BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11595, 13 January 1916, Page 6

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. When lhe third day's proceodiiißs of the Dominion howling tournament were commenced yesterday morning a strong northe«t4 'breeze cwpt across the bowling greens, and a heavy overcast sky seemed to give, promise of • rain. The sky brightened, however, an tho morning advanced, find except for the wind tho conditions remained excellent. The stiff breeze had ft stoiidving effect on. the players, for no liberties could be taken; even with ■all caro exorcised in delivery the, wind wouid, on rinks playing north and Fouth, occasionally catch a bowl abeam and deflect it somewhat from the courso intended, and on greens on which the play ran east, and west players had a head wind when bowling to tho east and a favourable one when playing to. the west, The rink competitions were continued, the seventh, eighth and'ninth rounds being plaved. , , . &■ >• The defeat of Walker (Ponsonby) in Secfiou (1- and Waddell. (Phoen&) in Section A were incidents.of note in the seventh round In the eighth round Smith (Otago) and Waddell maintained their places in Section A, but in tho ninth round Waddell ajrn-in lost, and by Hooring another win Smith placed hnnselt in the nositiou of winner ot the A Section. Hill "(Wellington) played fine howls in beelion 13, and. wanning .his three games of the dav, came out top in the section, with eight ■wiiis and one loss. Wylie, of Newtown -continued in winning vein in Section C and won, scoring eight wins and one- loss. In Section D Torrance (Christchurch). Laing (Wsimate), Kedpath (Cnnterburv) and Wolf (United) played consistontly, and with seven wins each and two losses became eligible to continue m (lie inter-section play to-day. Fountain (Roslyn) went through the E Scciion_ unbeaten, scoring nine straight wins. Ho is strongly in favour for tho championship. Laughton (Newtown), Alhmtt (Kaikorai) and Borland (Canterbury) continued their play m (J™ form in Section F. and- finished, equal, sis wins and three losses. These also »ro eligible to continue in. tho Rink Chs.mpionsliip to-dav. In Section G, Walker (Ponsciibj) won his concluding game, arid was the section winner with ©igh£ wine »ud one loss.

TO-DAY'S play. Fine weather was experienced for the continuation of play in'the rink tournament this morning, and keen interest was dis--daved. a large number of enthusiastic bowlers and supporters of the game being on tile '■rrsen. The'section, winners in tb e rink tournament continued their p!.«y, and at. the t'io*\\ of the round the following were left irr—United (Woolf), Waimate (Laing), Ponsonby (Walker), Christchurch (Wylie) and the "drawers of byes, namely, Canterbury (Eoduiuh). Newtown (Laufditon), Eoslvn i Fountain) and Canterbury (Borland). 'Results: INTER-SECTIONAL PLAY. CHEISTCHURCH GREEN. First Bound. Christoburch-J. H. Seager, J. Caughley,* W. S. Atkinson, R. Torrance (skip)., 1.9; New--town—J. Kerr. A. Spiers, A. J. Pollock,. W. j Wyiie (skip), 17. . i Wylie (Newtown) hopped off with a point in aio first hcid, but Torrance (Christ- j church) replied with three in tbe second hood. The play continued of a givc-and'-tako nature, Wylie adding three points in head three, Torrance one m head four, Wylie , notching; three more in head five, Torrance three in the succeeding head, Wylie one more in head seven and another in the next head. Torrance then got in two in head nino, to which Wylie replied with one in head ten. Torrance "tlien got a run of successes, adding 1 , one point in head eleven, no fewer than £va in the following head, and one more point in : bead tin: teen. Wylie then took a turna-ua addfid one point to his total in head tourteen, another in head fifteen, and yet one more in head sixteen. Torrance was not to be denied, however, Mid in the nest, two bmts he added one point m each to ms -core Wylie notched a point in the nineteenth bead and one each in the twentieth mid twenty-first heads. This closed trie game, Torrance winning by nineteen point* to seventeen. , Pomonbv—M. Casev, E. Buckley, \. Case}, M. Walker (skip), it) Otago—W. Eobson, J. Campbejl, E. Faiconcr, C. E. Smith (skip), The Poiißonbv rink commenced in great slvjo and Hcored no fewer than fifteen points m ihe first seven lu-ads, details being as follow- Head one, two points; two, t^o points; throe, two points; four, one point, live two points; six, three, points; seven, three points. The Otugo rink then m»dc its first score, in head eijfht. bv rcallv Vod p.ay in the next bou added i four more." * Walker (Ponsonby) added two i more *iu bead ten. and in heads eleven and ™V SiuiH. «dded two ' points and ! one." respectively. This was bmuh's I last «core for some time, K-r Ponsonby I added the following points m succeeding-hencts:-tlead 13, two; 11, two; 10, one; lb 1 two- 17 one. In head eighteen Smith pot tho'better of the play and added one point, I while he notched «-no her point m the. succeeain" hoad. 'Smith continued to p ; ay m splendid lorra »nd added two points m tbe twentieth be«d and four more, m the twentyI tiist. hend. He bud, too f^ 1 o-ronnd in the c..rlier bend? and suffered d---I lem "•-.- ;,wertv-five points to eighteen. ! \V;jirn3!e-A. ItlkMor, C E. loriessi". i Btil. C. H. Eascand, J. K. Burgess, W, Alli liiiU (skip). 3- . . -.-*■„ ! Jli4» Kaikorai rink gamed a. point in t a c first hoad and added another m the second. Then Wrtimato scored v. point und two mors i;i the' succeeding bout, head four AllnuV. (Kafkorai) added a point to Ins total in head 5 but Lainir (Waimate) countered in tiie next four heads, adding a point m head six, another in the following bout, two more m head eiplil. and one more in head nine. In lna<l -.:!! Al'niltt Lraiii'xi three points, while j.i head eleven Laintr added one. Ktekoral "ab'ed irl-.intiiro in head twelve. ..tie poi'ii unl-/ ai.d in !>%'■'!■■ Ihirievii s»nd f<nute».<m

Laing added a, point in each. A point went to Allmitt in the following bout, but Laing l added one moro to his total in head sixteen, and one point er.vh in heads seventeen, eighteen and nineteen. Allmitt trained a point in head twenty, hut Laing adding two more to his fc-ove iu head twenty-oiio, won liego mo. Tho fin id scores were—Waimato 17, Kaikorai 'J.

United—'F. JL Brown, .T. Urown, junv., J. Brown, T. Woo If (skip), M; Wellington--- W. Wyatt, G. Frost, G. Dixon, K. J. Hill (skip), n.

The TJniffd rink started in ?ood style o~ going two points on the first head. T-ie locpJ players continued aggressively rn<i notched another point on the second head, three more in the third head and still «"- ©thi'.r ponn in the. fourth head, malting theUnited total sewn point to nil. The Wellington rink then took a turn and scored in successive heads two point? mid throe, the fi-iinio then slundijig—United ncven, Wellington five. Tn. the seventh he.ad Woolf (United) gained three more points ,and in the followiiis; he.ad Hill added one more to his total. In tho ninth head the United, playing VC ;J? strongly, added four more, points, and with tho Ketone standimj United four-ten *o Wellington six the chances of the local representatives looked very rosy. Hill gained * noint in head ten. and added three more hv fine play in tho succeeding head. WooH added another point to his score in round twelve. and yet ano'her in thirteenth head, while in the succeeding* throe heads HiU notched another point iri each. Woolf, playing strongly. added a point in Lhe seventeenth head, another in the eighteenth, three more 'in the nineteen'h and two more, in the twentieth hend. Tho twenty-first Inrnd was not played, as Hill could not by scoring tho wossihle eight point; l , euteh hig nnoonciit. The final scores were United 21. Wellington M Second Round.

Glirislcliurcli—n. Torninre (slci»), '2l; Ton-: soiiby—M. Walker'(skip), 16. In the first head Ponnonby lay favourably, but Torra.nce "burned'" tho head. In tlw replay of i'he head Walker's rink played con. viueingly and gaiued three points. t'vo went in favour of Torrance,, who Jsjv one UP before delivering his last' bowl, which just failed to ;;dd ». p<>coikl point. In the third head Walker's early men crowded round tha-' jack and lay two when the skips started. Torrance plaved a great last shot, carrying 1 the kitty and resting on it, and lay one up. Walker, despite a fine attempt, failed to n-ltsr the result. Walker lay one up wfOi two bowls to go in tho fourth head, but Torran:o, with a superb fast shot, cut out the scoring ball and lay four. Walker tried to draw hie last bowl, but failed, «nd a round of applause greeted the fine work of the local rink. Torrance's rink continued in great form and B.dded three, mcio points in tho fifth head, the scores then reading— Torrance nine, Walkev three. Ponsonby lay one up in the sixth round, 1 two bov.ds to go. Torrance then delivered 1 a- fine jdxit, whic'i carried tho jack. Walker could not disturb the position, and Clmstoburch gained another point In the seventh head Walkerlay throe up. Torrance fried to drive, but v.-v.s unsuccessful. Walker gained a- point in the eighth, head, Torrance making a gallant attempt to carry the jack and just failing. With tihe skips to play, Torrance was lying three, due principally to fine play by tho Christchurch No. 3, Atkinson. Walker had jio c-hancu tn drive, and failed to draw. The score -at the close of tho eighth liend wag—Christchurch 13, Ponsonby seven. By ft lucky shot in tho ninth bead, Atkinson placed his rink three up, but Walker, with a fast k.Bt shot, broke up the position, his howl following tho jack closely, gaiued one point. {lead ten went to Walker with two points. Torrance delivered a capital last bowl, which missed the jack by an inch only. Tn head eleven Atkinson by carrying the jack rrrto the ditch placed his rink three up. . Walker.' with tho first bowl, lay on'the edge of the. ditch, not counting, however. With his last, bowl he played a remarkable shot, the bowl resting right on the edge of tho ditch and gaining a point for the rink. In heads twelve and thirteen Walker gained a point in each, and in the following head Torra-nce by gTeat play added two. The score at the end of the fourteenth h«ul was—Torrance fifteen, Walker twelve. Torrance pushed ahead steadily and won by five points. In. head fifteen Torranco sained two, and Walker gained * single in the fifteenth head, while in the sixteenth head Toc'ra,n:e by grand play gained three, and, following his form, drew a superb last shot and added one more. Scores, seventeenth head--Torrance nineteen, Walkar thirteen. He/aVi eighteen, after ft keen contest, went to Torrance, one point only. lit head nineteen Walker, with his last bowl, shifted, the kitty, thus displacing Torrance, who was lying two, and gaining a point. Head twenty was commenced with Walker six down. Walker cut out three ecoring bowls of the Christ* churoh rink with his second, last shot, and lay two up. Torrance did not alter the position. The last head was entered on with Torrance four up. With the skips to play, Walker lay two up, but with poor .prospects for increasing the points. Walker with his last shot disturbed the. shot bowls, but Torrance lemainexl with advantage of one, and amid much applause the- game with. twenty-one paints l o sixteen.

Newtown—J. Laughkm (skip), 20; Canterbury—J. A. liedpath (skip), 8. The Newtown' rink commenced in good' style, gaining- a point on the first head, 1 and two more on the second. Canterbury then got going' and rondc its first point in the third round. New k>wii reasserted itself in tiio fourth head, adding two and one more in the' fifth head.' Canterbury, by good piny, got the better of the sixth round, find added two points, but in the seventh, eighth and ninth heads Newtown added a point in each. In the heads nine and ten Newtown gained advantage, adding a point in each. Heads JO, II and ]'2 were in favour of Canterbury—a. point in each, and in head thirteen Newtown gained another point. Newtown won by 20 points to 8. In bead fourteen Newtown registered another point win, and head fifteen went to Canterbury, on© point. Newtown then got a, mn of wins, as foHow:— 16, two; 17, one; 18, two; 19, two, 20, two, Canterbury won the last, head, one point, and the game ended in favour of Newtown. Score —Newtown 20, Canterbury 8. Roslvn—E. Fountain (skip), 30; Canterbury-]?.. Borland (skip), '2O. Roslyn got off the mar!; smartly and ga.ied "two points in .the first head and an- ' other one in the second. Canterbury, scored '*:o neatly in the third head, but in the fourth Fountain's men added four more-. Two more followed for .Roslyn in the fourth round, and ft like number in the. fifth, the result of a magnificent last shot by Fountain. In the seventh round Fountain's last shot was wide, but his rink lay two up. Baroland made' two good attempts to alter the position, but jus failed in each instance In the ek'hth round, when Borland delivered bis !a,st shot, the bowls were well snottered. but the kittv was guarded. He was lying three up and did not attempt a shot that mi edit spoil the position. Scores at be end of he eighth round— Roslyn thirteen, .CauterInrrv live. Eoslvn notched another point in the" next head, and in the tenth bead added yet another. By great work in the- eleventh round Canterbury gained five. He was lying three up with a bowl to go, and, just touchin" the kittv, shifted it' sufficiently to gain wo* more, "in the next head Canterbury again plaved finely and scored three more points, the board reading: TwelfTn round— Eoslvn fifteen. Canterbury thir'ecn, a_ great reeoverv for Borland's rink. In head thirteen Fountain grained three points. Head fourteen proved disastrous. for _ Canterburr, -aa the Roslyn rink gained six points In head fifteen Canterbury reasserted itse.l and seored one. Two lollowod to the Canterburv credit in head sixteen and four more, in bead seventeen. Fountain stained two more in head eighteen, -and in head nineteen be increased hie lead by another point, llie twentieth bead was "burnt,' and in replay Fountain scored three. This brought the game to a close. Soores-R-oslyn, tnirty points; Canterbury, twenty. Waimate—T. M. Laing- (skip) 15; United— I. Woolf (skip), 13. . ■ United "-ained two points on ine first, head, bm Wttimate replied with two on the second dud another point in the Ultra. Woo.f added ore point, in the fourth round, and with fifth and sixth L*ing increased his score by a point in each.'' Headreven went _to United, en!, -ooinl, and heed eight to Miniate, also a poin*. the, play being of a level _ nature in head nine. United got another point, but m head ten Waimate added two. Head eleven was in favour of United by one pomt only. Waimate S, United 6. Head jwelve went to Wi-imate. one point, and head thirteen to United, also » !>oint. Singles followed, for Wn.imaie United and Waimate m successive round* B>ads seventeen, eighteen Mid nineteen wen-- to Waimate. a single in eaeJi instance hut in bead twenty United added a, another point, and won the game,-scoring- U %o 13, ' NOKIiTv. SOUTH ISLAND. _ This afternoon the annual North v. South Island niK-ich .is _be.ing played on the Can-le-'ourv jrree.n. the president of the IScw Zealand Bowling .Worn ion, Mr M. Y. Burnett pud Mrs Barnett, entertained th« bowlers and their friends .at afternoon tea and as the winhf.r wn.s beautiful the social iunction in connection with the totmi-ameut- was v. sr.cce.-s.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. The following: wa? the' position of the rinks at tho cud of the wcttc m play: — Section A. Wins. Losses. Smith COtago) . . 6 1 Wuddoli (Pbcanix) . 7 .2 ftoldstone (Opa-wa) . 6 0 Saiherlev (Otaki) . 5 ■i Nash '(Paliasrston North) . . S i Stephens (Petone) . . ■> ■I Dee (N&lson) . i 5 Portions (Wellington) . i 5 Jl'A'p (Bandvvick) . 4 5 <hui,liie (Green Island) . . '2 7 Fcr,spison Buy) ?. " Jwoobsen (St Ivildu) . • - 7 Section B. Hill (Wellington) , 8 1 Angus (Random) . fxurnoy (.Cbvistehurch) ■ I . fi ■•' Eraser (United) . , • • <' 4 ' Chcpwiu (Sydenham) . . . ■ " i Crow'toy (Taurr.nga) .. . <1 5 Kershaw (Tanwood . 4 5 Sh.oarir.au (Edgeware) . 3 6 Maynard (Sumner) . . 1 S Edwards (Tenuika) . 1 S Section. C. Wyiie (Newtown) . 8 1 M'Gallon (Sydenham) . 6 3 r.ray (Kelbnm) . ... . 6 '■> Ballantyiie (Wellington) , . (> ■j Cohen {Wangamii) •,l •> AI'Liwen (IHvnedin) . . !5 G Brass (Edgewavo) . 3 6 3iacdougall (Christchurcli) . •'! 6 Skojrhmd (Stratford) . 3 6 Haldane (Takakr.) • . 3 6 Section D. Torrance (Christchurch) . , B 1 LaiuM - (Wairoute) . fi 1 Piedpath (Canterbury) iS 1 WooJf (United) . Y 2 Hendry (Hataitai) . 5 4 Parahain (Kaiapoi) . . . . i ■"3 Yale (Sydenham) . ;; 6 Magnus (Wellington) . :; 6 . Poole (Papaxrui) . i 8 Baker (Edgewaie) , l 8 Section E. Fountain (Otage) . !! 0 Orchard (Chi'istchtirch) . ti i» Thomson, T. (United) • •} 4 Berry (Wellington) . 3 ■1 Gordon (St John h) . . -1 5 .Parata' (Thorndon) . 4 fi Osmond (Auckland) . , -i ■> Thompson. It. J. (St Albans) . 4 ;> Scott (Sydenham) . !$ 6 Henderson (Lyttelton) . i 7 Section F. AllnuU (Kaikorai) . € 3 Litughton (Newtown) . . 6 3 Borland (Canterbury) . K 3 Armstrong- (Bahuacowan) . . h i Dnvics (Christohurch) 0 & Beanlnnd (Edgevore) . -1 5 Roberts (Weilmgtonj . . 1 5 'Wylie (Kaiapoi) . . i u Shillito (Kin, Toa) . 3 G Bruce (Opavra) . • - 7 ■Section G. Walker (Ponsonby) . . 8 1 Sievwright (Wellington) •. , 7 o Musson (Carterton) . 7 2 Brackenridge (Newtown) . . 0 it Norwood (Victoria) . r> 4 Efford (Rangiora) . 3 fi iiedpath (Limvood) . . 3 G Webb (Wellington) . • '.' 6 Kollev (United) . . • - Barlow (Canterbury) . - 7