BOWLING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16330, 20 January 1921, Page 8

BOWLING.

dominion tournament. JURY WINS RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. CREAT CAME WITH RENNIE

[From Oct. Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, January 13The good fortune of the bowlers in the matter of weather was again evidences today. when th 0 fmal same* in the nnk chamo.’onship were nlayed on the Welhn-on Club’s preen. The conditions were pleasanx, there being only a light breeze, wmle the prgen was in excellent order. , . In the morning Jury (Karangaba*®) met jiTWhannel (Hataitai). Play was even ior a few heads, but Jury gradually drew and his position was never seriously cliel*e This" left Rennie (Christchurch) wkn the task of having; to beat Jury twice to th© championship. Jury having rxjtn in lives, while Renni c had lost one. The first game opened quietly, and at ine end "of Bis heads the scor. v.™ lour Ell. Then Rennie notched a. rinpk. a three and a five at successive heads, giving -be Uina - church men a lead o£ nine. July replied «££ U* 1 head with He-mi & eight up. _ Throughout the (,-aran tho Christchurch rink ployed goo«. bowls, and the score uas a fair index to

tß Thi» left tho two teamsi on an eouahtj-, e-ch bavin o- now lost a life, ancl a.ter h quarter of "an hour’s rest they started off again. On this occasion, however, there was a different tale to tell. The first three heads produced two single, to Eta and one to Jury. On tho fourth Jury Jtct four, “ ter a single to Rennie, Jury took a thiee two singles and a two, giving him a lead of seven on the ninth head. Then iveuni. asserted himself with similar scores icr four heads, making the totals eleven al on ' thirteenth head. The Christ eburen men wore playing well at this stage opening rutlier scratchily. but they failed to hold f t rtwcnS Ju e , th ot mrofti 8 wIS three heads to'play. Rennie had fam prospect- on tho nineteenth, bat only got* einede nnd he was unluckv on the twentieth, where' there was again promise of a decent head, but only a single- resulted. Tins left Jury eight, no with a head to play, and the fftme was abandoned. . The performance _>f tne Christchurch ui ni was disappointing after their showing in the earlier game. After the first game Rennie was a stronrr favourite with tbo bankers, i but on the play in the final game, Jury and 1 his men thoroughly deserved their success. ' Ait»r the game Mr Bush, president of tn& association, presented the banner to the wmJury, in accepting it, said that, owing to the shutting down of the Talisman Mine, the Karan, ahake Bowling Club was practical y defunct, and for tliat reason lie *»< doubly Pl Jo b -morrow h a. Itert will be made with the doubles competition.