BOWLING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 23 January 1907, Page 3

BOWLING

THE EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT Per Press Association. Cbristchurcb, Jamiar 22.

The New Zealand Exhibition tournament was concluded to night with the final of the double handed championship. The weather today was splendid for the concluding game-, and the Canterbury green 1111114! keener than

usual. In the afternoon, however. :i strong nor'-wester proved rather puzling, ami was responsible for a considerable amount of inferior play. in addition to the tournament games, rinks representing Dimedin met and defeated a couple of Wellington teams. To-morrow morning a three-rink matefi will be played between Duncdin mid Cliristchurch. The results are as follows:

Doubles Championship. Rixlh round: Johnston and Smith, IS, beat Craighead and Harrison, 12. Semi finals: Johnston and Smith, 17, beat Wallace and Hain, 15. Finals for first aud second places: Crawford and Sneddon. 20.. beat .lohnston and Smith, If). For third and fourth places: Wallace and Hain beat McDonald and Buchanan, 23—15.

Singles Championship.—Sixth" round: Sneddon, 15. beat Wallace, 12; Brack - enridge, 14, bent Barnett, 13. Semifinal: Sneddon, 15, beat Findlay, 12; Brackenridgc 11, beat Wilson. 1(1. Final, for first and second places: Brackenridge, 17, beat Sneddon, (i. For third and fourth places: Findlay, 22. beat 0. J. Wilson, IC. Kink games:' Dimedin—W. D. Wy att, W. Alloo. W. Sinclair, It. T. Wheeler (skip)— 21!, beat Wellington —J. M. Ceddes. W. J. Thompson, ,T. C. Webb. A. McKce (ski]))—l!). Dunedin—E. 11. llari'iuvay, Bastings, J. nunter, W. McLaren (skip)—lS. beat Wellington—E. II ill, 1'- Still, Bruns nell', ST. Bell (skip)-17.

NEW SOUTH WALKS v. AUCKI.ANI")

t'er I'ress Association. 'Auckaml, January 22. A mateii':. five rinks aside, was played between New Mouth Wales anil Auckland today on the Auekland Club's green. The lurf was fast and true, and though the visitors opened none too well, they improved as TTic game progressed and won on the aggregate bv 13 points, scoring 104 to 80. The rubber will be played tomorrow, four rinks aside.