BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 2

BOWLS.

THE KELBURNE CLUB. , The wmmjiteo v 6jF". Hie .•' Kelburne 'Bowling, Ciub; iii tlio'"report to be presented at .the annual meeting .this ovoiiing, congratulates the . club upon the'CxccllenfconiHtibn'of thogre'eh;' during the past ' beasoii, ,tlite, in a sure,, to'the cafe' and w at'tentiom-fiiven' by. tlio caretaker (Mr. Benson). .It is expected to.be . in even bitter, condition during the, coming •• season. Tho proposal.'(p..lease a .portion of the Town (Belt tor a.'ncw groeii was. considered, but 'tiffing to the inability to ' prooiiro a suit.able entrance at- reasonable cost, the' projcct had to bo held over. The greatest'tredit ia due to -Mr. R. C. Hamorton for the 'rfiomiileto ma liner in which. ho placcd'tho. : proposal before the club. Jn.tho Easter Tournament the club was represented by five rinks, which'held, their own very successfully, tho -team composed of Messrs. Gaunaway (jtinf.), Brury, Gannaway (senr.), and Blanc'naid"'(skip.), _tak* ing - second placo and .winning each . a silver badgo.and certificate. A most enjoyable club pairs tournament was held during the senson, the winners.of the trophy being Messrs. Kno'wles and ,M'Arthur;. Mr, 4 M. Edulley.' sue-, ceoded in-, securing the: Dinnie Challenge; Cup for tho season,", after exciting and keen play, ; tl'.e runner-up being Mr. G. u. Hodijlciils. The championship of 'tho club , was carried oil by Mr. B. ll', Pascoe the. numier-iip being Mr. J, C.-Williamson. Mr. W. D. Duguid was ' tho;. ( winner of, tho vice-president's bowls, ihc ac- • counts show the club's.finances to bo in naimproved position sincG last report. A very important question-among bowlers at llie-pre-sent moment was, stated tho report, that of tho proponed "opeii'doov" policj" at tournaments held under the auspices of the Northern Bowling' Association. The committee, believing . that the-club, as a. whole, favoured that pal-. iov> instructed, tho club's delegate to vole ao--cordingly ot tho meeting to bo called to distii© matter. . . . 1