BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 9

BOWLS.

THE NORTHERN ASSOCIATION'S TOURNAMENT;

■,-■■ WINNING KINK HONOURED. "A pleasant little function took place at the Wellington Bowling Club's pavilion last .'evening, when, the club took occasion .to honour the winners—Messrs.', H. Mayer, Carroll; Gißrowri,''and:T.. Churchward— of the' ohampion. rink contest: in the. recent Northern' Bowling Association's.; tournament. / The chair. iyas • occupied bjj Mr. J. 'iH.'"Mentiplay (president of the Wellington .Club and. secretary'of tho Aortnern Bowling Association),: and there were about sixty bowlers present. ... ."; ; The'chairman said that they had met together, to'do honour', to,:those who had been successful in bringing the. champion banner'-back to the Wellington; Club. (Applause.) It was an .exceedingly high honour to have won .the'.banner of the Northern Bowling' Association this year, arid he hoped .that: at.' Auckland next, year: tho same teanv.'Vor " one', equally strong, would go up.and dp, its best to hold tho:ba'nner..'Ho' had received a num: her of the'trophies.frdnv the' Northern Bowling Association for presentation to members of. tho. winning . .rink.: Mr. Maverwas presented: with a Bold; medal, Mr".Browne had selected a ladies .gold neck'chain; and Mr. .Churchward a pair, of handsome silver-backed. brushy. : lir. Carroll's.gold medal was .not-.finished. , : After the rink's health had been drunk, Mr.' Churchward ■ said, it was gratifying to him and the members of,the team to have been'able to bring .back the .banner, and to ; have won it at : the first "open-door,. tournament. His men had played consistently throughout-had . they not, it would have been.impossible for them to have got through.' Hβ thanked all .present, "and expressed his ( :thanks'. to. all. those; holders,. north and.south, who .had. congratulated them ;on their win.J..';/-.:.

TOURNAMENT AT ROTORUA.

A iibwling tournament is to te held at Eotorua on' February' 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. "It will' Consist ..of a : nnk.and:a : pairs: contest, tho prizes for which.will be gold mediils ,iu. ! each case;,.; Entries close:: on February'; 11. •'■. ■'■'-■■■'■.'''■:■'.';'..■!:..:'.'?'.'■ }■■■■-•.;■■

PRINTERS, V. STATIONERS.

• Anintorcsting two-rihk game .was played ■on tho WellingtoniClub's green' yesterday afternoon between ■ teams .:•;representing. Wellington master'printer's and .wholesale stationers, resulting in arwin by 9 points for;,.the7jirititers, : : who'.were.up in both games. Tho.teams.were :r-' ' : '' •■ T ' A '■' • v ' Printers':- 'Freeth; -Coullv Geddjs,■-.Siev-wi'ight (s.), 20. ;.'■• Stationers •:; Jackson, Brace, M'Lch'nbn; !; Osbbrne (5).',: ; 15.; ■ Printers':'Gro'nsiao,P : ryor,.L:'BlundelJ,; ■Gooderfs.), 20,: Stationers: Cavell, Meek,; Mitchell, T Lcightqt(s.),;lG. : vv .-.• j .:):.'-■

CUBA STREET V: SARGOOD'S.

I'Another' 'stoutly-contested J game , was, fought out to:an exciting..finish:, be.tw.eon. rinks representing the Cuba Street drapers and another selected..-from' the .local staffof. .Sargood, S6n,-, : ;aid lEwen. , ..The game .was'pretty, even, throughout, and the . twenty-first head ■;• resulted in a tie. Cuba Streef.had-the/ advantage when the skips :went down, andi.Veitch with. his. las bowl' drew another! shot. ' Finlay6pn (skip, fdr.-Safgoqd'sJ.i'ho'wever, was eqiial' to.the occasion, drawing a beautiful shot right up. to the jack .with his last bowl, and.so winning thpfgahie.'. ... -.'■' . ; . '■■

j -The teams'were:—.;'.' ; / '.■■"' v - ",, ; :l ■' ": '.■ . Sargood's'i Kirker, :Airey, MTildowney, 1 Finlaysori, (5.); ; 20;..,3Cuba-Street:'Tomp-sitt;: C; Smith,;: Bush,' Veitch,(S.),;;i?.^;:\

HILL PINS

A' : match. for the HilL'.Pins,was. played; on :the Nowtown:.: greeri.. yesterday; tdtet-, noon with the following,result:—, . :A' . To .Hiwi-rCphen,; Sloane, .Pa'rata, Hill (s;), 30 j-Nowtpwii—Martin, Eerr;,; Pollock; Wylie (5,), : 20. ";■;.. ! j :,::;;'-.^.;;^i;::; : ;