N.Z. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 17 January 1907, Page 3

N.Z. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

SECTION \YI.\XERS. I'er Press Association. Christchlrcli, January Id. Tlie bowling tournament was con tinned to-day in capiat weath -r, the variou. greens being in excellent playing trim'. Thd se,until (ami last) round of lhe riuk championship games was decided this morning. A con sidcrab'c number of ties for first, se eond and thiid places resulted. All of these were got oil' will due expedition, and several of the games between section winners were decided at uio Canterbury green in the afternoon. The most sensational of these, anil without cpiestion the harde.-t fought of ihe whole tournament, was the contest between Duaedin (McLaren) and North Knd. Invertargili (Uain). Both rinks contain players of wide experience, and the ships posses dug some thing more than a .New Zealand imputation, every step of he way was stub bornlv contested, for the issue »;i., in doubt wiien .McLaren's last howl was delivered. The shot decide.! the is sue and gave Duncdin a win bv one point. _ " The anangements coiitiniie to give the utmost satisfaction, boih Mr li. T. Wheeler (secretary lo the AsscciaCon) mid .Mr F. Saxtoli (his eapab e tirst lieutenant) putting unlimited energy' into their onerous tisks. Spcial preparations have be. n mad' to en sure the. completeness of Indies' day (Friday), and it is anticipned that ihe fii'netioii will result in a bri limit siiccc.s.-, b-mg neliieved. The very large contingent of bowlers already in town has heeu considerably aur.mcnf. d from all parts of the colony laud »■ v eral fro,u Australia), v,„o purpose taking p .it in die doubles ami singles The following table shows Ihe pod tion of the dllfercnl links after the seventh round, played today, arranged in order:

Modioli 1. Win. I... i, OuHon (Kitpmr) .. 7 0 Jto.-!vii (Wi-ddci-spuon .. •"> 2 Wdlimtloii (Mcl.can) .. 1 3 l'ort Chalmers (Murray) 3 4 Hum-din (Wrait) .. 3 -1 I'alnicrsK.u N. (Talker) ;i -1 Sydenham (T.rhn) .. 2 •'. Auckland (l.voiw) .. 1 l) Section II. Taicn (Carsw-41) .. (i 1 Waio.ate ((.'oilman) .. f> 2 Victoria (Keith ) '"> - Cia-istchurch (li.slmp). . -I 3 I'nikvl (.Ucrclicr) .. :j I Canlcrluiry (Cee) .. 3 I Timani (i'riii'/c) .. 1 U MiKon (Moore) .. ■■ 1 «■ Section 111. Tnieri iCi,ri,tic) ■■ « ' \idoria (lSrackenbralge) .4 3 L'h.ivnix lU-.-waU) .. 4 3 (iislmnic U'onsiordl .. -1 3 I'etono (Wvlic) .. .. 4 3 Core (HuMl .. .. « -i .Newtown (ISrifiliwell) .. 3 -1 Thorndon (! Slant-Hard I .. 0 7 Section IV. i'ahncrstou A. (Xasli) ■• « 1 Nowlow.'a (Prince) .. -1 3 (Vcalc) .. 4 3 Sydenham (Clu-win) .. I 3 Wcl iniitmi (I'orleolis) .. 4 ' 3 Southland (Taylor) .. 3 4 {lore (huersun) .. 2 •> Caledonian (Ccbbiej .. 1 « Section V. Cliri.-lclnuvli (McDoujrari) 5 2 Timaru (McIIuu-Iicmjii) .. 3 2 Creen Island I.McDonald) 4 3 t idled (Uowei .. ■■ 4 3 Norih laid (Smith) .. 3 4 llHHL'iolM (0-V:\HV, : l) 2 S I'on.onby (T. Drown) .. 2 .> Cri-vmouth (Sko.nUiad) .. 2 » Scciion \l. Kaituua (I'ayne) .. (i 1 I'.aii-lutlia (Finn) .. ."> 2 Crcciiuicaiiows (Crowley) 4 3 V\Ylliii;;U>n (Moult) .. -I 3 Caledonian (O™) .. 3 4. Cnnt.-rbuiT (Ihmlinji) ■■ ' 3 I IMitK-iiix (Wadded) . ■• 3 4 I'almerston S. (Calloway) 0 7 Section VII. Thnr.nln,, .. (i 1 Dun! din (CilUc) .1 2 Chris'cburch (Cbsninanj 4 3 l.eoston (Dcnby) .. .. -I 3 Southhrid;;.- tl'uolc) .. 3 4 Si iron- (Ksson) .. 2 ,"> Kaia|ioi (W'ylivj .. .. 2 •'' Kailana (Sauudcr,,) .. 2 ."> Section VIII. Ila-lincs (Laud) .. 3 2 ManaM (Mason) •■ •"• - Tlmr.idon iMunrm .. 4 3 Vu'lim'lon (ll.illin- .. 4 3 Cantcbuiv (lUrhnv) .. 4 3 Waimatv (Coldslom-I .. 3 4 ISimcdin (YYhed-r) .. 3 4 liaiuvio/a [San-om) .. 0 7 S'-clion IX. St. Albans (.lohm-Jon) .. .") 2 UVIiin-;..!. (Jh-lll .. 4 3 Creen N'.aml (Vouiil;) .. 4 3 i Duin'din (Sinclair) .. 4 3 I,', dvn I Scott! .. .. 3 4 Cai.lVrbnrv (Scot) .. 3 4 Caledonian ll-Ccasl) .. 3 4 I ;„,-,.. Ulcliibiion) .. 2 3 Section X. ilmi'.'diii (Mcianviil .. 3 2 ,. |Wt Chalmers (Cray) .. 3 2 ,, l'al:i..a'-ton S. ll.cfcviv) 4 3 , iiaoiani (Mai'lin) .. 3 4 „ Asldnirloii (Harrison) .. 3 ■! CndMl (APimti) .. 3 4 Ca ed.aiiau (Colli!,-) .. 3 -I Kail una I I'at.'i vui) .. 2 3 Section XI. '' Norlli laid ll!ain I .. (i 1 c cl.rKl.-liiir.-li (Wlii.e) .. A 3 t CniC-d (.lacoii-l .. 4 v I'alHH-i.l.m X. i.lacksinil 4 3 - Wdliicatoii (McRcc) .. 4 3 v Cali'ilniHiiii CNcolt) .. 3 ■] >' , •ivci-sliu.il .. 2 3 '■ St. Allians (Uapliael) .. 1 li