BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 956, 25 October 1910, Page 7

BOWLS.

MEETING; OFSnORTHERN , : '■'. '/;,',,:;;:> '.Mr.- J. "S. ''Keith, •,vice-presiident,'''occu-pied" the-cha-ir for tho/first time at;the; meeting-of; the;. Northern Bowling 'AssO- ; cia'tion: held in 'the.-Wellington.-' Club's ; pavilion last,eveiiing'.- Mr'.' R; J. Collihs, the retiring president, congratulated Mr. -Keith;'on:/his -.election,'-' and' : assured Kim' cf,'the : /hearty-support : of the'eouncil. /' --! ...The sub-committee set up. to' draft the' 'prflg'rammO.'for'; the .championshin'-tour-•nahieht,'to be held; in Auckland in January; .presented its;'^report;.-/The report,' iWhich'was adopted/ set. forth that play /rink-.games would; commence'-at fI.SO -a.m. on/ Monday, 'January' 9, and (wOuld continue up till midday on Wednesday, "January: lt.'j: The-pairs,-' -would' commence the ;same afternoon, • and ;finash'/at '■■ noon ■on -the Thursday.' : SectionalTink/and. pair; ties are' to be'playcd.that, afternoon/-.and'-'the finals .on ; ' Friday, January;/13. : j The:'; pairs fames'' are: to be ■■16 "heads',, except ln.\the-final; game, Which llffilllbe; 21; ; heads. .>'.-;.• ,;..' i ','.-/.! '.Several'players were granted'the right; to*-;play, ; 'in' tho cliib■'■•'matches -;of' more' ihanvone, club.';';/-/•:: : ')_' ;.-.'.-•■ /'. .•-.'■'-,;>.'.'.' ; ' - A/ 'series ;■ of; "resolutions -affecting ■ ; the f'irbposeil new. constitution; of the associaion paSSed by a conference of Auckland clubs /affiliated,! to the association' ware presented,' but' it was decided'..to refer jhem'. to-:,the general--conferehco to be -iield; in' Auckland during the January tournament.- It is interesting to, 'note that".the,'Aucljland,'Conference affirmed the"'adoption ! pf. ; the.' centre system -of • control;/-'";';:-';'/:.': -'-.; •./.-•.' ■-'-;■-■ :.:'"-, :,'-It-was-decided,-.: on the'mOtioh lof-Mr. K. ;'J. ■ Collins,'/ : that.; the Rules 'Revision Committee and.: the';vice : president, • repreeeititjie 'council' or the-association 'at ■ the '■ Auckland' Conference; and that they ; should.: meet/the Auckland delegates pn-' yately - prior' to the 'conference. .'