BOWLS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10311, 21 January 1927, Page 7

BOWLS

POVERTY BAY CLUB. A very interesting match m tne Club’s fours competiton took place at the Poverty Bay Club green yesterday, when Shorter, Andrews (sub. for Haddock), Shelton and Hartley played Ross, Ludwig, Glare and Smith. At the 20th. head Smith was leading by 17 to 16, but in the. last head Hartley scored two and won the games played yesterday resulted:■— ... 1 Y -A-’ Y Rowley. Colebourne, Coots, Dingle 22 v. Gardner, ~ J. Hay, Orviss, Wyatt 15.

Redwood, J. H. Bull, Faulkner, Curteis 20 v. T. Robertson,- Evans, Wilson and Goodall 19.

Robb, Smallbone, Perks, G. V. Bull 24 v. Clark, Rosie, Honkinson, Nunns 29.

Orviss, jum\, and Faulkner, iunr. L 7 v. ITollings and Orviss 2CDv. F. (3 vans 18. TOLAGA BAY~TOURNAMENT ENTRIES CLOSE~ TO-MORROAV Secretaries of bowling clubs are reminded that entries for the Tolaga Pay tournament to be held on Anniversary Day, January 29, close with the secretary to-morrow at 8 p.m. Sven more entries' than usual have already been received and as the programme is a Very comprehensive one and the greens arc in very good order a splendid day's outing seems assured. Many Gisborne bowlers have announced their intention of competing.

N.Z. TOURNAMENT AUCKLAND, Jan. 20. Fine weather prevails for the continuation of the New Zealand bowling championships to-day. Results:— RINK CHAMPION SHIP Fourth round of post-section play. —Stewart ('Dunedin) 18 heat Hayden (Takapuna.) 12; Benefield (St. Johns) 20 heat Maxwell-AValker (Auckland) 19; Laurenson (Carlton) 24 beat McRoUie (Remuera) 10. PAIRS CHAMPION SHIP Green winners.—Livingstone (Onehunga) 29 heat Smith (Dunedin) 18; Bell, snr. (Hamilton) beat Torrance (Fonsonby) 16; Proctor (Remuera) 22 beat Stephenson (Kahutia) 20 Post-section Play to Find Green AVinners

Section N.—Armstrong (Pukekohe) 28 heat Truscott (Carlton) 19. Section L.—Harraway (Green Island) 23 beat J. Pollock (Newton) 7. Section P.—-Pilkington (Hamilton) 17 beats Roulston (Pukekohe) 16.

SINGLES H. Clarke (Rocky Nook) 22 heat 3. Alaher (West End) 8. There are now four leit in. Later. The New Zealand howling tourney was continued to-day in fine hot weather. RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. The rinks championship has been narrowed down to Stewart (Dunedin) two lives, and Benefield (St. Julius. Wanganui) one life. Details of tinresults are as follows: —Fourth Round.— Stewart 19 beat Hayden (Takapuna) 12. Benefield 21 beat AValker (Auckland) 19. Laurenson (Carlton) 25 boat AlcRobie (Remuera) 10. Pilkington (Hamilton) a bye. —Fifth Round.— Pilkington' 28 beat Hayden 13. Stewart 16 beat Laurenson 13. Benefield a bye. —Semi-finals. — Benefield 22 beat Pilkington 6. Stewart a bye. Owing to Stewart having two lives, Benefield will have to heat him twice to win the championship. PAIRS CK AA l PIONSHIP. In the pairs championship the last four green winners to go forward for post section play were found as follows. —Section 11: AValker (Auckland) ; section L. Harraway (Green Island); section N, Armstrong (Pukekchc); section R, Pilkington (Hamilton). Post section play in the pairs resuited as follows: —Second Round.— ...

Bell (Hamilton) 17 heat Torrance (Poiisonby) 16 Livingstone (Onebunga) .29 beat J. D. Smith (Dunedin) 18.

Harraway (Dunedin) 24' boat Armstrong (Rukekolic) 12. Walker (Auckland) 29 beat Chapman (Rocky Nook) 10. —Third Round.— Proctor 22 boat Atkinson 20. Harraway 25 beat Livingstone 9. Bell 17 beat Hutchinson 14. _ The following are. now left in the pairs championship: Bell (Hamilton); Walker (Auckland); Harraway (Green Island); Pilkingum (Hamilton); Proctor (Remucra); Benefield (St. Johns). SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. The only match in the singles championship was that in which Clarke (Rocky Nook) 22 beat Maher (West End) 9. Resides Clarke, the followin" are still left in: Mclntyre (Hamilton): Bell. Jar. (Hamilton); Walker (Auckland): Smclb'e (Green Island). Mclntyre is the only two lifer. The urogram me for to-morrow is that Benefield will play Pilkinglon in the second round of the pairs,competition in the morning, and will play Stewart in the rinks final jn the afternoon.—P.A.