FIFTH ROUND,

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1351, 11 January 1905, Page 3

FIFTH ROUND,

; j- ©triton ... US Felons ... ... 15 ■f" Tbs Northern rink had all the host of 1 Hi game, their driving taoties playing 5 ■ great havoo with Petone’s splendid draw j . to*. Laurie and. Kilgour proved very i /effective on the drive.. Hastings ... 25 Wanganui ... 18 Heatings led to the ,7 th head, when, Wanganui scored a pair, and with 8 heads L.-hid'19' to their' opponents 6. The 18th, IJth and 15th heads gave Hastings a 2 on "J e»oh, and made their lead 8, whioh they I maintained to the close end won by 9. I l*i ifount Eden ... 21 Whatanpoko 14 I >V Mount Eden led throughout, thoir skip I ?;(Meroer) proving very effeottvo on the | v draw.. In the opinion of many players he | :' has given the finest exhibitition of draw* j i fog yet seen at the tournament. I ■ Viotoria ... 18 Hawora ... 17 J T/ l This game exoitod groat interest, Ha-J

j tfera getting into much better form than the opening day. Two heads from tho it looked certain that Hawora would they were playing in fino form, ] ■ V—*had 17 to 18 on tho 19th head. Then ’ /Victoria got in 4 whioh brought them even, . kcdsooriug again on the conolnding head, I wo# by a single, amidst mnoh exoitemont. I v lfutarson ... 15 Rooky Nook ... 14 I “ The -game was olosely oontestop, tho I oeiDg kept low by the excellent J * tdo ' ° a ,ho oonola^*D 8 I 9 4 to win, and J 9, • .■ j

.On une sth heed the soores were 5 all. Stewart, Feildiug’a No. 2, drew splendidly So the jack jnd sooted 2 on the 7th head, making the score B—s. Auckland scored fi on the 11th head, bnt Feilding replied ivith 7 on the 18tb. On the 14lh head | Feilding were 19 to Auckland's 15. Anokland made 4 on the 15th head, and Feildfing replied with three singles on the next I i hroo hands. On the 19lh head the soorea j wears Feilding 22, Auckland 19. On the I 3X)th head Feilding pat on 8, giving them I D lead of 5. On the final head Sandilans I drew splendidly to the jack, bnt Easton, j (ritb a splendid drive, left Feilding lying i cue only. Lyons drawing rednesd j the score by two. - j Patea 16 Remnera 15 (

On the 7th head Remnera were 6 to 8. The play was very even, neither side gainng advantage. On the 14th head Patea vere - 11 to 9, and on the 17th 18 to 11, >n the 29th head the soores were 16 all, l*tea winning by a single on the last iaad.

’onsonby 25 Dannevirke 15 | This game was close at the start, being | dannevirke 5 and Ponsonby 6on the 6th I iead. On the 7th head Ponsonby scored I .Potts having bard luck in not improv* I

og Danne virka’s position, grazing three of tia opponents’ bowls with a splendid shot. Jarmnvirke now improved matters, and n the 18th head were 12 to 15, Ponsonby lowly increased their lead, and were 19 to Bon the 17th head, and on the 19tb had ocreased their total to 28. Dannevirke cored a braoe on the 20th head, whioh lerformanoe Ponsonby repeated on the inal head, winning by 10 points, ireenmeadows 21 Wellington 201

Greenmeadows started with a siDgle, bat Wellington replied with 4 on the 2nd head, I on tho 4th. and 2 on the sth, and were 9 02. On the 6th head Kennedy drew veil to the jaok, and lay 8 in. Wellington cored 8 singles in the next three heads, tad wore 12 to son the 9tb bead. On the 3ih Greenm:adows scored 3, and the 14tb lead was Wellington 14, Greenmeadows >O. The play was very evenly contested in the next few beads, and on the ,18th he scores were Wellington 19, Grsenueadows 15. Greenmeadows scored 2 on he 19th head and 8 on the 20th, giving hem a lead of 1. Wellington scored a ingle anjhe final bead, making the soores 0 all. The play off was witnessed by all be players and spectators. Osborne, the Wellington lead, played fast, finishing 18 Kt behind the jack. Smith, for Greencendowa, drew within one yard of the aok. Wellington’s lead was again fast, ,nd his opponent drew a second ehot. tarry, the Wellington second, played a lioe ehot and just failed to rest the shot iowL The Greenmeadows second played hort and .the Wellington’s second’s last hot passed everything, as also did Badlely’s .second ball. When the Wellington jtojirMantiplay, sent his bowl np GreenEsadows were lying 2. bnt the genial seovtary of the Northern Association, with lie second bowl, drew the shot, being Reeled with, hearty ronnds of applause, jrowley, the Greenmeadow’s 3rd player, vho was a trifle strong. with bis first lowl, made up' for his shortcomings by flaying a beautiful shot . about 6 inches rom tne jaok and almost in front of it. Elewas warmly applauded'for his effort. (When the skips, went up the position was I critical one for Wellington. Everyone txpeoted to see Ballinger drive the bowl Sat, as it waa impossible to draw it. However, instead of driving, be tried to iraw, playing a good shot and finishing a louple of feet from the jack. Kennedy, the Greenmeadows Bkip., played short tut failed to blook, Ballinger hesitated lor some time before delivering hi 3 eeoend that, bat finally essayed to draw, his bowl lost falling short of the shot bowl, leaving iceenmeadowa victorious by a point. Their success was' received with hearty rounds of applause. Qubotne ... 32 Napier ... 13 | Gisborne sts.rted well, sooting Bon tho first head. Napier were lying one, but Ponsford with his last shot carried the jack with a splendid ehot, leaving Gisborne 3 jin, Napier drew well on the seoond head, but Massey carried the jaok with a lucky shot, and another 8 was registered. Gisborne scored 2-1-2-11 on the next four heads, and were 13 to nil on the 6th head. Napier then Bcored two pairs. On the 14th head the soores were Gisborne 18, Napier 11. Gisborne by eplendid drawing continued to iinorease their score, and on | the 20th head were 81 to 18 « putting on a single on the final head. The Gisborne I Quartette play ed a splendid game throughout, their drawing and driving being of a Hgh order. Napier played well, bat withrut look. They made tome eplendid shots, ■v jjint were outclassed by the home team.

: P r SECTION Ba ' Victoria 20 Whatanpoko IB ThU Kama was very evenly contested at '«“rafssTo“>.- STL-irW 4 on the 4th oQ thQ llth head 10 to 4 putting on another 4 on the r IA-a On the 14th the scores ware irs fc J* 0 * 0 " 1 i X J’ ia o" the 16th head, and a 'eoored a e f. la tho Bnooae ding two, jfooopto or pw« ° he 18th hßad VieWhataupoko 10. On the 19th ‘ I 01 *? Gloria soured 2, and Whatanpoko, baa^I 1O r; 0 ut°np 4 on tho 20th head & D d Sad a Bingis on the final, giving Victoria a

Hastings ... 24 Hawera ....-« o ? the ehots On 6h j hß f ac k. Hastings then slowly awaf and were 13 to 7 on the 18th {P r si whioli was increased to 10 on the beaa’Whiou was thß 18 »h head E°Tnbß were 20 to Hawera' S ,l2; The worls on the final head were Hastinga 24 and Hawera 15.

rr.-R.n ... 29 Petone ... 21 ' Tho local team commenced with a i On S S£ were 6 to \ n oft d. Bau wero lying 1, but fine drive shifted the lack and f QlB « On the 7th head Petone were 8 Bau scored 4 on the 8«b head f>> the 9th. Od the 12lh head xtusd« la 1[ On the 18th head ' well and put on 8. Op the l head To Ban were lying 2. but Ctggjt 14thheaa J.e x a , eplendid shot j; aa then went ahead andcxj W re A2: W«ad were 23 to 15. To Ran ik o t be next head, bat on the 19fth Beared 2 and a single on the 20th e oa the fi finaTh B ad le Bau scored 4, winning by 8 points. Mount Eden .... 35 Rocky N00k... 13 ■kt «t Vi or team gained much of an advan- . Ne, ‘ b *il th“ s‘h head, when Mount logo U They scored 4 on the ■ Eden were 7 Jo 4. °° forged tw> beads., n * 6 7 on the B, o°W 2 a 9a ’ On the 16th head MouDt | ;js6 sttiWW a ™

J Mount Eden 29, Rooky Nook 18. Mount ! Eaen increiwod thoir sooro to 84 on the I 20ih head, and 86 oa the final. I Wanganui ... 20 Carlton ... 15 I Wanganui oommenood with three singles I n -*? 10 rs * there heads. Carlton soorod a I single on the 4th bead, and Wanganui, ® sooro of two singles and a 2, were |Bto lon tho Bth head. Carlton scored a single on tho 11th head and 2 on tho 12th. Wanganui put on 4 on tho next 8 heads, and were 16 to 4on the 16th head. Carl6on tho next head. On tho 19tb bead tho sooros wore Wanganni 20, Carlton 10. Carlton put on a single and a * I® B * head, winning by 5 points. Mastertou had a bye.

TO-DAY'E MATCHES,

The following is tho result of th. draw for to-day’s, malohes :

SECTION A. (Seventh Round.) Retnuera v. Feilding Patea v. Ponsonby Anokland v. Greenmoiidows •Wellington v. Gisborne Kalti v. Napier Dannevirke, a bye (Eighth Ronnd.) Remnera v. Ponsonby Feilding v. Groenmeadowo Patea, a bye Auckland v. Gisborne Dannevirke v. Napier Wellington v. Kaiti (Ninth Round.) Retnuera v. Greenmeadows Ponsonby, a bye Fielding v. Gisborne Patea v. Napier Anokland v. Kaiti Dannevirke v. Wellington SECTION ,B. (Seventh Ronnd.) Whatanpoko v. Hawera Hastings v. Carlton Viotoria v. Rooky Nook Wanganni v. Te Ran Mount Eden, a bye Pelone v. Masterton (Eighth Round.) Carlton v. Hawora Whatanpoko v. Rocky Nook Hastings v. Te Ran Victoria, a bye - Wanganni v. Mssterton Mount Eden v. Pelone (Ninth Round.) Rocky Nook v. Hawera, . Carlton v. Te Ran Whatanpoko,'a bye Hastings v. Masterton Viotoria v. Petone Wanganni v. Meant Eden