LEVIN BOWLING CLUB.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1910, Page 3

LEVIN BOWLING CLUB.

• —— ~- A RKTROSPFCT. The past se: sen in connection with the Levin Rowling Club has been a iiu st sue.a ssi'ul one l'ruin every paint el view, an 1 it is hop.-d that this afternoon, when the season finally closes, there will be a good muster .'f members,"'and that a number of friendly games will be played. Sixteen matches took place during the period under review, and Levin had the satisfaction of winning nine. Frie-ndly visits have been paid to Otaki and S'vwnon, and both clubs have returned the compliment. The ls Milts in connection with the I\inn.iberg Feathers created a great

."Mif.iint of intc'i'cst throiiglunit ths district, an dtlie local (dub has retained the trophy. The president's prize for the season has been secured by Mr 0. Marriott, who won Midi! names out of twelve, while .Mr Kihhlewliite won Stevens' tea, v.liHi I e has kindly handed over to the club for use. in the afternoons. The following members took part in

•::i"t.,sis for the president's prize: Me-srs (Jalliidian, Xarth, Roe, Aicfntyre. Arcn.s, Craijj;, Ryder. Tlicrne, viaekin. ileasman, I'Ysella, and Kihhlewliite. while for t'he tea prize those coinpetiny; we-ro: M s.-rs .Xoi'th. liishcp, KihlilewJiite. Marriott. Ryder, A reus, Glaekin, R'.vrljirj;. Crai'i. Heasnian. Fcsella, Smith anrl Galliehan. These com-!>t:-ti ticiMs proved extremely interestiii'j; and have done a great deal to popularise howls in Levin. There are some fifty members attached to the ( lull, hut it is., believed that when the next season begins that uuit'ber will have increased to seventy. As Kovt- ill is putting flown a green, .Mr Smart says he hopes iu::frb"S will he arranged between fh'it t 'vii and Levin, and it is not iirpe-'-ible Hint i.ext season contests will t'ke' place. v;ith I'al.merstcn N.-.rth Keilding. Both t!u:se (dubs ar;j very Ktrong ones, but thai". l is no leaMin whv Lvvin should u t hold its own with them. There is no doubt that, the local playe-rs '•ave inad" veiw </reat progress in ih" way of irapeove'inent during the last twelve months. Mr Smart, who is a veteran at. the game, holds 'hey are fifiv per cent better than they were at the beginning of the mi. One viti;:f:i"tnrv feature !-as b""n hit--.* good atten' l .' i n"es Umr. !''iV" "lwavs b:""i preaent to play ■"" 1 this in i I self ciuist itutes «u acrat • ci i' avion 's tn th.e nrcpe-rity f t''e club. During this winter ■" re capital improvements (>" the im'l will be mn'Te. The '.dub is ■ '• i'.c in fir n thare.ugh top-drevs-"'g. a''d by the time a ernMiicncat, is made .next October the li:i 'w 'en s'lould be one of the

'.••'4 in the North Island. As it is ''"'••'e are few that can beat it, and "I'd n'eieb'MS unanimously eoiurratu'"te Mr Ch'H'-iii'iffs. the, green keep-

e. .'-.n tlto cv'-'itable wav in which h" r -' cnrri"d out his duties. It lon Id he that the pr»<d' ! ent

Mr D. Samrt, while Mr A. Thorny \ th'- ."acri'tar.v, and those two geu-!"-men, together with Mvssrs J. Rv- ' t, W. 'Palmer, F. Itoe. Xorth air'. : 'Vs»lla, form an exterprising and '"irdwrrki,Mg committee. Mr -'piivrt is enthusiastic over t!ir» pro-

•revs Hit' game is making in New '-'(•aland, and so fur as Levin is con-

ho r-n-ys creon mav '•>(* in -n year or two. and if "".'it cnld l)i> ■'''nne Mm.".' cnnlrl invito 1 ul>s from a r!Tnt-e t'> hold their ''inrxnipfiits tie-re. Xot only '•mild iliis trp'iln'ise tlie game in Mid Xortli Island, hut it would in'irecilv Levin prominen tl v 'v?fort* tlm bowling community nil ••vst tlir. dominion. ttrme two years "<ro Mr Hmirfc w.ns i.n the Old r T.'intry. -niid ho .spanks in irlowiivr '•?rn\s nf its popularity in Scotland, -rd thiit it is fi'owinjr by '"mi? and l>"iii"lq in Kiifflnnd—esin the count,ies.