OPENING OF THE FEILDING GREEN.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 103, 28 October 1897, Page 2

OPENING OF THE FEILDING GREEN.

The Feilding Bowling Clnb were favored with beautifnl weather yesterday when tbeir green was opened for the season. The green was in good condition, and later on in the day played ; : ver)' well. There was a large attendance of members of thd Club and about 20 members of the Palmerston Club; there was also a large attendance of ladies and other visitors, whose presence assisted to make the opening of the < bowling season the success it undoubt> ' edly was. Sides were selected to represent the President, Mr W. A. L. Bailoy, | and the Vice-Presideut, Mr E. Goodbe- i here, and after a most pleasant game [ the aggregate of the rinks playing for j the President gave him a majority of 23 i poiuts. Before the play started a photograph of the group was taken by Mr Scott (representing Mr F. W. Bunt ing. i Mr W. A. L. Bailey, tlie President, in an appropriate address welcomed the visiting bowlers and other visitors and then, throwing a "jack" declared the green opened. During the afternoon the refrcshmentH, provided by the wives of members of the Club, were handed around amongst the players nnrl visitors by Mesdames Grant, Blundell, Goodbeherr, Sandilnuds, 11. Yates, and Philps, and Misses Cnrtis, Baiiey (2) and Gosling. At the conclusion of the play Mr Bryant, ou behalf of the Palmerston bowler.'*, thanked tho members of the P'eilding Club for tho reception given them and called for three cheers for the local club and its Proijideut. Mr Bailey replied, thanking tho vihi'ors tor thf-ir attendance and for the reception given the Feilding bowlers on th« occasion of their recent visit to Palmtirston. Throe cheers were theu niven for the Palmers ton players. Following aro the details of the rinks played : — President. Vice-President. Rink No. 1. G. B. Heally C. H. Hosking D. B. Harris C. Carr E. F. Blundell W Dickson W. A. L. Bailey Grccr (skip) 17 (skip) 14 Riuk No. 2. G. Yonnger Clapperton W. G. Hayb'ttle C. bray, sr J. Scott Lissaman Bryaut E. Goodbehere (skip) 23 (skip) 21 Rink No 3. Gledhill B. Gasliug J. McLaren G. Kirton Simmons J. Fraser P. Thomson Drew (skip) 28 (skip) 1U Rink No. 4. G. Flyger W. Summers W. A. Saudilands S. Wyllio Father Patterson McLean R. Young G- H. Saywell (skip) 30 (skip) 12 Rink No. 5 Watchorn W. Light F. Worsfold S. S. Moore Dr Johnston H. Phclps Luxford (skip) 29 C. Bray, jr (skip) 8 Rink No. 6. G. Johnston A. R. Curtis J. Coombe H. L. Sherwill M. Beltit G. J. Scott M. Hodgins Nash (skip) 10 (skip; 40 Total 137 Total lit Majority for President - 23. Among the visitors were the Revs. Father Patterson (of Palmerston North), Father McKenna (of Pahiatna), Father Smith (of Hastings), and the Rev. F. Stubbs, of Feilding. It would be a great convenience to bowlers if the good people of Wanganui w«re to hold their half holiday on Wednesday instead of Thursday afternoon as at present. Wednesday appears to suit a majority of the people In other towns of the colony, and Wanganui may just as well " fall into line," so as to facilitate the several bowling clubs of Palmerston and Feilding exchanging visits with the Wanganui Clnb.