BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9640, 15 January 1903, Page 4

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

(Per Press Association.) I PALMERSTON N., last night. The bowling tournament continued m magniiicent weather. The most interesting feature of the d«y's play was the dofeat of Pulmerston, who were then unbeaten, by the Whafciupoko team, of Gisborne. Palmerston won the next two games, and is leading with Napier, both teams having seven wins and a loss. Hastings and Newmarket' haw six wins and one loss. Wellington has six wins and two losses, and Gisborne five wins and two losses. There was nothing sensational m any of the games. In the Wwllingt onNew Plymouth match the bowl of the Wellington skip touclied a Wellington player's foot. New Plymouth protested, and" Wellington lost the bowl, this practically giving a win to New Plymouth. PalniOTstori's chances for the championship arc considered to be excellent. SEVENTH ROUND. New Plymouth 16 v. Waverley 15 Dannevirke 23 v. Gisborne 21 Thorndon 18 v. Ponsonby 17 Newmarket 21 v. Stratford 19 Whataupoko 26 v. Palmercton 15 Napier 24 v. Pet one 15 Auckland 30 v. Carterton 16 Masterton 21 v. Hawera 12 Wellington 23 v. Victoria 18 Hastings 20 v. Wanganui 17 Newtown 25 v. Feilding 6 Patea 28 v. Kniti 15 Pahiatua and Upper Plains drew byes. EIGHTH ROUND. Wanganui 20 v. Whataupoko 11 Upper Plains 23 v. Carterton 22 Napier 18 v. Hawera- 17 Palmerston 22 v. Auckland 15 Gisborne 21 v. Ponsonby 15 Newmarket 28 v. Kaiti 13 Feilding 19 v. Thorndon 10 Stratford 22 v. New Plymouth 21 Hastings 21 v. Dannevirke 16 Patea 24 v. Pahiatua. 13 Wellington 26 v. Pet one 7 Victoria. 23 v. Waverley 18 Masterton and Newtown drew byes.