BOWLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1927, Page 4

BOWLING.

HOKITIKA v. BIN WOOD. Two rinks from the Lin.wood Club, Christchurch, who are with a travelling party of thirteen, ladies and gentlemen arrived in Hokitika yesterday afternoon and played two rinks at ;5..‘10 o’clock. The green rolled out well in .spite of the rain of the previous night. Afternoon tea was provided and the conditions were very pleasant in warm •sunshine as the game proceeded. The result was a win for Hokitika by 6 points, each side winning one game. During the tea interval. Mr If. A. Thompson extended a- welcome to the visitors. Messrs Allen and Sprosen replied expressing pleasure at the reception, the condition of the green, and the hospitality of the Indies. The details are: HOKITIKA' I,INWOOD Breeze Olivers I, akin Ramsay Thompson Allen Stevenson (s). Afuirson (k). 17 19 King J. Taylor Moore Mazey W. Wilson Sprosen Hayward (s). Johns fs). 26 17 Totals ... 42 ,20 The following will represent- Rllll- - in their match with Groymouth, to lie played at Groymouth on Saturday for the Reynolds Badges: Bowes, Spedding, Brown, Loach(s); Halliday, AVarburton. Southward. Rao (s); Cooke, Devine, Heslin, Alunson (s) ; Swallow', Unwin. Currie Baddeloy (s).

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. [BY TF.LF.ORAPTT PKH CFIKSS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. Jan. 20. Fine weather prevailed for the continuation of the Dominion howling championships to-day. Results of the rink championship, fourth round of post section play:— Stewart (Dunedin) 18, beat Havden (Takapiina) 12; Benefield (St. Johns) 20. bdat MaxwdM Walker (Auckland) 10; Laurenson (Carlton) 25, heat MeRohie (Renmera) 10; Pilkington (Hamilton) a bye.

Fifth round—Pilkington 28 beat Hayden 13; Stewart l(i beat Laurenson 13; Benefield a bye. Semi-finals—Benefield 22 beat Pilkington 0; Stewart u bye. Owing to Stewart having two lives. Benefield will have to heat him twice to win the championship. THE PAIRS. In the pairs championship, the last four green winners to go forward for post section play were found ms follows— Section B—Walker (Auckland) ; Section L—Hnrrnway (Green Island) • Section N—Armstrong (Ptikekohc) ; Section R—Pilkington (Hamilton). The post-section play in the pairs resulted :—• SECOND ROUND. UP I (Hamilton) 17 heat Torrance (Pwsonby) 16. Livitiirstone (Oneltunga) 29 heat J. D. Smith (Dunedin) 24. ft, h i away (Dunedin) 24 lient Armstrong (Pukekohe) 12. Walker (Auckland) 29 beat Chapman (Rocky Nook) 20. THIRD ROUND. Proctor 22 beat Atkinson2o. Harraway 25 beat Livingstone 9. Bell 17 beat Hutchison 14. Following are now left in the pairs: Bell (Hamilton), Walker (Auckland), Harraway (Green Island), Pilkington (Hamilton), Proctor (Remuera), Benefield (St. Johns). THE SINGLES. The only matches in the singles championship ims'that in which Clarke

(Rocky Nook) 22 beat Maher (Westend) 9. . Besides Clarke, the following are still left in the singles.—-Mclntyre (Hamilton), Bell Junr. (Hamilton), Walker (Auckland), Smclfie (Green Island). Mclntvre is the only two lifer.

The programme for to-morrow is that Benefield will pipy Pilkington in the second round of the pairs competition in the morning, and will play Stewart in the rinks final in the afternoon.