BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1911, 22 October 1906, Page 3

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS NEW SOUTH WALES.

PRBSS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT Received 8.42 p,m„ October 20. Obatawood (N.S.W.), Ootober 20. A Jargo attcndanoo witnessed tbo interState bowling match botweon New South Waloi and Now Zealand. The weather Was splendid, and tho green in fine com anion. Tho wisdom of playing a sevenrink matoh was borne out by tbo result, ■too play of tho New Zealanders ginarally °‘. a very high order. Local opinion of MoLaren’s play acolaimod him as tho nnost player on tho green. ludeed, some of his shots in what was apparently a hopeless position elioited loud obeors on tboir successfully accomplishing their mission. In the mothod of potting down tho bowl the New Zealanders an objeol lesson before New South Walss players, Tho fourth ririk on tho greon was vaoant. On tho eighth rink MoLaren was ably barked up, especially by Buchanan in third plsoo, and with a strong local team against ihtm tboy put up a fine oard. Similarly on No. 1 rbk Payno bad an outstanding viotory, his opponents being captained by Halts, a | Slate champion. At the outset the looal men played somewhat nervously, with the exception perhaps of No. 3, whore they got a heavy laad on Wheeler's leem. The latter, with a lot of ill Inck. seemed hopelessly beaten, but settling down to an uphill <»>k, they msde wh-t was a really sirvio at>ie rscovory. iMihcugh at tho finish the oard showed them elevin down, on the 18th head they werp 16 down. Sneddon’s rink was agaiu unfoi tuna f o They managed to keep jast ahead to tho 11th head, when their opponents drew level, and from that out left them, the visiiors finishing 18 d >wa. On No. 6 there was a great tusile. New Zealand having tho worst of it till the 12th head, when they crept up. They weie two Dp on the 22ad head, but dropped the advantage with three points extra on the concluding heads. Bou-kdl’s team on the oth rink made a dose finish, being one op, the lcoals coming on strongly from tho !S:h heal. Waddell on No. 7 held his opponents with easa right through. Ths Now Zealanders were oordially congratulated on their viotory, They played with great keenness throughout The scores were

No. 1 Rink,

Read Hogue o<moad Morris Staiih MoLersoo Payne 37 Hole 17 No. 2 Rink, Deo Blanckll Basiicgs Johnson Gardiner Gartrell Snoddon 16 Fitzgerald 34

No. 8 Rink. Scott Leaoh Manning Walker Gillies OraDe Wheeler 16 Howe 27 No, 5 Rink. Akhursl Cbepman Lefaer Derzer Dale Dove Bonskill 21 Wilkie 20 No. 6 Rit,k. Rankin Soott Lediogham Marsdsn Keast Cromp Taylor 22 Reeder 25 No. 7 Rink. Black Taylor Maogibbon Williams Hanooek Louden Waddell 31 Larbalisiier 20 No. 8 Rink, Durie Leech Natter Morgan Buobanan Strong MoLaren 29 Currie 14 Totals : New Zealand, 172 ; New South Wales, 157.

Reoeived 4,27 p.m., October 21. Sydney, Oot. 21. The Sunday Times says that McLaren worked like a wizard, and direoted bis men splendidly. Do what he would Currie could never be sure of beating the Maorilanders as long as the la'ter bad a howl to send along. There wore limes when it was difficult to sav whether MeLaren or bis third man (Buobanan) Hi t better work. Payne, one of his rink, was only inferior to MoLaren.