BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 4

BOWLS.

WELLINGTON CLUB'S ANNUAL EEPOET, In presenting tho.twciity-third annual report tho directors ,of tho Wellington :• Bowlin| Uub_ tato 'pleasure in cengratnlatin! - mombers on the satisfactory financial prai uon of the club. A 6 anticipated, tlie indebtedness, althongh not entirely cleared, has been reduced to a nominal amount, The vear wai commenced :with a • debit balance of . 16377 f0.,: which has been,rednced by <£319 Us. 9d., and uow stands at .£57 14s. 3d, .Eighteen new mom* * bers were elected, and. losses from resignation mlwship C orTi7. Wer3 n,aking a mXhl Tlw report states that Wednesday player* bare taken little interest in the Hill .Pin, trophies, only ono match havinr bc«n played' by tho club during the season. The Bush Fra™' liavp ohanged hands several times, and are now held by Messrs. A. Lanrcnson, G. Jeffrey, F,:' Gale, and H. Mayer (skip).. 1- j nnn j a i fixture, Wellington v. ComWauL l y nnd ?" burb; » l Clubs 15 rinks aside,' : Wellington .agnin. scored a victory, winniwr V pomts., Tho following aro the season's club prize-winners :-Itmk match, president's , and vice-prMident's trophies, Messrs.. E. S. I'earco, D. Fay, F. Gale, N. W. Bell fskinl t < Ssmor Pairs, Messrs.' P. C. Freoth, J. C. \vj)!b ■ (ski?);. Champion Singles, Mr. E. Moult; Junior Single's, l)r. \Y. e. Her;T?argood'? C 5 P * Mr. F. Laurenson.. The report continues: Tho thanks of the club aro duo to MrS. 1. Bush for hor presentation of a handsome bracelet for competition; A singles match, under a sealed handicap, was amnged wicli player bohig required to nomin<il y * t cr / several verx interesting ' contests tho bracelet was finally won' by Mr. •• E. J. mil, 6n behalf of Mrs. Hill. In tho intcr-emo matches wo havo not been successfill, as wo have lost tho Senior Pennant, Junior-i J ennant, Junior Stars,' and Minmond Buckles." Ihe Edwin leathers keenly contested..'' both in inter-e.'.nb matches nnd also by teams in our own club. Wo gained possession of tho trophies from Newtown Club m January, lost 'them to Kelburno in February, regained' them from Thorndon m March, and have now tiio honour of retaining them (hiring the recess. It < .tha first annual tournament, under the nnc '" Pices of the Wellington Bowling Cent?e. on : tho various city greens, in January, ,we wens woll reprosen ed by fifteen rinks, two of which won their sections and p ayed in the finals. «' the second request of the oonttc,, for tho uw of ten rinks,-it was, after considerable fa™ sion by your directors, unanimously decidX nat o\mig to the lateness of the s/ason, ™d tho uncertainty of tho weather, in the b<W interests of the club it was desircblo to con. serve the greensi for the benefit of tho club'j members, and they, therefore, reluctantly dls allowed their use to tho centre.- The Match Committee, recognising ifo .impossibility of » playing all members nv the Pennant maUe(who wished ; to visit -other greens), propnH a rota for friendly mtor-chib watchcs.. This rota by all the city and suburban ' Sf'th. , ra J ll:chcs , WC "> Played with each. • of the citj clnljs. and one with each of the suburban clubs, four rinks aside.' The cam. petitions were keen aud enjoyable, and promt very successful. i"«vwi . Tho annual meeting is to bo held on Juno 28.