BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 55, 25 March 1901, Page 2

BOWLING.

On Saturday two rinks from the Feeding Bowling Club tried conclusions with the local Club, thegaroe resulting in a decisive victory for the horee tram, the scores being Feilding 30, New Plymouth 62. Some of the best players, on such occasions as this, are often unable to get away, so that a visiting team is handicapped in not being able to put in its full strength. At the same tim<), Saturday baiug market day here, prevented some of our own men I from playing, who would, under other j circumstances, have done so. During the tour of our local men down the 'coast last year, the Feilding bowlers were successful in defeating their ppi ponents. The green on Saturday was in excellent condition, and gave every ! chanee for good play; the weather wes all that could ba desired,

For tho first half dozen beads the game was all in favour of the visitor?, the sixth head showing Feilding 14, New Plymouth 6. After thip, however, the local men, with defeat staring tbem in the face, were put on their mettle, the result being that they gradually drew away from the . opponents, Paul's rink beating Say well's by 6 points, and Rundle's defeating Sandarlaod's by 26. Tha plnyers and scorns :

Feilding. New Plymouth. Crabbe W. Bundle lethbridgo Knyve't Fookes (sub.) Ab. Gold water Saywell (skip).. 20 Paul (skip) .. 26 Phelps Dempsey Barton Oarth&w MeLaren McKe'lar Sanderlands (skp) 10 8. Bundle (skp)36 During tho afternoon t-a was dispensed by Mesdames Dempsey, Fookes, and Mills and was much appreciated by the bowlers as well as the large number of visitors present. Mr. Paul, in thanking the visitors for their presence, alluded to the fac. that New Plymouth hid vindicated the defeat they suffered when p'aying at i Fieldini?, Mr. Lethbridge, M.H.R., on borwlf of the visitors, expressed the pleasure it had given the Fielding bowlers to come to New Plymouth, but admitted that they would have bean more pleased to have scored a victory. He thanked the Club for the reception accorded to them, and especially thanked the kdiea for tbe excellent refreshments provided. Three cheers were given for the yititora, the Udies, arid the Club.