BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 186, 12 January 1912, Page 8

BOWLING.

NORTHERNi TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The annual tournament of the Northern Bowling Association was continued to-day in fine weather. The greens were very true and fast. Competition for the championship has been now reduced to three rinks, of which the following are the skips: Still (Wellington), Walker (Ponsonby), and Wylie (Newtown. Tomorrow morning Still meets Walker, and in the afternoon Wylie. meets the winner. The second series of section play to-day for the championship resulted as follows: SECTION A. First Round: Lock 24 v. Kerr !lßj Still 21 v. Land 12. Second round:' Still 20 v. Lock 19; Land 21 v. Kerr 14. Third round: Lock 25 v. Land 13: Still 21 v. Kerr 16. SECTION B. First round: Bell 23 v. Craig 16; Walker 19 v. Hemingway ISI Section round: Bell 21 v. Hemingway 20; Walker 19 v. Craig 14. Third round: Walker 20 v. Bell 14; Hemingway 27 v. Craig 15. SECTION C. First round: Wylie 20 v. Snaddon 12; McDougall 22 v. Gordon 17. Second round: Wylie 19 v. Gordon 15; Snaddon 24 v. McDougall 16. •Third round: Wylie 21 v. McDougall 20; Snaddon 25 v. Gordon 16. CONSOLATION PRIZE. Competition for the consolation prize was commenced. The winners of the various sections are as follows:—A. Parata (Tehiwi), G. Wrighton (Napier), C. Ballinger' (Wellington), Ewington (Masterton), D. Bull (Napier), E. Jackman (Thorndon), Haldane (Takaka), Anderson (Stanley), Bland (Newtown), London (Wanganui), G. Cooper (Karori), H. Hollard (Hutt), J. Mackay (Westport), K. Eddie (Hutt), Smart (New Plymouth), L. Mason (Pihama), M. Southgate (Petone), N. Pryor (Hataitai), O. Brackenridge (Newtown), P. Vosseleir (Victoria), Mercer (Mount Eden), Dee (Maitai), S. Partington (Hawera), Ferguson (Otaki), Mcintosh (Onehunga), T. Nash (Palmerston N.), V. Pickering (Palmerston N.), W. Saywell (Feilding), X. Prince (Newtown), Y. McGregor (Carterton), Webb (Wellington), Sangster (Stratford). PRELIMINARY FINALS'.

The following met in the first round of the preliminary finals:—Manson 21 v : Bwington 10; Parata 14 v. Ballinger 10: Wnghfcson ( a bye); Hollard 17 v. Mackay 10; Mercer 24 v. Ferguson 18; Partington 2 0 y. Pickering 8; Nash 1& v. Mcintosh 11; Hueston 21 v. Dee 10Brackenridge 20 v. Pryor 14; Jackman 11 v Haldane 10; Bull 16 v. London 11; Bland 13 v. Anderson 11; Baildon 24 v Eddie 16; Mason 15 v. Smart 10; Mc-< Gregor 20 v Saywell 9; Prince (a fey*)}' Webb 18 v. Sangster 13. * i The second round will commence in the morniig. FTTZROY v. WAITAEA. Four rinks from Waitara journeyed to Fitzroy yesterday and played a banner match, being defeated by 20 points. Scores:— • . ' F. W. Oxenham, Morey, Ford, Lealand 16 Hellier, L. Sampson, Jack,' Wyllie ' 24 Chivers, Whitehead, Jackson. Abbott _ 20 George, Fraser, Pulford, Beekbessinger Morshead, Avery, Healy, Callender _. 29 W. Noswortlty, Klenner, Ford, Andrews •. 20 Allen, Dingle, Bennetts, Rennell 35 Rattenbury, Nosworthy, Gilbert, W. Sampson j» Totala 100 w