BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1907, 17 October 1906, Page 2

BOWLING.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Received 8.7*5 p.m., Oct. 16,

Wjlst Maitland, Oct. 16. The Bowling Match was won by New Zealand with 149 to the Northern district’s 143-

A CLOSE MATOH. PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 9 19 p.m., Oct. 16. Weßt Maitland, Oet. 16. The bowlers opened their campaign in New Siuth Wales in a matoh against the Northern district at Maitland. There was fine, cool weather, with a B'rong breezs across the groeD. Ia the earlier half of tbe game the visitors secured a fair lead, bet the looal men, play ng a good gsme, wore them down, -nd made a close finish o! it. MoLaren'a team on No. 2 rink played capitally. The skipper ont-generalled his rival at every point. Payne also kpt hia men well in band, finishing with a respectable margin, but the visitors on No. 8 rink went to pieces, aod on No. 6 rink play for the mepr pari oi tbe game very indifferent. The soores win : No. 1 riDk— Akhnrst, Scott, Waddell, Wheeler (-kip), 20 ; Northern District, 18. No 2 —Darie, Buohanan, Osmond, MoLaren (-kip). 31 ; Northern District, 23. No. 3—Basting, Bhort, Keast. Sneddon (skip), 19 ; Northern Dietriot, 30. No. 4—Lsfevre, Clark, Raokm, Gardner (sk p), 26 ; Northern District. 22, No. s—Reid,5 —Reid, Jackson, Smith, Payne ( kip), 31; Northern Dietriot, 22. No. 6—Hanouck, Court, Dali, Gillies ( kip), 22 ; Northern Dislriot, 27. Totals—New Zealand, 149 ; Northern Di-trioi, 143.