BOWLING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11482, 15 January 1903, Page 6

BOWLING.

NORTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT. (PKES3 ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.)

PALMERSTON NQRTH, January 14. The bowling tournament was continued in magnificent -weather. The moet interesting feature of the day's play was the defeat of .Palmerston, who were then unbeaten, by the Whataupcko team, of Gisborne. Palmerston won the next two games, and is leading with Napier, both teams having seven wins and a loss. Bastings and Newmarket have six wins and one loss. Wellington has six wins and fcwo losses, and Gisborne five wins and two losses. There ■was nothing sensational in any of the games.' In the Wellington-New Plymouth match the 6bwl of the Wellington ekip'e touched a Wellington player's foot. New Plymouth protested, and Wellington, lost the bowl, thus practically giving a win to New Plymouth. Palmerston's chanoee for the championship are considered to be excellent. Following are the*results: — Sixth Round —Poneonby 19 v Newtown 13, Whataupoko 36 v Carierton 6, Patea 22 t Stratford 16, Newmarket 24 v Waverley 11, Kaiti 22 v Pahlatua 18, Upper Plain 23 v Auckland 17, Napier 27 v Victoria 14, Gisoorne 17 v Wanganui 14, Petone 30 v Maaterbon 14, Palmenston 16 v Hastings 15, New Plymoutih 30 v Wellington 27, Thorndon 32 v Dannevirke 15, Hawera. and Feilding a bye. Seventh Round—New Plymouth 16 v Waverley 15, Dannevirke 23 v Gisborne 21, Thorndon 18 v Ponsonbv 17, Newmarket 21 v Stratford 19, Whataupoko 26 v Palmerston 15, Napier 24 v Petone 15, Auckland 30 v Carterton 16, Masterton 21 v Hawera 12, Wellington 23 v Victoria 18, Hastings 20 v Wanganui 17, Newtown 25 v feilding 6, Patea 28 v Kaiti 15. Byes, Pahiatua and Upper Plains. Eighth Round—Wanganui 20 v Whataupoko 11, Upper Plains 23 v Carterton 22, Napier 18 ▼ Hawera 17, Palmerston 22 v Auckland 15, Gisborne 21 y Poneonby 15, Newmarket 28 v Kaiti 13, Feilding 19 v Thorndon 10, Stratford 22 v New Plymouth 21, Hastings 21 v Dannevirke 16, Patea 24 v Pahiatua 13, Wellington 26 v Petone 7, Viotoria 23 v Waverley 18. Byes, Masterton and Newtown. The following members of the Christchurch Bowling Club are requested to meet on the green to-day in connection with the pennant match, Christohurch v Sydenham: —Messrs W. H. Lane, A. L. Parsons, Tiech, J- H. Seager, A. Appleby, J R. Trigge, Urquhart, V. White-Parsons, F. Hobbs, F. J. Smith, Torrance, Dr. Brittan, Dr. Anderson, Colonel Babington.