Bowling Match.

Southland Times, Issue 9164, 13 March 1886, Page 2

Bowling Match.

DUSKDIN V, INVaBOABQiIiLi The broken weather of this wae's caused gome little uneasiaees in the minds of others bet*idss iaruaera, to wic, not a ffl» townsmen who are usually to be found on a fine aitemoon oa the bowling green which dow adorns ono of the Forth street reserves. The moving cause of this special anxiety was the fact ihat one of the annnai events with them, a match with representatives of the Danedin Giub, had been arranged to be played ofl: here yesterday, aud, naturally, fine weather was earnestly hoped lor, both lor the sake of the turf and those who were to try their skill upon it. They wore in luck. The appointed dby waa all that could be wished tor in a weather aspect, and the showers which had previously fallen, with tba diligence of the caretak.rj had made the sward quite a treat merely to look at, and equally bo to play upon. There was a slight drawback operating against first-class " shots " in the shape of the strong wind, which, coming in fitful guats, would frequently give much more impetus or biaa to the bowls when they let t the player's hand than he wished for or intended, Otherwiss tbere was nothiDg left out that could be desireii. The visitors, twelve in number, or i three full '* rinks," arrived in town by tho expreas on Thursday afternoon, and most of them ftt once found their way to the green which, according to custom, waa oourtaonaly placed at" their disposal so that they might gain 30me knowledge of: aoy peculiarities it may have. The match on this occasion was marie a time one, instead of a game finishing when either side had made 21 points, it was arranged that play should go on for exactly two hours and a half, when scores would be made up and tho result determine which were winners. From various causes the match attracted more attention from outsiders than any previous one, the hanks mun.J the green proper being well lined the whole time by onlookers, among whom the fair sex were very largely represented, and, judging by their comments, they eeeme.l to take no small amount or" interact in the play. That was, on the \vhol< J , first class »nd, as will be seen from the scores, en !t d in a victory for once, for tho local (Jiub, The visitor's soon proved that the.v had " got tho raoge,' and went away with the lead, but scores had not totted up to much before tho local men, in one rink at least pulled up and passed their opponents ; while in another the play was so equal as almost \o end in a tie. The following are the players and scores made : — DUNEDIN. INVEECABGILL, No, 1 Binke. T Sfudie A Stone John McNeil D Taylor John Jack W. V, Miller D Baxter, ski j 20 J Brackenridge, skip 21 No. 2 link.. J Anderson B Kkenß :cn JHUareden J W ttitihcll J Scoullar J Earn A McDiarmid,skip 27 R Buchanan, 6kip 15 No. 3 Binks, — Wright A Tapper — Moust J A Presbaw J H Morrison Wm Smith J H Eutterworfch, skip 13 J E Hannah, skip 36