BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18906, 22 January 1927, Page 16

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNEY

BENEFIELD WINS RINKS TITLE

(MESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

AUCKLAND, January 21

One of the moat thrilling finishes in the history of the contest resulted in Benefielcl (St. Johns, Wangunui) capturing the-rinks championship At the Dominion bowling tournament to-day. The weather was brilliantly fine and the green extremely fast, Benefield's rink met Stewart's. Dunedin rink in the final. Stewart, however, had two lives. tho first game Benefield had an easy victory by 20 to 10, but the next game which followed almost imtnodiatoly after was much more stubbornly contested. Stewart s nns showed an all round improvement and led until the last head. At the end of he thirteenth head Stewart led i 9 to i, but never scored again. Slowly llenefield crept nearer, and when tho last head was payed, Stewart was only two up. Beneheld was lying two on the last head when a shot by Stewart gave Benefield three more, making iho final score. Benefield 11. Stewart 19. Tho rinks were: McMillan, Rowling, \\ lght, Benefield (St. Johns) and Gregory, W. Smith, Bentloy, and Stewart (Dunedin)

PAIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

The other results in the pairs championship:— .„ ~. . ~ Secund ruiird-Filkinstor (Hamilton) 17, Benefield (St. Johns) 15. Third round—Walker (Auckland) 20, Pitkmgton 19. Semi-finals—Wiilfcer i;2 v. I'iocfor 'Kmuuera); 801 l (Hamilton) v. Harraway (Green Island, Dunedin). G. Walker and Bell will meet in the semifinal to-morrow ci'tcrnoon, SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Fourth round—Sraollie (Green Island, Dunedm) 15, Walker (Auckland) 13; Bell (Hamilton) 19, Mclntyre (Hamilton) 15. McIntyre still has one life. ( The draw for the semi-finals to-morrow morning is: Bel! v. Smellie, and Mclntyre v. Clarke (Rocky Nook, Auckland).

AN UPHILL FIGHT.

PLAY IN KINKS FINAL. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TCLEOBAU.) AUCKLAND, January 21. The first final match between Benefield and Stewart requires little description. Benafield early wont into the lead, and always had a comfortable margin. His team played much moro consistently than Stewart's, and won by 20 to 10. However, in t.Uo /ooond final, Stewart's rink pulled themselves together, and produced much better form. A beautiful last bowl,gave Stovart three points on the first head. x Benefield was lying one, but had no supporting bowls, and Stewart took Benefield's wood out with a running shot, which left the jack undisturbed. Stewart 3, Benefield 0.

McMillan placed his two Bhots right on the jack when leading at the second head. Rowling put his second one alongside, and St. John'B was lying three up when the skips changed ends. Benefield added another with his last bowl. Benefield 4, Stewßrt !).

Stewart was lying three on their third head when Wight got shot, but Bentley's next displaced it. Stewart got the second with his first, and Benefield pushed up another bowl, to put Stewart three up. Stewart 6, Benefield 4.

The fourth was a scattered head. Wight trailed the kitty, but left Dunedin one up. Good drawing put Dunedin two up, Benefield failing to drive out the shot bowl. Stewart 8, Benefield 4. On the fifth head, Dunedin was lying three when Rowling got shot, but Bentley took it out. Benefield drove twice without success, and Dunedin scored two on measure. Stewart 10, Benefield 4. Benefield was in a good position on the sixth head, * t Stewart cannoned on to the jack, and got one. Stewart 11, Benefield 4. Fortunes fluctuated on the seventh, until Wight rested the shot. Benefield, drawing well, made the score two. Stewart 11, Benefield 6.

Benefield was lying four on the next head, ■when Bentley drew shot with his second bowl. The position was not further changed, and the score was': Stewart 12, Benefield 6.

Benefield drove out the ninth, shifting kitty to He two up, Stewart retaliated with a Blmilar shot; which turned the tables. However, Benefield drew shot and.scored one. Stewart 12, Benefield 7.

Bentley and Wight, the respective number threes, had a drawing duel at the tenth bead, Bentley gaining the honours. Benefield failed to draw out the ehot bowl in two attempts, and Stewart scored two. Stewart 14, Benefield 7. . Smith sent up a beautiful bowl on the eleventh head. The Wanganui rink was lying three. Smith's bowl was right in front of the jack, being sheltered by a nest' of opposing bowls, and Benefield could not shift it. Stewart 15, Benefield 7. Stewart was lying three on the twelfth, when Benefield resorted to driving, but oould not completely shatter the head, and Stewart scored one. Stewart 16, Benefield 7. Smith trailed the kitty on the thirteenth. Wight drove, putting both kitty and toucher in the ditch about 18 inches apart. Stewart got three on' the head. Stewart 19, Benefield 7. The measure had to be used to decide the fourteenth head, Benefield. getting one. Stewart 19, Benefield 8. Bowling drew shot for Benefield en the fifteenth hoad, and Wight put in another good one. Benefield added two more, and was lying four in a well-protected position. However, Stewart drove well and saved three, Benefield scoring one one. Stewart 19, Benefield 9. Benefield scored a single on the sixteenth head. Stewart 19, Benefield 10. With nine down with five heads to go, Benefield's task waa an uphill one. Benefield cut out Stewart's ehot .bowl on' the seventeenth, and scored three. Stewart 39, Benefield 13. McMillan sent down a good first at the eighteenth, but Gregory responded with a better one. However, Wight again gave his rink shot, which waa retained. Stewart 19, Benefield 14. . Benefield waa lying three on the nineteenth when the skips changed ends. Benefield's improved this to five, but Stewart came in with a second, giving. Benefield only one. Stewart 19, Benefield 15. Rowling came up beside kitty on the twentieth .head with both his bowls, and St. John's was lying two when the skips went down. Stewart failed to disturb the head with his last, a running shot, and with one head to go the board read: Stewart 19, Benefield 17. MoMillan led with a good first at the. twenty-first. However, Smith sent in a better one, Dunedin lying one. Wight drew 9hot, St. John's beins: one up when the skips went down for the last time. Benefield's first was next to kitty. Stewart sent in a drive which improved Benefield's position to five up. Stewart missed with hid last, making the final score:— Benefield •• 22 Stewart - 19

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The following players will represent the Christchurch Bowling Club against Linwood, on Edgewaro green to-day:—A. B. Boyd, A. Dey, Dr. Orchard, J. Ainger <s); R. Wallace, E. Eales, W. H. Macdougall, J. Bennio (s); W. Newburgh, S. F. Burnett, Dr. Sandßton, I. Woolf (s.).

EDGEWARE CLUB. The following will represent the Edgeware Club in a friendly match to-day against Sydenham, at Sydenham:—Good, W. Anderson, Hollison, F. Smith (a); Munn, Josling, Johnston, Herd (e); Priest,' Corbet, Earwaker, Faulkner (s). Against Sydenham, at Edgeware—Crocker, Collins, Baker, Keen (3); Jackman, Dalton, Jarden, Price (a); Blank, East, Mataon, Hayman (s). Against Beckenham, at Beckenham—Bennett, Davis, Chas. Lucas, Perrin (s); Norrie, Robinson, Bunt, Beanland (s); Clark, Richardson, Gordon, Lorimer (s).

UNITED CLUB TEAMS. The following playera will represent the United Club to play Canterbury, at Linwood, to-day:—W. Brown, McEenzie, S. Smith, Dr. Marks (s); P. C. Jones, Reed, P. Thomson, F. Thomson (s); Morrison, Atkinson, J. Brown, jun., Torrance (s). The following United playerg will pUy Paparua, at Paparua: —Tait, Mitehell, fio»kruge, J. Brown (s); Baxter, Crc-zier, A. Johnston, Hall (s); Parson, McMurray, Cooper, Carrigan (»); Irvie, Chisnall, Stephens,: Middleton (e);. Macfarlane, Hay, Moore, Rodgors (s).