BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 7

BOWLS.

N.B.A. TOURNAMIENT. I ;■ (BI TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)' ' Napier, January 11. • "ho. annual tournament of the Northern Bywling Association was opened to-day. - on tho greens of . the Napier and Grcenmeadows Clubs. .Tho weather was fine, but dull and cold for this time of tho ,year.' The greens wero in good order, and preparations generally wore complete. . Mr. J. C. M'Vay, .president of . the .association, and of. the Napier Bowling Club, declared the tournament open.' Speaking at the Napier green in the presence Jof. a full muster of players,, ]ie said that he hoped that tho tournament would bo as successful as those which had preceded it, arid, he .believed*, that they would witness, somo .first-class.,play..-Three rounds were played to-day in each section. The following are the positions of the clubs at the e'nd of; to-day's play, exclusive of byes:—

■■ A Section. ; • Turangahui.—l win 1 loss. Eltham.—l win ; 2 losses. • Waipawa:—-1. wm,. 1 loss. . .-Pihama.'—o wins, 3 losses. Victoria',-rl win, 1 loss. ' : ] Rninuora.—l.win, 2 losses. Pahiatua.—l wiii, .2 losses.. Waverlc.v.—l' win, 2. losses. Bluff Hill.—3 wins, 0 losses* Petane.—2 wins, 1 loss. Stratford.—3 wins, 0 losses. B Section. .'V. .-'v'' . , Napier—2 wins, 0 losses. . . ,:V Hastings.—2 wins, 1 loss. . Patoa. —1 1 loss. Carlton. —3 wins, 0 losses."- . • Newtown>-0 wins, 2 losses. ■•'■■■■ Havelock.—3 wins, 0 losses. , v .'■/:■ Thorndon.—o wins, 3 losses. - • •: . :■ I Upper.Plain.—2 wins, 1 loss. 1 ■ Hawera.—o wins, 3 losses. . ' " St. Johns.—l win, 2 losses. ; Palmersto'n.—l win,:2 losses. V .: : i, .C Section. .Greoiimoadows.—l win, 2 losses. . ' .Manaiai-rO. wins, 3 : losses., ; : - Greytown.—-1 win, 2, losses. , . "/■ ; ' '/'■ Wanganui—3. wins, 0 losses. . ' n Farndon.—o wins, 3 losses. • ■\ r , - Gisborne.—3 wins, .0 losses. '\ \ - \ Kelburne.—2ivins, 1 loss. • > •IWellington.—l' win, 2 losses. . 1 :■ Masterton.—2 wins, 1 ldss. : - Feilding.—3 wins, 0 losses. : ■„■' Dannevirke.—2 wins, 1 loss. V V!, - .:. ; i .' Karori.—-0 wins, 3-losses. ' ./' ■■■ th\ ; Play- will bexontinucd to-morrow: , v NOTES ON THE PLAY. ■(BY TELEOEiPH—SWSCIA£« CqiIRKSPONDENT.) ,v ■ '• Napier, January 11. VOf tho teams representing Wellington and Suburbs/' .Victoria met ■ Pihama . (Taranaki) bn.tho Napier green. The . former cliib:waS represented by. Messrs. Godber,.Trevor,'Kitto, and Snaddon (skip). It was' a good steady, game throughout,.Victoria-winning by three; , Victoria v. :Turanganui.—This was a much bettor game,than tho first'one.,There vwais.' goocT play on both sides, '. Victoria led: by three on the twentieth. headj and.Turanganui got. injfive. ■> The . twenty-first'' head: was very exciting. Turanganuii w-as: lying'ono. : when the-;skips . went down::' first bowl trailed the kitty, which, went over, to one of his bowls, and .this 1 left tho Gisborne, team lying. one.' '.Turangahui drew' an-' other shot, making them two to tho good. Snaddon,. with his last' bojvl,. .tried to'trail the Jack-to -.his, -bowl, .'and:managed to got ono shot, i :Only the smallest fraction of ,an inch, would.-.havo given Victoria,the' game by. oneV-but, as it was, Turariganui won by one; New,town: v. Carlton.—The Newtown repre-*' sentatives—Messrs. . Bland,. : , :Noble,\ Powell; and.. Pollock (skip)—jnet tho famous' Carlton (Auckland) team in. the first rouhd. Newtown, started off very well, and -tho gamo'was ov^n, ( up. ■to tho fourteenth head, rwhon . the score; was twelve all.. -Carlton '.;thcn: .drew away,, and ,won,finally:by. nine,.points; ; . '■In the/second, round, Newtown met -Napier pn.their.own g'reen.:- Napier :went away witii ajleadj and maintained;,it«.upy-to.f-the'-tentht head. Then- Newtown pulled up, and. got within. two- pii tl|e seventeenth' head. ! -Tho eighteenth head:., was .. a'V remarkable one; When'-tho ; -skips;:-.went- -up, - their - opponents-were;-lying two.., Pollock. tried■ to tip: New--town's bowl-, in. front of .tho' jack,-, aridj unfortunately, i,just .wicked-it-'out,'.and'the other skip drew' two beautiful sbots, .givme ; tJieiii,:a ; ' lead.of: five, and,eventually :wmning by iiine Mints. .:, ■■i ; :vv. Havelock;—The former' teani; which; had hard . luck. ; .consisted /. of Messrs. Dohen, M!Leod, - ; Shallcrass, and Barraud. A.bout half ( way through the' game, Havelock iVas • fifteen to 1 nve.' • Thorndon then pulled- urt " and J passed/ them at tlie sjghtoenth head. The - other side, then came in, ,and,' at last head; were leiding by twee.-' Thorndon scored two-on'the last head; thus losing the game i by the; narroiv "margin jf one point, f-. '■ Thorndon v.' Hastings.—The. latter was a particularly strong teamV skipped : by Beation..- .The Thorndon men started well, and .n the. portion of ' the game we're a joints ; to_ the 'good.; ■ Hastings, by ! careful P' a yi.-.B ra dually made up;tho deficiency, and: ? won by, a fair margin; -. ; Thorndon v. Patea;—ln this'game the farmer, team'seemed nonplussed by .the tricky jreen, and went down by thirteen to twentv-

.' Kelburne v.. Masterton;—-This 'a'most keenly-contested match : *Masterton plaved a veryfine;game, .winning by,29.t0 18. All the players exhibited exceptionally ! good I play,and the; score does -riot ' truly represent the class of play. : . ■; V Kelbiirno v. ■Wellington—This gauio was . velx. keenly- - contested, and resulted in'fa wm for. tho former by 16 to 13. Tho Kelburne representatives , ivero ■ O^lessrs;Williamson, Hodgkms; Kelly, and Campbell (s.)." ; : - 'Kelburne. v. 'Karori.—ln- this ' game Kel--burn© had-a comparatively easy win, as may bo imagined by tSo score, 41 to 10: !i' v Karori (20) vj. was a fairly well-contcsited match;; and, : although resulting in a/win for Danhevirke,: as fjaras .individual play; wa,s .' concerned : - the scores" should have been reversed; --'-:' :v -^ Karori vV-Greytown.—There I,is very, little to say about this game, which resulted in a win for C/rcytown by a substantial number 'or' points.'. XJreytown.is a'youngelub, and their 'representatives deserve credit fir tho'. good progress which they,have made. ... - _ Wellington v. Greytown.—This, was an easy" win for Wellington. .. ,;- ' V :-' , . Wellington ,v., Wanganui;—This was one of-the-most interesting, games played' to-day. Wellington went away with a lead of eight to love. Wanganui gradually overhauled their opponents, and on the twentieth head, the score stood Wanganui: 20, Wellington 19. In the last head one of the , Wanganui howls lay a'few' t inches from the jack, and. was in such a position that, had Wellington trailed the. jack, which they ,had a "good: opportunity Of . doing;' thoy might have scored heavily.. They wero, not'.'successful .in accomplishing this, the result being a win for Wanganui by four points., :' The Wanganui; team -is playing, well; Gisborne and Carlton have gone,through without a : loss, and the 'general-impression is that the final-will be'played between tho two'latter teams.' Tho combination''.of tio Wellington team is very good, and they should show better, results to-morrow! . The individual play of the Kelburne teain is also good, and there is a probability tliat l this team will be in the finals. Although Karori has/not 'done well to-day, they hope to make-up somo ieoway: to-morrow. ,

STEAMER CONCESSIONS TO BOWLERS.' '.. (BV TET.E(iUAnt —ritP.SS ASSOCIATION*.) Christehurch, . January 11. The' secretary of the' Christchurch Centre of the New Zealand Bowling Association has been advised by the general manager of the Union Steamship Company that, concessions of 20 per cent, will be made to all bowlers attending tho New Zealand championship tournament beginning at Christcliurch next' Monday. Bowlers' wives, however', will oiily receive concessions on the .railways. ;