BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 320, 22 January 1902, Page 2

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

GI3BORNE DEFEATED BY . VICTORIA.

CONQUERS WELLINGTON AND

AUCKLAND.

(Special to Times.) Wellington, last night.

For the second day of the bowling tournament the weather was windy, with rain falling in the morning, but before nine o’clock it had changed to a glorious day, and play was resumed on keen drawing greens. Gisborne played tlieir first game against Victoria, and experienced very hard luck in not securing a victory. Coleman’s team scored fourteen out of the twentyone heads, but were nevertheless beaten by five points. Ponsford’s team won by throe points, leaving Gisborne two points behind on the aggregate.

The match between Gisborno and Wellington attracted a good deal of attention, but the Gisborne men never once left the issue in doubt, winning somewhat easily in both rinks. Coleman had a long lead of Maclean’s champion team, and finished five points ahead of tlieir opponents, while Ponsford more than held his own against Sample’s team, in which Ballinger played as number three. The victory of the Gisborne team was very popular, and they were the recipients of hearty congratulations from bowlers from all parts of the colony. The concluding game for the day was against Auckland, and produced the toughest struggle so far of the tournament. The scores were most even throughout, the teams in turn leading by a point or two. For the 20th head Coleman, playing against Towsey, was a tie, tho score being 20 all, whilst Ponsford, playing on the lower green, was two to the good. Towsey was lying three with one bowl dead on the Jack, when an effective drive from Gaudin gavo Coleman three; but tho Auckland number three, Porratt, drew the shot on to the Jack. Coleman twice drove at a difficult angle, hut failed to displace the shot, and Auckland scored one. Ponsford, however, had all the best of the concluding head against Culpan’s team, and scoring four points Gisborne won by four points on the aggregate. The double victory against Wellington and Auckland places Gisborno in a good position for the banuer, being at present second with others on the list. It is thought it is extremely doubtful that they will be able to hold this place. The Gisborne team had a great host of barrackers, including a great number of Gisborne residents and former residents.

HUMPHREYS AND WITTY DEFEATED IN SEMI-FINALS.

By Telegraph—Press Association

Wellington, last night. The Bowling Tournament was continued to-day. The following are the results of the play :—Fourth round: Wellington 86 boat Petone 21, Feilding 40 beat New Plymouth 32, Mount Eden 60 beat Carterton 44, Napier 46 beat Auckland 25, Newton 38 beat Bluff Hill 32, Victoria 42 beat Gisborne 40, Waverley 35 beat Masterton 34, Thorndon 37 beat Palmerston 32, Newmarket 41 beat Hastings 38, Remuera 45 beat Ponsonby 25.

Fifth round : Bluff Hill 55 beat Carterton 23, Masterton 48 beat New Plymouth 42, Auckland 39 beat Petone 34, Mount Eden 53 beat Napier 34, Newtown 62 beat Feilding 22, Wellington 41 beat Gisborne 38. (This is apparently an error, judging by our special correspondent’s report.) Victoria 51 beat Waverley 30, Palmerston 38 beat Remuera 37. Hastings 40 beat Ponsonby 30, Wanganui 46 beat Thorndon 28. Sixth round : Wellington 60 beat Waverly 26, Gisborne 45 beat Auckland 40, Remuera 45 beat Ponsonby 40, Wanganui 41 beat Thorndon 33, Newmarket 41 beat Hastings 33, Palmerston 39 beat Remuera 37, Thorndon 33 beat Palmerston 31, Hastings 40 beat Ponsonby 31, Thorndon 52 beat Hastings 32, Palmerston 56 beat Wanganui 32, Newmarket 49 heat Remuera 37. Pairs match.—Third round : Geddis and Churchward 19 beat Alimet and McLaren 14. Fourth round : Geddis and Churchward 21 beat Humphreys and Witty 18, Findlay and Smith 21 beat Wakeham and Ransom 11. Final:

Geddis and Churchward 24 beat Findlay and Smith 19. Singles: Price 21 beat A. Littler 17, Hill 21 beat Plimmer 19, Eagleton 23 beat Price 12, Still 27 beat Paterson 9, Brigbtwell 31 beat Swiney 12, Still 20 beat G. Reynolds 9, Parata 21 beat Levin 16, Hill 23 beat Fielder 18, D’Emden 19 beat Ransom 16.