BOWLING NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 12, 15 January 1903, Page 3

BOWLING NEWS.

NORTH lb LAND TOURNAMENT. PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION Palmeeston North, January 14. The tou.nam--n!; was continued i ■ magnificent weithir, >,i,e most ioteresv ing feature of the day's p'ay being the dtfa*; of who were then unbeaten, by the V bataupoko Uaui of Gis'oorne. Palmerston won tha next two games, and is leading with N both teams having s-ven wins and a loss. Hastings and Newmirke'i hav six wii g and one loss. has six wins and two losse 3 , and Gisborne five wins and two losses.

In the Welling'on-New Plymouth match, the bo*l of the W6lli gton f kip touched a Wellington player's fr>ot, Nev Plymouth protested, and Wellington los-t the bowl, thus pi actually giving a win to New Plymouth.

Palmsrs'on's chances far tho championship are considered to be excellent.

SIXTH ROUND. Porsonby 19 v. Nekton 13 Whataupiko 36 v. Car'erton 6 P*tei 22 v. Straifor.! 16 Newmarket 24 v. Wav rley 11 Kaiti 22 v. Pahia'ui 18 Uppar Plaits 23 v. Auckland 17 N tpier 27 v. Victoria 14 Gisbirne 17 v. Wanginui 14 Petone 30 v. MastTton 14 Palm-raton 16 v. Hustings 15 New Plymouth 30 v. Wellington 27 Tborndon 32 v. Dannevirke 15 Hawera and Feilding a bye

BEVENTH B IUND, New Plymouth 16 v. Waverley 15 Dinneviike 23 v. Gisborne 21 Thorndon 18 v. Poasonby 17 Newmarket 21 v. Stratford 19 Whataup ko 26 v. Palmerston 15 Napisr 24 v. Petone 15 Auckland 30 v. Carterton 16 Maa'erton 21 v' We'.lingion 23 v. Victoria 18 Hastings 20 v. Wa» g-»oui 17 Newtown 25 v. Foildirg 6 Patea 28 v. Kai'i 15 Pahiatua and Upper Plaice byei EIGHTH ROUND. Wanganni 20 v. Whataupoko 11 TJpp'r Plains 23 v. Carterton 21 N ipier 18 v. Hawera 17 Pa'merstou 22 v Auckl nd 15 Gisborne 21 v. Ponponby 15 Newmarket 28 v. Kuti 13 Feildiog 19 v, Tborndon 10 Stra'ford 22 v. New Plymouth 21 Hastings 21 v Dinncvirke 16 P-ttea 24 v. Pahiatua 13 Wel'ington 26 v. Petone 7 Y'otoria 23 v. Waverley 18 and Newtown byes

Referring to the first day of the Bowling Tournament, the Marawatu Daily Times says: —" Tbe surprise ef the fli\'s play wjß the defeat of the redoubtable playe-s repres n iag tbe Wel ington Club (skipped by Ballinger) by the recen'ly fo>med Rt-atfurd Club's te-m, men «h j are only neophytes at the game, it one of the most games of the day, 1 and provided tVe most exciting finish. | At the" last head W» lling oi wmted 5 to win, and succeeded in placi- g the j dumber of bills required near the j ck. The Stratford skip, however, was equal to the (ccasion, and hid the shot, thus cutting the Wellington bowls ou\ His te im therefore bad He na'isfaction of wianing by 21 to 18. The game excited keen in'eres f , and tho finish was watched by a large cumb°r."