BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 718, 18 January 1910, Page 6

BOWLS.

NORTHERN ASSOCIATION'S TOURNAMENT. THE BEACKENR.EDGES WIN THE PAIRS. . , _ Tim final civent in the Northern Bowling Association's. tournament: of 1910 was played on : the.Wollin^on ; .Clnb's'Breetf 'on' Sahinky : . morning; . 'When the final game -in the paired contest .was decided.' The contestants were:— . - ■ TE HIWL : ... NEWTOWN. .. i J. M. Brackenridge • •: . Jas. Brackenridge (s.). • was fairly , keen, .and 'in' tot- respect'was;more,than- matched b> the two hundred spectators on the bank, every. bowl that ■ was - put ■up. being, closely Mowd aii; criticised, until it died. The Te Hiwi double played remarkably welL in . the, first, part of the 1 game, and b -. "fW work, obtained a lead of four pouits- by the . time the' fifteenth -head b .played, thanks chiefly to- the skill ,of Tom Lock. At this point the Brackenridge .brothers,. who . were. never far away,, ."made their' run," andGeddis fcecamo somewhat erratic. -On the sixteenth head tie Newtown ; m e n ; scoredibS dead .drawing. - ..The M^W-^lJras'latewsting., Gedun •■'hfew 8 J*?. • whon Xock .took • if - : ball , , the ; Brackenridges rM' ' 'Without an y .; hesitancy burnt SD nn rt' Up > • head ' ho E,'™" 0 iessay ,the brothers' S-(SK e ti? 01 « fettered round the 4 nntr £ "5, k™ 6 ." aadonce again Tom : Wt ht/'f eaded; the thir<l att °mpt Lock had to Brackenridge j. sinnil' ' 6coro level— 20 tLr,'w "i 1 ? :tead fte Newtoyn boys got in another tiro, and on shot T bumped into .shot by Jas. Brackonndge, and it held good at. the end of the head.-'; With' only J 2?'™°> i, -them and, two ! heads %J° ttecrwd on the bank became'! rae inH a: long 'When:.the. skips.i wmt .dora. ;,Witii ;hi 3 first IbowlJ.Lock-! ' Sho, V Br a=kenridge' was gSPf'.. '■ bowl' found'" the 1 Brackenridge's. ' With ! Sd drew sfill•' another shot, v? u V of Vie ■•' Hiwi riu high-n, - three at, that *■ stage of the BrackenntiSe> with ; his . third " shot'- iusf , k i'*y a couple o f' twtv which left Lock lying one in clear ES SwS C t e S t° '*}* le " :01 tte jack, ff°, to ' draw .a -second with'once apin reclined in' ™,«"n.^here ; was ; only,one shot posfrrf •|W i «S^MoVdrivi:flie 'jack into the ditch. This he; did : irtth a fulldnve, .knocked 1 : the; jack into the ditch on the other side, of the green, and where he_iay;.a fortunate one.;> This made ■ jthe .Newtown'-score 23 to" Te, Hiwi's 21, with.one_-head': to go,. Oil .'the last, head, young Bracketmdgo (lead). got three lovely shots; m on., Geddis,, who' was far ;lrom being, in form. ';Withi. his first', shot, Newtown s skip drew Lock, drove missed, i A. good back bowl was .put m by Brackenridge, srid: again Lock drove "and. missed.\ With his '/third shot. •Brackenridge drew, thei fourth; shot.: Lock drove - a [riiin and;, scattered ;F evoryttiing,His. own bowl struck young Brackenridge on, the foot arid rested,. shot 'in the'ditch within the vgreen,"which, "it;would not. .have done had it been, allowed to, ■ take .its: own,; course. ■ With his 'last bowl Brackenridge played a magnificent shot, restihg. on' the .green 'only;, a few: inches ;away .from the:jack in : the.ditch, a" shot for which . he. .nvas loudly applauded. This ended the game—Brackenridge, <24i Lock, 21. ' '

DUNEDrN TOURNAMENT.

'(By T«lein«W>h.—Press Association.) -,-v ) _ , : Dunedin, January 17. • The annual• tonrnament held under tie auspices of the New . Zealand. Bowling Association opened to-day in- fine weather/ but light rain fell ,as the Afternoon advanced. .< The number " of entries for the rinks match, ■ three rotrnds of which were 'played .to-day.was 108—a record' for. the Play was" carried x on*' on. nine <. greens, 1 ' ;two, sections ; • playing. on •each.* All the greens were-in splendid or-der-except that at Sfc. Kilda,-. which l was 'not-.qnite.; so good. - The . following' are :the results, of, play:-f. , > «

DUNEDIN GEEEN /■■ • Section -A.- • • • .Wins. Losses. .Dunedin,.:Dall (&.) 3 ' - 0' Kaatangaia, :Gago (s.) 2 '' 1-' : Menhairi, Mitchell- (s.) , 1 ; 2.' . Kaituna,;. Baiiley , (5.)..,.... '. 'I;--.„. ,2 1 ;. Terangij . (s.) 1, 2 Eangiora, Gibbes Gordan (s.) 0 . Section B. v . : ., 'r:'. St.. Eilda, White (s.) .™— 2 1M'lntyre (s.-j : .; 2 I ■ Pahnereton, Lefovro (5.)'..._ 2 ' 1 . ■'Xawrence,: Darton.(s.)2 -. I'--Dunedm,- .Hogg (s.) 1 . - 2 - , Rangiora; Cresswell,(s.) ...... 0: 3 ! / CALEDONIAN GREEN . i iSection Ai-;- .- GUles (s.) :.. 3 .. 0. ; Green -Island, Mfllullan', (s.) -'3 .:' : 0 ■ .Caledonian; Coughlan (s.) 1. ;: 2. Roslvn, -M'Dougall (s.)' ....... • 1 ' '2 ~ • Southland, • Leggatt'-;(s.y;.l • .' -2 , , : Kaituna', MTherson (s.)- : 1- ./ 2.. . • * Section B. . ■■y- ' --: •- St.':Kilda,: Sm.eaton .(&) ..:... 3 0 ' Otago, Smith '(s.) — -24 1 Balmacewen, Armstrong (s.) 1} -1J North-East Invercargill, Raev: side i(5:).:.:v.. : .:.'i..'......:-.....'..-.'l'' 8.; • Meadp'wbank;.Taylor :(s.) ....ol j 2, ' lioslyn,. Allnutt (s.).': 0 ■ ■ 3

. .3TAITUNA .GREEN. .. -V;. '; ' Section A.. \ ■ Taien, Carswell (s.) 3 • 0 ... Dunedin, Harraway.' 2.. 1 •,North-East.Valley,Barnes.(sJ 2. 1 . Sydenham; Thiop (s.) .'. .1.2 Terangi, Invercargill, M'Hiit-" ' _ . .chesoii.. (s.). 1 '2 ~. Jlata'ura,, Eastoh (5.),". 0■; S . : . •.-... Section B. ' . Southl&nd: ;Erskine\ (s.) ...... 2 1; Hokonui, Paterson' (s.) ....... 2 1 St.' Albans, "Henley ;(s.) ; .....■; ~21 ..Canterbury,-Saxton-(s.) ...... 1 1 ~.2. Balclutha, CutF (s.) 1 2 . Victoria, Bary (s.) ;... 1:' .'. 2. ST. KILDA GREEN. ' Section A..- • •• . Caledonian, W. Smith (a.) ... 3 . 0 • 'Kaitiina,' Payne (s.): .2. 1 ■ Canterbury,' Reese (s.) 2 1 Otago,' Cooke (5.)......... 2. ■, Lawrence.. Martin (s.) V • 1 . 2 ' Dunedin, . Forrest ;(s.) ......... 0' , 3 v ° ' '. Section B. • '' Dunedin, Findlay (s.) 2 1 'Morningtoni Hocking (b.) .2 1! ' Kaitoa, Blackwood? (s.) ... 2 ■ , 1. .St.. Kilda, TaylbrXs.) ;...-.—...,:! . 2 , Koslyu, MTtinnon (s.), 1 2 i Phoenix, Potter (s.) >I'. ' 2 • NORTH- EAST VAIU3T GREEN. Section A. ■ /United,'Christchurch, Brown , (s.) 3 0 Caledonian, Andrews (s.) -... 2 1 . • St. • Clair, ; <Hanoock ■ (sj 2 .1 . Geraldine, \ Rawlinson (s.) ... 1, 2 Edgewarc, Christchuich, ■ Haynard (s.) —.. 12 Otago, Hay (s.) ........ 0' 3 Section B. . - Caledonian,. Collins (s.) 3. o Doncdm, Johnson (s.) 2: 1 Waimate, Morgan (s.) —2 l : ■ Te Main, . Edwards (a.) —.. 1 : 2 ■ Ashburton; Manchester (6.)..'. 1 2 • jPalmerstonj: Galloway (e.) ... o : 3 . ROSLYN GREEN. — ■ . ' . Section A. . i , Southland, Smith (s.) 2i ' J Gore, Ingram (5.) —........... 24 $ .Balmaoewen, Balk fej :2 ] Meadowbauk, Dickson (s.) ... 1■ ■. 2 : Cbnstchjirch,.; MDougall (s.) ■ 1 ■ ' 2 Caledonian,' Edwards (s.) ... 0 3 Sectionß.' ' ■ Koslyn, . Scott (s.) .......... 2 ■ 1 Taieri,' Stevenson ■ (sj ..' 2 1 Lmwood, Mariott, (s.) ......... 2 1 Dunedin, Wheeler (s.). . 0 . Caledonian, Keast (s.j, 1" 2 • • .North 3hd, Allan 2

BALILACE'WAN GREEN. -.■ ■ ' Section A. Dunedin, Bentley;.(s). ......... 3 o . Balmacewan, • :JrDonald (s.) 2 . l North .East. Valley, Begg (e.) 2 . 1 Cayersham, Tillie (s.) ......... 1 2 St. Clair, -ilacpherson (s.) ... 1 2 ■ Timaru,, Harrison „(s.) _... 0 . 3 Section B. • Fairfield, 11'Lauchlan ■ (s.) ...: 3 0 CaversKam;. Parquharson.(s.)*-2 ' 1 '■ Dunedin, 'Hunter (s;) v - 2 Green : Island, ■•SroelHe (s.) ... 1 2 Linwood, Killner, (i)•11'. '. 2 Waikan, Gebbie (sj _... 1 2 * MOENINGTON GREEN. ■ Section. A. ' North, End,; Hain ; (s.) ■ 3 0 Stirling, Esson, (s.) 2. 1 Roslyn,'.Scoular. (s:) 1' ■'■ 2 Kaitangata, Carson (s.) ...... 1 . 2 ■Newtown, ;-Brackenridge- (s.) 1 ! 2< Mornington, Robson (s.) ,1. : . 2 ' ' Section B. Roslyn, -We'dderspoon (s.) 1.. 3 1 > 0 Dunedin,/Mlaren (s.)- ;2 - . 1 ■ Sydenham', ;M'Gallan' (s.) , '2 1 Eitlina, Sanders , (5.);..., .2 1.. Caledonian;■ Oge (s.) 0 ' ! 3' .St..Kilda,.'M<>Uison,(s.) 0 ' 3 , . GREEN . ISLAND GREEN. . Section A. , North End, Service (s.) 3 0 St. Kilda, JTCnrdy (a.) 2 1 Te. Ringi,'.KisseE .(6.) .™„.. 1J lj . Roslyn; ; Scott"-(s.) : ,..„w.u__ ; :l' 2'. Bluff, Smith, (s.) • :1 : 2 Keatoa, Seeley. (sj '• . .' } ;;2\ ' Section B. : Greenmeariows, .'Kennedy - (a.) 3 0 i Sydenham;,, Chei?wrn;.(s;)'2 '-1 Greon Island, MDonald'(s.) 2 1 Clinton, ' Sheddan fe.) 1 .2 Kaitangata, • Rutherford (s.) 1 . ' 2 St. Kilda, Ewing (s.)' ' 0 ' 8