BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 337, 11 February 1902, Page 4

BOWLING.

In llie course oi an interesting review of the recent Bowling Association tournament at Wellington, the' special correspondent oi the Otago Witness lias the following : —“ With regard to the play itself, I think, perhaps not unnaturally, that it was not hotter than our own. In fact, I prejti the game as played m tiie South, ioi the pernicious habit oi driving, very much m evidence here, is not so ■•lominent with us. In very marked contrast was the in.ul game ior the singles, played between Alban, t and iviacLaren, one of ihe prettiest inhibitions of pure drawn game that has seen seen ior a veiy I long time, and which provoked repeated rounds oi applause from the npecuuois. it was not until tlie 21st head, wiiCii MacLaren had a try to hum the head, that areally last howl was played lur J. Paui, of New Plymouth, refcured to the matter oi driving in dis ij.ev.cli at the smoke conceit. Speakmg with authority on the subject, lie a., madverted against tiie practice very strongly, considering that it tended to make the game skittles instead oi howls. , . , In [lie course oi his remarks, he also remrred to another habit which is gaining ground south and north, i-C.,• that of players chasing their howls up the green. lie considered this lmproI er, and in a measure, uniair, because the act of following a bowl up the green prevents an opponent getting a clear view of its run and resting-piace. I am thoroughly in accord with this . opinion, and have always maintained, 1 although there is no specific rule of the Association dealing with tiie (junction, t! at the players should remain behind the jack until the skips’ turn to play comes, and that tlie skips, after having played their howls, should keep to their own end oi the green, and not, as is the very common practice both ■, ortli and south, come poking about over flic jack, and interfering with the number threes. This question, as well as that oi persistent driving and attempts to burn heads, requires to he dealt with by the Association, and I hope a delil .te ruling will he given by the authorities on these two points.