BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2771, 29 March 1910, Page 6

BOWLING.

THE JEUNE PENNANT. The first tournament for the challenge pennant presented by Mr. Jeune for competition between the junior players of the Gisborne and Turanganui Bowling Clubs begun on the green of the latter yesterday. The conditions are that each club is to be represented by three rinks, and that the tournament is to be decided for the season by the best two out of three .matches. The weather was not favorable for bowling, especially in the afternoon, when the rain was far too persistent for play on the green to be agreeable, and finally compelled a cessation of the games. The first match, or round, which was played in the morning, ended decidedly in favor, of the Turanganui, who secured good majorities at every rink, and won the round by the .substantial advantage of 29 points, scoring 78 to their opponents’ 49. Their lead was gained chiefly during the last halfdozen heads, for when 15 had been played they were only three points to the' good, 49 to 46, and the, Gisborne players were leading at two rinks. Bruce had scored 22 to Williams’ 13, Jeune had 16 to Pavitt’s 18, and McConnell had 11 to 13 gained by Millar. Thereafter Fortune favored Turanganui. Bruce got in no fewer than seven bowls on the 18th head, Jeune, on the 20th, lay fiVe, and McConnell did all the scoring on the last five heads, putting up 11 points. The following were the players and scores at the various rinks: T. G. Skillicorn, R. 0. Skeet, C. F. Lewis, Bruce (skip) ... 29 Maher, H. Miller, Paltridge, E. Williams (skip) ...■ Dan. Barry, McPherson, Hepburn, McConnell (skip) ... 22 Seymour, Redstone, Dodd, G. Miller (skip) • 14 Hay, V. Hooper, Douglas, Jeune (slap) ... ... 27 Brown, Bullock, ZachariaSh, Pavitt (skip) • 19 Totals ... 78 49 The. second match was left unfinished, as the heavy raip. compelled a cessation of play about 3 p.m. The arrangement of the rinks was different from that in the first match. Miller's rink met Bruce’s, Pavitt played against Jeune, and Williams met McConnell. Eight heads had been played at all the rinks when play was stopped, and Gisborne had a lead of eight points on the total, being 26 to 18. The scores at the various rinks were : Miller (Gisborne) 4 and Bruce (Turanganui) 5 } Pavitt (Gisborne) 10 v. Jeune (Turanganui) 2; Williams {Gisborne) 12 v. McConnell (Turanganui) 11. It is understood that the match is to be conioinued, according to the convenience of the players in the various rinks. An excellent afternoon tea was provided by Mr. Jeune, and dispensed by Mesdam.es Ballantyne and E. Lewis. BURTON TROPHY. The first tournament for the bowling trophy presented by Mr. E. W. Burton was, like other outdoor functions yesterday, interrupted by the heavy rain of the afternoon when about half finished.. It attracted a goodly gathering of bowlers to the green of the Gisborne Club, and the opening game was got off, in the morning, satisfactorily enough. In this contest the Gisborne players met those of the Turanganui ■Club, and secured victory by seven points, wininng by nine on one rink and losing by two on the other. The players and scores were as follows:- —? G. T. Craig, Eure, Smith, Ponsford, (skip) ... ... ... 21 -—’ Hird, Neill, Sawyer, J. J. Martin (skip) ... ... • 12 W. Pettie, Robertson, Coleman, Simson {skip) ... 14 —• M. G. Nasmith jiinr, Williams, McWhirter. Greig (skip) ... Totals ... 35 28 At, Ponsford’s rink the Gisborne players led throughout, though in the •middle of the game, on the tenth head, they had an advantage of only two points, 10 to 8. They scored on the next four heads, carrying their total to 15. The Turanganui men scored on the succeeding three, making their aggregate 12 points, but the remaining four heads were all in favor of the Gis-

borne representatives, who put ut> two couples and two singles, and thus ran out nine points to the good. The play at the other rink was of a more even description. Greig scored on twelve beads and Simson on nine. The latter was five points behind- on the twelfth head, being 6 to Greig’s 11. By scoring six on the next four heads he got a lead of one point. Greig equalised matters by getting a single on the 17th head, and an interchange of scoring left both sides level, 14 all, on the twentieth. On the final Greig got in a couple and won the game for Turanganui. During the morning a practice game was played between the two rinks representing the Te Ran Club, and resulted as follows: McMillan, Kyrne, Mackintosh, Ambridge (skip), 16, beat Sheridan, Harris, Benzie, Hennessy (skip), 12. In the afternoon 'the competition for tlie Burton trophy was resumed, the Turanganui team meeting the Te Ran representatives. The heavy rain, however, compelled, a cessation of play after only a few heads had been got through. Hennessy (Te Rau) met Greig (Turanganui), and when play ceased had scored three singles on thr£e heads. Ambridge (Te Rail) played Martin (Turanganui), and each side liad made four points, on four heads, when the game was stopped. It is understood that the game will be finished during this week, and that between Hennessy and Greig probably on Saturday next. MANAWATU TOURNAMENT. rPmt Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., March 28. The Manawatu bowling tournament was continued to-day. The sixth round of the pairs left Thompson and Webb '(Wellington), Nash and Haydon (Palfmerston), and Abraham and Tasker '(Palmerston) <a (tie. The semi-finals and finals will be played to-morrow. 'QUEENSLAND ” BEATS VICTORIA. United Press Association— Copyright (Received March 28, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 28. Queensland defeated Victoria at bowls, winning the rubber and securing the deciding game by a point.