BOWLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16017, 2 January 1923, Page 5

BOWLING.

PEACE SHIELD TOURNAMENT

The annual contest in connection with the much-coveted Peace Shield, subscribed by members of the Gisborne and Kahutia “Bowling Clubs' in commemoration of the end of the great war and the dawll of peace wits commenced till the Kahutia- Bowling Club’s greeii yesterday morning, in ideal weather. The arrangements for the contest., which was held under the auspices of the Gisborne Bowling Centre, were thorough and complete, and much credit is duo to Mr. W. ■'J. Hueston (secretary), and his capable assistant (Mr. W. J. Heliliessy) for the admirable manlier iii which everything went, off, there not being a hitch in the whole of the day’s play. Shortly after 9 o’clock, the president of the Centre (Mr. J. Rothwell) opened the tournament with a short speech in which he welcomed the visitors most cordially, and trusted they would all enjoy themselves and have pleasurable games.

On the day’s play, the position of the teams is as follows: A. SECTION.

J. J. Martin and W. Sinclair, 3 wins each; Coutts 2 wins and 1 loss; G. J. Guthrie (Tolaga, Bay), 1 win and 2 losses: Harkcss and Dudfield, 3 losses. B. SECTION.

J. Newton, 3 wins; Craig and Allan. 2 wins and 1 loss; Crawford and Beatson, 1 win and 2 losses; Flavell, 3 losses. C'. SECTION. Huston and Horne, 3 wins; Holmes, Stilbbings and Jenkins, 1 win and 2 losses; Wiggens, 3 losses. SECTION A.—FIRST ROUND. R. Muldoon, Roderick, Sawyer, J. J. Martin, 20, v. O’Donnell, Campbell, Olsen, Harkess, 19; Atkinson, Tier, Rothwell, Dudfield. 12, v. Wilkinson, Walker, Greig, Coutts, 25; Adair,’ Mahoney R. i Robel'tsoh, Sinclair, 27, v. Wilkinson, Davidson, Neill, Guthrie, 17. SECOND ROUND. Harkiss 20 v. Coutts 21; Dudfield 17 v. Sinclair 19: Martin 24 v. Guthrie 17. THIRD ROUND. Harkess 20 v. Sinclair 21; Dudfield 17 v. Guthrie 24; Martin 29 v. Coutts 14. SECTION B.—FIRST ROUND. Harding, Robertson. C. Miildoon, Flavell, 7, v. McKeague, Truman, Maude, Craig, 26"; Eaton, Power, Wbotton, Newton, 22,. v. Hope, Monerieff. Thelwall, Brittson, 13; Hird, Staff, Bullock, Allan, 15, v. Bull, Sommervell, Miinns, CrawforHp'22.' SECOND ROUND.

Flavell 14, v. Newton 29; Beatson 19, v. Allan 22; Craig 25, v. Crawford 20. THIRD ROUND.

Flavell 19, v. Allan 27; Newton 21, v. Craig 19; Bbafson 27, v. Crawford 10. 1 SECTION C.^-fFIRSTiROUND. ’> Coleman, Keffhey, Clark’; : Wiggins, v. Ganibrill, Turner; "'T. R. Crawford, Holmes, 20;,' Wilson, Pollock, Morse, Jenkins. 13. v. Doolan, Clarkson, Suttoii, Hueston 16;_ Gibbs, Hooper, Halford, Horne, 26, v. Harris, Hueston, Shelton, Sttibbings 18. SECOND ROUND. ~ : p Wiggins 14,‘ v. Jenkins 25; Home 20, v. Holmes 16‘; Hueston 24, v. Sttibbings, 30. THIRD ROUND. Wiggins 16,- v. Hueston 29; Jenkins 20. v. Horne 21; Holmes 13( v. Stubbings 29.

TO-DAY’S PLAY’. >

The tournament was continued,-on the Kahutia greens to-dav. During the morning Die fourth round' was played out, and the fifth' roiind 'instituted 1 . Rain threatened 1 a pbstporrement of the tournament early in the afternoon, but it was hoped* to carry on with brief adjournments. Following arc results of to-day’s games : FOURTH ROUND. A Section : Dudfield' 35 v. Harkess 16, Sinclair 23 v. Martin 15, Coutts 22 v. Guthrie 17. B Section : Flavell 22 v. Crawford 16, Newton' 22 v. Allan 12, Craig 22 v. Beatson 19. 0 Election ; Stubbings 22 v. Wiggins 21,’ Jenkins 24 v. Holmes 12, Hueston 25 v. Horne 'll.

POVERTY BAY CLUB

Tlie following games were played on Saturday at the Poverty Bay Bowling green:

CLUB FOURS

Hay, King, Robb, Greig (s) 19, v. Andrew, Davis, Clark, Hookey (s) 17. Hudson, Moore, Aitken (s) 20, y. Colebrook, ■ Walker , Cox, Tattersfield (s) 11.‘ ORDINARY PLAYN ''V '

Elvatts, Harris, McGibbon (s) 29, v. O'Hnlloran, Bull, Oxenham (s) 11. Ritchie, Hopkinsoib Robertson (s) *T9, v. Hilton, Shelton, Wilkinson (s) 17.