OUR BOWLERS ON TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 95, 10 April 1908, Page 3

OUR BOWLERS ON TOUR.

iUli illllfJJ li.bl iIAAUI. aeu zi:a;.a\im:i:s ui:i>:a n:j). Kraeivi-d (Rli, 'J.lifi ji.ni. Melixuiine, April !>. \irtoriu defeated JN«_• w Zealand in the I third match nv 121 to W. 'Die niai. 'i was pla\ed «u the Cariiuu green, whieii was in perfect condition. There wa* a fair attendance. 4.alurions weather pievailed. 'i Ik- .New Zealander* wen; heartily wekonieil. DETAILS.

-New Zealand Smith, Martin, Coltman, lioliUteiii (.skip), IS; Victoria— Ouver, Trickett, Wright, Waxn.au 1 -wp 1, -1. it was an even game until he sixth end, when the New Zealanders "■d I'}' two. During the next live ends t.ie \ ictonans failed to score «iving thvisitors a lead of four. Waxi'min gained several singles, followed in- a brace and a four. At the twentieth "end the New

inlanders were leading by 'i. Vk-tori.i . scored at the remaining .'iid. New Zealand—.Smith. Broad. Waddeil

bishop (skip), 18; \j,-toria- -Jamie-on. »ood, Collins, Stephens («kij>). For tilL' first SeVCII ~n < ls UIC visitors sCOI'CCI only two, made at the end. Yietoria getting nine. Fur iU(' ,„.\t u-n ends Victoria stored six. live ends yielding nothing. At the tenth end \ juoria led by four. At the tweuticth.thc game evened up by steady Muring nn the part of the visitors, who were leading l.y two. Victoria got (our in tin- Uvent v-'lir.sl end. followed by a pair and a single, the visitors scoring three in (he twentyfourth end, but failed at the last end." New Zealand—Wallace. Gee, Findlay, llain (skip),:!!; Victoria-MorrUon. \\\ Woods, tirarcll. Smith (skip). M. At the fifth end Smith got seven in. making the total nine against the New Zealanders' three. In the following eight ends Hain increased the score to I(i. while Smith totalled 111. The remainder ] of the game was of an even character. 1 Both captains were well supported, s Hain scored at thirteen ends, but 10-t f i.i- three points in the last six ends. i

New Zealand Chegwin, Golsiebler. Allnutt, Johnston (skip), 18; Victoria— Strieir, Shaw, Hannah, Leeouillard (skip), 17. This game was remarkable for low scoring, neither side getting more than two at any end. The play »a- even throughout the tenth end, when the game was six all. At the fifteenth end the .New Zcalanders were leading by one, overhauling their op]K>neuts, who lost live ends.

New Zealand Bunting. Manniim. Bastings. Bcntloy (skip), il: Victoria'Warner. Jackson. Crul, Harrison (skip), 36. The New Zealand.'!'- scored at the ! nr-i tw.. ends. 1:,.-, fai.cd i„ do anvthing during l, : , following -h. wlrlc the locals scored licelv. including a two and a five. Al the eighth end the \ ictorians wen- Is. At the ninth end liontley scored live. At the tu.'lllh cml Vieloria led by \l. t ,e,i they failed at several end-, while t!i" New Zealanderearried the sore to 18. Thenceier;:, the New Zen landers -,,, red at only on-.-end, making ilnce. while their opponent, missed only one end. goring a mi" a'.id a live. The totals for the fifth end w ere •New Zealand 13, Victoria :in : for i li.. tenth. New Zealand :',:!. Yiel-iria ."-:>: ! ,r the lifteentb. New Zealand lis. Vh :-n , 117: lor the twentieth. New Zealand ,'.i, \ i.-toria 9-1.

The team- were entertained lo night at diuiu-r by lb.- ~r.-id.-m ><{ I hi- Vi,~ toiian A--0,-i..ii,,,| i .Mr. Cliai-V- V-,,»!-!.

Thomas died at the ho-pitvl of diubele-. IK- will be i,u:-i-l 1,-..;„,.„r0w. The Uiwliti- Mag- Me at half-.na-t. The New /.'alindei, and the Victorians are sending wreath-.