BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 27 October 1906, Page 2

BOWLING.

ANOTHER NEW ZEALAND VICTORY. , PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 9,25 p.m,, October 26.

Melbourne, Oat, 26, The New Zealanders played Moonee Ponds. They had a oordial reception. There was lovely weather. The pavilion was embellished lavishly with words of greeting in Maori. The visitors were charmed with this and the surroundings. The New Zealanders state that the green is the ievellest they have expeneooed since their arrival in Australia, Flay generally wbb of an even order. The New Zealanders were evidently more acouetomed to the length than in yester day’s match. They consider that with a little more praotioe in this length of green they will be able to hold their own, Close results may be looked for in the matob Australia versus New Zealand. To-day the results were : New Zealand , 172 Moonee Foods ... ... 146 Eeoeivod 9.34 p.m,, October 26. The soores of the New Zealanders were Bastings, Court, Sneddon, Osmond, 27 ; opponents, 12. Short, Bankin, Waddell, Dail, 17; opponents, 22. I/Bfevre, MoPherson, Buchanan, McLaren, 21; opponents, 27. Black, Clark, Gnrdner, Wheeler, 16 ; opponents, 19. Beid, JsoksoD, Smith, Payne, 17: opponents, 20. Bee, Akburst, Soott, Mowlem, 19; opponents, 17, Durie, Thomas, Gillies, Keast, 32; ooponents, 17. Manning, Coop, Hancock, Bouskil l , 23 j opponents, 15.

At the conclusion the New Zealanders were toasted, and acknowledged it with a stirring shout in Maori, “We have eome to see you, to learn from you; we have learnt; we appreciate the fairness," The local players were interested in the novel response.

Received 1 a.m,, Oil. 27. The New Zealand bowlers were enter' iained by Mr Henry Skinner, president o ■be Sooth Melbourne Crlcke* and Footbal

Clubs and Ihe Albert Para Bowling Club. At 8 o'olook to-night eight rinks engaged in a friendly match, under brilliant eleotrio light, with the Albert Park Club, At 10 o’clock Mr Skinner enter'

tained 300 at a champagne supper. All the offioials of the Bowling Association were present, also the preside nts and other officials of metropolitan olubß. It was a brilliant funotion. The Mayor of South Melbourne said ho reoognised Mr Wheeler as a fellow Bendigonian. Mr Wheeler, responding,. said that New Zealanders travelling in the interests of sport never forgot the unique weloonoa extended by the Albert Park Club. All were delighted at the experience of bowling by eleotrio liglP. Piay was resumed at 10.45. The

team are leaving Bailors,t early in the morning en route to Adelaide.