Bowling.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12758, 11 January 1905, Page 3

Bowling.

« THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURXJSY. (Per Press Association.) Gisborne, January 10. Gisborne, Greenmeadows and Hast ings have won all their games. Exciting matches were played between Greenmeadows and Wellington, Auckland azid Wellington, and Auckland and Feildmg. Greenmeadows saved their unbeaten record by defeating Wellington, after a tic the winning shot being very warmly applauded. Additional results :—: — Danncvirke beat Patea, Creenmcadows beat Napier, Hastings beat Wanganui, Mount Eden beat Whataupoko, Aur-kland beat Remuera, Feilding beat Wellington. Ponsonby beat Kaiti, Victoria beat Hawera, Carlton beat Petone, 31asterlon beat Rocky Nook, Hastings beat Ha*\era, Victoria beat Whataupoko, Wanganui beat Carlton, Mount Edon beat Rocky Nook, Terau beat Petone, 'Jisborne beat Napier. Putej I e.-n .'vmuora, Feilding beat Auck!am?. fonsjnby beat Danne\irkp, Greenmeadows Leat Wellington. Kaiti 2S v. Patea S. Napier 1& v. Feilding 17.— Napier held the lead for th>' q • •'.*. t»*t- nuvtion, of tho game, but a timely i in the last head but one g-?^ c bVilding" a point to the yoi;d. n ."<imji r jot one in on the las>t hi'pd. nor' made a draw of the game. Jn the play-off I'eliding ff ol a point in. mid •won Ly !Sto 17. Banucvirke 20 v. Patea 19. — This was a splendidly contested g-ame throughout. Patea got a l<"ad tf 3 on the loth head, and Dannerirkc were only able to reduce this Jjy 1 on the concluding head. Haw era 23 v. Wanganui IS.—Hawera won after a cksc game. Up to the 11th head Wanganui had the lead, but a clever 4 secured by iTawcra put the teams on an equal footing, and from that out the issue was never in doubt. Hastings 25 v. Wanganui 16.—Hastings led to the seventh head, vhen Wanganui scored a pair and v ith three heads had 9 to their opponents' (). The thirteenth, fourteenth. and fifteenth heads gave Hasting,? a two on each, and made their lead S, which they maintained to the close, and won by 9. Victoria JS v. nuwera 17.— This [)-ame excited great interest, llawera o-etting into m.icli ! -m n— Wrm than on the opening- day. Two heads fiom the close it looked certain that ilawera would win. as they were playing in line form, and had 17 to on at tho 9th head. Th<*i> Victoria got on i. which brought them even, and scoring- again on th" concluding read they wem by a single amidst much excitement. Hastings 24 v. ITav -ra 7 o.— Both teams were !• >cl <>•> -h- hfth Iv^ad. On the 6th Hawera had three shots lying- on the jack. Hastings then slowly forged away, which was increased to 1R on the concluding lu»a& On tlie ISth Hastings were 20 Hawera's 12. The score* on ihe final head were Hastings 21 and TTawera 14. Gis-Tiorne, January 11 AidHitional Scores : Section At— Gisbome beat Wellington. Section R— Cai 4 lton beat Hastings, Whataupoko beat Haweva. Rodl^y Nooli beat Victoria, Wangantu beat Teran, Mount Eden a bye. Ninth round.— Section A : Remuera beat Feilding, Ponsonb'y beat Patea, Auckland beat Greemneadows. Napier A beat Kditi, Dannevirke a bye. Section B : Masterton beat Petono.