BOWLING,

Otago Witness, Issue 2603, 3 February 1904, Page 44

BOWLING,

KEW ZEALAM? BUWLI36

SECOND DAY.

The second day of tho Kew Zealand Bowling Association's annual tournament was devoutd entirely to piayung off the first draws of the Cnaap.on Doub.es, in which a very large number of competitors took part. In consequence of tho num/jer oi entries, it was found necessary to uti.iso the whole five Dunedm greens, on which piay was Started at 8.3J a.m., and was coutauu-d without intermission 011 the principal ones till a late houi in the evening. Unuer these circumstances bowling boctime nard work with tnose who got through their first two pans, aai some ot those moie aavanced in years showed evident Signs of fatugue on tho third round being finished. Theie was, however, a lot ot ground to be got over, and they were cal.ecl upon to play on, m some cases meeting men who nad had a speil, and were consequently m bectsi form to make a, good fight ol it. This may account for some taiang out after having puo down some strong pairs in the earlier stages of th? Doubles. Ilia weather w^s again v2ry fine, but tho wind proved a di&tuioing element in tiie play, and caused many a. bowl to iuii nario.v cr keep wide. The usual hearly goodwill that exists among bo\vler3 prevailed, but m one or two casts an air of brusqueress was observable that is stiongiy to bo condemned. A gentleman.y feeling generaLy prevails enicujr. oov.ers, and it is regiettable that two or thrco players — quite unmter-tionrily no doubt — 3hould upset the equanimity of their opponents, and so su ly the traditions ef bowiing.

In the first rcurd Gilhes let Scott get in 7 shots at the last end, according to the scoring card, cut as Scott wanted 10 to tie, this did i^oi; much, matter. Tho " hat full ' may have lesultcJ 110 m brotherly feeling. M'Leod had a substantial lead of Payne at the fourteenth head, but a 5 pulled Payne up to a respectable position. Potter got a lead ctf Smith, ai-d at the iourteenth end was 19 to 8. Smuth goo 6 4 aftef this. The Saunders brothers scored! heavily over Balk and Allnutt, and M'lntyro beat Murray by 2 to 1 as far as the game was played out. The other games in the first round played on the Dunedm and Rosiyn greens were fairly close for the most part, in the second round Taylor ran away lrom Lock, and won by nearly 2 to 1. and the same remark applies to the game between Sanders and Johnson. W. Co.tman (Waim?.te) only managed to score at three ends against Neave. (Canterbury), who won by 21 to n . M'Larcn went doivn before Gow (limaru) rather bf.dly, the latter having scored 9 before the Dunedia jr.?n started. On the tenth end being played R Taylor (Southland) h?d only managed lo get a couple of singles, while his opponent h?d run up a score of 11, and finally lost by 7to 18 Most of the other gpnies in the secoi.d round, played on tho Dunedm green, wcr more closely contested. Paterson and Paterson (of Gore) and Newton and Taylor (of the Phoenix Club) had a very tight fight 121 the third round. Ncr her side managed to get pny material advantage at any time, and with one hoad to go the Gore men were 1 up. Taylor managed to get in two shots in tha last head, and consequently won by a bare majority. jSTeil and M'lntyre ha-tl no chance against the Sanders brothers, the game being practically won when nt -was ha f through, the ?core then being 20 to 1. The scoung caid showed an evident generosi y on the part of the winners, the 21 to 22 not by any means mdicatdng the true finish of tha game. C. T. Paterson and J. Thomson had a tough battle, the scores standing close aU through. At the fifteenth he?d Thomson was 1 up, but the position was reversed the next end. G. B. Dall get a lead of 6 from Mannirg, the Christchurch player making 8 in the next four ends. After this Dall and his mate began to pile them in, and yon with the big majori.y of 12. The contest between N>avo and W. Dall was close to the ifouiteenth head, when the St. Clair skip added 3 to his score, and l 'Kon with that number of shots to his credit. Barth and SniciaiiT were roughly handled by Young and Bentley, though the totals of 23—6 do not actually disclose the play. Barth was drawing well, ard Sinclffur was playing with very bad luck. Young and Bentley played a beautiful game, and thoroughly deserved the win they scored. The -game was discontinued at the fifteenth end. In the fourth end tho Christies met Darton and F. Peake, and were level with theii opponents at the fifth end. The Dunedm skip then began to score steadily, and wa3 15 to Taueri's 6 on the thirteenth head being played. The Christies then added a. 4, a 3, and a single to their total, and lost by only 1 point at the finish. A 5 to Hanco?k increased the lead he obtained over W. Dall m the fomth round, and a 4 was shortly afterwards added, the final result b"ing that lie ■<vas 2 up when the sixteenth end was played. Dall scored 4 at the eleventh hen-, otherwise } ' s total was composed of a solidary 2 and a single On tho CVedoniaii gveen U=sn?r ai.d Lock scon established a shong le«d o- cr Akhurst ?nd GoMs^one, and won eas-'y by 2T posits tf 10 points. Carter and Simmers and Taylor and Remue <-vtrf well matched, and when lG he.acta had been olny.xl the sco-.es were 19 all. The i.ext cid howevei, gave 1 point to the formoi, who won jv that margin. Steel and Smit'i ■won comfortably fioin Anderson end Buchanan, though the latter pulled^- up considerably towards the finish Joyiil a*ul Bishop he'd .m ad\.int<-:?o o\er Pudgett &nd B.b-elt Ilncuj.lioi't. v '.1 f 1 ejitiifii.y v 011 with 0 yciJils 'o s'.'^u-. MaUsUj. <uid Vcuney defeated Bicntu. &n<l

Jacques easily, but the game between Bee and Hewat and Grenfell and Porteous was veiy close, an extra end having to be played to decide the iasue. Philp and Sealey beat M'Donald and Young fairly easily by 19 points to 14 point 3. In the second round Smeaton end Sneddon held Gilkison and M'llwrick safe throughout, but Anderson andl Collins only defeated White and Davies by the narrow margin cf 1, and there was a similar difference between Allan and Mackie and Underwood and Prince. These three games were played at St. Clair. The game between Lock and Ussher and Johnston and Findlay was fairly close, but the former secured a victory by 4 points. Carter and Simmers kept close to Joynt and Bishop until the fourteenth head was played, but tho latter then drew away and won comfortably. Philp and Sealey beat Steel and Smith rather easily, and B-ee and Hewat had no trouble in disposing of Manson and Wesney. In the third round Dr Reid and Gow had a lead of 6 over Dr Don and P. Mollison at the fourteenth head, but the latter pulled up 4, and only suffered defeat by a margin of 2. Brown and Allan -went away with a slight lead from Anderson and Collins, but the latter passed them at the sixth head, and maintained their advantage, ■winning by 3 points. Smeaton and Sneddon. started badly against Philp and Sealey, and •when nine heads had been played the latter hacl scored 9 points to the Kaittina pair's 4. Sneddon, however, then played brilliantly, and at the conclusion of the thirteenth end! he had a lead of 3, eventually winning by 19 to 17. Joynt and Bishop led from Bee and Hewat all "through, and with only one head to go the score was in their favour by 18 to 6. The Oamaru pair scored 8 points m the last end, and were defeated by only 4. Porter and Yates went off with a- strong l&ad from Allan and Mackie, and at the conclusion of the seventh head they had a majority of 10 points, the scores being 14 and 4 respectively. The Taieri pair then asserted their superiority, but wei'e unable to wipe of their deficit, and suffered defeat by 3 points. Gurney and Barnett beat Patterson and Wadldell very badly at first, the latter being pointless at the end of the fifth head, while the former had 11 to their credit. With 10 heads gone the Christchurch pair had 23 points in their favour, while Patterson and Waddell had only 2. The Oamaru pair did all the scoring from this out, but they fell 5 short of their opponents' total. Ussher and Lock soon obtained a good lead over Dr Snow and White, and the former, holding their opponents safe throughout, won comfortably by 20 points to 10. In the game between Tait and Carswell and Scott an<l Matheson the former made the best start, but the Roslyn pair got even with them at the sixth head, when the score stood at 7 all. The Taieri players got a lead of 2 at the next head, and, maintaining the advantage for <he rest of the game, they won by 18 points to 13. Two games in the fourth round were got off on the Caledonian Ground yesterday. Porter and Yates- met Anderson and Collins, and this game proved a very good one, the finish being one of the best cf the tournament. When four heacta had been played the competitors were equal with 4 points each, but Collins then went away with a lead, an 3 when 10 ends were completed he had a majority of 3 points. Yates made up the leeway, however, and with one bead to play tb* scores were 12 all. Yates managed to get a point in on the last head, and proved victorious by than margin. U&sher and Lock were pitted against Tait and Carswell, and the iormer, both of whom played really well, won easily by 9 points^^^—

Of the games played en the Kaituna Green that between Seager and Macdougall (Christchurch) and Dodds and Evans (Caledonian) in the first round was one of the most keenlycontested of the tournament. When 15 heads had been played the scores were 9 all, there having been no less lhan five burnt heads. The Caledonian men. had two bowls in before the last shot of the sixteenth head, but Macdougall, ■with a pretty drive, averted certain defeat by burning the head. At the next head the Christchurch pair scored 2, winning the match by 11 points to 9. Macdougali's exhibition of skill was excellent, and he was deservedly complimented for his good performance. The game between Scott and Matheson -and Harper end Cunningham was keenly contested throughout, and the contest provided another exciting finish. At the last head the.lnvercargill men who were in a minority of 2, kad one bowl in and another very close. To decide the second bowl the services of the umpire had to be requisitioned, and after careful and exact measoremenf, by the smallest possible fractiou of an inch, the decision went against the Southlanders, the concluding scores being; Roslyn 14, Invercargill North End 13. The game between Carswell ani Tait and Gibb and Strutters- in the second^ound appeared to be all in favour of the latter when 13 heads had been played, but' Carsweli changed the' aspect of the game at the fourteenth head, and gave the- Taieri men a lead, which they maintained until the finish. At the fourteenth head the Cbri&tchurch pair had a lead of four, and Taieri were lying 2 with one bowl to go, when Carswell, with probably- the most brilliant shot of the tournament, struck the nearest of tEe opposing bowls (which was partly covered) and diove it out, the result being that Taieri scored € on the head, and went off with a lead of 2 on the second last head. This advantage was followed up in the two last heads, the final score 3 being: Taieri 23, Christchurch 18.

-The following are the results of the day's play : — DCUBLE-HANDEI) CHAMPION TOURNAMENT. — First prize trophy valued at £Z 3s io each player; second, trophy valued at £2 23 to each player ; third, trophy valued at £1 10s to each player. First Round.

Thomas and Manning (s) 20 beat Howe and Kennedy (s) 8.

Alioo and Johnson (s) 16 bsat Collett and Dyer (s) 12. Sanders and Sanders (s) 17 beat Balk and Allnutt (s) 8. Neill and MTlntyre (s) 20 beat Murray and Sheddan (s) 10. Woolf and TTiomson (s) 19 beat D. STTn-tosh and AVil&on (s) 14.

Green and Paterson (s) 21 beat Nelson and Kennedy (s) 8.

Proctor and Potter (s) 20 beat Smith and Stains (s) 12. Christie and Christie {s) 12 beat Morris and Hunter (fe) 11. _ Turnbull and M'Leod (s) 18 beat Smith and Payr? (s) 14. Patteison and Patterson (s) 17 beat Alpe and Hanav/ay (s) 13. Alex. Fraser and Gillies (s) 21 beat Hogg and °Barrie and Lock (s) 21 beat Harrison and Craighead (s) 17. . Kewton and Taylor (s) 17 beat Ciawiord and "VVedderspoon (s) 15. J H Ussher and T. Lock (s) 23 beat F. Akhurst and C. J. Goldstone (s) 10. F Carter and G. A. Simmers (s) 20 beat J. Taylor and J. Rennie (s) 19. T. Steel and F. J. Smith (c) 24 bsat A. T. Ar.de' son and J. Buchanan (s) 17. W. M. Joynt and A. V. B. Bishop (s) 19 beat £. L. I-adget and D. Bissett (s) 13. J. Manscn and W. Wesney (s) 21 beat J. Brown and W. Jacques (s) 10. C. Bee and R. Hewat (s) 17 beat A. Gienfell and J. Porteous (s) IS.

1 W. Philp and G-. J. Sealey (s) 19 beat W. M'Donald and A. Young (s) 14. H. L. Darton and F. Peake (s) 17 beat J. M'Fdilane and J. Martin (s) 15. ; W. Green and Captain Pater&on (s) 21 beat W. Nelson and H. Garforth (s) 6. R. H. Scott and A. Matheson (s) 21 beat J. Cowia and R. C. Torrance (s) 19. A. Harper and J. Cunningham (s) 16 beat A. Begg and J. F. Peake (s) 8. j J. Tait and W. Carswell (s) 29 beat Cook and M'Pherson (s) 11. | K. Struthers and W. M. Gibb (s) beat W. F. Bastings and W. D. Wyatt (s) 12. J. H. Seager and W. H. Macdougall (s) 11 beat J Dodds and J. Evans (s) 9. Dr Snow and J. White (s) 26 beat C. Smith and CE. Hannah' (s) 4. J. Johnston and J. Findlay a bye, their opjporents, N.-*Murray and A. Walker, being late in amving at the green. Second Round. Young and Bentley (s) 18 beat Mathews and E. Taylor (s) 7. Robertson and Foster (s) 18 beat Abernethy and Gebbie (s) 7. Reid and Glow (s) 19 beat Short and M'Laren (s) 11. Barnes and J. Thomson (s) 20 beat Patterson and Mac Gibbon (s) 14. Barth and Smclanr (s) 16 beat Aitchison and Buchanan (s) 11.^ Paterson and W~addell (s) 20 beat Murchison and Keast (s) 17. Don and Mollison (s) 24 beat Moliison and Gilmour (s) 21. Porter and Yates (s) 21 beat M'Leod and Garden (s) 16. Gurney and Barnett (s) 16 beat Brown and Heron (s) 15. Pope and Hancock (s) 18 beat Petrie and Bee (s) 15. Munro and Neave (s) 25 beat Inkster and W. Coltman (s) 7. Love and Dall (s) 24 beat Drunirnond and Storey (s) 16. Sanders and Sanders (s) 20 beat Alloo and Johnson (s) 11. Thomas and Manning (s) 18 beat A. Fraser and Gillies (s) 10. Newton and Taylor (s) 19 beat Barrie and J. Lock (s) 10. Patterson and Patterson (s) 19 beat Turnbull and M'Leod (s) 16. ' Neill and Mintyre (s) 19 beat Woolf and W. Thomson (s) 17. Christie and Christie (s) 14 beat Proctor and Potter (s) 12. H. Smeaton and T. Sneddon (s) 20 beat W. G-ilkison and W. M'Hwrick (s) 12. J. Anderson and J. Collins (s) 15 beat M. White and D. Davies (s) 14. W. Allan and T. A. Mackie (s) 17 beat J. H. Underwood and G. E. Prince (s) 16. J. H. Ussher and T. Lock (s) 21 beat J. Johnston and J. Findlay (s) 17. V. Joynt and A. V. B. Bishop (s) 17 beat F. Carter and G. A. Simmers (s) 11. .R. H. Coltman and C. T. Patterson (s) 17 j beat R. Erskine and J. Erskine ts) 12. H. W. Reid and G. B. Dall (s) 26 beat J. j Smeaton and G. Brown (s) 21. i J. Tait and W. Carswell (s) 23 beat R. Struthers and W. M. Gibb (s) 18. R. H. Scott and A. Matheson (.s) 14 beat A. Harper and J. Cunningham (s) 13. Dr Snow and J. White (s) 15 beat J. H. Seage-r and W. H. M?cdougall (s) 14. H. L. Darton and P. Peake (s) 12 beat W. Green and Captaiin Paterson (s) 10. W. Philp and G. J. Sealey (s) 19 beat T. Steel and F. J. Smith (s) 9. C. Bee and R. Hewa-t (s) 19 beat J. Malison and W. Wesney (s) 7. J. Brown and J. Allan (s) a bye, their opponents — G. Edgar and A. Hillier — not putting in an appearance. Third Round. Hancock (s) 22 beat Foster (s) 16. j Bentley .(s) 23- beat M. Sinclair (s) 6. W. Dall (s) I' 2 beat D. Neave (s) 9. G. B .Dall (s) 25 b&at S. Manning (s) 13. J. Taylor (s) 14 beat J. B. Paterson (s) 13. C. T. Palerson (s) 17 beat J. Thomson (s) 15. Sanders (s) 24 beat M'lntyre (s) 23. F. Peuke (s) 15* bsat D. L. Christie (s) 14. . J. G. Gow (s) 15 beat P. Mollison (s) 13. J. Collins (s) 16 beat J. Allan (s) 13. T. Sneddon (s) 19 beat G. J. Sealey (s) 17. A. V. B. Bishop (s) 18 beat R. Hewat (s) 14. J. Yates (s) 19 beat T. Mackie (s) 16. W. Barnetfc (s) 23 beat W. Waddell (s) 18. T. Lock (s) 20 beat J. White (s) 10. ] W. Carswell (s) 18 beat A. Matheson (s) 14. ! FourtE Round. Hancock (s) 16 beat W. Dall (s) 12. J. Yates "(s) 13 beat J. Collins (s) 12. T. Lock (s) 20 beat W. Carswell (a) 11. CHAMPION RINK MATCH. Third Round. ~" A. M'Diarmid W. H. Paterson G. E. Brown S. B. Paterson D. Russell C. Mac Gibbon J. Thomson (s) .. 22 J. B. Paterson (s) 19 CONSOLATION RINK MATCH. Second Round W. F. Bastings H. Howe j W. Alloo T. Rodgers " W. D. Wyatt H. Newton J. Johnson (s) ..16 J. Taylor (s) .. 13 This game was partly played on Monday evening. Third Round. A. S. Gurney R. C. Torrance W. M. Joynt R. Powley A. V. B. Bishop C. E. Keast W. Barnett fs) .. 27 J. Cowie (s) .. 23" THIRD DAY. With ths exception of a slight baffling wind, on Wednesday was all that could be desired orf bowling. The greater part of the day was spent in playing off the Single-handed CliamTuonship, in which 117 players took part. Rapid progress was made with the Singles, as will be seen on referring to tho detailed scores f wither on. Some capital play was witnessed in not a few of the matches, and it was noticeable that some comparatively young playeis lastccl out very well, and did not succumb without having previously disposed of sonic very hard nuts to crack. Great dissatisfac tion was expressed at the narrow draw of some of the bowls played, and in one case a player lodged a protest against his opponent for rsing bowls that would not pass the test. Just previous ito this the same bowls had been the means of securing their owner a bye, his oiDponent giving up after playing two oi thiee heads rather than challenge their draw. The bowls were subsequently tested, and regarded as coming up to the standaid, but if what is stated' be true the test was a. very unsatisfactory one. It is understood that no shoot was used, but that a standard ball was first rolled up the green, and the bowls to be tested lolled after it. Such a lest cannot be legarcled as satisfactory, as nc player, however steady he might be, cculd be expected to put down five bowls exactly similarly, and green them exactly niike. In the second draw of the Singles Bishop had a stiong lead at the eleventh end, beirg 15 to A. Young's 5. After that Young began to pull up, but was beaten m the end by 6 points. Smeaton had a good lead over D Brown at the seventh end, but three 3's a) d a 2 made the game pretty even at the finish, Brown then being only 2 down. Sneddon vent away with the lead, ard after small scoring on both sides beat M'lntyre by 3 points. Ussher only managed to score 4

singles ag-air'.gt Philp, who was a long way up at the thirteenth end, when Usshci retired. Grenfoll put up a big score against Love, and won by 15 points. The game between Davies aiid Erskine was clo&o up to the fourteenth head, when the ?corcs stood level. Erskire made 5 m ths next three heads, and won by 4 shots. Carswell's gam^ with Neil was prettyeven at the tenth end, after which Carswell got a couple of 2*s and a 4, and was well in the lead at the finish. Sheddan, but for a 4 t;ot at the thirteenth end, would have suffered badly at J. Anderson s hands. As it was, he was beaten by 5 points. In the third round Cetrswell went away with a strong lead, and afe the fourteenth end Anderson retired. With two heads to go Young was 16 to Paterson's 4. Pateraon was then, according to the scoring card, credited with a couple of 4's, which made the finish 16 — 12. Tait's game with Wedderspoon wag rather a lunaway one. Sneddon and Philp had a neck and neck game right through. They tied at the sixteenth end, and the deciding head restiltedl in favour of Philp by 1. The game between Gibbs and Grenfell v/ns very similar as far as the scoring was concerned. The state- of the gams was 14 all at the sixteenth headi, Grenfell getting the Fliot in the decider. Hancock was put out in the third round by Wyatt, who led all through, and finished 7 up. To the seventh head Tait and Pope kept pretty well together. Tait then got in a 2 and a 3, and 3 singles gave him a majority of ?> on Ihe final head being plajcd. The game between Bishop and Erskine was very close all through the 16 heads, Bishop winning on an extra head by 1 point. T. Young had a strong lead of Smeaton at the tenth head, sifter which Smeaton began to play up, gpttmg three 2's in closj succession. He m-a<ili3 a capital recovers', but was beaten by 3 points. Philp and Grenfell were the first to meet on the Dunedin green m the fourth round, and neither competitor could claim any material advantage till the first half of tho game wa3 over, when Philp got m three 3's, and won on the fourteenth head, when Grenfell retired by ever 2 to 1; the totals being 19—8. After plajing a few ends, in whish Tait scored 7, Bishop letired and gave his opponent a bye rather than continue what he considered an unequal game, the draw of the bowls bsing materially different. Wyatt, a comparatively young player, after fighting his way up to the fourth round, was dismissed by Carswell. Carswell had placed 14 to his credit at the eighth cud, while Wyatt had only made 3. The colt played up well towards the end, but was beaten by 4 points. M'Leod only managed to compile a total of 7 against T. Young. There wa= no %cry heavy scoring, Young getting m one 3 orly, and several 2's were included m his total of 18. Philp protested against Tait's bowls net being of standard draw before they commenced! to play the fifth round. The game that endued was pretty even up to the eighth end, and continued so for the next four heads, after which Tait got in three 3's and a single, winning by 7 points. Carswell and T. Young .had an -even fight up to about the eleventh end, after which Young faded to add to his score, which was then 9. Carswell added 9 to ins score before the sixteenth end was reached, his tttal being 20. Three umpires were called upo/i t) test Tait's bowls at a later stage, and all expressed themselves as being satisfied that they complied with the regulations. Ihe game in the first round of the Singles which was played at Kaituna between W. H. Pateraon and J. Bentley was an uphill one for the latter. On the eleventh head the card showed Paterson 13, Bentley 2. Bentley fiom this onwiird put in some excellent play, gradually lessening his opponent's lead, until on the commencement of the last head he was only 4 down. The chances of a win or tie under ■ such conditions were very remote, but by some pretty play on Bentley's part the requisite 4 to tie were secured, and m the extra head he scored another 3, the card at the finish showing — Bentley 20, Paterson 17.

On the Caledonian Green the game between Dall and Barnetfc provided an exciting finish. With two heads to play the scores were 10 all, and Barnetfc got a lead of 1 on the fifteenth bead, but Dall scored 2 on the final end, and v,on by 1 point. In the game between G. Brown and M'Donald, the former led until the thirteenth head, when his opponent got even with him, the soores being 10 le-ach. With one head^to play each man had 11 to his credit, but Brown scored 1 in the final end, and won. Neill had a lead of 7 over Walker at the fourteenth 'head, but the latter scored 4 in the last two ends, and was only beaten by 3. Bee %nd Begg were level with 8 each at the eleventh head, but the former then drew away, and won by 4. In the second round Carter h?d a lead of 4 over Allnutt at the finish of the tenth head, but the latter then asserted his superiority and won easily. Bissett and Jacques were even with 13 each at the thirteenth head, but the lattei got 4 in the next end, and won by 2 flt the finish. When sixteen heads had been played between Bee and Harper each competitor had scored 11, but in the next the former got 2, and won by that margin. In the third round Darton went off with a strong lead from Jacques, and pt the end of the seventh head the former had 13 to his credit, while the latter had not scored at all. With, five heads to play Darton was 20, while Jacques. was only 3. but the latter aftervards scored rapidly, and was only beaten by 21 to ]5. Evans started better than Allnutt, and when four heads had been played the former was 8. while the latter wps only 1. Allnutt then made up the leeway, and at the conclusion >of the eleventh head the scores were 11 each. Allnutt did all the scoring in the last five heads, and won by 19 points to 11. Bee started off better than Simmers, and when six heads had been played he was 2 up, the scores being 7 and 5 respectively. Simmers then overhauled his opponent, and at the end of the seventeenth head he was 17, while Bee was only 9 Bee had the best of the game from this out, but he could not overhaul the Timaru man, who won by 2. Neiil scored 9 points before Dall made a start, and with only one head to go the former still had a lead of 9, the scores being 15 and 6. In the last end Dall got four bowls in, leaving Ins opponent victorious by 5. Manning proved too good for J. B. Paterson, and, holding a s?ie position thioughout, he won easily. A. E. Smith held an advantage over Bentey all through, and finished with 2 points to the good. In the fourth lound Simmers scored more quickly than Neill at the commencement but the latter took the lead at the seventh end, and, increasing his advantage, -won easily by 10 points. A. E. Smith started off better than Manning, but the Christchurch player overhauled him at the eighth head, and thereafter went away with a strong lead, eventually winning by 18 points to 7 points. * When Darton and Allnutt had played five heads the former had scored 5 while the latter was nil. Darton maintained the lead 1 throughout, and though Allnutt played better towards the finish he suffaied defeat by 3 points. In the fifth round Manning made a good start, scoring 4 in the first two ends, while his opponent (Darton) was pomtlecs. The latter then went ahead, and soon established a strong lead, winning comfortably. M'Laren was never troubled by Neill, and won by 11 points with the greatest of ease. Tho game between Joynt and Bishop and Smeaton and Sneddon in the fourth round of the Doubles was of a fluctuating natuie. Bishop (Cbristchurrh) had a good Ipad at the ninth end being tken 16 to Sur^don's 3. The Kaituna team, however, niadi* a wonderful reooveiv, sooimg at the next seven ends and bringing thsir score up equal w^h Chiistchurch on the sixteenth end. The decider vas productive of much excitement, R"eddon took the

kitty back to the- edge of the ditch, and lay bosjde IL, and though Bishop made two very fine attempts to dislodge him and burn the head, Sneddon's bowl and the kitty remained untouched. Sneddon was therefore 1 up on the deciding head. In the evening J. Taylor (Phosnix) and G. B. Dall (Kaituna) met on the Dunedin green, and played off their Double in the fourth round. The game was very close all through, not more than 2 points ever separating the contfstants. Dall was 3 points up' at the finish. In the fouith round of the Doubles Championship Dr Reid and Gow defeated Gurney and Burnett easily, the Timaru representatives having the upper hand from an early stage of the game. In the fourth round of the Rink Championship tho Green Island representatives, skipped by A. Young, were pitted against the Dunedin team skipped by J. Thomson. The Green Island men played steadily, and at times brilliantly, and they deseived their win over their opponents, who did not play up to the form shown by them in the earlier stages of the tournament. For the losers, however, the veteran M'Diarmid led up splendidly, and G. E. Brown played very well. The scores were even when four heads had been played, but Green Island then dicw away, and put on 10 more while Thomson's rink added only 1. The local representatives then reduced the gap by 3, but the improvement in their play was but of short duration, and Green Island won very - easily. Martin (Oamaru) met Mackie (Taieri) in the evening and played up till dusk. With two heads to go Martin wa3 17 and Mackie 16. The game will be completed this morning. In the second round of the Consolation Rink tournament Payne went away with a strong lead from Collins, and when 13 heads had been played the score was in favour of the former by 29 points to 3. Collins fared better for the rest of the game, but suffered defeat by 15 points. In the third round Hunter and Lock kept well together until the ninth end was finished ; but the former then drew out, and obtained a substantial lead,' which he maintained to the finish, winning by 8 points. Johnson and Caiswell commenced their game in the thhd lound of the Consolation, and at 11 ends Johnson was 6 and Carswell 10. The following are the results of the day's play • — SINGLE-HANDED CHAMPION TOURNAMENT.—First prize, gold medal value dE3 3s and framed certificate ; second, pair of silvermounted bowls value £2 and framed certificate ; third, pair of ivory-mounted bowls value £1 10s and framed certificate. First Round. Gienfell 19 Rogers 6. Waddell 13 W. A. Scott 9. Bishop 16 Garden 14. A. Young 17 R. R. Taylor 12. Erskine 27 H. W. Reid 17. Tait 1C Hannah 12. Gibb 17 Barnes 15^ Davies 12 Neave 7. F. Smith 20 J. Gebbie 11. Barth 15 J. Sanders 14. Brown 13 Heron 11. Smeaton 12 J. Johnson 11. Wyatt 13 Porteous 11. Hancock IS Garforth 7. T. Young 18 M. Sinclair 10. C. T. Paterson 17, J. Lock 12. Steel 18 Bee 9. Anderson 17 Joynt 13. Sheddan 13 Macdougall 12. Carswell 18 J . Brown W. Doll 12 Barnett 11. G. E. Brown 12 M'Donald 11. Neill 15 A. Walker 12. Haiper 13 Struth.ers 10. D. Bee 13 Begg 9. Dr Thomas 16 Akhuist 13. Simmers 17 Bastings 14. D. Buchanan 19 Matthews 15. Evans 14 F. J. Smith 11. Paj'ne 16 Mtuchison 13. Wedderspoon 20, J . Taylor 13. Pone 17 Murray 12. D. L. Christie 16 M'llwrick 11. M'Laren 13 J. Allan 12. Yates 15, Rennie 12. W. M'Leod 12 Seager 11. Dr Kesd 14, Padget 13. Prince 20 Coltman 11. Findlay 14 Collins 13. Hewatt 19 Lock 17. Inkster 16 Dodds 12. Allan 19 Wooli 14. Goldstone 16 Munro 11. Gow 15 Turnbull 13. Mackie 20 Hillier 14. Manning 17 Sealey 11. Aiteheson 21 Abernethy 17.. M'Leod 22 Short 14. A J. S. Paterson 15 Hogg 13. Manson 16 T. Sanders 9. Bentley 20 W. H. Paterson 17. Dall 17 Nelson 13. A. E. Smith 15 Gilmour 11. Second Round. Sneddon 13 M'lntyre 10. Pb'.lp 19 Ussher 4. Bishop 21 A. Young 15. Smeaton 15 D. Brown 13. Grenfell 26 Love 11. Wyatt 17 Smith 14. Erskine 15 Davies 11. J. Anderson 16 Sheddan 11. Carswell 15 Steel 8. Gibb 15 Waddell 12. Tait 21 Wedderspoon 13. T. Young 1G C. T. Paterson 12. Neill 14 G. E. Brown 11. Allnutt 16 Carter 10. Jaqcues 17 Bissett 15. Dai ton 14 Russell 13. Simmers 17 Dr Thomas 14. D. Bee 13 Harper 11. Evans 14 Buchanan 13. W. Dall 14 Mackis 11. Pope 16 D. L. Christie 14. Dr Reid 17 Payne 15Hewatt 19 F.indlay 5. W. Allan 20 Inkster 14. M'Laren 13 Prince 10. J. B Paterson 18 M'Leod 11. Bentley 15 Manson 13. Manning 17 Aitcheson 12. Smith 16 Dall 13. Gow 15 Goldstone 33. Third Round. Carswell 15 Anderson 13. Philp 15 Sneddon 14. Grenfell 15 Gibbs 14. Wyatt 15 Hancock 8. Tait 14 Pope 11. Bishop 13 Erskine 12. T. Young 15 Smeaton 12. Darton 21 Jacques 15. Allnutt 19 Evans 11. Simmers 18 D. Bee 16. W. M'Laod 17 Dr Reid h. Neill 15 W. Dall 10. Manning 20 J. B. Paterson 16. A. E .Smith 14 Benlley 12. M'Laren 19 Hewatt 13. Gow 15 Allan 13. Fourth Round. W. Philp 19 Grenfell 8. Tait 7 Bishop 0. Carswell 19 Wyatt 15. T. Young 18 W. M'LeocT 7. Neill 18 Simmers 8. Darton 12 Alhiutt 9. Manning 18 A. E. Smith 7. M'Laren 11 Gow 10. ; v.fth Rouncin '< Tait 19 Philp 12 Caiswell 20 T. Young 9.

Darton 18 Manning 16. M'Laren 23 Noill 12.

CHAMPION DOUBLES.

Fouith Round.

Smeaton and Sneddon (s) 17 Joynt and Bishop (s) 16Dr Reid and Gow (s) 22 Gurney and Barneti (s) 12. Reid and G. B. Dall (s) 13 Newton and J. Taylor (s) 10.

CHAMPION RINK MATCH.

Fourth Round. W. M'Donald A. M'D.arrmd J. Aitchison G. E. Brown D. Buchanan D. Russell A. Young (s) ..22 J. Thomson (s) .. 18 Martin and Mackie played 14 ends, and when tho game stopped ifor want of proper light Martin was 17 and Mackie 16.

CONSOLATION KINK MATCH.

Second Round. R. H. Colfcman B. Collett F. Smith W. Dyer C. T. Paterson J. Anderson C. J. Payne (s) ..32 J. CoLins (s) .. 17 Third Round. T. Morris J. H. Ussher J. Barnes C. Smith F. Peake C. Hannah J. Hunter (s) ..23 T. Lock (?) „ 15 R. H Coltman D. Murchison F. Smith E. C. Hocking C. T. Paterson J. Evans C. J. Payne (s) . . 24 J. Dodds (s) . s 20 Carswell and Johnson played 11 ends of the third round, and had then to stop owing to the Light failing. Carswell was then 10 and Johnson 6.

FOURTH DAY.

The following are the results of the morning's play: — CHAMPION RINK TOURNAMENT. Fourth Round. J. M'Farlane W. L. Christie Dr Don W. Allan B. Mollison D. L. Christie J. Martin (s) . . 21 T. A. Mackie (s) . . 17 Semi-final. S. Alpe J. M'Farlane E. Harraway Dr Don H. J. Underwood B Mollison G. E. Prince (s) .. 21 J. Martin (s) .. 14 H. W. Reid W. M'Donald H. Smeaton J. Aitchison G. B. Dall D. Buchanan T Sneddon (s) .. 19 A. Young (s) .. 15 DOTJBHES CHAMPIOKSHIP. Fourth Round. F. Peake (s) 21 T. Sanders (s) 13. J. G. Bentley (s) 14 C. T. Paterson (s) 9. Fifth Round. T. Lock (s) 21 Sneddon (s) 17. J. G. Gow (s) 18 J. Yates (s) 12. J. H. Hancock (s) 22 J. G. Bentley (s) 12.

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Semi-final. M'Laren 14 J. Tait 11. Darton 16 W. Carswell 7. CONSOLATION RINK TOURNAMENT. Third Round. A. C. M'lntyre W. F. Bastings J. Tait W. Alloo T. Neill W. D. Wyatt W. Carswell (s) .. 19 J. Johnson (s) 14 Semi-final. A C. M'lntyre T. Morris J Tait J. Barnes T. Neill F. Peake W. Carswell (s) .. 19 J. Hunter (s) .. 1' 11. H. Coltman Gurney F. Smith Joynt C. T. Paterson Bishop C. J. Payne (s) .. 25 Barnett (s) . . .. Q

FIFTH DAY.

The following are the results of Friday's games : —

RINK CHAMPIONSHIP.

Final. Newtown. Kaituna. S Alpe H. W. Ksid . E. Harraway H. Smeaton H. J. Underwood G. B. Dall G. E. Prince (s) 20 T. Sneddon (s) . . 15 Third Place. Oamaru. Green Island. J. M'Farlane W. M'Donald Dr Don J. Aitchison B. Mollison D. Buchanan J. Martin (s) . . .21 A. Young; (s) . . 19 DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Fifth Round. , H. W. Reid and G. B. Dall (s) .. .23 H. Darton and F. Peake (s) 12 Semi-Finals. J. H. Ussher and T. Lock (s) 23 Dr Reid and J. G. Gow (s) 12 L. Pbpe and J. H. Hancock (s) 18 H. W. Reid and G. B. Dall (s) 16 Final. Gore— J. H. Ussher and T. Locke (a) . . 27 St. Clair— L. Pope and J. H. Hancock (s) . 10 Third Place. Kaituna— H. W. Reid and G. B. Dall (s) . 24 Timaru— Dr Reid and J G. Gow (s) . 17 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Final. W. M'Laren (Dunedin) 17 beat H. L. Dalton (Lawrence) 12. Third Place. W. Carswell (Taieri) 16 beat J. Tait (Taieri) 15.

CONSOLATION RINK MATCH.

Final. Tai-eri. Kaituna. M'lntyre 11. H. Coltman J. Ta:t F. Smith T. Neill C. T. Paterson W. Carswell (s) .. 31 C. J. Payne- (s) .. 23