BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 106, 25 October 1911, Page 8

BOWLING.

NOimiKRX ASSOCIATION. THE COMING. TOCItNAMKNT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Tlie Council of the Northern Bowling Association met to-night to make arrangements for a big tournament, commencing in Wellington on January 8. Various committees were set up, and a programme prepared as follows: Entries will be divided into sections of ten, and nine games of 21 ends will be played. No section ties will be played, three games to be played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, winners of sections, and those who tie in sections, to be divided into sections of four and three. Games of 21 ends will be played on Thursday. The winners of sections and those who tie in sections will play off ("sudden death") for first and second prize banner and shield. The semi-finals will be played on Friday, and the final on Saturday, The third prize for rinks defeated in the champion rink games will be played on Thursday and Friday, and the first rounds of the rinks defeated in the champion rink games on Thursday, the second round of rinks winning the first round and the rinks losing in the first round of the champion rink trials on Friday, the third round of the rinks winning the second round and the rinks losing in the second round (if any) of the champion rink finals, first and second prize winners of the champion rink excluded. These matches, which will be decided by the "sudden death" rule, will be played on Friday, and the final on Saturday morning. Tho consolation prize, for rinks defeated in the champion rink, will be played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Entries will be divided into sections of four, and three games of sixteen ends will be played. No section ties to be played. The matches will be arranged for Thursday and Friday, and the final (of twentyone ends) for Saturday. It will be noticed that the programme contains rink games only, and that pairs are done away with. Assuming that the number of rink entries will be about a hundred, the earliest that any player can be put j out of full rink play with be Thursday I night. I The official opening of the Fitzroy green will be held to-morrow (weather permitting).