BOWLING

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13811, 23 January 1909, Page 6

BOWLING

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 22. The New Zealand bowling tournament was continued to-day in beautiful weather. The following are results of the day's play on the championship nnks final —Caledonian—(Foley, Bastings, Scott and Keast, skip.) 22, beat Victoria (Hatch, Guise, Redstone, Barry, skip.) 21. The quality of the play in this event completely justified expectations. The chances of Victoria securing the blue riband of the tournament were perhaps more fancied but on the other hand the Caledonian supporters who had seen Keast's play on the previous day. pinned their faith to him with confidence. At the 11th head the score was 16 to 7 in favour of Caledonian, the play being characterised by JVeast's magnificent drawing. Entering the 20th head Barry was five down and a great contest ensued, in the last head ilarry had to score three to draw or four to win. Both leads sent up good bowls and the second man for Victoria left two shots. The third men, Redstone and Scott, did not alter the head. The final shots by the skips were awaited with breatuless. interest by the crowd of spectators. Barry tried to draw another shot but his length was short. Keast followed and tried to put in a shot- with a firm draw. The bowl missed by the fraction of an inch and went to the back. With everything depending on his last shot Barry trieu another draw. The bowl came down in fine style and to the eyes of the spectators looked like a scorer. A gasp of relief from the Caledonian and a. sigh of disappointment from the Victorians went up as the bowl sailel harmlessly through a port out of the danger zone. The Caledonian skip and his team received the heartiest congratulations of the bowlers, while Bary was deservedly complimented on the splendid stand his rink made. Playing oft' for third place Clinton (Nelson, Hay, Rennie, and Sheddan, skip) 26, beat Cliristchurch (Scrivener, Seager, Dickson, McDougall, skip) 18. Doubles —Semi-finals.

Sale and Bentley (Dunedin) 23,' beat Mayer and Webb (Wellington) ft. Hamilton and Porteous (Wellington) 20. beat Maynard and M. S. Brown (Canterbury) 11.

Final—Gait and Bentley (Dunedin) 25, beat Hamilton and Porteous (Wellington) 16. Slaver and Webb (Wellington) 20, beat Maynard an I'M. S. Brown (Canterbury) 17 for third place. The following are the section winners in the singles—No. 1, J. Scott 17, Waddell 3; No. 2, McLaren 25, Wales 1S; No. 3, MaeDougall 20, Crowley 17; No. 4, Fraser 20, Johnston 17; No. 5, Bentley 19, Lowry 11; No. 6, H. Brown 16, Simpson 34; No. 7, Heckey i 9, J. W T ilson 14; No. 8, Goldstone 17, D. Smith 16; No. 9, Varcoe 20, Pollock 14,

Second round of section winners— Varcoe 19 beat Hiekey 17, McLaren 19 beat H. Brown 13. _ The North v. South Island match which had previously been abandoned on account of lack of time, is now to be held to-morrow.