NORTH ISLAND BOWLINE TOURNAMENT,

Otago Witness, Issue 2292, 3 February 1898, Page 35

NORTH ISLAND BOWLINE TOURNAMENT,

Napier, January 25. The weather was cooler for the continuation of the bowliog tourcaTnenb to-day. One of the features ol the play was the position taken by the Biuff HMCJnb in the championship rinks. This is a young and small clnb, arid ibs puccjss is undoubtedly due bo ihe judicious skipping of Laing. Results of the play :: — ■ Fourth round — Bluff Hill beat Auckland, Palrnerston North beat Feilrling, Giaborae be,ife Ncwtown nft ton), Wanganui beat Nap'er, j Well:t:^ton be*t l^evonport, Elastings beat Thoradou. Fifth round— muff Hill beat Feilding, Auckland bsat \V>v»)gaiiui, Hastings beat Devonyort, Ponsouby beat Tboradon, Wellington bead Naoier, PAlmerston beat Newtown. Sixth round — Hastings beat Napier, Wellington beat Aucklaud, Newtuwn beat Bluff Hill, Palmerston North j be&t (Hsborn j , Devonport beat Ponaonby, Wrr« g&nui beat Fcilding January 26. Beantiful wtuther agaisi prevailed to-dayj «yb«n ths bowling tournament was continued* Re&uUs of the Olab Ghampioa Fours :—: — Seventh round— Has! inga beat Auckland, Poi« sonby bprfT^ Nai>ier, Wellington beat I (l eiliia<j, Wauganui beat Newtowu, Devonporfc beat Thoradon, Ouborne beat Bluff Hill. Eighth round -EeiMin? beat H.vstiug":, Nawtown beat Wellington, Thorndon beat Napier, Auckland beat Ponsouby. Ninih round — Hastings beat Newtown, Auckland beat Thorudon, Gi&borne be^t Wellington. Napier beat Duvonport, Etild« ing beat Ponsouby, I'ahoerston beat Wanganui. January 27. Thß weather wa3 oppre--sively hot to-day, fck« ths-rrnoujeter reaching 88 in the shade. Results of tha bowling tourney :—: — Tenth Round. — Ponsonby beat Newt own, Thorndon beat FeiMing, Auckland beat Devonport, Bluff Hill beat Wanganui, Palmerstoii beat Wellington, Uisbome bf-afc Hastings. Eleventh Round. -Ponsonby beat G-isborna, Napier beat Auckland, Devonport beat Feilding s Pdlmerswn beat Hastings, Newbown beat Thoru« don. Twelfth Roun-I. — Thorndon beab Gisborne, Bluff HUI heat Hastings, Devonport beat Newtowu. Napier beat J?eildin:r, Palmerstou beat Ponsoaly, Wanganui beat Wellington. January 28. The bowliug' 'bGarnaDient ' ende-d to-day. There was intense exciteme'nb over "the concluding gam>3 for the championship. Bluff Hill and Wellington wore equal with 7 wins each, R.ad as the deciding game went on oacli alternately led by a point or two up fco the lizt hfeaa. Tnh -went on, when the Bluff Hi-i won on the last shot of their skip (Laing) by 1 point only. Wellington, Wanganui, Napier. PVmerston, and Devouport were equal with 7 games eaclt, and played off, with the result that Wanganui got second place and Napisc thiid. In the interelub matches Piilmerston went up fii<-t, fi.ially lieing with Wangauui with 10 gs»mes each. In playing off Palme rston secured the shield and banner, aud Bluff H>ll was third.