ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

BOWLS. the x.b.a. tocrnamknt. commences to-jjav. The annual rink tournament of the .Northern Bowling Association will eaniniciivi' <m alt liui lily ami suburban greens at.ii.ls a.m. to-ilay. "l'lii-* is the biggest event of the bowling; season in this -..-.kind, unit.is one in winch a lively interest' is taken iroin one end of the IJomiuion to the other. 'there will be (Oil bowlers engaged in the gan.es, and Hieso include rinks from sli?h" out-of-the-way plans as Pilnimi, Mailai, Opiinnke, Gnnvjlli', l.iuwowl. Gi--burne, TaKaku.. ami West purl, wbil-l nil the bollor-kiiwn clubs in the Xorlh Island have sent a liberal representation. Among the popular skips known to Jamb in New Zealand who.will be playing hern this- week are Kilgour (Cur no hi, I'ayue (Caledonian, Dunedin), ■ Crombey (Gror-n----meadows). Land and .Her trim (Hastings:, Deo (Maitni), Bull (Napier),. Goo. l'linca and .'a-. Brackcmidge (Newtown), Al'lntosh (Onehunga, last: year's winner), Lock (Te Hiwi), Churchward, Webb, Ball, Bell, and Ballingiv (Wellington;.. Bowls is a purely amateur game, lino has only to note the. value of the trophies to understand thai. The first prize consists of trophies ol the value of £2 Ids. lor each member of the winning team and a certificate. The second prizes are trophies, of the value of £2 each for each member of the rink. Hi order that there will bo [day for the rinks who fail to win or tie for the first place in the Motion play on Atonday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the Consolation Prize will Consist of foilr trophies valued <it £1 Is. each. This contest wii. commence at fl a.m. on Thursday, and the,finals (first round) will be played at J.ilO p.m. the same day. The "Last Try" Prize for those defeated in champion rink play on Thursday and Friday will commence at 9 a.m. on Friday. Tor this match thero will bo four prizes valued at .£1 10s. each. The X.B.A. banner and shield goes to the club whoso rink wins the champiohsiiio if that club be affiliated to the N.8.A., but if it be not so affiliated, to the winner of the filial between rinks belonging \o clubs that arc affiliated. Luncheon will be provided on all the. greens between 12.30 p.m. and' 1.30 p.m. HATAITAI CLUB. The whole of the- rinks on Hafaitai green were occupied on Saturday afternoon. Tournament rinks had a splendid afternoon's practice. The following cards were handed in:— Hicks (Hawera) 21 v. Knowles (Kclbnrhe) 12. .Laurenson (Hataitai) 23 v. Williamson (Kclburnc) 20. Parkinson (Hawera) 26 v. Wilson (Hamilton) 19. Homer (Hataitai) 18 v. Pryor (Hataitai) 15.

NEWTOWN.AND PETONE. • The following are the results of friendly irintc'bes between Newto.wn anil Petone, the Newtown rinks being mentioned first in each case:— ' ' On Newtown Green. Greuside, Carroll, Gwymle, Barnes (s.), 2i; Fihdlay, Cooper, Jludge, Udy (s.), 17. Warwick, Salmon, J. Sexton, Jack Brackenridge (s.), 20; M'lveown, Commctti Carter, Johnson (p.), 14. , M'Cumskey, liigg, Migginbotloii], ArmStrong'(s.), 21 j Walton, Kcnnie, Castle, M'Atthui- (s.), 21. Mays, Hanson, Powell, Rnuisny. (s.), 30; Elvines, Brooks, Henry, Beynon (s.), 11. Totals—Newtown, 98; Petone, 03.' On Petone.Green. Haycroft, Cooper • (sub:), • Underwood, Brackenridge, sen. (s.), 11; Eydcr, Hopkins, Hay, Gilnionr (s.), 2.1. Alpe, FJyger, J. M. Brackenridge, Price (s.), 7; Curtis, Allan, Jones, Stephens (s.), 34. Bailey, M'Clintock, Duff, A. J. Pollddk (s.^,';2l t r'Firth, Head, Smith, Wylio (s.), ".Pankhui'st, Gallic, J : ..Pollock, G. Hen-UV-j lo (.s.)*."'. (Petone card not'handed in.) Totals—Newtown, MO; Petoiie, 144. , ON PETONE. GREEN. Friendly games were indulged'in at Petone en Saturday between rinks from Westnort and Newtown. Scores :■— We'stuort: Blaxall, -Galloway, Bedell, Mackay (s.), 20. Petone: Battersby, Low-in, Wilinshurst, Glow (s.), 18.