BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 7

BOWLS.

N.B.A. TOURNAMENT. : ; (lil TELEGRAI'Ii— -pkess association.) . , .1 < Napior,' January 13. ■'.The Northernßowling'. tourria,-.' ment was- continued at 'Napier aud'Greenmeadofrs to-day, but,'ion - the; latter ' green,;--a ;strong" cross- 1 wind\ somewhat'.interfered ,with play.- -Palhierstpn North, had an easy win over. Upper -Plains by 28 to 13. Havelock, proved, too iriuch'for-Ha.w.era, and triumphed by .31; to. 18. Thorndon v.. Carlton, provided a former beating the- previously unconquered Carltbn by 2? to 17. .'.Thorndon took.thb.lead after tlie fourth head,, and wei'c never afterwards really troubled. Hastings' and Newtown played a fairly oven -game, 'the former- winning by 20 to ■17;. Napier liad no trouble-in defeating Patea by 23 to i 4. ] Greenmeadoivs went under to Daimovirko by 19 ,to li.: Masterton, after an interesting game, • got: the.>best .of -ICarori yby' three points,', the scores .being, ,<Mastertori--ii?, Karori-14. .Feilding :v.' ICelburne, was a good 'garnet in. the olosing'; stages/-' Feilding getting ho'mo'.by IS to 15.. .Wellington never had a loot, in .with- Earndbn,: who wori-by 31 ..to-9.Qis-borne,-;-after leading' all' through,- won from Gre'ytown by 1 26 to ,11.'; previously undefeated,; had to strike tlioir colours to Manila , by 20 . to 16,,, The winners : started off' ■ well, '.arid managed to .keep .in front, ' though, 'closely pressed 'at times, by the leaders. -In the' eighth round Gisborne defeated Wanganui after ■an'exoiting v gamo .' by , 20; to 19; ■ On thij: :eigli;teenth Gisborno,: were .17' to --Wanganui's' If. Wanganui got " next. /Kiad, . -arid: .looked like winning/but' Gisborno- got two .'-and; orie.on the remaining heads and won,the.match.' Wellington.. was. too, good- for, Manaia,: winning b£. i 24 to 12. Eeilding.took,the.lead from .Grey-: town after the eleventh head .and .won by .26 to: 17;; '■Kelburrio-' just got;home' from. Daririe..virke ''by; 19 'to" 18 after an - even and 'exciting game.: 'Masterton' had. not : muph difficulty. in winning' their match , against: Gree'nmeadowS, ; tlie.scores being:2B.'and'l9. '.Earori and Earn-.-don ■ had,a very ■ close.game,. aim were 17. all:'on tlife final head. Farndon won in the play off by. onb point.. Newtown and. Patea were level on . fclio .sixth head, but : Nowlown then fell", away, and lost by. 25 to 1G after* very pretty arid Close •play.' Napier .maintained their . unbeaten record, by. defeating. .Thorndon .by 23.'t0, 15. Hawora:defeated Hastings,' after a good finish,' ■by 23' to 20. Carlton'(26) easily, accounted for'. Palinerstoir (10).; Tiio game between • StvJohns and. Havelock. saw the former (who led all the w;ay) win by, 24 to 19.''. Hastings, and; St.4'Johiis. tied with .23 each, on- tho final head,' but: Hast-; i.lngs . scored• .four in'.: the''play off -arid' -won. ", ,! Greeniffeadows wero 'sui&cssffil i iff?thli l r V! jlfatch"! r with •Kqlburne by -19 > t'o-15.'•. Dannevirke's 'win' i; Over Gi'eytowji was. an '.easy one,. the scores'- be.inj}27;nhd;;B.:; Napier-met their..first defeat.at, ' the i hands :of. Palmerston'br 23 td',!2l,-afteiva close /.game;, ;.-Wellington: <defeated-. Gisborna- by,30.,t0 .26_after ,a. very:'good -gaiiib, .Wellington j.ust getting.home at the. -finish;: ..Earori, 'who have ;.notv.yet;Vwon . a gamei: again ;tasted* defeat,- this time at . the hands ,of Manairij "the scopes being 20 and' 15. ;;Farndon achieved victory: over,; Masterton by. 22 to 1 18, and - scored their'third ..win during the' 'day.' TheXgames '.Upper Plains', and. .Carlton' and ■ Thovndon v.; -Newtown were tilings for -the' winners as the scores,' 23-13. and SO-li; 'show'.'- Stratford defeated.Waverlej-by-31'i:o 17. 'Stratford went to the front after the sixth head,- arid, wori com- : fpftaljly; ~:.Bluff - Hill met their''first the; hands of Eemucra, who won by 27 to 19. Tlie scores were even' on the .-fifteenth head,' but a tlirooTand a .seven, gained by beautiful'drawing,: gave .Remriera- the•;lead and, the ' game, Pihanm-accounted forPahiahia -very i easily," scoring; 23 points to' their 'opponents'. 10. J . Victpria v.''Elthant was: the ,best game; in. morning .round::. Eltliam wero leading by- two on the nineteenth head,-but, with a-six and a oho on the,two'temnining heads,.' Victoria gained 'tb; 21. ~.:.Tnra%aiiiii' were' off then' play -'.ji ,thb game/; with 'Waipawa,, who ■ 'VOW-bx;27 : ;t0,'12." Eemii.era defeated Pefane by 29 'to_l9,. after, leading throughout.. .■Stratford. .tho, winners' having: th6,Destior the game'from the-'stair to- Turan?a- ; -nui . experienced little, difficulty, in .defeatingi Pahiatua by 31 to 19, aftdr. an even gaiiie I till tlie. fourteenth- head.- -Victoria defeated'' Waipawa by-, 21 t0,'16. -..Bluff ..Hill were, in' front all: , '•W-.:;«tt i ; I .the>r ' game/.with -'Eltliani/' and: 23 to their .opponents'- li. Waverley deteated .Pihaina somewhat easily by 21 (o 17. Petano and -Eltharii played ; a close game, the lisue; being iii; doubt to the. final head, but a strong-cross -wind interfered . with 1 Petaiie's last bowl, and the gair.e went to "Eltham-by'24 to 21.. > Turanganui scored 24' to Stratford's 19 ,ws-,won'.by. the ,good' bowling 'of Martin'.lhq wmnmg.skip.;, ,31nff Hill iasilf defte ed / 25,. to . 12. , ..Victoria defeated , Paliiatua V 24 to 15; Th 6 -winners led practically .all through. , The '■ position of; the clubs at the end of. .to-day's play, was 'as fol-' lews;(excluding.by©s):-~ ;; V. ' - l A/SECTIONi ; 7 ; ■ Turangnnui, i wins, 4 losses; Eltham,4 wins,s losses,-Waipawa^;4.' wins, 4.ilosses;. Piharna; "2 wins, 7 -losses; Victoria,- 6; wins, 2.• losses • inuera, 5 wins, 3 losses-;: Pahiatua,'2 w-ins," 6 ■losses; Waverley, a. wins, S: lossess Bluff iHill, 7|,wins, 1 loss';. wins,- 6:lossds;- Stratford, 6 wins, 2 losses. :- , ; • B SECTION., t Napier, 7 inns, 1, loss; .Hastings,, '4 ' wiM 5- . l9sses;.Tatea, 2 wins, 6 ; Carlton, 8 wiiis-,-' I-', loss;- Newtown;; I_-w n .,..7.'lbsses;.Havelock 5_ wins, 3 losses; Thorndon,' 3 1 wins. 5 'loskp*?' Upper '-Plains, 5 tirins; 3. losses;; Hawera', 3 wiris.' sj, losses;. St.- John 5,,-3. wins* 5 -losses; Palmers-' ton, 4 wins, 4 losses. .. : - ■

- c SECTION; ; - • :Gr r eenm«adows, 1 wins? i 5/ losses Manaia, 3 wins, 6. losses; Greytown,' 2, wins, 7 lossesWanganiu, 6 wins," 3 losses; Farndon, 5 win*, 4 losses; Gisborne, 7 wins,' 2 lpsses; ICelbume : 5 wins 4 losses; < Wellington,'-: 5. wins', 4 losses; Mastorton, 5 wins; 4 losses; Feilding, 8 wins' 1 loss; Dnnnevirko, 4 wins,'s losses; Karori' fl wins, 9 losses. ' i?lay:in the' ch'ampi'on fonrs will be : resiinied : tO-morrpw, when'a start will-also be made with tho citizens! match." : ' ' . . ; '

AN IMPENDINC MEETING. (By Jack.) Readers of The Dominion'will have'iudesd from .the matter' which has. already appeared that the N.B.A. rules -governing/. the representation of clubs at tournaments jiavo developed into a; warm-.question-in. Wellington. It . will not therefore ;create, any 'surprise among, p ayers to..learn,that ..a .meeting : is to he held as soon as local bowlers- return from the ' southern - tournament" to discuss the club- representation question at/ N.B.A. tournaments, and 1 to make'a recommendation to the association to adopt -the open-door policy- and allow as "many rinks to .enter as may desire" to do so.' .1 have -received'a communication from a correspondent who i.signs .himsolf "Be Up;" ,'l'ho whole.fenor'of-tlio communication ports the arguments' offered in support of the' non-limitation, of-. rinks,.- but it-: would' serve no good purpose to publish further unsigned letters. •