Bowling.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 999, 24 April 1891, Page 18

Bowling.

NELSON v. WELLINGTON. The above match was played off on Saturday last on the Wellington Club’s grounds, and resulted, after a well-contested and most enjoyable game of 25 heads, in a victory for Wellington by 15 points. The visitors arrived by the midday train from Palmerston, and though somewhat fatigued by tho journey, were still in good form, and kept our men close to work to maintain any advantage. They were welcomed to the green by a few cordial words from Mr Barraud, the president of the Wellington Club, who expressed his pleasure and appreciatlon of their visit, and hopes that they would have a pleasant game, and the best men win. The Nelson men were accorded three hearty cheers by their opponents, which they as heartily returned, at the instance of Mr Winton, who thanked Mr Barraud for his welcome; and the teams then got to work. There were a large numbor of spectators, who appeared to take great interest in the game, and to whom the hospitality of the Club was dispensed during the afternoon. At the seventh head Wellington held a lead of 8 points, which, at tho was increased to 10, and at the 24th to 19. At the last head, by the excellent play of their skips, Nelson scored at both rinks, reducing Wellington’s lead to 15 points, which, curiously enough, is exactly the number by which the Nelson men won in the last match against Wellington. Following are the scores : Wellington. / Nelson. No. 1 Rink. Scoullar Hankinson Letham Lyell McGlashan Gilbert A Campbell (skip) 27 Kampthorne (skip) 2o No. 2 Rink. Lambert Edwards Ewart Ledger Crombie Trask Ballinger (skip) SO Winton (skip) 19 Total 57 Total ... ... 42 Majority for Wellington, 15. Should tho Rotornu be delvyed it is probable a return match may be fixed up for During the progress of the Nelson matoh tho new green was occupied by several rinks. The various games resulted as under

) No. 1 Rink. < Myers M cDougall Leslie Matheson Brown Martin Dransfield (ski;) 17 Pen ty (skip) 16 No. 2 Rink. Harris Reid Miller Wilson Whitehouse Maskell Elliott (skip) 21 Gale (skip) 17 No. 3 Rink. Mitchell Willeston Jones Hutehen Lindsay Hart Sample (skip) 33 Riley (skip) 13 (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wanganui, April 17. The bowling match Nelson v. Wanganui, played this morning, resulted in a victory for Wanganui by 36 points, the scores being Wanganui, 67 ; Nelson, 31. Da-wnea’ team (Wanganui) scored 42 against Winton’s (Nelson) 12, and Ross (Wanganui) 25 against Kempthorne’s 19. Beautiful weather prevails, and the ground is in excellent order' The Nelson team leaire by the evening’s train for Wellington.