BOWLING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 2

BOWLING.

FOURTH DAY.

PttmAttA, Mr W. J»«P*»^«2j**S2^f r G, U aufimtt; trewrarer, Mr T. M «^V^ The totlfnainent wae feeomed yesterday n»rning in magnificent weather, affinals of the doubles and tbe Rinks Tournament were played, there no • getbering of vieitors. In th* fourth Itmnfl of the doublee two teams from the Umetchurch Ctusb met, and after a good game Louiseon and Bishop defeated their cluomates, Lambie and Madd**** by 3 points, >dbe scores being:—Loaisson and Biehop 18, Lambie and MaddSwm 15. At the seventh head the scores were:—•Bishop 6, Maddison 4, and at the fourteenth, Biehop 18, Maddiwra 7. Baroett and Joynt made rather a poor fight with Churchward and Webb, only scaring Bto their 18. In the fifth round of the Champkm Singles Gow beat Read badly by 26 to 8- Gow then met Allnutt. The former had very bad luck at tho start, only scoring 3 up to the eighth head, as against Albnitt's 12. From thw Gow scored rapidly tip to the imilteenth head, when the scores were 13 all. Aliiratt managed to get two on the fifteenth head, making the gome Allnutt 15, Gow 13. Gow got in three on the sixteenth, and won by 16 to 15. The final will be played to-morrow, between Bell and Gow, for first and second prize, and Sneddon and Allnutt for third. The following were the results of yesterday's play: — RENTS! TOURNAMENT. Semi-Final. Dunedin: J. Barnes, J. C. Short, J. G. Bentley. W. McLaren (skip), 20. Green Island: J. Aitchison, W. McDonald, A. Young, D. Buchanan, 17. Green Island led off with o single, but failed to ecore tho next two ends, Dunedin getting one at the second head and one at the third. At -the fourth head GTeen Island scored one. and at tho fifth head McLaren got in three. A singio /or Green Island at t£o next and seventh heads broiig-ht the eoore up to—Dunedin 6, Green Island 4. McLaxeji then scored one et the ninth head, and two at the tenth. Green I»la.nd scored one each at the eleventh, and twelfth heads, and McLaren got two at the thirteenth head and two at the fourteenth, making the game at this stage—Dunedin 15, Green Island 7. At tho fifteenth head McLaren got in one more, and then for the three following heads Green Island scored one, two, and one, ranking tho total 11. In tho nineteenth head McLaTen scored 3, and on tho twentieth one, when the game concluded. Victoria (Wellington): J. Brackcnridgc, jun., T. J. Goode-r, N. Bell, J. Brackenridge (skip), 19. Dunedin: A. J. Barth, J. Johnson, W. Burnside, M. Sinclair (skip), 15. Bmckenridgo opened the ball witli three at the first heed. Sinclair got one at the second head, which was responded to by a similar score for Brackenridge at the third head. In the fourth and fifth Sinclair scored two and one, and in the sixth Brackenridge responded with two. In. the seventh and ninth heads Sinclair got two in at each, and in the eighth head Brackenridge got one. At seven heads the scores were—Dunedin 6, Victoria 6. At the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth heads Brackenridge scored two, one, and three, and at "he thirteenth and fourteenth, one imd two. At the fifteenth head Sinclair ecored one end one each at the sixteenth e»d seventeenth heads. At the eighteenth Brackenridge scored two, and at tEe nineteenth Sinclair three, and at the twentieth one. At the twenty-first Brackenridge scored one, making the totals— Victoria 19, Dunedin 15. • j To-morrow, on the Christehureh green, Victoria (Brackenridge) meete Dunedin (McLaren) to play for first and second prizes. Dunedin (Sinclair) will meet Green Island (Buchanan) to play for third prize. CONSOLATION RIN&S. Fourth Bound. Kaituna: R. W. Clarkaon, H. Sme&ton, C. T. Patterson, T. Sneddon (skip), 26. Ash' burton: J. Fowler, F. Scrint, H. Craighead, W. Herrison (skip), 20. At seven hMdg th* scores were—Kaituna 9, Ashburton 4. At fourteen—Kaituna Iβ, Asnburton 9. At the nineteenth head Sneddon scored six, making? the score 26 to 12. Oamaru (Martin) meets Christchnroh (Bishop) in the eemi-fin»l, and the winner of tihie game plays Kaituna (Sneddon) for the prize. Martin (Oamaru) beat Barnett (Christ-church) 11. OHAMPION DOUBLES. Fourth Round. Bishop end Louieeon (18) beat Maddison end Lambio (15). Churchward and Webb (Iβ) beat Baimett And Joynt (8). Fifth Round. Churchward and Webb (16) bfc*t F. Seager «nd Tiwsh (14). Simmers and RowCey (16) beat Louisson end Bishop (12). Simmers and Rowley play Obnirohwaird wnd Webb for first «nd second place, and Bishop tod Loutsson play Tiaon and Seftgw for third P ' eOe, CHAMPION SINGLES. Fifth Round. Gow (26) beat Reid (6). Siitih Round. Sneddon (11) bee* Allntri* (0). LADIES , DAY. In the afternoon the bowlere attending the tournament, their lady friends and i number of other visitors were the guests of the President of the Association, Mir W. Jacques, and Mrs Jacques. The weatoer was beautifully fine, and t/he green ma crowded. THE MATCH. JUNIORS v SENIORS. The match played waa Junior* (undef forty-five) v Seniors (forty-five vr over). The rinke and ecoores were m follows s— No. 1 HinJo—Juniors: H. W. Read, W. MoMim»w«y, G. S. T. Lock (skip), IS. Seniors: •€. T. Patterson, Dx. TuontM, H. Oakley, J. Martin (skip), 16. No. 2 Riak— Junioro: A. H. Crawford, J. A. Hoporait W. HaSMMt, Allntttt (ekip), 26. Senior*: A. J. Baith, W. McEivea, R. Stru•there, B. Crawford (ekip), 24. No. 8 Rink—Juniors: W. P. Craig Frtdk. Smith, J. Rennie, Barlow (skip), 16. Seniorßi S Maaming, Christie, J. A. Plimmer, A. GilUes (skip), 21.

No. 4 Ernk-JBMO»; W. H. T^*« a « , f*J , ; 3i. B«niore: T. J. RonSey, J. Oho«t,.J. So. 5 Rink-JTuniore: W*W> S Campbell, J. G. i Ceptain Coleoton. W. Poole, M. 9a»tai*t w. i J^9 Uee 6 (! S-SuDiorß: W. MoDoasld, I. Woolfe, W. Bomside, P«yne («kip), 33Seniorei C. Duggsm. J. M. Teylor, J. C. M*d«wn C«*ip), "SO. No 7 Rink—Juniors: H» Smeatoa. J. **• Bentiey, N. Bell. J. H«in (skip), 17. Sewors: A. y«mn S , L«ng»«i, T. Sneddon , f'Rink-JuniOM: J-_?«««S *;. % Galkn. C. Ke**t, A. V. B. ®- Senior*: P. X GUkii»*6tijf'. w. Barnett, J. Bwckenridfe <^^'^-. orm ls4 The totals were—JuMore 166, benwre !»•• TO-DAY'S PLAY. Following are the fixture* tat the fia*J stages of the Bowling TourflMnent to be played on the Chrietchurcli Green ** 9-W Uu« Morning:— FINALS. Dunedin (MoLaoren) v Xkflatim (Brtckeevridge). Rink No. 1. For Third Prize—Dunedin (Sinclair) v Green Island (Buchanan). Rink No. 2. Champion Singles, Final, 9.90 «.m.—Bell v Gow. Rink No. 8. Doublee, Final, 9.30 a.m.—Simmers v Rowby v Churchward and Webb. Rink No. 4. For Third Prize—Tiech and Seager v Louieson and Bishop. Rink No. S. 'Consolation, Fin*l--lUihin» (Sneddon v Oatnani (Martin).