BOWLING

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 December 1920, Page 3

BOWLING

NOTES AND GENERAL,

Last Saturday being the opening of the Domain greens at the Springs there were no games played on the local bowling green. A fair number of the Awaroa Bowling Club's members journeyed to the former place and a very pleasant afternoon was spent. The day was ideal for bowling and some interesting contests were witnessed. The green was in perfect order and reflects great credit on the caretaker, Mr Snow who had undoubtedly taken a lot of pains to bring it up to a "bowler's ideal" —which it undoubtedly was. Messrn Sandin and Mou»t acted as "green" supervisors and carried out their duties to the satisfaction of all. After the various matches were finished Mr T. , Keane, of " Hinemoa House" invited all bowlers to a " dip" in the springs and thereafter to dinner. After a sumptuous repast, cards, billiards, and music helped to pass away a very pleasant hour. Following are the results: — Snow, Dwerryhouse, Sandin, 24; v. Campbell. Screaton, Stanaway 15. Walters, Masters, Duncan, Reid, 14 ; v.Leonard, Spear, Cuthbert, Hammond 22. Pairs: Keane, Ellett, 32 ;v. Carling, Cullens, 14. Pairs: Armstrong, Mouat, 19 ; v. Cohen, Smith, 21. The following players have taken part in the Gold Star Competition this weekl: — Hammond 13, v. Sandin 23. Mouat 10, v. Sandin 32. Smith 27, v. Sandin 19. Leonard 10, v. Smith 23. Smith 20, v. Coutts 10. Smith 18, v. Constable 13 Hill 19, v Smith 27 Other rinks skipped through the week resulted as follows . — Miller, Leonard, 19; v. Carling, Constable, 29. Cuthbert, Duncan 24, v. Spear, Mouat, 12. Bowlers throughout New Zealand should be grateful to the Council of the Dominion Bowling Association, which with the aid of its secretary (Mr S. H. Underwood), has issued a revised edition of the laws of the game and the constitution and rules of the Association. | Hitherto these have been separate publications, more or less out of date. No one need now be puzzled about any vexed point; a glance at the index of the new publication will tell at once where to gain a solution. The new laws stipulate what material other than Mgnun. vitae may be used in the manufacture of bowls. 'An old point in dispute was the condition of the jack, when it has been knocked against the bank, and rebounds on to the rink. A new rule clears away all obscurity. It says: "If a jack be driven by a bowl in play against the bank and rebounds on to the green within the limits of the rink it is alive and shall remain where it rests." Another knotty situation is dealt with in the following note : " Any bowl which is prevented from falling into the ditch by reason of its resting on a toucher therein shall be alive, providing that such bowl is not wholly outside the side boundary of the rink.

Some skips are not aware that under certain circumstances an opponent may object to a marking of a toucher. The rule say*"" A toucher shall be marked with chalk to distinguish it, but if it lies in such a position that the act of marking may move it, an opponent may object to it being marked, in which case it shall be noted."

Attention is dravrn to the new rule a8 to stamping bowls.

In the constitution the new boundaries of all the centres are clearly defined. The Council is now to consist of six instead of five membors from each Island, and the annual election is to be hold in the last week in July each year, instead of at the end of the year. The centre subscription to the Association has now to be paid before February Ist, instead of November Ist, as formerly. Provision is made that no trophy awarded by the Association as a centre to any player shall exceed £5 58 in value. The littlo booklet is a complote compendium of all that a bowler should know, The Council has had 10,000 copies printed,