BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 398, 6 January 1909, Page 2

BOWLS.

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S TOXf^im^;: 1 " ':.•■/• .the semi-finals;;^ 1 . oy'\-'^ ■ The final games in connection^wifchitneWel-'. -'0 . lington Bowling Centre's tournament _wbre ad- -'■'• vanced another stage last-everung.'iwheni.the'-V l se'mi-fiual games were played.v These' .'';- between Webb (Wellington) -audi '•■Brackfeu,- v. > ; ridge (Victoria), who.headed respectively, and Princ^:. (Newtow'n)i;'ahd ■.-: Beii (Wellington), winners- of Sections 6.' There was a large attendance of : \vho never ?let;their gaze wandor^fromvjK^'^;■■'• bowls-as they [travelled: iackward;~'The~'^]ay*; ; = : J •all round was-very good, though ribttdfKtha £ W high • order of merit- of- the previous'eveilingpii- .-■•; and..the popular opinion was that": th^'-b^stri* l6 -'' team won .in-each ■ case/which is--hofc-llways , I£7C> the caso in ibowls.'. The games resulted ■as i 'fbl« :,L ' >s ? ir lows:— '■:"■■:■,';,.. < ■&& ; ;' ": -'-'.-'. y; - : - .-"Newtown—A; Pollock,. Sextdh, : Princess.), 18:: J. Laurenson, .Bnmskillj Bell (s.), 13i - :, > ,a^C-? Prince played a r magnificent-game, ; wKc9i-i f V showed that lie'•'is at "the top; of his form. v. : '; When the last head had to be played Bell.hJd/-- ;-■ ■to get Gto tie—an almost iri-.possibki ?■'" but: he was only able to get" one -in.; The. ?- i> teams were, heartily applauded at the the game.; ■ .-■'•',-;.■',' :~~'£"^'. . "~- /' WEBB v. '-;. ;; ; Victoria.—Hatch,.Mack',' Bary,'';Bracken^' --:' : ridge-(5.),.22. Wellington—Grundy, linappyv :■- Thompson,"Webb'(s-.), 17.'"■'•'. -. ' : ;'' .': ..v :1- ~ In this'game Webb didnot playj.up to his ■-'■' '".-■•.•' best form, and Brackenridge, assisted by an darnest team, piled up his majority steadily,;'■ : in tho second half of the game. ■ ;■ :'--.'; ■ : --'-" : '. The result:of these games leaves the final to be played off. between Prince (Newtown)." - and Braekeiiridw (Victoria), two' old< ' ■ est and most skillul bowlers in the city. This " . match, in which an immense interest is being taken, will bo played on the Wellington green 'at 4.30 p.m. to-day. CHRISTCHURCH TOURNAMENT. (DI.. TBLEOItifK—ntKSv ASSOCIATION.); ' Christchurch, January 5. A meeting of the Chiistcluiich Tournament Committoo was held to-night, when it waa decided to extend entries in tho champion- ' ship rinks, doubles and singles until Monday, - January 11, at 9 p.m. Entries are coming m well, and everything points to the tournv mnnt hnum a success. * '