ROWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15350, 13 January 1912, Page 4

ROWLING.

THE WKIJ.INIITON TOURNAMENT. KINK CHAMPIONSHIP FINAI,. (I'm Uniici) Press Association.) WT.LUNdTON. January 12. Tlie Northern Howling Aw-ociat inn's lourmiinru! was lontinurd today in Jiim weather. 'J he greens «c«! in good culler, nni! fart piay iwultwl. A Jargi? inimlicr of i.yi*t.itors attended tliu Wellington Club's (•ruoii. where, tl'c semi-final ami final of the- championship were played. In the former the following two tcnu:s inn:— Wellington (Neilscn, Sin in, Allen, ami •Still, skip), Pousonby (Casey, Gardner, Sneddon, anil Walker, skip). A well-con-listed game resulted in a win for Wellington by !6 points to 17. Tlie linnl look place tliis iiftornoon, the ban ltd round the green lieing thronged with . s|)ectators. Wylio'ti Nowtown team, which Intel l*vn lucky enough to draw tl» live in Ihu semi-final, was oppiiwed h.y .Stili's Wellington four. 'Hie Newtown men lost the first head, lull then got 1, 3, and 2, Ihe ftorts be-intr 6-1 on the fourth head, whore Still failed to pit out two of Wylio's At the fifth head Wylie was lying shot, Imt .Still nearly ran it oil with his last bowl, ami annexed a uieful 3. At tho next end Wylie failed. Still was lying a fitio 4, and ovoryone expected sueli a film driver as the Newtown skip to smafh the head. Mo tried nn exceedingly line diaw. but was too wide. Still nutted 4 out of it. nul went to the front ainiiit cheering, the eard reading 8 to 6. At the next lieail Newto.vn wore lying 4, wlwn Still, with his last Ixnvi, had a run at tho jack and burnt tho head. Then Wylie, with 2 against him. got a beauty dead on tho sltol howl, and mired, a single. ICn not another at the following head. Still narrowly missing in his attempt to run it nil'. The ninth head was disiieirotis for tho Wellington men. Wylie had a bowl on the jack and two almost touching. Allen failed in his attempt to split thoin, Pollock gcting his behind. Still sent up a fart one to clear oil the throe- lying shorts, l«it, instead, lio took the jack and ran his only kick Iw.vl otF tho green. Ak a rcwiit Wylio notched 6. and the. hope of tlie Wellington supporters sank. Newtown Rot nnothor one at the eleventh head, but after that Still ninth' a gallant effort to makes up the lent ground. At the twelfth head all were very wide indeed. It was the worst end of tho match, but Still secured 2 nut of it. At the next end .'Wylio had two fine shots lvir>-, but a runr.er h v his opponent lay &hot. Wylio nndo a line |.rv to lift it off, but failed. On the fotnWnth huad Wylie's No. I had a good bowl on jack, lmt Altai teste:! it out. l'ollcck came up and shifted the jack to Simm'* Imivl, and Wylie was unable to improve matters. At 0 •n" <! ? t h(l:i<1 Wylio Wls I>'"1>'" , B lwo wll(-n .Still diove and took hLs third out, 3 points going to Newtown's score, fin tho soventcontli bead tho veteran Simuvi put up two splendid howls, but Pollock gut m with a bi-oiity. Still just failed to run it oil, but ;vu? close enough to rock the bowl. At the eighteenth Neilson drow '™1 io the jack, and no wio oould shift it. Wylio playing for portion and Still unsniwssfullv oiidt-avoiiring to trail the jack or 5. With the s-.-orc at 21 to 15 against mm Mill was now in a. difiic-.dt ]»sitiou, but he was playing a great game. 'J' nwolccntli was cosily the Ix-I Hod of tho game, all bowls being groups! round tho nick, and Still drawing to within an inch of the jack with bis bust, On the twentieth !:o bagged 2 on a'very wide head, and wanted 3to lio on tlio liml end. Mail, sen drew two good ones, but Warwick lieal hint with one drad on the jack. Sitmn wiw too strong with lioth, and Duff dre.v ««>iid. Pollock then drew to the jack dtvitl. but Allm ran |.|» Jowl out. WYlio played for position, ami Still's one iiopn was io burn the J:«d. He struck a short one, with his firtt, ami took out the. lying shot with his second. Wylie was loft with the sliot. and throwing awav his last' bowl in scored a point and won* the matcli bv 4 points. hour rounds of the consolation prizo „,„,. petition YKte played. In (he semi-final 1 mice (Newtown) 12 lxxit Mason (Pihnmal ?.V. i',! ld fCarlton) 13 l>e;it Webb (Wellington) 10. The final will 1* plnved to-niorrow hMwwn Pr«:ce and M'Grogor ,v t! 0 /'"?! wi ", " l:o lx> P' a .ve.l Ijetweeii Walkers Ponsonby team and tlio winners of the matoh between Hemingway (Victoria) and Gordon (St John's) in tho last try conipolitiwi.

KAITUNA v. NORTH END. A game between four rinks ..( members of the above clubs was played on tne- Kai«un:i Givon vfctL-rday afternoon, ami resulted m a JiuikLsjiho victory for tho veiling players, iir Walkt-r (president, of tlio luutmui Club; welcomed tnc visitors, mid -\lr London suitably roiponded. Afternoon toil WVjS ably dihpjnsed bv lady frionds of ttio Kaituna Club. The tollownig arc tlm s.-orns: — Mills, Eudey, Gale, Ilas.'ott ... 15 "-' Steam, Hastic, Lillicnip, Wallace — 23 iloid, Stevenson, t'attoison, I'atCKOll 13 _ Young, Barclay, (iilkison, ilnin — l\ Short, Shaw, Coot.er, Snuirt ... 16 - Loudon, .M'Catton. Watson, Hoiloway \f Taylor, Laud). Walker. Sanders 18 — EnMand, ,Sclxj, Tlionnisoil, %l°r ••' ". ... - 20 Tntils 62 86 dunkdin* v. north end. Tho tour of the Jnvertargill liowlors, so fur as inter-club game.s arc concerned, was concluded hit ovenii.ij with a hnndsomo win over tho Diuicdin Club. The men from the Sunny .South were "up" in every rink. They played a very sound guinc, ami thoroughly des.-rv tholr win. A very pica, sunt even in.? wa.i .-,:eiit in wing and story, and the visitor* were heartily congraulalcd on their go-d play, and l.hc lino sporting spirit in winch they kid plnyed the game. The preen was in .splendid condition, and came in for genera! praise from llie visitor.*, l'lavers and wxirw:— N.E. I). Aelieson. England. Thomson, Tnvlor 23 ~ Wilson, Wyatl, Gillies, llentlev... - 9 Eraser. Smith. Sclo, Allen "... 31 - Morris. ,1. While. IVike. Hoc?... - 11 London, M'Alpine, Watson, Hoiloway 13 — lliHiimshaw, Foster, Dall — 9 Martin, Barclay, Gilkison, Main 16 — Hanna. Short, Black, Hunter ... — 13 Si wins. HaMii'. Lillicrap. Wallace 26 — Miller, .T. K. White, Gilmour, Sinclair — 13 Tolnls 114 55 IM'NKDIN v. SOCTHLANn. Tin l annua! match bolw:<vi the Duncdin and iSoulhiand (Vnlrc.s will be played on the Caledonian Green 10-ilav, commencing at 12.30. Ti'O following rinks will represent the Dur.odin Centre;—.l. feolt, D, Ovendon, F. .Smith. T.'-Sanders (s); H. Mann. A. Bolting, It 11. f-'colt. J. Whilo (s); I'. Evan-', A. Sioneliam, 11. Smcaten, J. M'Cnrdv (s): .1. (\ Short, W.' Hepir. J.Nams.'.l. lHillev (si; A. M'Donald. ,1. Cooke, .1. Svott, A. Young (si; W. Nirnlsou. A. R-lx-rt,'. 0. Bulk. 0. Tillic (<); A. Peter-. W. T. Gale. .1. 11. Hancock, .1. Tait (s). DHieial rink: A. Armstrong, W, llopu-, J. LimL-ay, C. R. Smith (s;.