BOWLING

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1932, Page 3

BOWLING

IMI’FRI AL BOWL] XG BOARDFor the third time New Zealand has been represented at the line ting, of the International Bowling Boat'd in. England. 'The meeting last July, wa s llie last occasion on which the. board ju t under that title. The question., of. admitting the -United .States ,to the board was again, under consideration- and was refused, and as the. membership of the board comprised eight countries., in the British Empire the title. was altered to ‘‘lmperial Bowling Board.’’;- ft was decided to present representative; gold; medals to the delegates .of the -various' countries which bad been represented at the conference, and three were awarded to New Zealand, one to Mr Marks, another to Mr J. I’nseoe, of Auckland, and the third to the late Mr J. Itardley, whose death occurred while the medals wire on their way to New Zealand. The medal is in the form of eight circles—which may be said to represent the eight bowls in a rink—and in the rings are engraved the emblems of the eight countries oil th.e board, three lions for .England, lion rampant for Scotland, harp for Ireland, leek for Wales, maple, leaf for Canada, springbok For Soutlj Africa, kangaroo for Australia, and fern leaf for New Zealand, The is the centre-piece in white eiiaiiyel. surrounded by the green inside llie circles.