EXHIBITION BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 21 January 1907, Page 3

EXHIBITION BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

* EXCITING t'tAMKs. *■'« Press Association. I Chi-istehureh, January 111 1|I ;,;, 1 '""""S' tournamct was eon ei,,...-' U!j | V ! '"!'" In S iiiiilor adveive '"'V!;e !, faee'' 5 of J !-r ilß,nt !l ' l J o, "' ,l » l >''i's show-/ 1 • n H" ~0 «s 111111 and hail * m ,s being rendered necessary A »'«"> be expected, the greens mi ,':;;;„"; g« o d f„-„;, ~«t«°

A iiiimlH-r of neilelm. j] , . and si„„i,.. 1 ,1, - lU! '<is 111 the doubles off ;„"tln L f ,l, "l )ionsl '-l's were ~„t " the inornmg, as also was one of I!" ■oeni-hnals i„ the I! grade f I Victo IT ( rl • S;;)'loleated JJ llnwlill ', k v 0 m Stf T s di(licl " ty ] >y ,B l»«

'< »<1 Uonug) (1( . f1 , 1t , , """" . a »;;'- * Knelj- contend ™ V, 21 * 0 *. tirocii Island ( Mi r Uoll . • 1 :..;: i ,.)™ n «>*"/ <»a«i.«t Victoria . !;;" ,iil;tl i ; i »mi >',„.„„ ami Keith '''"' l ' 1" "1 »"''••>'-! <-.•»('iy,i i, r r.;- l 1 ,! i ,"^. l ' , : r ""■ ■■»"' l^" l^ lr J2 l "! l ,„,'";V.' 1 * .'»'"' '•"•, ll "' wonderful recovery made I,V 1 lh.\v wciv ten dow„, „,„, , )1;l ~£ ''"■■-t erratically. K rom (lli . . <( ,|,, ( ; w.nv.s, Urev j.,,.,1,,,1 i!„. niS( .| V(>s | ;'"".' 11, ', , " 11 . r - ■"»' put up a stubborn i t t;; I a,,, 1( V , ?.. ecor,!l . 3nl '«' ■' no id. .UcLaien rcniirod two '"t'e "ml three to win. | c „,' , •"it his oppoiwulV, shot w tl> 11,0 iirt noil of securing four, but ami il 'Tilth oi an inch. ■> J'ne game bctivcen Taieri and St -loans was undoubtedly the gem /, ■ie tournament, being lull of eveito "K-nt from start to iim.sh. n of the contest:^ '■' "weM'tVy brilliant play ,„' Joliiißtoi. the St. Albans skip\. and <- steadiness under adverse cireum-•-la onl the Taieri rink. Up to t;,o en h Jioad, cael, s id c scored alternate '.. the gaino standing at 11-7 in John stuns favour. On tno 12th bead St. Albans obtained lour. 13-8. Tin sw "f P««»veil ualil ■ the 17th head, "lien K, all was recisteml At tip mst head St. Albans were 21 to Tai■ons 10, and Carswell's task appeared aopolcss. The Southorncrs. however, stuck to it gamely, and priced bowls Kl round the jaek, tlie St. Albans ■■;«>- tor once playing miserably, and linen lying six w nen tk . skj WC]]t (i ""-" to play. Johnstone played a good one and saved four, and Cars well retorted with a lucky one which "gam gave him C. Instead of plnvin- to -ine, Johnston,, assayed to draw°llic net, but bumped against oiro of his own side's bowls half way up the grcou, laien thus registering a most sensational win by a single point. The final between Payne and Cars well is to be played at the Canterbury ■ given on Monday afternoon. Tlie-tfoul)lcs and singles will also be continued mj the Canterbury green coinmchcing_at '.) a.m. The tournament will conclude on Tuesday, and in me evening a smoke concert (when (lie prizes will be presented) is to be held at tiro Alexandra Hall. ;