BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 155, 1 July 1907, Page 3

BOWLING.

INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (From Our Special Correspondent.) LOXDON, May 24. The fourth annual international bowling tournament promoted by the London County 8.C., which is now in progress at the Crystal Palace, attracted an enormous entry of players representative of the Mother Country, New South Wales, Westvery close game; Mr G. Prince (New Zealand and Tasmania, and a fairly strong contingent of over-sea players have put in an appearance at the Palace. Play commenced last Wednesday, and amongst the survivors of the first round were Mr W. Barnett (New Zealand), who beat Mr In" of the Brownswood 8.C., 21 to 18, after "a very close game; Mr G. Prinme (New Zealand), who beat his opponent by a single point, after a particularly exciting game, admirably played by both men; and Mr L.' Collins, of Tasmania, who romped home 21 to 13. The Hots. R. Mackenzie, of Western Australia, who drew a bye in the first series, left Mr S. E. Telland (Hove) etanding at 9, whilst he ran out in the second series; and Mr Passau (New South. Wales) had a walk over. Mr Barnett was again successful, beating his man 21 to 11 but Mr Prince failed to hold Mr W. Stonehewer, the well known English internationalist, who beat him easily at 21—6. The third round saw Mr Barnett knock out Mr Gale, who had put out Dr. W. G. Grace in the preceding series, by 21 to 13, and Mr A. Louisson (New Zealand), who had been favoured with a couple of lives, easily beat Morton, of Balham, by a like marginMr Collins (Tasmania) also qualified for the fourth series by beating his man by the narrow margin of one point, but Mr P*assau was easily beaten, and the Hon. R. McKenzie committed hart-kari by the simple process of scratching.

Among the colonials who were knocked out in the first round were Messrs W Hinman (Tasmania), and R. P. Vincent of Western Australia. '

The tournament is expected to close this evening. B

A rink of the New Zealand bowlin" team engaged in an exciting contest at th 7 Streatham Constitutional Club last Saturday. It ended in a tie, at the compulsion of the customary final twenty-first head Another end was played, when the home Side added two points. The New Zealand side was constituted as follows- Mr \ Ixmison, H. O- Manz, W. Barnett and n" Price (skip). ' v"•

Arrangements are being made for tho New Zealanders and Australians to enif>"« the Streatham Constitutional Club over thl green of the latter. Iv the pi-obable of the project being fulfilled, a new r S will be put up, for hitherto CommonSh and ?<ew Zealand-bowlers have neve* been engaged together in teams upon a Home

Nothing has been definitely decided yet in relatton to the New Zealand tearn P s itine rary, Cut the members of the combination have now practically all come together in the course of a few days the »«,»£, i route of the team will be discnSed" s|™ ral of the Maoriianders have enterVJl J the forthcoming single-handed-open to the world, at the Crysta? Kf*'