BOWLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1917, Page 8

BOWLING.

TAEANAKI FAIRS TOURNAMENT. The Easter Pairs Tournament under the auspices of the Taranaki Bowling Centre, which is being held t-lus year on the Inglewood and Stratford greens, was commenced yesterday under favorable weather conditions, and will be continued to-daj!. the semi-finals and finals being played on Monday on the Inglewood green. Section play consists 'Of 17 heads, and any section ties will be 11 heads, the final to be 21 heads. The games played yesterday resulted as follow: SECTION A (Stratford Green), First Round. E. Cottier (Stratford; 13 v. J. Battenbury (Waitara) 16. N. J. King (Stratford) 0 T. T. C. Fookes (Stratford) 18. F. Mason (Pihama) 12 v. J. McMillan (Stratford) 21. J. D. Sole (West End) 17 v. R, Branch (Inglewood) 13. Murray Eltliam) a hye. ' v Second Roun^. Cottier 20 v. McMillan l'l. Rattenbury 17 v. Mason 21. King IS v. Branch 17. Fookes 11 v. McMillan 19. ) J. D. Sole a bye. Third Round. Cottier 2C r, i. IMillan 11. Rttenbury 9 v. Branch 18. King 11 v. Murray 21 Mason IS v. Sole 20. T. C. Fookes a bye. Fourth Round. Cottier 14 v. Sole 23. Rattenlmry 22 v. Fookes 7. King 14 v. Mason 7. McMillan 10 v. Murray 10. Branch a bye. . SECTION B (Inglewood Green). First Round. R. McK. Morison Stratford) 10 v. O. N. Firth (New Plymouth) 9. G. Smart (Stratfordj 0 v. G. Sangster (Stratford) 17. I). Wvllie (Waitara) 15 v. C. Jackson (Stratford) 14. C. Codd (Inglewood) 11 v. A. Higgs (Fitzroy) 14. Oliver (West End) a bye. Second Round. .Morison 19 v. Oliver 14. Firth 1! v Wyllie 14. Smart 11 v. Higgs 22. Sangster 24 v. Jackson 4. Codd a bye. Third Round. Morison 29 v. Jackson 12, Firth 19 v. Higgs 17. Smart 17 v. Oliver 18. i Wyllie 19 v. Codd 9. Sangster a bye. Fourth Round. Morison 10 v .Codd 18. Firth 10 v. Sangster 20. Smart I<> v. Wyllie IS. Jackson 19 v. Oliver 11. ■Higgs a bye. Position of the rinks at the close of the first day's play are as follow: Section A. Won. Lost. J. D. Sole (West End) ...... 3 0 J, McMillan (Stratford) 3 1 Murray (Eltliam) 2 1 X. J. King (Stratford) 2 ,„2 J, Rattenbury (Waitara) .... 2 ' 2 R. Branch (Inglewood) 1 2 T. C. Fookes (Stratford) ...-.• 1 2 F. Mason (Pihama) 1 3 R. Cottier (Stratford) 1 3 Section B. Morison Stratford) 4 0 Sangster (Stratford) 3 0 Wyllie (Waitara) 3 1 Iliggs (Fitzroy) 2 1 Oliver (West End) 1 2 C. Jackson (Stratford) 1 3 O. N. Firtl. (New Plymouth). 1 3 G 1( Smart Stratford) 1 3 C. Codd (Inglewood) 0 3 ' THE PALMERSTON TOURNAMENT. THE STRATFORD RISK'S SUCCESS. (By Telegraph—Special to the News.) Palmerston North, last Night. The rink representing Stratford, and skipped by Sharp, at the Palmerston, North tournament, went through the first day of the section play without a loss. They defeated Abbott (Fitzroy) 22—15; Henderson (Te Horo, Wellington) 31—9; Follett (Terrace End) 20—17.