BOWLING.
A start was made with the Club pairs championship games on Mondf evening, for Which eight pairs cntere The first two rounds were complct< on Wednesday evening, leaving Ho< •and Quarrie and Moyuihan and Mc gan to play off in the final. Followii are the results:— FIRST ROUND.
Roach and Whibley 3d v. Wilkiusi and Franks 13.
Hook and 'Quarrie 26 v. Bovis ai Clayton 11. v Grey and Knowles 23 v. Blackwo and Mason 15. *
,Moynilian and Morgan 24 v. Hen: and Jones 16. SECOND ROUND."
Hook and'Quarrie 25 y. Grey ai Knowles 15.
JMoynihan and Morgan 19 v. RO3. and •Whiblev 17.
FINAL ROUND.
The final was played last cvenin when Moynihan and Morgan defeat Hook and Quarrie by 19 to 17. At t conclusion of the 18th head Morg was eight up, but the 19th lieacPs. Quarrie reduce this advantage
four, following this up with a furtl two points.
It has been decided to hold a rin championship -early next week, whi will be run on 'the "sudden deatl principle. The personnel of the rin will be drawn for by the selectors, is hoped that as many members as pi sible will take part.
Three rinks from the Northern Cli Palmerston Noith, will visit the lo< Club to-morrow afternoon.
AFRICAN VIEW OF N.Z. TOURISTS. .-*.'_ Under the heading "New Zeala Lawn Bowlers Show Chicago How Play," a Chicago newspaper tells chatty fashion "of the games played that city against the American ria by the New Zealand bowlers on th way back to the Dominion after th English tour. "Aside from the fi the old quotation, 'They drank trine bowl and bowl'd for what 11 drank,' hasn't the meaning in t country it has where lawn bowls u game to be ranked with cricket, fo ball, and golf," the American repor comments, "the New Zealand team lawn bowlers had other essentials ol great afternoon on the green of 1 .Lakeside Club yesterday. They m the first of two international matel 134 points to 100, and the tea at h« time was excellent* Whether th have been international matches lawn bowls before or not is immateri the present jaunt of 58 bowlers fr New Zealand, where a populace of 1 than half of Chicago's supports '< clubs, puts the game, into the class big league" competitions. Even in .matter of money, the sport moved into the. class of polo,, big game hu ing, and heavy-weight boxing. 1 visitors are spending something m than a third of a million dollars their nine months' tour of the bowl: greens of the world." The wri goes on to, explain to his readers, Chicago that "the game is played a massaged and . lotioned stretch greensward," and he describes a be as a " lopsided ball.'' These, and otl descriptions in the vernacular, make appear that "the game of is l as widely known in Chicago as in N Zealand, but: the individual seores the first match show that the Am< can bowlers by no means disgra< their city. . "Boomerang" in the Sydney "J feree'' says:—"That the Australi bowlers are having a great time the Dominion, but mildly expresses i sentiment. There are no,'difference as we know the term; all is cordial and warmth, and when the day con for departing, none will be more gretful than we. The bowlers of i Dominion have risen to the oecjasi Whether it is Bill, Tom, Jack, or Har if he is a visitor, he is taken as he found."
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