BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 3

BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS ACS- ! TRALIA. AX EXCITING CONTEST. j Received April Hi, 9.18 pjn. Sydney, April 20. The howling match, Australia versus the Dominion, drew a good attendance at the Auhneld green, and an exciting finish was witnessed. The weather was rery fine. The mo*t sanguine supporter,* of the Maoriland team did not contemplate victory against euch a strong contingent as New South Wale--and Victoria were aide to put up against them, yet to everybody's astonishment the New Zealanders romped over their uppouent* in the first fifteen heads, and Australia did not appear to have a chance. The visitors were 11 up on th: fifth bead, 22 up on th,. tenth, and 24 up on the fifteenth head. Gradually the Australians began to puU down, th.; lead up to the twentieth, and in the final live heads they wore the New Zealandcrs' lead down till they were only three on with four rinks finished. The More stood: New Zealand !»7. ' ■ 'r! : n 85; liut Bentley's rink was ...

a great fight for victory ensued "U uieir U-rt. bead. The spectators were much excited before the 'kips took «li«.t. New I /.-aland was lying a «.tip|c, bill Soul- ! lar took one out. Strong, tic ;n o ,ng ! skip, laibsl to ..!',: lie po- , ... h Ills IHO -hot-. ..11l B-ll'lcv IU.""':"! ' ' -<-<>l»v l-.i.mg N.w /.'.ilaud ci.1,,1- (.> a c-iiid- of point-. Sores-:- i New Zealanil-StiiblHTliebi. Miyniri. Findlay. Weddell l-kipi. 22: Au-i i.i.i.i Brouvwicli. Smith. Shecdy. Ualm.in) (skip), 21. I New Zealand-Wallace. W. Martin. John-ton. Hain l-kip). 20; Australia - Tavlor. Crawley. W. W. Stephens, Ban (skip). 3(1. New Zealand Bunting, Thompson, Collman. Goldstein (-kip), 22: Australia — \\. Stephen*. Tatchell. Wa..ley. Stan liope (skip). 17. New Zealand—Bastings. Smith, Allnutt. Bishoii (skip), 33: Au-tralia - Walters. Johnston. Young. Rccier (-kip). U. New Zealand Chegwin, Manning. Scoullir. P-ntley (skipl. P.I; Au-tralia —Mark-. Franc-is, Most*, Strong (skipl, 28. At the con.-lii-ion of the match, Mr. Mel>-od. president of the New .South' Wale* Association, and Mr. Wcj,nlpresident of the \'i>torian As-oeiaticJn. emignitlllat.il the New ZealaiuleTs on their splendid virtory. The visitors presented Mr. Hnnni. secretary of the Victorian Ass.h iatimi. wi(h a silver shaving oStfit a- a token of their apprri-ation of kimlm-ses re reived.

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