BOWLING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16037, 23 January 1918, Page 7

BOWLING.

(THE TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. The Taranaki Bowling Tournament was continued on Tuesday afternoon, when the second and third rounds were decided. In one or two rinks the play was somewhat disappointing, but taken on the whole, some particularly fine howling was witnessed, many brilliant heads being played. The most 1 uteres ting match of the day was that between A. K. Smart and Mason. The New Plymouth skip assumed the lead early in the game, and at the sixteenth head the scores were 17 to 9, but in the next five heads Mason scored ten points to Smart’s two, the scores at the 21st head therefore being equal. The playoff aroused considerable interest and excitement. When the s’kips went down, Mason was lying two. His first bowl failed to improve the position, find Smart, with a beautiful shot, took out both his opponent’s scoring bowls and lay three. Mason was short with his last bowl, and the game went to Smart with a margin of three points. For the first time, Auroa, the youngest club in the province probably, has a rink skipped by O. Johnston taking part in the tournament, and although they failed on Tuesday to register a win they played splendid bowls against much more experienced -players; each game being lost by a narrow margin of points. Their play was very favourably commented upon. ' Results were as follows: SECTION A (Pitzroy Green). Second Round. London 21 v. Higgs 18. / Benefield 27 v. Des-Forges 23. Petty 23 v. Medley 17. ' Bowater 36- v. G. Smart 16. : Third Round. Smart 19 v. Higgs 15. Medley 18 v. Benefield 15. Petty 33 v. Des Forges 13. London 22 v. Bowater 17. ' 'SECTION B (Ncy Plymouth Green). Second, Round, A. K. Smart 19 v. Price 12. M'Gorrery 27 v. Gordon 19. Mason 28 t. Roebuck 14. Foy 26 iv. Sangster 18. Atkinson a bye. Third -Rqund. Price 27 v. Sangster 17. Gordon 27 v. Roebuck 11. \ A. K. Smart 22 v. Mason 10. M'Qorrery 29 v. Atkinson 18. Foy a bye. SECTION C (West End Green). Second (Round. Smith 26 y. Christie 16. Palmer 21 v..Curteis 20. Jenkinson 21 v. Beal 17, Nixon 22 v, Wylie 19, Bianch a bye. Third Round. , ~. Smith 28 y. Wylie 9. Jenkinson 24 v.Curteis 13. Christie 28 v. Beal 11. - Branch 20 v. Palmer 18. Nixon a bye. SECTION D (New Plymouth Green). Second Round. Abbott 23 y. Sampson 19. Green 27 v. Casey 21. H. Smart 24 v. Frank Newell 10. Bickerton 26 v. Hollard 13. Cottier a bye. Third Round. Abbott 27 r. Bickerton 22. H. Smart 23 v. Green 20. Frank Newell 18 v. Sampson 17. Casey 26 v. Cottier 24. Hollard a bye. SECTION E (Fitzroy Green).' Second Round. M‘Neill 25 v. Willis 18. Burton 26 v. Abram 14. Sole 19 v. Johnston 18. Robb 19 v. Skoglund 17 Spurdle a bye. Third Round. Skoglund 25 v. M‘Neill 12. Abram 23 v. Johnston 20. Sole 25 v. Willis 13. Spurdle 21 v. Burton 19. Robb a bye. The play was resumed this morning. Following are the results of the fourth round:—

SECTION’A (West End Green). ( Higgs 20 v. Medley 16. ' Benefield 16 v. Bo water 22. Fred Newell 21 v. G. Smart, 11. Des Forges 15 v. London 24. SECTION B (Fitzroy Green). Price 29 v. Atkinson 15. Gordon 21 v. Foy 18. Mason 27 v. M'Gorrery 13. Sangster 9 v. A. K. Smart 27. Roebuck a bye. ’SECTION C 1 (Fitzroy Green). Smith 32 v. Branch 18. _ Curteis 18 v. Nixon 31. v Beal 30 v. Palmer 10. Wylie 18 v. Christie 21. Jenkinson a bye. SECTION D (West End Green). ( Abbott 27 v. Cottier 16. Green 19 v. Hollard 18. Frank Newell 16 v. Carey 29. Biokerton 16 v. C. Sampson 24. H. Smart a bye. SECTION E (New Plymouth Green). M‘Neill 17 v. Spurdle 16. Abram 17 v. Robb 28. Sole 27 v. Burton 17. Skoglund 20 v. "Willis 18. Johnston a bye. In the match Spurdle v. Johnston in Section. E the scores were 19-18 in favour of Spurdle after playing an extra, head and not 18-15 as published yesterday. POSITION OF RINKS, Following tables show the positions of the respective rinks:—SECTION A. Wins. Losses. Fred Newell 3 1 Bowater 3 1

London 3 1 Benefield 2 L ' G. Spiart 22 Medley ....,,2 2 Higgs 1 3 Des" Forges .' 0 4 SECTION B. A. K. Smart ~..; 3 0 Price 3 1 Foy 2 1 M'Gorrery 22 Gordon 22 Mason ; 2 3 Atkinson 1 2 Sangster 1 3 Roebuck 0 3 SECTION C. Smith 4 0 Nixon Branch 2 1 Jenkinson 2 1 Christie 2 1 Wylie 1 3 Palmer 1 3 Beal 1 3 Curteis 0 4 .SECTION D. H. Smart 3 0 Abbott 3 1 Green 3 1 Carev 3 1 Hollard 1 2 Sampson 1 2 Frank Newell 1 S Bickerton 1 3 Cottier 0 3 SECTION E. Sole 4 0 Skoglund 3 1 Spurdle —2 1 Robb 2 1 Abram 22 M‘Neill 2 3 Burton 1 3 Willis 0 3 Johnston 0 3 THE DUNEDIN TOURNAMENT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, Jan. 22. The bowling competition was continued to-day, when the elimination process reduced the number of players to three-—W. Foster (Caledonia), M. Walker (Ponsonby), and J. M'Curdy (St. ‘ Kildtt) —who will meet in the finale to-morrow. Poster has not yet ■been, beaten, and the other two have sustained only one loss each. Bently (Otago), with only one defeat, was put out of the semi-finals by Foster, the game being 24 to 11, and Walker got into the semi-finals by beating Bentley (Dunedin), who had one previous loss, by 18 to 10,- Finality will be reached to-day. TO-DAY’S PLAY AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. Jan. 23. The weather was ideal for the final Stage of the singles. Foster (Oalo- , donian) 21, beat M'Curdy 14. This leaves Foster (unbeaten) and f Walker (one loss) in the final. Later. Walker 19 heat Foster 10. They play again, this afternoon, when the winner of the game becomes- the Dojninion singles champion.