BOWLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8416, 16 January 1899, Page 3

BOWLING.

The fine a f ter )oon on Saturday had the effect of drawing a good attendance on the bowling green, and several interesting matches were played. Mesdames Birss and Ferris provided afternoon tea, which was greatly appreciated and done full justice to by the members and visitors present. The following games wore played : — No. 1 Rink. Birss Ollivier Willock Hookey McGowan Jackson Batham (skip) 27 Bright (skip) 27 No. 2 Rink. Kilgour Ferris White Nismith Jlatthewson iSkect Gaudin (skip) IS Ponsford (ship) 20 No. 3 Rink. Jones Ifwerson Hoyte (skip) 5 Coleman (skip) 19 A number of subscription single and double contests were also played. At Waiiganui on Saturday the following games were played :— HRST ROUND. Newtown a bye Hastings ... 19 beat Oisborne ... 11 Feilding ... 13 „ Thorndon ... 8 Bluff Hill ... 18 „ Palm'rston N 12 NewPlym'th 14 „ Hawera ... 9 Remucra ... 15 „ Nelson ... 7 Napier ... 17 „ Victoria ... 12 Carterton ... 16 „ Waugamii ... 12 Blenheim ... 17 „ Dnmievirko 16 Auckland .. 18 „ Waverley ... 6 Wellington 18 „ Newmarket 16 SECOND ROUND. Gisborne a bye Thorndon ... 17 beat Ncwtown ... 13 Hastings ... 20 „ Palme-ston 4 NewPlym'th 19 „ Fei'ding ... 17 Bluff Hill ... 20 „ Nelson ... 8 Napier ... 20 „ Hawera ... 12 Wanganui... 18 „ Remuera ... 14 Blenheim ... 15 „ Victoria ... 11 Auckland... IS „ Carterton ... 13 Dannevirke 17- „ Wellington... 12 Newmarket 1!) „ Waverley ... 9 Waxganui, to-day. New Plymouth declining to play the Nelson and Gisborne games, the championship was awarded to Napier, Now Plymouth second. Auckland, Bluff Hill, Newtown, Wangauui, Wellington, and Newmarket rinks tied for third place, and these matches will be played today.