BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1930, Page 6

BOWLING

1 The . programme. for tlie Dominion of New. ’ Zealand .Championsbip - £ournameiit,' which" will 'be-dieM- in ' Auckland ■this ■ year has-rtiow "beenyissued, ■ Thpy Championship Singles on,Monday and Tuesday, January 12th and 13th, 1931, followed by the Pairs‘on the two following days. The' Riiikir commence” bn Friday, and three days’ sectional play of three games • per; dayv, each. ebnsisL irig -of 21 heads, after which post-sec-tional play on the two-1 ife system will bo entered upon. As a very large number of entries are expected it is advisable to forward entries as soon as possible, so that suitable actommoua,tion can he arranged.

Bowlers who visit the Mest Coast and particularly Westport, usually return home quite enthusiastic about •the greens. Some players have even gone so far asi to say that the Westport green is not only the best green in the Dominion, but the best in the world . : Now *it .. looks as. if the Coast -, green is .going.' td have a serious rival, in its claims, as the Canterbury .Club are making strenuous efforts to cultivate the same surface on their two, fgreens in Gracefield avenue, says the TJhristohufeh “Press”. A considerable quantity of the weedshas been brought-, across and planted all over the grehfi, and its it has apparently “struck;’’ Westport will very soon have to look to its laurels, jast season the Canterbirv green was considered the best in the city, and it seems hardly possible for it to play better. However, the green superintendent and greeokeeper are both confident that their experiment will he a complete success. The opening date has not been decided yet, but in all probability it will be October 11th.