BOWLING

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1638, 3 January 1906, Page 3

BOWLING

TURANGANUI BOWLING CLUB.

There wa? a large muster of bowlers at the above club's green during the holiday?, a number cf games being played. The following were tbe results : Edwards Nasmith, jnr Hird Bennett Hepburn Morrison Nasmith, tkip 25 Humphreys, sk 18 Jeuna Little Nasmith, jnr Morse Hepburn Maithewson Nasmith, skip 24 Skcefc, skip 19 Bicrcll Jeune Edward? ’ MoSkimming Colley, skip 29 Hepburn, skip 18 Morrison Sawyer Harvey Humphreys Nasmith, skip 11 Sheet, skip 8 Mnckreli Burnet! (Tasmania) Matthewsorr, ek 17 Haliarn, skip 15 McSkimming Birrell Bonnet!,skip 24 Edwards, skip 13

SMITH AND SMITH'S TROPHY. In compet : tion -amongst the first year’s players tor the pair of bowl* pre> seated lay Messrs Smith and Smith, the third game of the first round took place on Siturday, the result o£ which was - Nasmith, jor 20 v. Macktell 18 This game proved the closest q,od most exciting of tho eompet tioo. Nasmith scored 1 on the first hoad, while Mackroll oo the; following ‘three heals put up 5, On the 7tb bead the players wore 6 all and on toe 13th hold were 11. all. The 16,h hoad saw Nasmith 16 to 12,1)01 Miekrell roplyiog with 4 drew love 1 . Oo tho nest two heads eecb p'ayer so-rsd a point—l 7 all. Mackrell secured another point on the 20th hold, and amidst much excitement Namrtb drow 1 cn tho 21<t I and tied. ; An extra head was then played'. Both bowlers went rather wide of the jack. [ Nasmith lay ono as Mackrell delivered his

lasi bail which, going strong, earned the jack and gave Naimilh an extra point, the latte* thua winning by 2. ' ’ ‘ ’ On Monday the fouith of the matojiea -was plajed, the result being—* r Bennett 21 v. Edwarda 14 put : in 2on tho Ist head, but *he 4ih bead eaw Bennett 0, Edwards 4, 1 STldth wi thoueh on tho last three reduced his opponent's lead by 5Yeiterday three more matches of the iompSon eventuated. Tho result of the ,- ! fi(st game waa- . 1 Martin 19 v. Morse H

Morse secured the lead on the first two heads, but Martin, putting in some fino shot?, ovo'took and passed his opponent. On tho 19ih head Martin was 19 to 6. Morse put up 8 on tho last throo heads, aud.tho game ended as above. The result of tho next game was— Sawyer 20 v. Burke 15

I Sawyer wont off with tbo load, but Buiko, drawing well, drow up lovol on tho 10th head, (ho eoores boing 9 all. Somo good shots putin by Sawyer gave that player again tho advantage, and on tho 18 h head was 20 to 10. Burko soored 5 ou tho remaining three heads, thus leaving his opponent the winner. Tho othor gem? plajod was a good one, and rtsullod— Hird 18 v. Earle 15

I E trio put up 4on tho first four heads I hut Hird drew up on the 11th head, Iho scores standing 9 all. Tho 15 h head saw ! the playors 12 all, and Iho 17th head 18 all. On tho 18th and 19th heads Hird soored, .vhilo his opponent soored on the 20th. Requiring 2to tie Q.n the last head, Earle failed t? scoio, and JHird gotting 1 scoured viotory by 3 poirf.»|. THE GISBORNE CLUB.

There wa? a largo attendance at the I Gisborne groan during tho holidays, and some intoro.-ting mutches wero played. Chief atteutiou was oentred in tho doiDgs lof the representative team?, and on the whole tho two rinks acquitted themsolyos most oroditably. In three games played on New Year’s Day, Ponaford’s team won eaoh matoh by a sma'l margin. Yesterday afternoon the oiub put in two strong rinks, and two good games resulted, the representatives winning cn the aggregate by four points. I The teams leave for Wellington this I evening, end Bbould worthily uphold tho J honor of the club. I