The Bowling Tournament.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5206, 12 February 1892, Page 2

The Bowling Tournament.

(it y Tiar.ditArn.) Dunkhin, February 11. There was sumo brilliant, playing at tlic bowling tournament, especially in the rink match. In tlio fourth ties, 11. Thoitison (Cliristchurcli), playing against, Ogg (Cnlcdonian), lost the game by tin injudicious drive when his opponents were lyinj,' ono, with Cliristchurcli three to the good. Thu result was that tlio Caledonians scowl four, and, putting on seven at, tlio in'*t three ends, won. The match botwi'un Ogg (Caledonian) and Carlton (Roslyn), in the lifth ties, was stubbornly fotitflil, Roslyn winning by one point, only. M;ivtiu (Oainaru), after the seventh licwl walked away from (ireeu Island. In tlw final tio between Martin (Oamarn) mid Carlton (Roslyn) t.lio excitement was intense, and fcho exhibition of bowling «'iis something worth going 11 ' on ? f way NPC| .almost every bowl played telling a I'llo. The Roslyn men, who liavo playw with the regularity of machinery through, wont away with a strong lead in tlio tirst few heads, but Oainaru hlr.-ulily overtook them, and at. tlio 10th lieiwl. getting in four, brought their score u)'!' 1 11 against Roslyn's eight. At tlio Htli head Roslyn got in three, and made til" score 14 all. Oainaru then led in o |C final head, at which Roslyn was f'j«r behind. By this timo it was rapmly getting dark. Oainaru was lying t»'" shots, when tlio jack was run into tlic ditch by Alluutt, and Roslyn laid lliri'fMollison succeeded in putting Allmitt" ball into the ditch, but Carlton got m both his bowls, and tlio result was a tic. In the end, after varying fortune, Oiinmr ll got the shot by Martin running the j'U'kOainaru thus takes the first prize, ""'1 Roslyn second. Tlio following arc tlic scores anci players. Rink Topknamknt.—First prize, eortilk'" lP miitably framed, with names of winiii'" engrossed thereon, ami trophies viiluw L'A 3s to each mcinbcrof the winning iii |k j second prize, framed certilieuli' tro])liies value L'2 2h to each mciiiln r ™ second rink. riNAL Tin. Oamaru—M. Fleming, .1, Kamilton, 1!. Mollison, J. Martin (skip) ... : - Roslyn—R. T. Whfclcr, ]'. Dow, W • C. Allnutt, W. (Jurlton (skip) - fiood progress was made with t hosing"' handed matches to-day, only tliow i' ll ' gaged in tlio rink not having coiiij'k' 11 , the .second round. Tliero aro now left.in six from Dunedin, four from RoslV 11 (three of which liavo not yet played tli® second ties), and two from Taieri.