BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 325, 28 January 1902, Page 2

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

VICTORIA WINS THE CHAMPION SHIR. PALMERSTON AND WELLINGTON TIE FOR SECOND PLACE. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) Wellington, last night.

At the bowling tournament great interest was taken in the final for the championship for the banner, which resulted as lollows: — Victoria. Snaddon Scott Mack Gooders 22 Palmerston. Cottle Saxon .Drew Bunting 16 Victoria. MacMorrau Avery Brackenridge jun. Brackenridge sen 22 Palmerston. Buick McPhee Nash Mowlema 20 Totals. Victoria 44 Palmorston 00 Victoria has therefore won' by eight points. Tho tie now existing between Palmerston and Wellington for second place will be played to-morrow. A game for the Huddart-Parker Cup was played to-day, Gisborne beating Bluff Hill by 21 to 10. In the third round lor the Commercial Club trophy winning teams were skipped by Mowlem, Newell, Perrett, Bunting, Littler, and Saywell.

GISBORNE DEFEATED IN COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS’ COMPETITION.

SUCCESSFUL IN HUDDARTPARKER CUP CONTEST.

(Special to Times.) Wellington, last night,

At the Bowling Tournament to-day, the first, second, and third rounds of the Commercial Travellers’ Competition were played. Ponsford’s team met Palmerston North in the first round, and were badly defeated by 28 to 17. The team was constructed as follows : Massey, number one; Gaudin, number two; Coleman, number three ; and Ponsford, skip, The score on the ninth head was : Gisborne 7, Palmerston 6, and, from that to the thirteenth head, Gisborne wont away with a lead, having 16 to 6, but three heads later the score was 16 all, and the local men, having all the worst of the finish, lost by 28 to 17. Both Ponsford and Coleman were very much off in the draw, Ponsford especially displaying poor form. McGowan’s rink has not played its first game in the Huddart-Parker competition.

! The Evening Post gives the following account of Gisborne’s match against Newtown : —The green produced one of the most exciting games seen in Wellington for many a long day, and the visitors are to be heartily congratulated upon their victory. The contest was not concluded until nearly a quarter to nine, and the final was watched by a great crowd of spectators, who were treated to the novel spectacle of seeing bowls played in the dark, the rule prohibiting the striking of matches and lighting of candles being strictly enforced by the Newtown men. Ponsford’s rink finished 11 points to the bad against Price, and Coleman’s, on the last head, re juired 4 points to tie on the aggregate.' The Newtown lead, Nancar- ' row, drew, shot with a beautiful bowl that finished a foot in front of the jack, causing Gisborne’s first to go fast with both bowls. Bathaui, who was playing second for Gisborne, was also a -little fast with his first shot, and his second finished the jack high. Newtown’s second player, McLean, drew a very pretty second sbot with the oowl about a foot and half to two feet in front of the jack, whilst his second bowl was also a scorer in front. Gaudin, the Gisborne number three, consulted with bis skip with regard to the situation, and an attompt was made to trail the jack to hack the bowls, but without success. The second attempt to trail the jack was successful, and Gisborne lay two. Gisborne had four back bowls in the form of a small square, and another slight touch of the jack was all that was required to give the necessary number of points to tie. Underwood endeavoured to get his first bowl amongst the four bowls in question, but failed. There was great excitement as Coleman sent his bowl on its journey, and when a fortunate • wick ” carried it on to one of the front bowls anl did the trick for Gisborne, there was great cheering from the spectators. Tne Newtown skip was again a shade wide with his second shot, and Coleman also failed to draw the fifth, and amidst great excitement a tie on the aggregate was declared. In the play off Gisborne scored five, and won the match amidst loud cheers.