BOWLING TOURNEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7709, 11 January 1905, Page 2

BOWLING TOURNEY.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT GISBORNE. (For Press Association.) GISBORNE, Jan. 10. The bowling tourney was continued to-day in beautiful weather, ■ Gisbornej, Grdenmeadows, and Ha»1 tings? have won all their games. Exciting matches were played between 1 Greettmeadows and Wellington^ • Auckinud and Wellington, and | Auckland and Feilding. Greeomead- ! ows saved their unbeaten record by ■ dofeali&g Wellington, after a tie, the winningi shot being very wariu'ly applauded. Results for to-day : Remucra beat Dunnevirko, Wclltng- ' ton beat Auckland, Kaiti beat Pa- '■ tea, Feilding beat Napier, Gisbonic beat I'oiisoniby, Wangauui beet Hawera, Petone beat Mount Eden, Has- " tings beat Petone. Mnsterton beat 1 Whataupoko, Rocky Nook beat Te- -' rau, Dawiovh-ke beat Patea). Greenmeadows beat Napier, Hastings 1 beat Wangauui, Mount Eden beat ' Whataupoko, Auckland beat Iteinu- ■ crai, Feilding beat Wellington, Ponsonby beat Kaiti, Victoria beat Hawera, Carlton beat Petone, Mas- \ terton beat Rocky Nook. Hastings beat Hawera;. Victoria beat Whataupoko. Wangauui beat Carlton, J Mount Eden beat Rocky Nook, Te- • rau beat Petone, Gisbomo beat NaP'or, J'atea beat Hemuera, Foikling boat Auckland, Ponsonby boat Dannovnke, Greanuieadows beat Wellino- ). toni ° i Kaiti 28 v. Patea 8. 5 Napier 16 v . Feuding 17.-Napicr , held the lead for the greater portion of the game, but a timely 4 in i the last head but one gave Feilding • a point to the good l . Napier got 1 i in on the last head, and made a i draw of the game. In the play-off , Feilding got a point in, and won by 18 ?o 17< I Danncvirko PO v t Patea 19.-This i was a splendidly contested _ »>•-,,«- KSt got a-lead 6 0?3 ; ca-tile 13th head, and Danncvirke f were only able to reduce this by 1 1 on the concluding head. ! Hawera 23 v, Wangauui 18.—H.i worn won after a close game. Up - to the. Uth head Wanganui had the i Wad, but a clever 4 becured by Ha- » wera put the teams on an equal footing, and from that out the is- . sue was never in doubt, j Hustings 25 v Wanganui 1(5 .-Hastings led to the seventh huud, when > Wanganui scored a pair and with three heads had 9 to their oppon- ? Zfru tfc "rtccnth, fourS, 1 andfilteenth heads gave Hastings a 1 u°? ench ' nnrt Iliadc ll, eir load 8 . (which they maintained to the close - and won by 9. i Victoria 18 v. Hawera I*7—This 1 game excited great interest, Hawera getting into much better form than 1 ion the opening day. Two Jieads , liom the dose it looked certain Ui„t ,- Hawera would win, as they were • playing in line form, ami had 17 t<> 1 13 on at the lilth head. Then Vici torin got on 4, which brought them t even, and scoring again on the con--1 eluding head they won bv a single I amidst much excitement. Hustings 21 v. Hawera l">.-Both . teams were level on the fifth head. • On the tHh Hawera had three shots - lying on the jack. Hastings then . slowly forged away, and were 13 to 6on the 13th head, which was increased to 10 on the concluding head. On the 18th Hastings were 20 to Hawera's 12. The scores on the final head were Hastings 24 and - Hawera 14,