BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1660, 29 January 1906, Page 2

BOWLING.

TURANGANUI BOWLING CLUB.

HANDICAP PAIRS. Considerable interest was manifested at the Turanganui Bowling Club’s; greens on Saturday in the third mateh of the competition for the Handicap Pairs, the result of which'was :-r V; * . Edwards Burke Hepburn (skip) 21 Humphreys (ekip)2o Burke and Humphreys gave their-op-ponents a start of 5 points, and the letter, putting up 1 on the Ist head, had a lead of 6. On the 2nd and 3rd beads Burke and Humphreys pnt up 3, and a 2 on the sth head, Edwards and Hepburn securing 1 on the 4th head, the score on the sth head standing—Edwards and Hepburn 7, Burke and Humphreys 5. The former pair then put in some good scoring, obtaining 9 on the 5 following heads, being 16 to 5 on the 10th bead. Their opponents secured a couple of 2’s, which was to with a 4. Burke and Humphreys then put up a 4, the reply being 1, and on the 15th head the score was—Edwards and Hepburn 21, Burke and Humphreys IS; The latter pair, patting up a 2 on the next head, commenced to overhaul ;their opponents, and'obtaining four singles in succession, the score on tho 20th head was thus—Edwards and Hepburn 21, Burkq and Humphreys 19. Requiring,. 2. to tie, Burke and Humphreys obtained a 1 (on the last head, Edwards and Hepburn thus winning by the narrow margin of 1 point.

OTHER GAMES,

Birrell Jeune Nasmith, jun. Mackrell Martin Skeet Colley (skip) ... 24 Morrison (skip) 17

Burke Edwards Hepburn Nasmith Humphreye(skip)l3 Harvey (skip)... 11 Martin Colley Birrell Morrison Nasmith,jni(skip)l3 Maokrell (skip)... 8 Hird 8 Colley ... ... T