BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1917, Page V

BOWLING.

DOMINION TOURNAMENT. '• OSMOND WINS THE RINK CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. In the semi-final rinks, Osmond (Auckland), 24, beat Sclmauer (()ucliun<ra!, 21; Spiller (United) 22, heat Smart (New Plymouth) 1(1 In the final of the rink championship. Osmond (Auckland) beat Spiller (United) 20-18. Osmond started by getting a oig lead, but through consistent play on the part of United the scores were equalised at the nineteenth head. In the last two heads play was very even, Doth sides drawing excellently* Osmond gained a point by a narrow margin in each. Smart had .bad luck in being defeated when so near victory His rink was composed of McLeod.' Fcoke's'J'Bary, H. Smart (s.). In the third round the game between Brackenridge and Smart was in doubt as to the result .right up to the finish. New Plymouth waS lying 1 in the fin.il head, when Smart drew a beautiful shot with liia- last bowl and won by a point. THE PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY MARTIN. In the semi-finals of the championship I'liirs Martin (Turanganui) beat Stephens (Kclburn). In the final, Martin (Turanganui) heit Ferguson (Tc Hiwi), 18-14 The game Mas even throughout, Martin's win b-;-ing due to his superior drawing. TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. FOUTY-FOUGt RINKS ENTER. The Taranaki Bowling Centre .Tournament will be held from January 23 to January 20 on the three New Plymonth greens. Forty-four entries have been received, seventeen clubs taking part. Every club in the Taranaki Centre with the exception or Manaia is represented. Okato and Auroa, the two youngest clubs in Taranaki, will each make their first appearance at a Centre Tournament. Several rinks from Waverley and Patea have entered, and additional interest will be added by the presence of rinks from Gonville, St. John's, and Palmerston North. The towr clubs have • entered freely, New Plymouth being represented by six rinks, Fitzroy by five, and West Endby four, whih Stratford has five rinks and Hawera four. .The rinks have been drawn as follow-: Section A.—Wyllie (Waitara), Morey (New Plymouth), Moreshoad (Gonville), drivers (Fitzroy), McKcnzie (Waverley), J. D. Sole (West End), Parkinson (Hawera), Leslie (Inglewood), Des Forges (Opunake). Section B.—-Holloway (St. John's), G. Smart (Stratford), McPherson (Waverley), Lealand (Fitzroy), Roebuck (Okato), Foy (llawera), A. K. Smart (New Plymouth), Jcnkinson (New Plymouth), F. Newell (West End). Section O.—Julian (Auroa), Price (Fitzroy), Burton (Opunake), W. Lambic (Pihama), McMillan (Stratford), Elliott (Fatea), Johnson (New Plymouth). Beal (West End). Section D—Curteis (Eltham), Smith (Fitzroy), Bickerton (Stratford), J. H. Bowater (Gonville), McGorriei'y (Waverley), Hollard (Hi.wera), H. Smart (New Plymouth), Branch (InglcWQod), Hodson ('Palmerston North). Section E.—Mason (Pihama), Morrison'(Stratford), F. Newell (West End), Abbott (Fitzroyl, Murray (Eltham), Carey (Patea), Tarrant (Hawera), Harrison (New Plymouth), Spufrdle (Inglewood). \ STRATFORD TEAMS. >•

J'he following rinks will represent the Stratford Club in the tournament opening, next week at New Plymouth:—S. Porritt»J. Masters, N. King, G. Smart (s.); C. Jackson, F. Foley, J. S. McDonald, E. Bickerton Is.); G. Walters, T. Fookcs, G. Sangstcr, I!. McK. Morison (e.); J. Rowe, C. Martin, R. Cottier, J. McMillan (s.); Lyons, Sanderson, Nicholson, Sharp (s.).

MANAIA JftFEATS AUROA. I A match between Auroa and Manilla was played last week on the former's green, and resulted in a win for Manaia by 52 points. 'Manaia— Hair, Herbert, Franklin, A. H. Christie (skip), 35; Auroa—'Poole, W. McCarty, Tranain, Julian (skip), 21. Kirk, Putt,' Butler, McKenzie (skip), 34; Duff, J. McCarty, Bradford, Buxton (skjp), 25. Vine, C. Taylor, Stevenson, J. Christie (skip), 40; Morton, Brown, Johnstone, McCall (skip), 11.