BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1338, 16 January 1912, Page 7

BOWLS.

INVASION FROM AUCKLAND. - The next event of importance in the bowling .world, will be the Auckland invasion. Not mtiofied with a tournament of their own at Christmas, and tiio N.li.A. tournament just concludel, v 35 Auckland bowlers commenced a tour of New Zealand at Chriitchiirch yesterday, and will bowl their way down to Invorcargill and back. . The bo-vlers comp.isi.ig the party are: W; N. M'lntosh, G. J; Mackay, and E. V. Sutherland (Onellu.iga Club), C. Norgrovc and "W. H. Murray (Grey Lynn), W. H. Atkins (Auckland)', Dr. P. Moir, S. Gordon and A. M. Bryden (Dominion Koad), W. F. Stevenson (Stanley), \V. M'Jlullenand E. l'cglcr (Otihtihu), E. M'Bridn and T. A. Ashton (Mount Albert), W. E. Arey, J. M. Thompson, It, T. Michaels, and W. G. Fletcher (Carltou), F. Murphy, W. M-'Watters, and G. H. Pocock (Paeroa), F. P. Burgess (Coromandel), H. Rankiu, .U.i Braith>vnite, R. Walton,- B. Young, and A. AV. Woollor (Mount Eden), J. Mays and A. J. Tapper '(Devonport), JI. A; Going and U. Parr (Hamilton), J. R. Kendell and K. O. Clark (Epsorn), M. Casey. l.Ponsonby), and R. .f. Harris (Waiuku). Nine ladi9.s r ,Tj-ili, theparty. ' '"' " :: T: '"■'' ' : The officers appointed for the tour are: Manager, Mr. It. Htt'qkhij.hpn. eqn-efar}-, Mr. A. M. Hryden; lion, "treasurer, Mr. Michaels; selection committee, Messrs.■ H. Rankin, J. Carlaw, AV. N. M'lntosh, J. G. Fletcher, and Dr. Jloir. - < Tho programme for the tour'is as follows:—Monday, January 15: Play at Chribtchurch, 10 a.m.; play at Suunyside, 2 p.m.; Tuesday: Play Canterbury, 10 a.m.; play United nt'2 p.m.: "Wednesday: Leave Christchurch at 8 n.m. for Timarnj play Timaru ut i! p.m. Thursday: Leave Timaru at 7.5 a.m. for Oamaru; play Oamaru at \M p.m.; leave O.inifirn at 5.38 p.m. for Duuedin. Friday: Play at Dunedin. Saturday: Play at Dimedin. Sunday: Stay'at Dunedin. Monday,' January 22: Leave Dunedin at a.25 a.m. for InvercargiU; play Invercargill at 5 p.m. Tuesdiy: Play at Invwcargill. AVednesday: Leave Invercargill at 6.15 a.m. for Balclntha; play Balclntha at 1 p.m. Thursday: Leave Balclutha at 7.24 a.m. for Dunedin; leave Dunedin at 11 a.m. for Lytteltou; leave Lyttelton by steumer on arrival of train. Friday: Piny at Wellington. Saturday: Play at Wellington. Sunday: At Wellington. Monday, January 29: Leavo Wellington at 7.45 a.m. for P^laierston; phy Palmerston, and leave for Auckland «t 3.45 p.m. Tuesday, Arrive at .Auckland at 7 a.m. * ■ Invitatijiis have been issued to the members of the X.B.A. Executive and club presidents to attend a bowls tourney to bo held in Auckland on February 12, in connection with the jubilee of" the Auckl.v.id Bowling Club. The invitation is handsomely illuminated aud illustrated, and forms 1111 interesting souvenir of ono of tho oldest "bowling clubs in New Zealand. lily Tclccranh.—Press Association.! Christchurch, January 15., Eight rinks of Auckland bowlers arrived from tho north yesterday on a tour of tho South Island. The visitors'-, were formally welcomed this morning by the president of. the Christchurch Centre. They will play four gaiiierf hero to-day and to-morrow; against rinks from clubs affiliated to the Christchurch Centre.