BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 257, 3 November 1906, Page 12

BOWLING.

The addresses of the following club pecretiuies did not appear in the list already published. Carlton Bowing Club.— ■]. Anderson, ' Huntly Avenue. Newmarket. Richmond Howling Club.—R. IT. Irwin. MacUt'lvie-Ktrect, Grey Lynn. Tin 1 l!)<iti-7 opening of Auckland's premier .arrcen pro-raises to bo in every inspect a brilliant bowling function, given propitious weather. The secretary. Mr S. C'oidicut, a.nd committee have been in- ( dustriously preparing for the event, /while the green superintendent (Mr G.

M. Ilandcock), and Mr Smart, the caretaker, 'have worked -wonders with the ground since last season. The old (top) green, which was very bare at the end of la-t year, Law re-turfi v at either Pinl. and is now in Hrsc-class trim again, while the young μ-vren has been steadied ii]> where it hail settled, and now carries a fine mat of {jrus*-. During the week they were tried, and both greens were found to draw well at either end. Jn ie course of the p-.:..l week or two the iviiion has been painted and the clock resented to the club by the president Mr j. _\i. Minnie), placed in position i the centre gable, while improvements ive also been effected to the refresh.cut room. The general attractiveness f Lin , line (ii'iiitun-roud green is. in et, particularly noticeable just now, < many of the borderinj* flower beds m in full bloom, while the pleasant lokgrouiid of shrub and hedgerow helps > make the ground a more than toleraly inviting one in which to spend an fteninnri at "ye sociable game." Let ie -weather god only be kindly disposed, ad wiiat \\ ith the result, ot' the club's "10 odd invitations, together with the lie of its own members, the gathering lould he well worthy of its predecesDevonport and (arilon greens were teh in c.\eellent fetth: last Saturday. >r which tlio lespective green :nd?nts an! caretakers can be honestly jngrutulateu. With the opening functions this afteroon of the Auckland. }lt. Albert, and Richmond JJowlJng Club's greens, initatious to which 1 i «'•■•• !lio upporinity uf acknowledging, tlie ball will be lirly rolling for the r> sv -<>n round aboutuckhind. while I he country Hubs in ie district are als.n getting oIV th-: lark. On Tliui*Uuy afternoon the hanies IJowl'ng Club coiiunencfd opeiaions fin- the season, while yn Saturday, ioveiubev J7. tho Karang.tliake Ciub pen their green. Invitation? wire revived by members of city and suburan clubs to visit the goldfirld-.' greens. At "he opening of the Devonport green ist Saturday -Mr. Miller drew attention j ilie git'iit a;ul growing popularity ol owling, and inferred, en passant, that dditioiiH to thr ranks of the moot socibie cii g«mes would be .'it a yet fastei ,ice. w. ic it ;...'. that nuiny men argued !ki( \siiii l.!ie aliTciiiy eiin»::rj s: ite ..i iost i i the g'vons about Auckland, new >->niLiei£ \V( ulil not iiavc much ihance Lvcry (liii .-' oiilil endeavour lo ciislove \h',< i lea.' , Mr. Miller by iilleiiding I :i • lie initiation of lie , .'. el!li/evj iii 11> nil tile irieks of the gaiiu =« !•". .: jn,s~ilile. 'J'h<- new man maj Hike p> rly tit inifttakes, but th;it is no !i!:ig." ( -I.l_\- h>l us teach him."' he add i s.ilmU, "so that he may not commii !-.!■ bow !i r*H one unpardonable sin, th< iii.it, iji u.'is.-i'.ig a drive. Tin- , niafcli committee of the Aucklanc Suwlh'g <-'lub J ias lived Saturday, No i>."i!n-r \'i. as l.he limit for entries t< II rliib events, in order that rlul tatclies may be concluded before Ihi i;i I weather sets in. Among the nin In') ( 'Hii jM-t it if/!i- this year i> a novelt; mils nvilch, in which the leader nt the it-ginning ol the game will skip for 1h i-l ten ee.nl-. The trophy presented by Mr McCal mil to the Devonport Club is for tin iiembcr who scores the greatest Durnbei ■ I wins (draw games I between Kirjg': jirtliday (November S)th) and JOaste; Monday, luteiiclub mnk'lies are ti ■iiunt. The trophy is oi' the value v iiree guineas. A meet mg. convened by the T'om-onb; 'lub. u;;s held in the Sports Club', ooms on Wednesday evening to «n int< he matter of tournament a for \Yedne--lay afternoon plaverd. Delegates wori ■ lescni from the Ponnonby, Moan ■Jl'Mi. Hoeky Nook. Carlton. Devonport \u -kland. 'ir<v Lynn, and Onehuiiars h;bs, w liile klteis were read from twi ither rl'ilv pvpressiny their hearty syui >alh\- %*-; tfi the movement. Mr Alt

oil 1 , .- , i president of 1 nnsonby Club '.I- i;i the fhair. and after a prelimi i<!rv rliscus.sioii. tin- following sub co.n ■■illeo was appointed to make arrange ■onl s aii'l r o into the necessary (lr ails: —Messrs .1. Wale (secretary), E '.. Sini])~oii. .1. \v. Kuttkr, C. Cot tie, and X. S. .Mdntosh.