BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2083, 8 January 1908, Page 3

BOWLING.

I NOKT.IL INLAND TOURNAMENT. Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jail. 7.Tlio North Island Dowling .Association’s tournament was continued tods v in lino weather. Results: Section A: Fourth round —Auckland 6i> v. Rates 21, New Plymouth JO v. Thermion -US, Stratloul til v. Rocky Nook 53, Napier -17 v. Petouo 33, liawora tIS v. Hastings 40; filth round—Stratford 54 v, Potono 35, Now Plymouth 47 v. Napier 35, Unworn 4l“ v. I'hormlon 30, Hastings 50 r. I’ahiatua 32, Rocky Nook 58 v. Wavorley 32; sixth round—\Y> iverlev 51 v. lvnrori 41, Turunganui 51 v. Victoria 33, Masterton 54 v. Newiown 50, Dannevirke 30 r. Remuera 50, drcouniendow.s 2(1 v. Carlton iii. Sec 1 i.ui C: ’Fourth round—Victoria 00 v. lvarori 11, dreonmoadow.s 10 v*. Wanganui 37. Newtown 33 v. W nverlev 12, Masterton 48 v. Remuera 33, Carlton 47 v. Turanganui 13; fifth round —Wanganui -ID v. Dannevirke 31, Victoria 54 v. Waverley 3(5, Remuera 50 v. Ureenmeadows 31, Tuvanganui 40 v. Newtown 31, Callton 12 v. Masterton 31; sixth round —Petouo 44 v, Auckland 33, New i Plymouth 47 v. Stratford 35, Thorn- I dt>n 12 v. .Rahiatua 57, Rocky Nook 47 v. Pa tea 31, Napier 40 v. tlawera , 32, Rocky Nook 58 y. Auckland 32, < Hastings’ 50 v. Pahiatua 32, New Plymouth 47 v. Napier 35, Hinvera ( II v. Thonulon 30, Strattortl 54 v. •: Petouo 35. Section H : Fourth round j —.Feilding 43 v. Manaia 34. Fitzroy 30 > v. Ulnlf ilill 33, oreytown 15 v. Ivoibit rue 13, Mi. F.den 39 v. Palmerston 30. Cisborne 19 v. Ponsonby 13; liith round —-Clisborne 3i v. Alt. Fden 29, Pousonbv -11 v. drey town j 35, Palmerston 57' v. Fitzroy 25. ; Feilding 01 v. Kelburue 28, Wellingiou 18 v. Bluff Hill 30; sixth round j —Mt. lulen 07 v. drey town 23, Pal- j merstou 50 v. Wellington 39, Manaiu j -II r. Kelburue 33, Ponsonby 51 v. Feilding 2-1, Cisborne 52 r. Fitzroy i

In tho singles, Batldeley (Ponsonhy) 16. J. Bennie (Grafton) 22. J. Pat terson (17). and Colcluirst (.1.1) have readied tlie semi-finals.

In the pairs the following have readied tho semi-finals: —Simpson aml Tutt (Alt. Eden) 24. Little, and Young (Alt. Eden) 17, Smith and Parsons (Ponsonby) 27, anil Patterson ami Patterson (AYangnnui) 15. The tournament will bo continued to-morrow, anil the- finals played on Thursday.

TURAXGAXUI SPRINGS A SURPRISE.

(Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 7. The tournament was continued today, when some splendid games were witnessed. The Gisborne teams have been doing splendidly, and 1 anticipate that they will win their section. They defeated Ponsonbv bv 49 to 43. "In this game Alartin easily won his rink, and succeeded in winning tho aggregate. Surprises were tho order of the day on the Auckland green, whereon Peinuera went down before Masterton by 15 points; but the biggest of all Hie surprises was the play of the Turi.mganui teams. Their first- game of tho day was against tlie leading rinks (Carlton). The redoubtable Kilgonr went down before Alartin s team L.v 2S to 22, but Gniulin’s team suffered defeat at the hands of AA ilson by 2-> to 15. The game was a tough email through, and the win lor Carlton was all luck. With (Paulin's team laying the shot on the last head, Wilson played a lucky smack, knocking the shot howl out and lying 2. Gaudin missed his drive. Hail the nick not- eventuated there was every chance of Turangamti lying 2 and tieing. The game was a surprise to onlookers, and more so to Carlton, who had been told they had ‘‘a soft thing” on. They -admitted it was their hardest game. In their next es av Turangamti met- Newtown, the holders of the southern championship, and vanquished the veterans badly. Alartin especially punished his opponents, and drew Gaudin out of the fire, who had gone under b.v 2 points. The opinion was heard freely on the ground that Turangamti had’been, to list' a sporting term, "running a slinter” on the first day. It seems a peculiar thing for them to have gone down so -badly on the first day against weak teams and yet to "hold up their end” as they did against the best. All I can put it down to is bad luck and nervousness on the debut meeting. In their game against A’ictoria Tiirang.inui again ‘‘surprised the natives.” This team was one of tlie cracks, but with superb play Turangamti lowered their colors to an attack of 51 to 33, Alartin defeating Norwood by 29 to 17, while Gaudin vanquished the veteran Sneddon by 22 to 16. To-morrow Turangamti meets AA’averley and Karori, and has a bye. The Karori teams are being badly treated by all opponents. They sty Victoria ran over them by 66 to 14, and AA’averloy by 78 to 17. The weather is first-class, and everything is working smoothly and harmoniously. The finals are to be played on Thursday. l