BOWLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2276, 14 May 1921, Page 3

BOWLING.

At a meeting of the Committee of the local Club, held this week, the President mentioned that the Challenge Cup presented by Mr T. M. Wilford had come to hand, but it was too late to arrange a competition for same this year. He had written Mr Wilford, asking if he hud any suggestions to make as to conditons of competition, and on receipt of his reply a meeting would be held to fix up same.

It was pointed out that the Club’s challenge for the Dixon Cup had been treated as forfeited, owing to the club not sending a team to play on the date fixed, notice of which was only received the evening before the day the match was set down for, and it was impossible to get a team at such short notice. A promise had been previously made lo the Club that they would receive a week’s notice. In view of the circumstances, it was decided to ask i he Manawatu Centre to treat Foxlons’ challenge as the first in for next season, and also to ask that at least six days’ notice should be givi n challengers in future. Accounts amounting to £23 were passed for payment.

At a meeting of the Manawatu Centre, held on Tuesday afternoon, ihe Chairman brought up the matter of the recent contest for the Dixon Cup between the holders (Carter’s rink), Terrace End, and ihe challengers (Jolly’s team), Palmerston North, when a tie eventuated on the 21st head, which, according to the miles for the trophy, was the last head of the game. The holders had maintained that as they had not been beaten on the 21st head they should retain the trophy, Imt had asked the speaker’s opinion and lie had advised them to play a further head under protest. As it happened, Jolly’s rink had Avon the “'protest" head, but the Terraco End I layers still maintained that they should hold the cup. —Hr Laurenson stated that the challengers must beat the holders of a trophy before they could hold it themselves. —Mr J'astier moved that in this case the protest lodged by Mr Jolly be not sustained, and that in future competitions for Ihe Man son and Barr and Dixon Cups, if a draw takes place on the 21st- head, the holders retain the trophy.—Mr Jolly moved as an amendment that if, on the “Ist head the score shows each team to he equal, an extra head he played to ascertain the winner of the match. —Mr Fastier's motion was carried, and it was decided that fresh miles for the cup be drawn up by the centre’s executive. Terrace End's claim to hold the cup is therefore upheld. Mr Jolly, on behalf of the Poston Club, complained tlint they had not leeeived notice sufficiently early to enable them to take part in a recent Dixon Cup match. —The secretary, Mr A. Wini-ett. stated that there was really no ground for the complaint. and the Foxton Club had received notice in time to enable them to send a team had'They chosen to ( p. s 0 _ —y[ r N. H. Nash moved that teams taking part in games for the cup should notify the secretary in the evening on the conclusion of the game—The matter of clubs being notified was referred to the centre’s executive.

Mr J. A. Nash, who is a member of the New Zealand Bowling Council, was requested to bring the matter of bowl testing before the council at some future date.