SOUTH OTAGO TOURNAMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2913, 12 January 1910, Page 68

SOUTH OTAGO TOURNAMENT.

CALEDONIAN WINS THE DOUBLES. In the finals of the Doubles Match of the South Otago tournament,- Kaitangata (M. Carson and Brown, &\ St. Kilda (Buiab and D. M'Farlane, b), and Caledonian (M'Leod and Cormack, s) were left to play off for first, second, and third prizes. The draw resulted in Kaitangata being opposed to St. Kilda, these two pairs to play off for third prize, and the winner to play Caledonian for first and second prizes.

The result of the play was as follows : Kaitangata (M. Carson and Brown, s) 23 beat St. Kilda (Buist and D. M'Farlane, s)

Kaitangata scored 2's on the first two heads, and then St. Kilda responded by scoring in like manner, with the addition of a single on the next end. The succeeding four heads went to Kaitangata, the score including a 4, and from this out St. Kilda rarely had a say in the game, finish'ing 13 down. St. Kilda thus took third prize, and Kaitangata was left to play Caledonian for first and second prizes- . Caledonian (Cormack and M'Lecd, s) 14 heat Kaitangata (M. Carson and Brown, s) I 12. - This proved a splendid game all the The Caledonian pair netted the first three heads. The next two fell to Brown, and then Caledonian secured the sixth, seventh, and eighth ends, making them 4 up. Singles to each followed, hut on the eleventh end Brown netted a 3, and -scoring was then even. M'Lecd followed with a 2 and a single, but two 2's on the fourteenth and fifteen ends made Brown 1 up. With the last head to go, Brown was lying one, but Cormack, with his last bowl, displaced the shot bowl and lay org himself, making the scoring 12 all on the sixteenth head. An extra, head was played to decide the contest. Cormack, the Caledonian lead, laid two bowls, which were never disturbed, Brown failing in am attempt to draw a shot. Caledonian (Cormack and M'Lood, s) thus won first prize in the Doubles Match and second orize went to Kaitangata (M. Carson and Brown, s).

While the Kaitangata, Stirling, and Balclutha Clubs gave the tournament that support which, era a matter of course, was to be expected, and entered right into the spirit of the thing. The representation from Dunedin was very poor. This was the one disappointing feature of the tournament, and the p.resic"Vnt of the centre, Mr James Esson, did not fail, to comment on it in the course of a brief speech of welcome on the Green on the opening day. To be pitted against *a town combination is what any keen member of a country club 1-coks for, but in many cases the turn of events brought the members of one rink or nair against their own club ola.yers.