BOWLING TOURNEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7718, 21 January 1905, Page 2

BOWLING TOURNEY.

(Per Press Association.) CUIUSTCIIUrtCII, Jan. 20. The New Zealand Howling Assodiation's tournament was concluded to-day in fine weather, though a ,north-easterly Mind was a trifle Strong at times, interfering, slightly I with play on a few occasions. The following were the resmltsi : Rinks- semi-finals—phoenix (TaV- | or) 24 beat Christchui'ch (Bishop) W<; Newtown (Prince) 24 beat Ashburton (Harrison) 19. Final-New- , ■* ow " °« , Wylie> ' r ' Wise ' H - Trico ! fcna Q, (PrlnM! BS b"eas PKoents tj. BbonM*, % Uom.t, &, Heron! • end Ji fflayforo tt6i EotHtHrd prize \ tMKbwlon (Bbntsonj &Q beat Chrjfit. . phurofl ißisbop) 112, | Dflufilesi BeBPl-fiaai-Saimaiera ana i Sneddon l(i beat, Braukenridge (2) ] '1.4.. Fmal—Saunders and Sneddon ' (Kaituna) 27 beai Scoullar anil IBenllcy (Rostynj) 11. For third prize i ilhompson and Gooder (We,llin K ton) boat Biaekenridge and Brackenridge (Victoria). h | Singles. semi-finals'—llarrawnv '>:) beat Scott 1.1, Neill 18 beat Jlclnjtyre 17. Final—Harraway '(Green jlsland) 24 beat T. Neill (Taieri) ;». For tbitid, prize A. C. Mclntviv I |('\iiori) ,19 beat W. A. Scott mi,,,- '. •din) 10. v f j The final of the rinks was a mo-t 1 .exciting match. Up to the sixteenth ' head both teams led alternalelv i ■and the play was full () f interest iTaylor's players supported him- vcrv poorly, whWe Prince, whose rink | won tho championship lust vear hud <• no such trouble* Taylor played a ' brilliant game, but could not win lor want of a better combination jinnee had miu,h the best of the <" game in the concluding stages win- r ,ning fairly easily. The doubles • proved a runaway Victory for the a Kaituna pniir, the veteran Sneddon " showing «s most characteristic lorm and Saunders leading exceptionally well fpr him, Bentlev was apparently unable to get the hang of the green, and was never in the hunt. llarrawiay, a very young " Player, had not much difficulty in v defeating Ndill. Th e g a me was u„. 8 attractive,. Neill failing t 0 force his v opponent at nil. ,J 1