BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
* { PALMERSTON WINS THE j CHAMPIONSHIP. , (Per Press Association.) | PALMERSTON N.. last night. Tlie bowling tournament was continued I o-day m dull weather, with one or two ' irery light showers. AH interest m the j ; ,\vo final games centred m the matches ' i which Newmarket and Palmerston were i ;tigaged m; both teams were leading m t :heir sections, the former having one more i n-ui to its credit than tlie latter. Con- ' tirary to expectation, Newmarket went i lown to New Plymouth by a bare poinit, i but m the last round defeated the Vie- i x>ria Club, Wellington, with 15 points 1 la spare. Palmerston won both its \ james, defeating Wanganui and Danne- i virke each by the narrow margin, of j :.hree. This brought both teams equal 1 m wins. The final was one of the most .< ;xciting contests of the tournament. Un i :o about halfway through the game it 1 >vas a ding-dong go for a while, and the ] jxcitement was intense. Once PalmeT- ] iton obtained the lead they were not ] seriously troubled, winning by 27 to 15. ] Die results wei'e : — 1 Twelfth Round. ( Palmerston 20 v. Wanganui 17 New Plymouth 25 v. Newmarket 24 Auckland 20 v. Feilding 19 Newtown 21 v. Whataupoko 18 J Hastings 23 v. Thorridom 17 ' Masterton 21 v. Stratford 19 ' Waverley 25 v. Napier 11 ( Patea 27 v. Victoria 11 j Ponsoivby 20 v. Upper Plains 14 ' Pelone 19 v. Paliiatua 17 ' Kaiti 38 v. Hawera 15 ( Danxievirke 19 v. Carberton 18' | Wellington >and Gisborne drew byes. Thirteenth Round. ' Palmerston 23 v. Damnevirke 20 ] Auckland 16 v. Newtown 15 Paliiatua 24 v. Hawera 22 < Feilding- 24 v. Upper Plains 16 < Poivsonby 30 v. Carterton 12 * Stratford 18 v. Napier 16 J Wellington 27 v. Waverley 17 J Hastings 31 v. Gisborne — •' Petone 27 v. Patea 10 ; Newmarket 27 v. Victoria 12 < Thorndon 22 v. Whataupoko 19 Masterton 28 v. Kaiti 8 < New Plymouth and Wanganui drew > 3yes. J Final. < Palmeirston North 27 v. Newmarket 15. The President's trophy for tlie highest : iggregate number of points was won by ihe Hastings Club.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9642, 17 January 1903, Page 4
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