BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13268, 27 April 1905, Page 9

BOWLING.

THE INVERCARGILL TOURNAMENT.

(Bv Oub Spectal REror.TEßti) INVERCARGILL, April 2G. Tho Inst, of tile , visitors'to leave were Messrs Ball. Kcast, and Stokes who left today by the second express. There was quite a crowd of bov.-lors at tho station to see them off, cheers mast hearty and enthusiastic being given and returned. Six weeks ago there was just a trace of disaffection against tho New Zealand. Bowling Association about tho meeting just coueluded, as the-vicp-prcsident (Mr C J. Payne) was not' considered 10-bs too friendiy towards tho south. 13ut during tho last few days 110 has been so genial, so hearty, so thoroughly anxious to help to keep things moving that tho southern bowlers now look upon him as one of their very best friends. Added to- this, 110 has been playing a- lino game ill the truest bowling spirit, so much so that " Good luck to the vice-president ot the N-aw Zealand Bowling Association" will meet with a hearty response from every Inveroargillite. The last match of tho tourney was played 011 'Wednesday afternoon in a galo of wind, R, mid J. Erskino beating M'llwrick and Hain rather easily in the final of tho Pairs Match. The brothers Erskine entered for the suko of having a game, the lead being a comparative new chum, but they havo performed so consistently that, with tho exception ot the . closely-contested match with Dall and Kcast, fliey havo had comfortable wins. Tho final match against Hain and M'llwrick was no exception, and although tho latter wero expected to get homo, the two brothers gavo them 110 chance. R. Erskine (skip) played some very fine shots, and thoroughly deserved tho win. Bio record 'of tho losers is, however, sufficiently good to satisfy any ordinary mortal—second in ' the Qiamnionship llink, second in the Parrs, and first in the Ordinary ]TCii'.k. The set of bowls won by R. Erskino is a particularly handsome one.

OAMARU BOWLING TOURNAMENT. ' (Fkoii Our Own Corbehpondent.) OAMARU, April.26. The last game of tho Eastor bowling tournament was played -to-day oh the Phcenix Green. Worsley and Herou on the previous evening were 5 up .at the fourteenth head in tho final with Crowe and Sinclair for the Last Try prizes in-tho Double-handed Mafch. Tho Diwejlin players opened with a single this morning, Heron getting, tho same out of the next head. . Tlion'Sinclair put oc another single and two two's, making the game equal. At the' twentieth head Sinclair got three. When the skips "went <lown at the lost head Heron wis lying four. Sinclair drew second shot, .but Heron pressed one of his own in, ami l»y tvo, "Willi his last brnvl Sinclair drew the shot, and-though-Heron had the chauea of making lour, lie came a trifle wide, and the Dunedin couple had \7Oll by 20 to 16. The gamo was watched with keen interest, and the players on both sides played some'fine shots.! . - ' NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA In tho second of. the three contests between Victoria and New South Wale 3 tho Victorians won .by 93 lo Si. ... . Mr W..Taylor,..vice-president'of the Tf aitnna Bowling, Club,, leaves. Duncdiii 011 'JVrsday next,-May 4, on a.trip to the Home Country, via-Canada; ilr./Taylor, who will bo. accompanied by Mrs Taylor,-intends to s?0 as much of bowling as possible oil . his tour, and with that object in view will Visit as many greens as ho can^