BOWLING AT WAIPAWA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 177, 13 August 1937, Page 11

BOWLING AT WAIPAWA

Our Own Corerspondent.)

;Pa$t SeasQfi Reviewed

(From

WAIPAWA, Last Night. The following is the annual report of the Waipawa Bowliiig Club :■ — Your executive has much pleasure ■in "suhmitting the annual Teport for the 1936-37 season, which was an outstanding one iu the history 'of the club. Membership. — The ilnancial xnembersLjp at the end of tho season was 50, as. against 36 for the previous season, an increase of 14, this being the biggest increase shown by any club in Hawke's Bay. The club also had one honorary member. Finance. — The club forms a sectioh of the Waipawa Sports Club and all subseriptions are paid to the Sports Club. The' bowling section maintains a small fund raised from various sources for incidental purposes and at the commencement of the season there was a credit balance in this fund amounting to 4/5. The amount in' hand at the close was £4 8/1, the increase being niahrly due to the xeceipt from the Bathing Belle Carnival and the 25 per cent retained from all entry fees toi ciub competitions. C Competitions.— The outstanding event of - the season was the winning by a rink from the club of the Champion Fours competition. This rink, • consisting of Eagle (skip), Patterson (three), Adeane (two), and Critchley (lead), is to be heartily congratulated on the splendid perforlnance. The win i'n the Champion Fours was followed by' the tvinning of the Champion Pairs by Patlerson (skip) and Shacltleford (lead)l This again was a meritorious' perfortnance and thc win reflects great credit on' the; players concsrned. ' Mr. .Pa^t'er.son also . i;epresented the club in the Championship Singles and . tied for ' 'runner-up. At . a " toufhaipent held in Napier a rink skipped' .by Mr „ patterson reached .the., . , yostseetion piay.- The club- was- represented- at the Easler tournamenfc in Hastings by two rinks, oue skipped by Mr.. 'Patterson, and the. other by ' Mr. Eagle. The club ent'ered tfixee - teains . in the District - Shield competition, praetically' all' members . of the cliib takipg* part. .' . Dillbn Shield. — A further success attaineU by '• -the club was. • f lke .winning ot •- the Dillon Shield, Three . roupdis were"J>iayed'in' this/cbmpetitiob, , /^aij paHva wmnjhg tWo asad Waipukuraii oile." -. " - - - • • - - Waiora Shield. — Only one match . was • playedVfor. the Waiora 'Shield, . •yvhicli vyas retained by your club. . " "Lbcai CbMpetitions.-^The ^results wero- as ., foftow:— Champion SingleB:. Oi. H. Critchley . Junior •Singles Championship: W. • J, s Miller. _ Champion paiie: -^V Eagle^ and Walker. Brew er Buttoha: Jiop3on ' and Kennett, -four wimsc -The . i'oldbr s . at.* the- close of the' season - were* Petherick and Dunki'n. An open - pairs two days ' tournamehr Was coiiducte'd during' the itennis'tournament in . Jannary ^ and pxoypd .. .ye^y, successful, the whole' of the'green being .qcbur pied; ?Th'e* Haveioek Nbrth p;air, Ouin•mins aiad ' Wilson, -proved the winn'ers. The club was; represented at -the Do- • minibn tournameflt by Messrs. Walker, 'Chisbolra', • Miller- and '-Eagle, • 6kip- in- • the* rinks,- Walker ahd -Eagle ' in' .the pairs, yahd Eu-gie 'and- Miller in . the singles.-. ■ ■ ■ " - • • ! ; ; - '• • » • Oeneral.— During the seaSon :w.eck,end fvisits ^Were.v p.aid to; .y.o.uri cldb by Bort Ahuriri; lOinafunui,, hastings, ;.:Kia To&i ;pnd visits .-were made to HastingSj • Eia Toa ■ and^ ^ ,Haveio.ck- . North. greenSy ■ "and on all "occasions enjpyabie games were provided. ;• Aft^r . the;, close. of.tp0-seaSQm.ybur,, committee' arranged , for; $£ grebn. (.,to; 'be 'treated "by 'Mr. G.>F/; !%auedy;;pf Hastings, an ' expert" in- law -management, Aua' altbough • the; wp'rk ;^as *done ' vefy -nlar tho winter * it " is * coiifidehtly expected tfie value • thereof/ will- -be 'ahoyyn !iu'- tke' consiug* •and - Subsequent seasons , '*?- • ** * ■ ^ •* . * " Sliotiiy after' tke^cWse/ofithe'TSb|^94J ■a social'ibvening Was held :at w.hich the winmebS o£ . the Ghampion .Fqurs; a^id Ohampibn "P.airs : wme. the guests- -of membprs, f and the -trophies' for the; varipus; club competitions were .presented. Members were • present from,- the Wai-; pukunui - Club. and ' formally- handed over the Dillon Shield. A* pjeasapt ev'ehinc was spent by all and the .su'gge'stion made' that similar funct'lons be held iu th.e futUrb/ " * . The catering for the -se^som was in the hands of Mr's Pattersoh,' *and; thp tlianks of ' the Club are due';to ; her forthe capable: way in which if was' e'arried out," enabling the club to suitably cntertain- visitors. * - * ln. conclusion, syour. executive . wishes t.o"* express its . thanks.fo ..thpse.,who as-. ■sisted-.in making the'.-past s.eason ..tne succeps, it. wps. ■ SpeciaJ thanfei . are idue to the ground superintendent, Mr. Pat" terson> for his work during .the season,. the greeh-keeper,-and tho Press.