BOWLING TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1650, 6 January 1914, Page 6

BOWLING TOURNEY.

EXCITING CONTESTS,

THE FOURTH DAY'S FIAT,

Yesterday was tho fourth day of the Wellington Bovdiiig Centre's touma- , ment. Bright sunshine predominate!! in the morning and early portion of the fifternoon, but fot<?r clouds drew overhead and a gusty wind got up. Tho wind at times completely upset the competitors' calculations. A good num-bcT watched the, games with keen interest. The standard of play was high, and in several instances the contests were'exceptionally close and exciting. This was notably tho case- when E. J.-HiU'e rrok mot Still's, Tho rinks were even at tho conclusion of the match, and an extra head was played.. Tho result was a one-point victory for Hill. Price, of ftowto'ivn, who was in great form, scored two good wins—obo over Dili, of Wellington, the other over Stephene, of Petnne. Tho contests were between tho winners in tho various rinks, arid tho result of tho day's play was to leave only Prico (Newtown), E. J. HiJ.l (To Kiwi), Crawford <Karori), and Pp-rteoiis (Wcllu)gton)in tho ruutiing. The Ec-mi-finals and tho final will bo played tss=da.v. Hill will meet Price and Crawford will (neot Porteous, at half-past β-ne, end at four o'clock the final will bo played. The Games In Progress. Pric£ (Newtowji) defeated Stephens , (Petone) after a- close game. The Potone men were five up on tho first two heads, while Price had not scored. Prico scored steadily from then till he lead by 9 to 7 at tho sixth head. Thohcoforward, to the eixtcotith hfcad the scoring was very even, and at that stago tho board road 16 all. Prico drew away in the lead until, at tho nineteenth head, ho was foar up. With two fi.no shots Stephens reduced tho lead by two, but at the end of the next head the. Nowtowniies lay three, and; therefore took a keenly-contested match by 23 to 18. ■''■-.' ■Crawford (Karori) beat flrackenrid-go (N-owtown) comfortable-. Sis aJI was tho score at tho-tenth "head, but from then on tho Karon bowlers forgod ahead, and at tho nineteenth head wero leading by 17 to 10. In the next two heads 'the Braokonridges.picked up two points, but tho suburbanites gained the straggle by 17 to 12. / HMI Vanquishes Still, Very keen play was shown in the contest between Hill (Tc Kiwi) and Still (Wellington). Tho positions were even mid exciting right through. Tito seventh head found the score four all. Still led by, euo at- tti-e. next lwad, bufc the score was even again »t the ninth head, and at the tenth Hill was one up. ■ Still gained two pints at the eleventh head, which Hill equalled iA the next opportunity, and at head'l3 Hill had an advantage- of two. This was immediately levelled up, and at, tho sixteenth held Still was leading by two. Thirteen all was the scot* at the eighteenth head, and. at tho conclusion of tho nineteenth Hill was two • up. This lead Still reduced by one- at this twentieth head, awl after a Mfist exciting twenty-first head he drew level. The Mcesnary extra h-tad went te Hill, and tho final scotos Were: Hill 18, Still IS. ■ Porteous (Wellington) easily defeated Sievwright (Wellington)- Portcjnis led stron&ly in tho early stages, ■ but Sievwriglit drew- level at tho ninth bond. From then on Porteous stored heavily, ami lie won by.26 io 15. Earfer.iit tho afternoon Pno* (Newtown) met and defeated Dalj O\eJlinsfoii). Tho play was most interesting, and tho winning rink shewed great con-, pisteney. They scored four "on tho first head, and nfc the third head were eight up -U tho eleventh head Price was 1 1. points and Ball 4, but Dal) filled \ip so we'd that tho scores were 14 all at tlifl fourteenth head. Price sgara forfjort ahoart and'was leadine nv 20 to 14 with two hoads-to piny. Dall made a great recovery, Ho put on two-points at tlw twentieth head, and four at tho twenty first. Tho rinks were a tie, and-in the phv-off Price scored two, and won by 22 'to SO.

IJETAiLEd RESULTS. Details of tlift results follow: i'opplo, Hanson, Poivell, Price (New*, town), 22. heat Ledger, Miller, Kelly, Dali (Wellington), 20. Grigß, Fulton, Watchman, Crawford (Karon), , 57, bent R. M. Brackcnridge, J. M. Ikaekeivridge, John Braekonridgc, J. Braetomdge, senior (NewtowMK 12, Jeffrey, Laurcnson, Shallcrnss, K. .). Hill (To Hiwi), .16, beat Geddrs. Waddell, Bary, Still (Wellington), 15. Kinvig, Majia, Thompson 5 I'nrteous (Wellington), ?6; beat Innis, Potter, Frost. Sevwright (Wellington), 16. Popple, Eanson, I'efloll, Price (Newtown), 23, beat Jl'Bwan, Meilimsh, Coles, Stephens (Petonc), 18. DRAWS FDR THE SEMI-FINALS. The draw for -the semi-finals is as fol« k 'l?ao*p.m.-15. J, Hill (Tβ Hiwi *, Price (Nowtown). . ~ 1.80 p.m.—Crawford (Karon) v. Perteon's ■(Wellington). . 4 p.m.—The final. . WELLINGTON CLUB RINKS. INTERESTING TABLE. The following stable shows- how the Wellington Club rinks have fared m tho toftnujy. Tho table was made, out at the conclusion , of tho ninth round :— Points Points :' Skins. Wins. for. against. .poZm I -ae- {«• still";"-"- * }«9 .m SJK,::: I fe $ Borfy 4 l<9 . ,I' 2, ■ Churchward., a \ ' 176 ' 169 Balling 4 l«i 200 . tteniingion.... 6 ]™ }'.° Moult 4 Iβ* :If Saundcrs 3 H3o W ntriro 1 158 201. Cranii. : 3 W .201 Webb 3 131 197 Hewtown Wins Roso.Bowl. Tho Newtown Club wins tlie Gisborne Rose-BQwi, , which- was- offeftid toVtho cluij to whicli a winning team Scenng tho Uigliost nuniibcr of pointe'in sectional Vk v ' belonged. ■ Nc-wtown takee the trophy.owing to the Braekenndgo ring having scored 244 points. \ ENtRIES FOR THE BIG &UNEDIN MEETING, (By' Tel6grftpli.-ProM . Association.) Dunodin, January 5. For the first tournament &f t'ho Now Zealand' Bowling- Association, hegim-vms atDuuediuen Monday west, te*i« arc; Einks , B2, pairs 167, s.mglcß 182, NPIWTQWN V. LYALL BAY. The represent tlie Nc»town ftgiriine Club agamst, LyaUJtoy on Wednesday, Jajiuav.v /;— on the home Cresby, ji'Loiiß, J. M. Drftckouridge. (s.); XaV bet, iS-Hwd, Wrtor, Sim? (s.)i Twd rinks, Utcjrcr, Crowes,-Castle (s.); Fisfter, Davics, riiiViiiis, Swiney (5.)..