NORTHERN BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9643, 16 January 1899, Page 2

NORTHERN BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

Officebs.. President, Captain K. A. Edwin, E.N. ; Vice President, F. M. Spurdlo; Hon Beoretary and Treasurer, J. H, Mentiplay; Hon Auditor, P. W. Haybittle. CLUB CHAMPION FOURS TOURNAMENT, . ■ Sixth Day. Won by the Napier CHub'. After a trial of strength between the 21 clubs interested, the tournament under the auspices of the N.B.A. concluded on Saturday evening, it being close on eight o'clock before the last head was called. Owing to the New Plymouth team refusing to meet the Gisborne and Nelson representatives as arranged by^ the secretary, the question as to who should obtain the coveted honor was held in abeyance until the Tournament Committee met latet on, when after the whote matter had been thoroughly threshed out, it was unanimously deoided on the number of wins, aocording to rules.'to award the championship to the Napier team, placing New Plymouth second, with Auckland, Bluff Hill, Wanganui, Wellington and Newmarket a tie for the barren honors of third place. The exigencies ol space will not allow of any details in connection with the three concluding rounds of Saturday's matches, but all players will no doubt peruse wlth'interest the "particulars given lower down, Bhowing the wins and losses of-eaoh club competing. It will be noticed that in the rounds one remained unplayed. The results of the concluding matohes were : . SECOND BOUND. Gisborne a bye Newtown 13 v Thomdon 17 Hastings 20 v Palmerston 4 feiiaing 17 v New Plymouth 19 Bluff Hill 20 v Nelson 8 Hawera 12 v Napier 20 Remeura 14 v Wanganui 18 Viotoria (Wei.) 11 v Blenheim 15 Carterton 13 v Auckland 18 Dannevirke 17 v Wellington 12 Waverley 9 v Newmarket 19 THIRD ' BOUND. Thomdon a bye Gisborne 16 v Palmerston 17 Newtown 13 v New Plymouth 16 Hastings 13 v Nelson 14 Feildiug 7 v Napier 17 Bluff Hill 9 v Wanganui 20 Hawera 12 v Blenheim 10 Bemuera 8 v Auckland 14 Victoria 9 v Wellington 18 Cartorton 12 v Newmarket IS Dannevirko 18 v ,Waverley 11 FOUBTH BOUND. - Palmerston a bye Thorndon ' 17 v New Plymouth 18 Gisborne 20 v Nelson 10 Newtown' 21 v Napier 20 Hastings 11 v Wanganui ■ 15 Feilding 14, v Blenheim 15 Bluff Hill 16 v Auckland 15 Hawera 14 v Wellington 15 Bemuera 10 v Newmarket 17 Victoria 8 v Waverley 13 Cartorton 12 v Dannervirke 11 fifth hounb. . New Plymduth a bye Palmerstoa 12 v Nelson 18 Thorndon 7 v Napier' 20 Gisborno 9 v Wanganui 19 Newtown 7 v Blenheim 10 Hastings 15 v Auckland , 18 Feilding ' 13 v Wellington 20 Bluff Hill 12 v Newmarket 14 flawera , ,'— \V -Waverley ■ -- FLAYED WEDNESDAY. Bemuera 13 v Dannevirke 14 Victoria 12 v 'Carteijton 15 PLAYED TO-DAY (MONDAY); Wellington 20 v FeUaing 13 Nelson ' 17' v Newtown 14 Although the green was. heavy to-day through yesterday s B rain, several soratoh matohes were played amongst the visitors,' but nothing in , any way , to alter the 'tournament scores. . '/ Positions of Teams at the Conclusion of the Tournament. . Club. Wins.; Losses. ' Auckland ..13 7 Blenheim .. 7 13 Bluff Hill' .. 13 •' '7 Carterton .. 4 16 Dannervirke .. 8-12 Feilding .... 10 ' 9 , Giflborne .. 4 , 13 Hastings ... 8 12 , Hawera '" . . 7 11 Napier ..- 17/ 4 Nelson .. 9 , 7 . New Plymouth . . 14 / . 4 ' Newmarket . . 13 * .-7 Newtown ' . . 11 .*. 8 Palmeraton ... 10 *10 * Bemuera ' .. 10 10 " Thorndon . . 10 - 8 . > Viotoria .. 6 , 14 Wanganui .. 13 "' 7 Waverley , ... - 3 16 Wellington ..13 7 Particulars of Wins and Lossos. The following shows ' the wins and losses of the various clubs at the tournament, given in alphabetical order: — Auckland defeated Viotoria, Dannevirke, New Plymouth, Palmerntpn, Wellington, Blenheim,* Wanganui, Newmarket, Nelson, Waverley, Oarterton, Bemuora, Hastings — 13. •* •' ' , Auckland lost i to Feilding/ Hawera,; Napier, Thorndon, Newtown; Gisborne, Bluff Hill— 7. Blenheim defeated Oarterton', Nelson, Oisborne, Waverley, Dannevirke, Victoria, Feilding— 7. Blenheim lost to Hastings, Bluff Hill, Bemuera, Wanganui, Palmerston, New Plymouth, Thorndon. Newmarket, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Hawora, Newtown — 13. Bluff Hill defeated Blenheim, Be--fhuera, Carterton, Waverley, Viotoria, Dannevirko, Gisborne, Feilding,,Thorndon, Hawera, Palmerston, Nelson, Auck-' land-13. Bluff Hill lost to Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Hastings, Newtown, .Wanganui, Newmarket— 7. Oabtebton defeated Gibborne, Viotoria, Wanganui, and Dannevirke — i. Cabtebton lost to Waverley, Wellington, Blenheim, Hastings, Bluff Hill, Feilding,Bemuera,Hawera,NelBon, Palmerston, Thorndon, Napier, New Plymouth, Newtown, Auckland, and Newmarket— l 6. Danneyiuke defeated Victoria, Hawera, Hastings, Kemuera, Wanganui, Gisborne, Wellington, ana Waverley— B. Dannevirke lost to Newmarket, Auckland, Thorndon, Newtown, Feilding, Bluff Hill, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston, Nelson, Blenheim, and Carterton— l2. Feuding defeated Auoklaud, Wanganui, Palmerston, Victoria, Dannevirke, Newmarket, Oarterton, Waverley, Gisborne, and Thorndon — 10. Feilding lost to Hawern, Newtown, Bluff Hill, Hastings, Bemuera, New Plymouth, Napier, Blenheim, and Wellington—9. Gisbobne defeated Waverley, Nelson, Newmarket, and Auokland — 4. Gisbohne lost to Napier, Carterton.Welhngton, Blenheim, Bluff Hill, Bemuera, Victoria, Feilding, Hawera, Dannevirke, Hastings.Palmerston.and Wanganui -13.* Hastings defeated Blenhoira, Eemuera, Carterton, Bluff Hill, Hawera, Feilding, Gisborne, ana Palmerston— B. Habtinqs lost to Napier, New Plymouth, Thorndon, Waverley, Wellington, Dannevirke, Newmarket, Newtowu, , Victoria, Nelson, Wanganui, and Auckland— l 2. Haweba defeated Auokland, Feilding, Bomuera, Cartorton, Newtown, Gisborne, and Blenheim — 7. H.vrou lost to Newmarket, Wanganui, Victoria; Dannevirke, Thorndon, Hastings, Palmerston, Bluff Hill," New Plymouth, Napier, and Wellington — 11. Napier defeated Gisborno, _ Hastings, Bluff Hill, Bemuera, Auokland, Palmerston, 'New Plymouth, Dannevirke, Newmarket, Carterton, Waverloy. Blenheim, Viotoria, Hawera, Feilding, Thorndon— 16. - • Napieb lost to Wanganui, Nelson, Wellington, Newtown — 4. Nelson deietted Wellington, Napier, Carterton, Waverley, Palmerston, Newmarket, Dannevirke, Habtiuga, and Newtown—9. Nelson lost to Blenheim, Wanganui, Victoria, Auokland, Bemuera, Bluff Hill, Gisborne — 7.* Newmabkei defeated Hawera, 'Victoria, Dannevirko, Thorndon, Newtown, Blenheim, Hastings, Wanganui, Palmerston, Waverley, Cartertou, Bemuera, Bluff Hsl —13. Newjiabket lost to New Plymouth, Feilding, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland— 7, * - ? 1

Newtown defeated JDannovirke.Auck- 7 t? land, Waverley, Wellington, FoildingK'i Romuern, Hastings, Bluff Hill, Carterton£-^ Napier, Blenheim— ll. -, o •'<*-$ Newiown lost to Wanganuj, Palmetston,** *, - Victoria, Newmarket, Hawera, Thorndoh,^.-;? New Plymouth, Nolson — 8. • - 'i,v"<'-.% ! ''? New Plymouth defeated Palmeraton,' ,-V' Hastings, Bluff Hill, Newmarket, Blen-^. heira, Viotona, Dannevirke, Waverley,' ,<'■:; Remuera, Carterton, Wellington, Haweira/- f C Feilding, Newtown — 14. ,-*'>'-.•- \^^J' r New Plymouth lost to Auckland, Wan- ,- - r ganui, Napier, Thorndon— 4. i. - > ';I'*T'V; 1 '*T'V PaiiMebsion defeated Thorndon, New-ij *; town, Waverley, Blenheim, Wanganui, ,'].* ' Oarterton, Dannevirke, Hawera, Yictoria.-J^f; Gisbprne— lo. , „•'• ( ' ,>„ ,-£-'!' ,*.- Saiimerston lost to New JBlymoxiilif^ii' Feilding, Wellington, Napier, Auckland,'. ■? JRomuera, Nelson, Newmarket, Bluff Hill^'^ Hastings-10. '>'"'./ ? Bemuhiu defeated Waverley, WelHng-^-jJ ton, Blenheim, Carterton,' Yiotoria,,Pal-',o<* morston, Gisborne, Thorndon, Feilding, |RC> Nelson— lo. < :• "" V. -J>*. : Remoeha lost to Napier, Hastings, Bluff «;*-£ Hill, Hawera,jDannevirko, New Plymouth", >$ Wanganui, Auckland, Newmarket,' New;?-.?,,' town— lo. '- '.~f'~£s Thorndon defeated Hastings, . Danne->^> virke, Auckland, Wellington, Blenheim^**Hawera, Carterton, Waverley,' Nowtbwn,^'^ New Plymouth— lo. . ' ---"-' ''v-'cl Thobndok lost to Palmerston, New-^t-market, Wanganui, Victoria, Bluff HillA-*/ Remuera, Feilding, Napier— B.'* " ' *'' € Victoria defeated Newtown;- Hawera, ;j,.-; Thorndon, Gisbonje, Nelson, Hastings— 6.' »' . Viotobu lost to Dannevirke, New-,;\'t market, Auckland, Wanganui, Feilding, l>! Blnff Hill, Remuera, New - Plymouth, -Cv Carterton, Palmerston, Napier, Blenheim, -.j" Wellington, Waverley— l3. ■ ;' "■'•, Vr -:. : WANOisui defeated Newtown, Hawera,^ f -C Vibtorio, Blenheim, Napier, New,-Ply- : ' -;' mouth, Thorndon, Nelson, .Waverley,' /f r Remuera, Bluff Hill, "Hastings, r Gis->, - ' bornel— l3. ■ ? '<-!■ ' v ' - , ,"',J. Wanoanui lost to Feilding, Palmerston, V=> " Wellington, Auckland, Dannevirke, New-"-i*j market, Carterton— 7. }, < ~ Waveriey defeated Cartorton, Hastings, -, 2 Victoria- 8. ' " , ;, '<•■ ' \K; Waverlev lost to Remuera, Wellington,"! '.>?/. Palmerston, Gisborjie, Bluff Hill, 'New-J'H town, Feilding, Wanganui, Nelson, New '"'/-- Plymouth, Blenheim.'Napier, Thorndon, >^, : Auckland, Newmarket, Dannevirke-^l6.' ' WEiiLniaioN defeated Bluff Hill, Carter-' 1 % ton, Waverley, . Palraeraton, » < Giaborhe,-' i i J Hastinga,;Wariganui; NewmarSet/Napier, ■'. •■' Blenhcim,Viotoria, Hawera, Feilding— lB/ <*■< 7; Wellinoton lost to Remuera,' Nelson; -^ Thorndon, Newtown, Auckland, Newr ,' Plymouth, Dannevirke— 7. , -\-i "' * TJnplayed matches, owing to ' late, , : * arrival. " ' '„ ' v -", '^, The Smoke Concert, \ , " , •' As a finale to the tournament, the Wan*, ganui Bowling Club entertained the visit- '< ing teams at the Rutland Hotel on "-' Saturday sight, the .capacity of the" diningroom being thoroughly taxed, aa * fully 180 sat down to , the,' appetising " , spread prepared by Host Peroy Herman, 1 '" Mr F. M. Spurdle, President of .the V W. 8.0., presided, andtDr HatKorley, ' , ~; Vico-president, -was in the -vice • i 6hair/.'C, i i After the usual loyal toast 'had been ', honored, that of " The Northern Bowling ', Association " was proposed <■ Dr • Hatherly. In responding, Mr Menti- f play, Secretary to the Association,, '-' referred to the.. tournament rather in, the light of an experiment, and stated 5 :. that the various clubs were delighted with* ' ' i 4i 4 the arrangements made for their comfort ",' .and entertainment, the latter being on the : ; ;.•' Wanganui Olub'.a qharaoteristio soalo*bf."J..hospitaUty. • Notwithstanding] -thia'J" 'inT^j some respects the tournament had h.ardly.i : '/f> been a Buooess',>prinoi pally by reason of/ Vj the unexpectedly large number of entriea*'"^ and the work' ; of art require'd^ owing td&ll 1 ' ,the comparatively small area of the green j h# to.-regnlate < eaqheday's, play so- that-. the ■=*j? 5 tourney', should' te T finished ! within t '/C 'week aa 'arranged x at the;outset".'i' <Persqn-'^ j^' ally, he favoredla contraybattle'fleld^ancfr'f*. L in naming' Wellington as the mosfc'odvan-^:, tageotiß centre, considered it would not be x£U fair to let Wellington,, bear', the i'wjiole*.,^. expense, but a ,levy pn'-'eaoh-'afflliate'd?^.^; elnb would r "ovaro6me thediffioultV.' •■-The^ ) fV next tonrney' would probably 'be.?held,.»t .'/?;; Anokland.and asa New South Wales tnam'T' l^ had promised a visit lio doubt' it could 'be. r: 5-) timed to fit in with the'Northern'flxt'ure. '&<{ '• < The Visiting Teams ',' was proposed 'by,* $* Mr R. Anderson, and responded to by; Me'-nt> James Paul", of New Plymouth, .in'hiß ."<J usual happy .style, this toast being also*!',. 7<? replied to by Dr Satchell (Palmefston Ns).!^ '.'The, Winning Team" was'- proposed T>y"n?f the Chairman, and responded to bylMrj.'4 Evans. " The. Wanganui Bowling Olnb. 1 . I ,^ was proposed 'by Mr Mentiplay,- and-retJ-^S e ponded to by Mr Spurdle, and'followingifea this, " The Runners'-Up, 1 11, 1 proposed by- J| the Ohairman, was replied toby Mr Gray,' Wy skip of the new Plymbuth'toamrj/The^J other toasts inoluded "" The Ladies," pro- ',1^ posed by -Mr Pnnl, 1 rosponded^to by,Mr']';'ii Carson; "The Press," proposed. by vth'e^ Chairman, rosp6ndod,to by-Mr ■'Carson^' '-,f (Chronicle) -and' Mr-'Comyns 5 (HEBAiiD),'^'^ and' " Our "Host" (Mr J Peroy ;Herman);:,l| J < During the"evening'a number of vocal items were contributed, the a^comV^K paniments being played 'b'y^ Mr'HermanJjjJ? also some ' )recitations v and, a ' oleveirly, }?4 written ode to', bowlers 1 (composed byrMr^t^ J. McGlashan) well interpreted by Mr Mo- ~'L£% Morran.' The entertamment" v oonoludea^-':?l shortly.af ter. n. o'olook by % ,thq i^eomjpa'ny Vit joining 'in the singing 'of'^'Anldf Lang j k% Syne." •• ji ■, ",, ' -.v^'Vj A number of the visiting teams left byV,'-i3 train to-day, all expressing themselves^; o as highly satisfied with the, hospitality'^' extended to them during their pleasurable): s;| stay in Wanganui. ' >{ 'P-'^^il