BOWLING TOURNEY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 27, 15 January 1912, Page 5

BOWLING TOURNEY.

THE NORTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION’S' MEETING. THE PRIZE-GIVING. (Per Press Association ) Wellington, January 14. , The anmial tournament of the Northern Association concluded on Saturday on Wellington’s Club’s green. The weather was had, and heavy rain overnight made the greens dead and heavy. Shower's fell at intervals during the day and a high wind swept over the ground and did not improve the play, rile erratic behaviour of howls causing much amusement. ' ' . The tournament, which was the Suggest ever held in ' Now Zealand, was a great success all through, the arrangements being perfect in every way. Some 560 games wore played without the slightest hitch, and the matiigement received warm congratulations. It had been intended to wind up with a big “At Home” on the Wellington green, but the bad weather prevented this, and only some two hundred enthusiasts saw the conclusion of the bug carnival.. . Newtown arid Carlton teams met for the final in the Consolation prize competition. The former team comprisid Mayo (sub), J.' Sexton, Price, and Prince (s.), and the latter, Otter, Gaudin, Lamb and McGregor (s.). Half way Newtown was leading by one point. Both teams played well, Prince’s team untimatoly winning .by m to 21. . \ Victoria and Ponsonby teams mot in the final of the Last Try competition. The teams were:—Victoria: Tucker, Chapman,. Hatch, and Hemingway (s.); Ponsonby, Casey, Beecrop, Snaddon, and Walker (s.)_. Rain jot in during lunch, and the wind increased in strength,, and after playing i head. or two a halt had to be called for some time. , The: game afterwards degenerated into i something: , ;Jikp Va farce, anything approaching-accuracy being impossible," but'• Kjjj good play in the last head the team-i managed to tie, and ffn "extra’.head had to bo played, resulting in the for Victoria by 22 to 5R Vv' Bot]l,*team'3 ~vere heartily cheered.’ , ' 'h Immediately on :tho ; cpnclrision-of the game, the prizes were' presented in the . tea-roorii by Mrs, J. lj. .Keith' wife ‘of tho president of "the asfebpjfition. ", '.. ■ -.■ . O’-' In the, championship, the first prjhe went to the Newton team (Warrick, Puff, Pollock, and Wylie .(s'.)w'hpehcjl received a trophy valued at £2 ;.10s ■ind a certificate with the names' engraved ■ thereon, .the club also. TeGoiy.4 ing one. _ V"•. The second prize went to the’Wp]lington team—Neijgeri, Sijmn, Allen and! Still l(s.—who- each rece.vod.'-irv trophy valued at £2 and a certificate ivit-h the names , engrossed. • ,4 In tho Consolation prize there were four trophies valued at one guinea each, and the Last Try prizes .weyde four trophies valued at 80s each, 'ir.’i ! The winner of the championship afso received the Northern Bowling Association’s banner and shield. v :