ' % Bl i" tin (skip!— 24, v. Thorndo. (Wellnigton) -Paraons, Sproulc, Gould. ito.-is (skip)—lß. Thorndon (Wellington)— l.eighto;i, Pasooe, Sievwright (skip)— V Palmerston North—Aiken, Hodeins Nash ' Mowlem (skip)— ' I, Pm " r "V- 0 ' 1 ' X ° rt! -' won on tho aggregate by_44 to 4o; majority, 1 point. b ' son "fIrSTi * eill,fitt - v Ki »S. Martin, Maddi ' « on „ (skip-)— 24. v. Napier—R. Terrv G ' j Kelly, T. Cherry. W. C ! Yates (skip-i 5 . & Napier-J. P. Thomson, F. Rice J m V V" P. Smith (skip)— 22. v. HastingsG. ifo Roach W. 'I", White, G. R. Cameron j J. Beatson (skip)—l3. ' : Napier won on the aggregate by 37 to 36majority, 1 point. ' Carlton: A bye-(l) Maguire, Holmes Cutler, Kilgour (skip); (2) Vaughan, Rowe •Laurie, Wilson (skip). , I second nOTJKD. . In the second round Rocky Nook ant Thorndon (Wellington) were on the No ] and No. 2 rink,. ~» No. 1 Rocky Nook lee all along, ultimately winning by 20 to 14 the biggest score in any one' head being tin | four points scored by Thorndon on the 19th. I i, order was reversed on No. 2 rink lhorndon getting in front at the 14th head I and holding the advantage to the close: 21— I 16. The next two rinks were occupied by j Hastings and Mount Eden, the local player.' carrying off the honours on both rinks— Lim i 4 " i Mount Eden got on terms at the 14th head with a three, and afterwards put on eight points against the five scored by their opponents, finismng up victors bv 2, to 19. In the other match (rink 4) they were I never really in difficulties, starting off with a lead and .winding up 25 to 15, Hastings ; doing a largo share of their scoring in the last four heads, when they put on 10 points. Mount hden not getting in a single point. , When the 18th head opened the board read• -Mount Eden, 25; Hastings, 7. Palmers', ton North and To Rau played on Nos. 5 ant 6, Palmerston winning on the aggregate, On No. a Palmerston had all the best of it their card showing 27 points against 13, but on the next green (No. 6), where the native team was playing, a different tale was told to a " finishing up eight points to the good of their Palmerston opponents, the • board reading:-- Rau. 23; Palznerstor 1 .North, 15. The Te Rau victory was louclh applauded, and the skip (F. Harris) waI warmly congratulated on the success of the team. Ho was himself largely responsible | and all through played a splendid same, hi' drawing being perfect. Both Slratforc ; rinks were beaten (Ncs. 7 and 8) by Napier i who won on No. 7 by 32 to 14 and on No { i I? l s, *° , 15 - aft( ' r « fairly even ; Tie up tc the lab head. Romuera, who came out or top on the aggregate in the forenoon, fadeI to hold their own when pitted against We! bngton in the second round. On rink 5 Wellington wound up three points to the , good—2l to 16—but en rink 10 the visitorfound the task less difficult. The teamwere seven all at the seventh head, Inn j Wellington then began to move away, am j they kept on improving to the end, wher ■ the figures on the cards were :—Wellington i oo: Hemuera, 13. Results: — Rocky Nook—Hodgson (skip)—2o, v rnorndon (Wellington)—Ross (skip)—l4 Thorndon {Wellington)— Sievwright (skip -21, y. Rocky Nook-Bouskill (skip)—l6. ' Kocky Nook won on the aggregate by 3* to 5o ; majority ere point. Mount: Eden—H. Brookes (skin)— 22, v Haying—Beatson (skit,)—l9. ! Mount Eden—Bums (skip;—2s, v. Hasting , I — Madduon (skip)—ls. i Mount Eden won on the aggregate by 4 to 34 : majority 13 points, i Palmers'.on North—Mowle.n (skin)— v ■ Te Ran (Gi?borue)— Ferris (skin)—l3. ! Te Rau (Gisborne)—Harris (skin)— 23 v ; i Palmerston North—Bunting (skip)—ls. Palmerston North won on the aggregate , by 42 to 36; majority six points. - Napier—Yates (.kin)— v. StratfordDingle (skin)—l4. , Ntpier—Smiti (skip)—lß, v. Stratford- , /smart (skip)—ls. Napier won on the aggregate by 50 to 29 majority 21 points. Wellington— (ikip)— v. Remuor, —G. Court (skip)—l3.' ; Wellington— (skin)— 33, v. Remu era—Clerk (skip)— Wellington won on the aggregate bv 5 ', to 31; majority 23 points. ' Pahiatua had a bye. r THIRD BOUND. - The third round closed the day's play . On links i and 2 the M ..int Eden teams woi i easily from the Stratford representatives th .' No. 1 rink score being 28 to 8, Stratford onl j scoring on sir heads, while on the second rin , Mount Eden opened proceedings with ; i three, and drawing steadily away they hoist - oil 24 points to Stratford's 12. On the ad ,- joining rink? (3 and 4) Palmerston carried th day against Napier ou the aggregate by 6 % points to 40. _ The No. 3 game was even! > fought out, Napier winning by two point b (25—23), but Palmerston North had the; revenge on No. 4, running off with tho mate r to clip tune of 39 points to 15, a majority c. 24 point'. Thorndon and Carlton played o [ 5 and 6 rinks. In the game on No." 5 th r teams were level pegging with seven all a 5 the ninth head, but Carlton then crept alleae I At the 14th th, were leading 15 to 8, and a • the 20th 19 to 11. After two dead head ' Carlton won by 19 points to 14. On rink j j Thorndon beat Carlton, 24 to 21. The wit ners got in 10 before Carlton scored, and ;: " j the 12th head they were leading by 19 to t | Thence on the Newmarket men improve • ! their position, scoring 15 points while Thori 1 I don put on five. The seventh and eight • ! rinks were used by Welliugton and Hasting: ■ i the formei meeting their first defeat of th I day. the totals being: Hastings 44 point: Wellington 35. On No. 7 rink the Hasting men haa their first win, beating Wellinglo by no less than 30 points to 12, while hp> 5 door the Wellington team won by 23 to 1' 1 In tin* runaway came Hastings did the bul J of their scoring after tho 11! It head. Wellin; ' ton only gitting in two points, while the' s opponents scored 23 The "le Rau teair < had theii first win on the aggregate score I | against Rocky Nook on rinks 9 and 10, wii J j ning by 33 to 30. The natives—" Ski])" Ha • , ris being again a host in himself—were n \ sponsible for this by vanning on rink 9 by ]

to 12. On rink 10 their European comrades i were beaten by 18 to 14. Results: — i Mount Eden— Burns (skip)2B, v. Strati fori!—Smart (skip)— i Mount Eden—H. Brookes (skip) 24, v. i Stratford—Dingle (skip)—-12. Mount Eden won on the aggregate by 52 to 20; majority 32 points. i Napier—Yates (skip)—2s, v. Paimerston . North—Bunting (skip)— 23. Paimerston North— Mowlem (skip)— 39, v. Napier—Smith (skip)—ls. FMmorston North wen on the aggregate by 62 to 40; majority 22 points. ThoVndon (Wellington)—Ross (skip) 24, v. Carlton —Kilgou.- (skip)2l. Cariton—Wi!«on (skip)—lS. v. Thorndon (Wolliiii.'i-on) —Sievwright (skipi—l4. Carlton wen on the aggregate by 40 to 53 ; majority tvj points. ■Hastings—Maddison (skip)—3o. v. WellingtonLockie (skip)—l2. ! NYeliingion—McLean (skip)-—23, v. Hastings— Beatson (skip)— I Hastings won on the aggregate by 44 to j 35; majority r. ; i:e points. Te Ran (Gisborne)—Harris (skip)—l9, v. Rocky Nock—Hodgson (skin)—l2. ' I Rocky Nookßou<=kil! (skip)—l3, v. Te ' j Rait iGi.-bornc) —Ferris (skip)— A . Te Rau won on the aggregate by 33 to 50; ' ' majority three points. I Patea had a bye. i * rONSONBY GREEN. ] The following are the results of the con- i • I solation pairs, played on the Ponsonby : green : — i ' ! * FIRST round. . Case? and Gorman, 23, v. l>avev and | O'Toob?, 22. I Wooilf-r and Sanderson. 25. v. Osmond and 1 | I Littler, 15. ; I Payne and Swales, 23, v. Stichbury and , | Darby. 20. j Me in tosh and Brown, 58, v. Buckland and | ; ! Can-, 7. I I right arid F. Court, 22, v. Donald and I ; | Garland, 21. Montague and Coutts, 24, v. Ronayne I ; ami Deane, 9. I Mackie and Tait, 36, % Bowden and j ' Levin, 10. Bern - and Ballinger, 25, v. Wilkinson and | ; Kent. 17. Geddes and Webb, 34, v. Ballin and Tar- ; kcr, 7. Patterson and Beneficld, 22, v. Walker and Walton, 18. Myers and Lambert, 21, v. Wilson and Clauson, 13. Garliek and Priestley, 17, v. Waite and ! Movan, 12. Seabrcok and Baker, 23, v. King and Dr. " King, 13. Bartle-tt and Court, 15, v. Caldwell and : Maxneld, 10. j LittJejohn and the Rev. Monro, 19, v. j Clark and Potts, 16. Erskine ami Smith, bye by default. SKCOND KOOVD. ! Gorman and Casey, 23, v. Wocller and i ) Sanderson, 18. j Payne and Swales, 25, v. Mcintosh and j Brown, 16. Wright and F. Court, 25, v. Montague and Coutts. 9. Erskino and Smith, 20, v. Mackie and ; Tait, 19. Berry and Bailinger, 20, v. Geddes and . Webb, 18. Myers and Lambert, 23, v. Benefield and Patterson, 21. , Seabrook and Baker, 24, v. Garlick and Priestly, 16. Bartlett and Court, 20, v. LittJejohn and i the Rev. Monro, IP. third ROUND. Swales and Payne, 19, v . Gorman and ' Casey, 18. Erskine and Smith, 25, v. Wright and F. ' Court, 19. Bony and Bailinger, 25, v. Myers and Lambert, 18. Seabrook and Baker, 18, v. Bartlett and Court, 16. The fourth round for the consolation pairs will commence at the Ponsonby green at ' nine a.m. to-day sharp, between Messrs | Swales and Payne v. Erskine and Smith'. ' and Berry and Bailinger v. Seabrook and Baker. ROCKY NOOK GREEN. FIRST BOUND. Two rinks on the Rocky Nook Green at Kuigsland were, devoted to the inter-club 1 | matches, and the forenoon games were fol- . lowed with close interest, as the members 1 of the Maori team from the Te Rau Club, Gisborne, were making their first appeari anco against the. European bowlers. Their | opponents were the two rinks from Stratford, and the team on No. 1 rink managed to finish up within a point of the Stratford • men, the scores being: Strafford, 19- Te • Rau, 18. The Te Rau players had all the. i best of it right up to the 19th head, where ■ ! the Stratford side got in the highest pos- ■. \ sible (8 points), and headed the Te Raus. ; | Te Rati then had 16 points on to Stratford's ■ I 19, and they added one point in each of the '. remaining heads, but were just beaten, as i stated. The other To Rau team, consisting | of natives solely, made a good stand up to ,', the 18th head, where the board showed 13 i i points all. They, however, only scored one j more point against Stratford's three and I I two, thus losing by four points: IS—l4. Re- I ; suits: — I ■ --••Stratford—H, Priestley, G. Curtis, Wake,"l [ | Smart (skip)— v . Te Ran (Gisborne!— I | Craig, Pettie. QuigW, Ferris (skip)—lß I , i Stratford—L. B-tts, J. D. Morrison, D. j '| M. Curtis. R. Dingle (skip)—lß, v. Te Rau ' > ; (Gisborne)—Stewart, Potaka, Balneavis, F. i . j Harris (skip)—l4. j i • Stratford won on the aggregate by 37 to I i j 04; majority 5 points. i ' j SECOND ROUND. j ' i The Patea and Carlton Club rinks met on : ; | the Rocky Nook Green, Carlton winning i both matches very easily, scoring 36 to 15 on , ; : the. one rink ami 26 to Bon the other. They | j | got, in front at the outset, and went on nil- ' ; nig up the points to the end. Results- ! I , Carlton— (skip)— 36, v. Patea- i i Gibson (skin)—ls. I J Cnriton-fcilßou. (skip)— 26, v. Patea- ! . . Palmer (skip) 3. ! | Carlton won on the aggregate by 62 to 23- i . j majority 39. ' > I thisd BOUND. j . j The final games for the day were those be- ! . | twoen the Remuera and Pahiatua rinks In ' . I both cases victory rested with the Auck- ! I I landers, who won by 21 to 15 (No. 1 rink) i , | and 24 to 17 (No. 2 rink), their aggregate I , I £ ore „ 1I rul,n . 11 -* ° !,t to 5 against Bahiatua's \ | *>. r„e visiters started badly, as on rink I _ ! 1 Remuera had scored 17 to 4 on the 13th ' . head, and on rink 2 the lead was 20 to 9 ! ,j on the 14th. Then the Pahiatua men settled i ; down in earnest, but were unable to over- I 3 ; take the strong lead established by (heir on- I i ponents. Results:— * j . | Remuera—Court (skip)-21, v. Pahiatua— I I Wekoman (skip)—ls. I , | Remuera-Clerk (skip)-24, v. Pahiatua—! I Ranson (skip)—l7. i 7 j Remuera won on the aggregate !>y 45 to ' | 32; majority 13 points. ' j . ! I . | TO-DAY'S INTER MATCHES. ; J The inter-club matches will be resumed j 5 ; this morning ai nine o'clock, when the B sec- : ; tion players, who were yesterday on the i - ' Mount Eden and Rocky Nook greens, will j play their matches on the Grafton green, ' and the A section players, who were on the : _ Grafton green, will play at Mount Eden ; 1 . and Rocky Nook greens. 1 The following is the draw for the eonso- I . iation singles, to be played at the Ponsonby I green to-day at two p.m.:—Potts v. Cald- ! ! well, Swiney \. Beiinie. Waite v. Wooller ! ; Benefield v. A. S. Smith. Clark v. Mcln- ! ; tosh. Taite v. McCallum, Montague v. Kent i FSallai v. trances, Sanderson v. Clausen .1 i ; Court v. Ki-skine. Buckland v. Parker" ■■ ■ Walker v. Darby, Davey v. O.Toole. Levin' I i v. Morran, Berry v. Young; bves, Maxfield' ! 0 Bowden, Littler, Swales. Wratt, Geddes; j V Ballinger, Patterson, Osmond, Walton, | * Lambert, King. Thome, Priestly W (V ' 1 I Garland, Wilson, J. C. 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