NORTHERN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8329, 10 January 1907, Page 6

NORTHERN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

THIRD DAY. Fine weather again prevailed for the third day of the Northern Bowling Association's Tournament. Three rounds were decided yesterday. Today the 10th and 11th rounds and the final will be played. This evening the visiting bowlers will be entertained at a smoke concert in the Foresters' Hall. SEVENTH ROUND. The seventh round was started punctually at 9 o'clock. Masteiton, who had only lost one game, were defeated by Carlton by 25 to 16. On the Bth head both teams were level (9 all). Masterton failed to score during the next six heads. Their opponents had a lead of 10 at the 15 th head. During the 17th head some fme play was seen. Carlton were lying one near the jack, when Mr J. Cochrane with his last bowl carried the jack, leaving his opponents two. Mr J. Whittaker, the Masterton skip, went back and played a draw on a full head, an<j knocked on, getting in one for his side. The score was not altered until the 20th head, when Carlton scored four, making their total 25. The next head gave one to Masterton, the game ending Carlton 25, Masterton 16. The skip of the Carlton team (Mr T. Kilgour) played a splendid game. At the 12th head Masterton were laying one close to the jack. The Carlton skip played a drive, and carrying back the jack got in the shot. Te Rau met Feilding, and from the start the game was an interesting one. The teams w«re level at the 4th head (3 e£jch). At the 10th head Te Rau were 10 up against Feilding's 5. On the next head Feilding scored 5 again, bringing the score level (10 each). The skip of Te Rau (Mr A. J. Massey) was playing one of the best games on the green. At the 15th head he played a splendid long head drive. His opponents were laying four, when he cut out the jack with his first, and lay the shot with his second. The Feilding team, after this head,, seemed to go to pieces. During the next seven heads they only registered two singles whilst the Te Rau team, playing well together, increased their score to 21, finally winning by 6. The game between Victoria and Greytown was evenly contested. The former team started to score from the first head, and. kept the lead up to the 15th head, when Grey town drew . level. One was scored at the 14th head by Victoria. Greytown at the 15th, 16th and 17th heads got in 4, 5 and I,giving them a substantial lead over Victoria, the game standing Victoria 16, Greytown 25. The game finally ended—Greytown 28, Victoria 23. A point was raised by No. 3 of the Victoria team in regard to the handling of the jack after it is in the ditch. The rule of the Northern Bowling Association reads as follows: — ''When the jack is run into the ditch by a bowl in the regular course of the game, the place where it rests must be marked, and the jack ' placed on the edge of the green, so that the succeeding player may see where to play to. It must be returned, however, to its place in the ditch, immediately on each bowl being delivered." Greenmeadows, the unbeaten team in A Section, met Gisborne, and won the game by 26 to 14. At the 13th head both teams were level. In the next nine heads Gisborne only got in two singles, whilst the Greenmeadows team added 14, making their score 26 against 14. The 18th head in -this game was worth watching, and the feature of the game was the splendid drawing of the Gisborne •skip (Mr J. Ponsford). Ponsonby and Carterton had an exciting game. At the 18th head the score stood Ponsonby 18, Carterton 14. At the 19th and 20th heads Ponsonby put on five and two, leaving their opponents 12 to win. Carterton in the last head played splendidly, and put on seven, bringing their score up to 21, the game resulting in a win for Ponsonby by four. Petone met the Hutt and had a very easy win. The Hutt team played a poor game. The Petone men worked well together. The scores were— Petone 27, Hutt 9. Wellington and Napier played a good game. The former team got the lead at the start, and "were never overtaken, winning comfortably, by four. Dannevirke were defeated by Upper Plain, who'played a fine game. The latter team kept the lead until the 6th head. The score at this stage was —Dannevirke 6, Upper Plain 4. Upper Plain got in 5 at the next head, and again securing the lead kept it, finally winning lay 7. Patea defeated Eltham by 35 to 9. Karori played a good game against Newtown, and won by 27 to 18. The following are the results •of the games:— A SECTION. Ponsonby (25) beat Carterton (21). Petone (27) beat Hutt (9). Upper Plain (23) beat Dannevirke (IS). , Greytown (28) beat Victoria (23). •Greemeadows (26) beat Gisborne (14). Patea a bye. B SECTION. Karori (27) beat Newtown (18). Te Rau (21) beat Feilding (IE)). Carlton (25) beat Masterton (16). Patea (35) beat Eltham (9). Wellington (18) beat Napier (14). Stratford a bye. EIGHTH ROUND. Te Rau defeated Patea by 26 to 18. Te Rau secured one on the first head, but on the second head Patea lay five, and at the end of the sixth head they were leading by five points. Te Rau drew level on the 10th head, the board reading 10 all. From that stage onward Te Rau increased their lead, |and eventually won with 8 points to spare. Greenmeadows met defeated Pahiatua by 33 points to 12 points. Pahiatua lay three on the first head, and at the second head Pahiatua held the advantage by one. •Greenmeadows put on three on the 3rd head, and obtained a lead of two points. On the sth head the score was five all." Then Pahitatua remained stationary for some time, while their opponents forged ahead, and won easily on the last five heads. Greenmeadows scored 6, 1, 5, 0 and 3, while Pahiatua only put on one. Masterton suffered l defeat at the hands of Stratford by one point. Stratford got away with a good lead, .and at the 7th head they were leading by 8 points to 2 points. Masterton the the 17th head,

when putting on five to their opponents nil, they put themselves two points in the lead. They kept that lead until the 20th head. On that head Masterton were two up when the skips went up to play. The Masterton skip did not alter the position, but the Stratford skip with his last bowl drove hard, and knocked out two of the Masterton bowls, and lay three, winning a good game by one point. The Greytown - Gisborne match wad a splendid one, being won on the last head. The teams were on even terms. at the sth head. Gisborne then went away with a lead, but the 18th head saw the teams level again (20 all). At the 21st head the rinks were again on even terms, each of them having 22 to its credit. On the llast head Gisborne lay three, and won the match by that number of points. Fielding gained an easy victory over Newtown by 33 point to 11. The Carterton-Dannevirke match was won by the former by 19 points to 11 points, t Carterton were the first to score. At the 4th and 6th heads Dannevirke were leading, but Carterton lying three on the sixth head gained the advantage and kept it throughout the game. Hutt started badly in their match with Victoria, and were unable to catch their opponents until the 12th head, where the scores were 13 all. On the 14th and 19th heads the cards again showed the teams to be level. Victoria scored four on the 20th head. Their opponents put on one point on the final head. Ponsonjby beat Petone by 31 points to 19 points. In this game Ponsonby put on the possible (eight) on the 13th head. Carlton gained an easy victory over Karori, the board at the conj elusion of the game showing the scores to be Carlton 33 points, Karori 13 points. The losers failed to score on 13 heads. Another game in which an easy victory was secured was that between Eltham and Napier, the latter winning by 35 points to 12 points. Eltham only scored on seven heads. The scores were as follow: — Feilding (33) beat Newtown (11). Carterton (19) beat Dannevirke (11). Stratford (20) beat Masterton (19). Gisborne (25) beat Greytown (22). Ponsonby (31) beat Petone (19). Greenmmeadows (33) beat Pahiatua (12). Carlton (33) beat Karori (13). Napier (35) beat Eltham (12). Te Rau (26) beat Patea (18). Victoria (28) beat Hutt (19). NINTH ROUND. Petone met and defeated Victoria. The game up to the nineteenth head was even and interesting, and the score stood —Petone 21, Victoria 17. In the next head Petone lay 5, and on the twenty-first head got in 2 more, winning by 23 to 17. The game between Pahiatua and Greytown was won by the former by 28 to 17. The Feilding-Patea game ended in the former team being defeated. From the seventh head Patea gradually increased their lead, and won by 21 to 15. Ponsonby met Dannevirke and won by 23 to 16. The game was even up to the twelfth head. Dannevirke, after this, fell away, and never recovered.' Wellington met Masterton, and won by 23 to 18, after a very even game. Masterton had a lead of 7 at the eleventh head, the scores being Masterton 15, Wellington 8. The former team fell to pieces and only scored 3 in the next ten heads. The game between Gisborne and the Hutt resulted in the former winning by 29 to 12,. Karori beat Stratford by 21 to 14. The Karori team played well together. The drawing of their skip was good. The game between Newtown and Carlton resulted in the latter winning by 25 to 20. Against Upper Plain, Greenmeadows were leadipg by 3at the sixth head. The seventh head —a- full-length one —was interesting. Upper Plain had 2 up. The skip placed another with his first bowl, giving his side 3. Both teams had scored 6. On the next head Greenmeadows had 2 up, and assumed the lead, maintaining it up to the eighteenth head, when, by a good vpiece of play, on Mr J. Coradine's part, Upper Plain drew level. With one bowl to go Mr Coradine carried | the "jack" by a drive from Greenmeadows, who were lying two, and gave his side 3. The scores now stood —Upper Plain 17, Greenmeadows 17. At the nineteenth head Upper Plain scored one, obtaining a lead of one. The teams, however, at the next head, were again level. On the twenty-first head Upper Plain drew the shot. That was followed by their opponents drawing the second. The Greenmeadows skip sent down a a fast drive, and made a dead head of it. In the play-off, Greenmeadows lay 3 and won the game by 21 to 18. Considerable interest - was displayed in the match between Te Rau and Napier. The Te Rau team played a splendid game. At the seventh head they had scored 13 against their opponents' nil. The play in the seventh head was very good. When the skips went back to play, the Napier team lay 1. The skip of the Te Rau team (Mr Massey) sent down a long drawn shot with his first bowl placing it near the edge of the green in the rear of the "jack," making it a very long head. The Napier skip, with his first bowl, carried the "jack" over to his opponents' bowl. That left Te Rau 1 ] up. With his second bowl Mr Massey sent down a long-drawn shot, taking plenty of gfeen and placed it lying 3 up. The , game was eventually won by Te Rau by 32 to 10. The scores were as follow: — Te Rau (32) beat Napier (10). Greenmeadows (21) beat Upper Plain (18). Victoria (23) beat Petone (17). Pahiatua (28) beat Greytown (17), Patea (21) beat Feilding (15). Ponsonby (23) beat (16). Wellington (23) beat Masterton (18). Gisborne (29) beat Hutt (12). Karori (21) beat Stratford (14). Carlton (25) beat Newtown (20), The following are the positions of the teams at the end of the ninth round:--Won. Lost. Te Rau ... 9 0 Greenmeadows ... 8 0 Carlton ... 6 2 Ponsonby ... 6 3 Stratford 1.. 5. 3 Wellington ... 5 3 Pahiatua ... 5 3 Gisborne ... 5 3 fgg Feilding ... 5 4 Victoria ... 4 4 Carterton ... 4 4 Masterton ... 4 (ij 4 . Napier ... 4 4

Petone ... 4 4 Patea ... 3 5 Karori ... 3 5 Upper Plain ... 3 5 Grey town ... 3 5 Dannevirke ... 3 6 Newtown ...»1 7 Eltham ... 0 8 Hutt ... 0 8