BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Southland Times, Issue 14378, 26 March 1910, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNAMENT

YESTERDAY’S PLAY.

(By ‘’Skip.”)

Fine weather made the games played on the various town greens very enjoyable ,and the programme of play was carried out without any hitch. The only section in which a winner was found as a result of yesterday’s play was the 7th, where Hain’s rink ran through without a loss, while all the others had two or more losses. The surprise In this section was the defeat four times in succession of Ingram's Gore team. Rennie's rink has four wins, and has to play Reed, who has three wins and one loss, on Monday morning. The Winton Club, who only opened their green last month, have a rink in the tournament and are to be heartily congratulated on their play. They were beaten by only eight points by Sheddan, and they also lost to W. Smith by two points and to Strang by one. In the fourth game they, however, fairly excelled themselves by beating J. Allan’s Korthend rink by one point. With two ends to go Allan was two up and when Winton got four at the next head making them two up the excitement became intense. Blomfleld, the W'inton lead, opened the last head with a pretty shot—a toucher just behind the kitty. Allan got his man to drive and Thomson with his second got the kitty, and Winton’S toucher into the ditch, Thomson lying shot with Winton a good second. Hollo- ’ way failed to alter matters, but Findlay, the Winton third, drew another second shot, and neither of the skips making any change the game ended in favour of Winton by one point. Three hearty cheers were given for the Winton Club for their plucky win. At Te Rahgl in Section No. 1, Mclntyre’s rink has run a successful course, putting up four wins. The only team to give these Taieri men a close fight was Howie’s Southland rink. With the last end to go Howie was two points down, but he failed at jthis point and Mclntyre ran out a winner. Hannah’s Northend team has to meet Taieri on Monday morning, and the sectional winner will come from one of these two rinks. In Section 2, Allan and Sheddan have an equal number of wins. Allan plays Holmes and Sheddan plays W. Smith. Should they both win there will be a tie to play off. On the other hand should they both lose four of the competitors will tie, and this will cause delay. On. this occasion the executive are strongly for the top dogs. It win be noted that Beer’s Riverton rink, which did so well recently in the Shield Matches, has again been successful, and with McNatt£ (Southland), and McLennan (St. Kilda) is In the lead, each of these three teams having three wins. Stewart, of Te Rangi, has entered for the fun of the game, and has made a good struggle against heavy odds. If young players just keep pegging away in this spirit their turn will come. In Section 4. Crockett’s Bluff team has upset the calculations of the cognoscenti and are at the top of tire list so far. , If they cap hold the fort against McLaren on Monday morning they will he section winners, even if they lose they will tie for the section. But in this contingency it is practically certain there will be four rinks scoring the same number ■of wins, one of the disadvantages of the section system from the point of view of the executive, so Crockett carries the ■ best wishes of officialdom in his last game. Bailey and Bentley tie for Section B. The former meets Manson, and the lat- • ter Erskine. Prophets predict that Bailey will win the section. -.

TE B&NGI GBEEN. ' SECTION L —First Bound.— Mclntyre 20, beat Finn 12. Hannah 21, beat Kissell 14. Howie 12, beat Kingsland 12. —Second Round. — Hannah 19, beat Howie 11. Finn 15, beat Kingsland 13. Mclntyre 19, beat Kissell 9. —Third Round.. — Mclntyre 14, beat Howie 10. Hannah 17, beat Kingsland 10, Finn 17, beat Kissell 17. —.Fourth Round. —t Mclntyre beat Kingsland, Finn beat Hannah. Kissell beat Howie. Mclntyre: 4 wins, 0 losses. Hannah: 3 wins, 1 loss. Finn: 2Vz wins, 1% losses. Kissell: wins, 2% losses. Howie: % win, 3% losses. Kingsland; % win, 3% losses. SECTION 11. i , —First Round.— Holmes 16, beat Sheddan 14. Allah 23, beat Leggat 6. Cowie 20, beat W. Smith 18. Strang 19, beat Wilson IS. —Second Round.— Sheddan 21, beat Wilson 18, Smith 23, beat Holmes 10. Leggat 21, beat Strang 7. Allan 22, beat Cowie 10. —Third Round. — Sheddan 16, beat Leggat 8. Smith 16, beat Wilson 14. Allan 23. beat Strang 11, Cowne 15, beat Holmes 1L ■—Fourth Round.—■ Leggat beat Holmes. Wilson beat Allan. Sheddan beat Cowie. Strang beat W. Smith. Allan: 3 wins, 1 loss.* Sheddan, 3 wins, 1 loss. Smith: 2 wins, 2 losses. Strang: 2 wins, 2 losses. Cowie: £ wins, 2 losses. Leggat; 2 wins. 2 losses. Wilson: 1 win, 3 losses. Holmes: 1 win. 3 losses. SOUTHLAND GEESE’. SECTION in. —First Round. — McNally 16, beat Stewart 9. O. L. Beer 15, beat A. Raeside 3ir. IS. J. McLennan 17, beat R. Wales 10.

—Second Round.— O. L. Beer 14, beat McNatty 10. McLennan 19, beat Stewart 10. Wales 19, beat A. Raeside jr. 12. .—Third Round. — McNatty 16. beat Wales 8. Raeside 19, beat McLennan 15. Beer 33. beat Stewart 2. —Fourth Round. — McNatty 23, beat Raeside 18, McLennan 15, beat Beer 12. Wales 23, beat Stewart 11. Beer: 3 wins, 1 loss. McNatty: 3 wins, 1 loss. McLennan; 3 wins, 1 loss. Wales: 2 wins, 2 losses. Raeside; 1 win, 3 losses. Stewart: 0 wins, 4 losses. SECTION IV. .—First Round.— J. E. Taylor 16, beat R. B. McKay 15. W. McLaren 17, beat S. McDonald 12. D. C. Cameron 19, beat Cx-ockett 16. —Second Round. — McLaren 17, beat Taylor 11. K. B. McKay 19, beat Cameron 5. Crockett 19, beat McDonald 12. —Third Round. — Crockett 23, beat Taylor 20. McKay 17, beat McLaren 15. McDonald 18, beat Cameron 15. —Fourth Round. — Taylor 16, beat McDonald 9. Cameron 22, beat McLaren 12, Crockett 27. beat McKay 15. Crockett: 3 wins, 1 loss. Taylor: 2 wins, 2 losses. McKay: 2 wins, 2 losses. McLaren: 2 wins, 2 losses. Cameron: 2 wins, 2 losses. McDonald: 1 win, 3 losses. SECTION V. —First Round.— W. Manson 17, beat R. Erskine 11. J. F. Bailey 13. beat J. Yates 10. D. Buchanan 18, beat J. G. Bentley 14. —Second Round.— Tates 19, beat Erskine 18. Bentley 13, beat Manson 8. Bailey 24, beat Bnchanan 12. —Third Round.— Yates 27, beat Manson 4. Bentley 17, beat Bailey 10. Erskine 19, beat Buchanan Id. —Fourth Round.— Bailey 15, beat Erskine 12. Manson 19, beat Buchanan 15. Bentley 15, beat Yates 11. Bailey: S wins, 1 loss. Bentley: 3 wins, 1 loss. Manson; 2 wins, 2 losses. Yates: 2 wins, 2 losses. Buchanan; 1 win, 3 losses. Erskine: I win, 3 lessen.