QAMARU BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1936, 2 April 1891, Page 26

QAMARU BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

The Oamaru Bowling Tournament whioh came off on the 27th proved a most sucoßssful affair, everything being carried out without a hitch. A fair number of visitors — the majority from the Cathedral Oity — were present. The southern bowling clubs were very poorly represented, the Roslyn club being the Btrongeßt, and well deserved their luck in securing the firßt prize. Tbe Dunedin and Caledonian won the second and third prizes. Kaituna bad a solitary representative. The weather could not have been improved upon for bowling, and tbe care that has been taken of the greens reflects great credit on the looal clubs. They proved to be both true and well grassed. The visitors could not be otherwise than well pleased witb them, and the opinion waß freely expressed that the graens are the best in Ofcago. Friday night bowling by tbe electric light was tried, and there waa some splendid play. Tbe matoh was Oamaru and North of Oamaru versus the South, and it resulted in a win by 8 points for the Northerners who played off on Saturday for the trophios. Martin's rink (Oamaru Club), after a very exoiting contoat played off on Monday afternoon, proved victorious, Christcburch not succeeding ia taking a single trophy. They are, however, very enthusiastic bowlers, and tbe Southerners had better look out or they will win all the prizes when they pay Dunedin a visit next year. During the afternoon of Monday a number of bowlers paid a visit to Meek's Boiler Flour Mills and grain elevators, and were both

surprised and pleased to see such splendid machinery, the miles of belting in two creating no little wonder. Mr T. Meek kindly explained everything in oonneotion with the mill. FIHBT TIKS. Hulbert and Baphael beat Anderson and Proctor— 15 to 13- after a Me. M Allster and Brskine beat Bird and Ouddon— 2s to 8. Scott and Crawford beat Blaney and Dall. Taylor and Hale beat Cunningham and Williamson —27 to 17. Oarlfcon and M'Kay beat Taifc and Bergh— ls to 11. Toomer and Oakley beat Forrester an<t Waddell. Lelghton and Fraser beat Obrlf tie and Held— 29 to BBOOND TIKS. Gillies and Cameron baat Dalf lelsh and Headland -16 to 14. Haynea and Slnolalr beat Bee and Atkinson— l6 to 10. Bobertson and Small beat Christie and Thomson— 23 to 31. Lemmand Gemmell beat Hulbert and Baphael20 to 17Soott and Crawford beat Blair and Rlokefcts— 36 to 5. Mollett and Barnett beat Oouoher and Meek— l 3to 7. Delbridge and Toomer baat Thomson and Sfcrutbers Wheeler and Dlokie beat Turpie and Kennedy— lS to 13. Marshall and Manning beat Frethaw and Stone. M'Kay and Garltoa beat M'Pherson and Fleming. Mollison and Famllton beat Kirk and Savage. Grail and Martin beat Leighton and Eraser— ls to 7. Davidson and Mackie beat Parsomon and Pater* •on— l 4to 13. Taylor and Hale beat Willianuon and Cunningham. Wedderspoon and Capitlok beat M'AHister and Brskine— ls to 13. Taylor and Hale beat Greenslade and Dawaon— 34 to 22. THIRD TIBS* Wheeler and Dlokle beat Famllton and Molltson— 21 to 14. Haynea and Sinclair beat Delbridge and Toomer— 14 to 13. Marshall and Manning best Grant and Martin— 23 to 13. Mollett and Barnett best Gillies and Cameron— lß to 15. Lemm and Gemmell beat Mackie and Car I ton- 14 to 9. Soott and Crawford beat Anderson and Wood— 2s to 6. Davidson and Maokle beat Taylor and Hall— 23 to 18. Oapstlok andWedderspoon beat Small and Bobertson—l9 to 11. FOURTH TIB. Wheeler and Dickie beat Mollett and Barnett by 23 to 10. Wedderspoon and Capstiok beat Lemm and Gemmell by 20 to 13. Marshall and Manning beat Scott and Crawford by 13 to 12. Haynea and Sinolair beat Davidson and Maokle by 17 to 13. FIFTH TIES. Wheeler and Dickie beat Wedderspoon and Capstick by 20 to 17. This match will be concluded on Monday (to-day). Final ytsa. Wheeler and Dickie beat Haynea and Sinolair for the first prize— gold medal each, valu-j £3 3s. Hsynes and Sinclair taking second prize— gold medal eaoh, value £2 2s. For the third prize, silver medal eaoh, Wedderspoon £ and Capitiok beat Marshall and Manning. North v. South. * On Friday night the match North v. South was played on the Phoenix Club's green by the aid of the electric light, which was laid on from Messrs Meek'a mill. The players were pleased with the novelty, and there was a good attendance of the public. The takings at the gates (£ll los, less expenses) will be handed over to the Kakanui relief f and. The matoh resulted in a win for the North by a majority of eight points. Scores :— N. S. King, Familton, Mollison, Martin (c) ... 18 Wedderspoon, Greenslade, Dawson, G Oapstiok (s) ... ... ■ ,„ ■is Taylor, Thomson, E Toomer, B Hale (5) ... 28 Robertson. Wedderspoon, Jan., Leighton, Sinolair (s) ... ... ... 11 Dr Anderson, Wood, H Toomer, Thompson^) ... ... ... 25 Gillies, Cameron, Haynes, A Fraser (s) ... 9 Bee, M'Pherson, Atkinson, Gemmell (s) ... 13 Perrett, Scott, Wheeler, Carlton (s) ... 27 Ooucher, Taylor, Waddell, Meek (20) ... ■ 20 M'Kay, Homer, Crawford, Dickie (s) ... 18 Marshall, Oakley, Manning, Struthers (s) 13 Storrie, Preshaw, Blaney, Dall (s) ... 28 117 109 Majority for Horth— B points. The tournament was continued next day, when the following games were played :— HOBTH V. 80UTH. FIBST TIK. ! Struthers' Obristchurch team beat Meek's Phoenix team. Martin's Oamara team beat Halo's Canterbury team. SECOND TIK. Martin (Oamara) beat Gemmell (Oamara). Strathers (Cbristchuroh) beat Thompson (Christohurcb). FINAL TIK. Martin (Oamara) beat Struthers (Christohnrch), eaoh member of the winning team gsinlDg a gold medal, value £2 2s. Intkhclub Matches. Two rinks from the Roslyn Club played two rinks from the Phoenix Club, the scores being : Roslyn, 57; Phoenix, 42; majority for Roslyn, 15 points. Two rinks from the Phoenix Club beat two rinks from the Canterbury Club by 11 points, the scores being : Phoenix, 52 ; Canterbury, 41. In the iuterolub matches, Roslyn defeated Oamara by 38 to 34 ; the Dunedin and Phoenix Clubs tied with 19 eaoh. Medal Mateh — Roslyw v. Donedin. The Roslyn and Dunedin Clubs played for the Now Zealand Bowling Association's silver medal on the Caledonian grounds on the 21st; the game, after a close and exciting contest, resulting in a win for the Dunedin Club by six points. The following were the players and scores : — B. D. Wheeler, Brown, Oarlton, Matheson (s) ... 18 Maoarthur, Sinolair, Ancierfon, Hunter (a)... 19 Oorbrtt, Mt Kenzle, R Crawford, Allnut(s)... • 14 Cowie, Baxter, Sneildon, Russell (s) ... 21 Wilde, Morrison, Diokle, Yuille (•) ... 22 Siedeberg, Bobertson, Harrop, J Thomson (s; 20