BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 29 January 1908, Page 62

BOWLING.

/ BEVHJW -0F SHE TOnENAMENT. / . BrW.M. - As -one wW lias been privileged to .take a more or 3ess active jiaxt in no* «, few ; 6i $b& jnany *a£heringß beld -under $ie anffl,- , ftces' of tbe N.Z3.A., J have l>een asked "to review ifce toHrnament of the s>ast ■which,, to Is generaXtg taown, *waa carried , out tind©- the flirect control cS iaielhin- , edia Centre. It oannot but, "be .admitted that/the atitborities . showed excellent ■jndgjneni in electing Mr t3. Itraser -to -fulfil 2fe> role of chairman ol $he -centre. The; Apioion was freely not only byl local playere, but also by thewieitoES, that: %9de eminently -gaaEfied forJ'bß position,! tot <ontfy -showiag -exceptional *ac*> *v* p*ev- ; ing himself to le i good gwfoe-of >I*e • avferftgß man--* feet no oowJfc «Jue to *n© » tovmy advantages Jib lias ol meeting vtiih ■ m«n of all stamps. /^ - - ■ The fact *& being a*- **&*$ * f v =° uai^rinte fe Ifoe champion ;rink contest is ":fe ttcelf auffioient.>>sttenoe-ct 4te Jjnmen % «&» iof tne~ xmdertsaiswr," ««" those «oni oeteaea.axe cerfairfy to Ae-«3onJsdiiiren*e|-ui«m*T» suooeAeJffl s issue «f Tft^hwproy^av /hdH'-Sn ilie feoltofes. -^« feanig'-aB, ffeßfli -ai'*^ fer-yedi-s- pa4 liw f«wj*r*nte-| lit tiro !Uame limit* «ame;€£ to, evil s.th&.< •j -feuncl -%o -nulftate ujgaHKft *1» *B^»'* "i i»S*n«y, -ZB& •*« sooner' tghe «*tem -of j nl» T *i« mbdifiea'%.*ette* *t,^l the , Jt r^JCJfIOHS < m.t «, stage Sn'flie toxonatden^ "when *he -m- > tewrt w Secerning Iteener a®*^ 6^.' games 1 shoriMt be «borte*«d. w«J Sbrt tte; ttraer to-€idffl tncar .enga»saniea%. A -oompe- < to 3 =«A^ toB »o% be TjusfleEl «aibeT by tfee/ auaorJ^es or T»y Iris *.«».. not-te be blamed. Tfc Is «ie system :*■*»; a* iaslti I "was an eye-wjtness of games tt»& j n®»t base, a-esulted ofherwiae had w-w^: been for "€he exercise of ."time hunt. ; tha interest oi the players- bems _too anucn f3on to» with flieir watches. No -wpnder, -. *h<au fli*t »m« -wall-Taiown T^Ayers from j a i&tsaoe expreied Hiernselves -<so> "strongly on fliie poiiit.' It-a&o S«Aoveß *he jnanapr-e-] inent to *cc that competent Timnwes axe. apporntea on "the various -screens. In'eonre; «ases the pbvpf«» themselves -were «.t flic -U«t momeni JL'+A to act; but, if tne fearnamenfc fe I^'. be contrfoiled by tbe; c«nti?e, it fe wident that, in order to ensure Complete suocesß, <3ie membecs thereol, or ft section -of 'them, amwt be urepte-rea to W« *He wliel« of 4Ti^ir "to- the, Jnaaapement. which, of oeraae, entails some ; little sacrifice. -- „- ; There are, of course. Tnany factors that 'oottfcribute +o I;h6 «nc&*s -of a tournaroent;, ■ ench 4s flu& ,j*ot , the,. Jeaet - lmpoifeid s It tW weaiier, yhMh bar, -thfc , oecMion was «©n ife besti .^lamaaa "and H . doubtful rf. &• ©xeeriHve" Aav« , «ver,-«x»eneaced ; better jEonditfons. TOe ( greens, 'too.' were, ' as a whole, bettftr i-han- antrei- • fMtei. "the wmwls. jjerbans. bein* reaponsablp -lor the few reomt)](ants> heard in the. earl y -ftai* of the week .in TMsard to ™.c toll, -iwardai' TMwn. apain. there was the -dne 4psrit of harmonT .between the two-AtttJioritieg. the Eounril ati^ the centre. «iDeoWlyi' vben' it ia'taKen into accOTin+ • M»t the narent body had fust racentiv dele- , gated to the latter, the nower that, it ha<i Sxerclaed with no little me'asune of shcccbb «pr ao— many years. 1-fc wae on.lv natural ptai. xinaer fhe circumaf»«»ces T fherp wwn : be nnmerous oupaj^nniiie* for "feaaniTv Cfuarrols: but it is nleaain}!; indeed to.ba^ aW* to r«vwfd thwt thßee -were -oonspicuous by +hf*jr abaetieel _ -\, = *AT><*ther noticeab^ leatyre <dl th« satSieraxuf vnm the anlpirrfid Boirit jif -forbeasscnof fehfbrtea by vteittTur «w! local bowlers-; alßre. who 'reooff Tl '' !!p d-'tlra'' ; the •oentw* "wb«»racti<«3lv in Jihe fin*ft»wv" stasrp^and who *ew> datermmed not to "be -too «ratieal when , -wrere •pe-Aans -open +o ori¥?-~ 9am. It was alao apparent tbafr there wa« 4 general desirft' -to jwm** i&e -centrp and • ibe chairman, who. by tbe wjfcv. did not tesi+nt&^to'- enlist the services oT those who •vrsre In any w«y capab Ti df "r^tudprinrr eithpr idvtoe or asslstn-nre. /WBtnraiV and necesi|ari!v a srrftai; -deal -of fhis-assisfance oam*» Jpotn Mr TVaser'« club-TOatee. -whom, T>t> 'do^bt^ be Ictw*, be 6o«M mppwach wit*'! oonHttenrsj. Warem«!t -»>Trv»oßff th««"^ : Messrs vt». MrHflr, TO. Tho^^o^. "W. --R . |wi+b ?- A. Hotwri-ftr. and O. 'Fjvat^r. i3i«> ' Ust-Tiamed renaoraMr maferiaiJ ..awistence -™ ■ , ferard "to seatinir 'nocommodatiott • aT-r Thomson. I am- fold." .wb<j -a' towwr of 1 ~ ffrenirtb to I;Tie : MT»Ttjniiil. f TFho^j3cnowi«'a«rpy-'-ftlm-ib 'lißrtne-offS© most. ifijuH^hof^f^'xp^o Swh^ oowid _J»e 'oonnerted Wrfi 1 aiich wotV>; -toiH upon wioma. In ms oniafool'sbcuEJ jfoT # TO© resnonßiWiir" of rutmtn* +Tm niRT+ w-nr- ! niLTnent In Dunedin.. Mr J. Hnin, of^lmw- i oarerin. Is a host -in biinself ~ra--rerarifl to * oraws and Arrancewent of nlay ar«ierally. i and was afwavs fn he r<>l!«r( ttnbn fy assistance. M^wsre J. Urown '(-sdce-president of the oouncil). Fr«vJ Smith ttreafiurer). anrlxa fact, *U jnembers- of tbe -ecnneiL 3i3 > not «pare themselves. Jija for' fbe meTrSierp • M the centre. *hey unbeinta£mE3v placed , Ui«nHelv«s in the. hsn3«vx»f 13>? *»HaTnm»»i. : Measrs -T_ X M«rfow. P fc Corliss (trea.--O. B- TTeast J. Rermle, -snd >«S)fiiss ! ■Were tsarfcalarlv aotive. "Nor '^honld I eplendit3 -wwfc of tTw> -oreßJden*3 Of i*w ' rations clubs in providing -creatw** cow- ; lori3 ife over'oofeßd. +l>e -oriOTni^ftnt *>t '• these beimr M«s^rs -O. F. ■Oepwla^o- W fitewson. P. "Millers O- 5,.- Smith. T." X ' Sfdey. Jos. Allen, J. Gterrett. and J. Tand-; (Say. On every irreen- in faHr. ■Sic ■ola-yer' jrere entortßJtned idg^it tovbllv, -3adieß ) beiTie unremittinsr in Uwjp hosoitaHtv. J Tie jattendan^e At <3m> T>un©clxß srfeen or ilie occftsion of I«3W ! Day -was a Tecord one. an<l. as <?l<a.b<w*te .arjsmOTments bad $een made by ft© Gent?©, the %ce»e wlas- a Particularly" brillmni one. the wepenep'., of ladies in -diefr 'varied costumes mat«»ri : Jilly enbancin^ the. Abpearancef-of -what •was really «n ■aniDla^^d ecene.- 'The -day. ftu oerfect. and;-^ "maw b*» imaerined, tbe afternoon tea. dispen«ftd +h<» two I&rpe atmrouees i5-rept°d o" th** -a*r»J*alt ten-tois-<s«urfc was irressHT -"p'wfcp^. -^The Ta«?v friends of mem'Her< of the v*u-ious ch*bs in the Centra" rennfered <»»« l e'll*nt service, the bowlers ■hhGrn«elv'^=!. ?n «>»*>*» <a««s. mabin" tbertwlvfts naef-'i in ■nrovi»liTi<i' lor |ha <-otnfoH- ■»? other«. "\Tr W. ~Wn<l<l<»Jl xntf M-rs Thrown fwif« of ih& vi«v>-nr«NR5^Ti-fc) w.e«> Eißt «nd hostess, an' l dx-d eforc+hinir noskible to make the visitors welcome.

That ihe xsune % not -losing its popularity swaß~«\ddenced by the phenomenal inorraise "not only in entries, iut also in the number spectators, among -wiiom were Messrs I*. B. Wood and J. 1 tJ. Maddison, of Christ•oliurola, "bofa ol whom iaye done imore than Lheir .share ;n; n The past in the intereste of the pastime. The exoitement -was ait tiiaes intense, the onlooker© ~bein# no less infatuated -with lihe j?ames iihan the competi- " tore 'themselves. The play on- the -whole; [ was .quite up to the&tandard of that'o! ;pr«- ' vious tournamSits, . but, with lew «xcep- - tions, <tiie form in ihe^fmalßtfige^ fell «hosrt of irhe /general expectation. Th 6' Tedoxnbtable t^arsw-ell prat up a wcnderSul perfoimanoe in "flic sßirifc. JDhampionship, iiiie ljeing;the fourth occasion on which "ha iaspikrted a. T«ieri link into pre- ! mier positiori. "The Taieri skip, however,^ wfll lumself admit 'ihacfc he lias been -supported +hw>ughout. His lead. A, David- - eon," is one < oJH^e -very' best. W. AJBan is . an ideal second, with a sound -knowledge of ihe jfawej %lile his -third, Jce "Tait/ TvJhen . dn anytMng like form, is .capable of -execotins? almost any order. The Taieri found in tne -Timatai team, ikipped -.by " PrrnKfe, opponents Tarqrtly <t& fhelr steel, j the ■more experience of the -former standing 'them in ,g©od The issue -of ; the Kame *as ia -3oubt abnosfc to the finish. '' .When >O.- ooldstone^s team -qualife3-foi >fiiial"i£_iattle-*ro3tal rw»s~ ußtsoijMfted 3>y_ Qxv>:: 'onloolsirs. Our irienps &oia 'Wfiupate iad^ fnp" to "^us.-Bia/Kd .shaped- 3Sk.B -3»al ,?yeteJranV aod ,-pift tip % :per|etrßsEsnC(e |ttal ■of _ merit, ' "ain^'iiad-^bßyj&tsbouifted ,-for'tntj downfall 'ft® 3gfey- ; w ! ould -eea*asnlyFna»B '■ cotne an^oTr-a. i©hl .ovaiaotf."- »WaSniate i lip * iimblcy -firfbi, but' hadxlo *iww to'tlSa.' •6t®BWOT^fl^^^^>op3>oae?ttes r ii.'- ' '■ "-=.'"! v In -i2ia 3®ain|»©Bßan, - Jh©^ Ji6>* joan/ai>fr&h& splay " 'svafe ~ fitmnoalnedtr " ;«howji 4jy 'Wb winnars,- -3. X}.-*Shßrb jsSkd X G. (Benlley, jtnd the two Biajckenridiges. ' Ti» Jonner -ifeorousfiil.T their "win, : for in i"heir -opponeTits In •finKl thpy ; xaet a pair ■wlio 4iave a Tinjqtie Teeord, and -who can. at uny, iajne tie relied upon to , civ*, -a -^ood exposition 'of Joovlinx- Their defeat i>y the Din*edin -pair ns to .be attri- ; i>u*ed/!f>artly -to lacs «4 Sine yannsKr ~Bra^«inTidJge°B Aoe« the IBunfetU? ■ "iekip »gam *nd ajrain 4*ailimsr *&© i«* h*tfc to^^e- partnfef'e wood 1 , and, £hus rirollilyinjr the york %fee 'Wellin^tam lead. i The 'first day% play in the Single-handed .Championship lurnished -» series of surprises, no fewer than ihree past -champions going down in one section. Tfce iuclc of 'the TJAme was never nrrore -strikingly illue--trated than it was -on the occasion of the> tussle oet-ween W. 'OaTswell Goldistone. "WitL lour heaSs to ,ro, Sic Tifieri ,renresenfeativ.e-iiarl scored., H to *nis'«t>po- ! nenff two, and one mls?ht reas6naii3y ¥ay& been exouae3 for consiHormg libat ilere-' suit -of ihe same -was -a. Torefeone txjncl-usion. 1 ' OsrsweH, licrwever^ Jaded 3n i&& attempts to dislod&e one- <>r \more 'of his 'opponent J drawn siots, »h3 no one aic-re sorprised than Goldstone ,'himeelf to find that ' lie 'Bad -actually scoreS •a, -win. Goldstone'c play throujghosa^,, alSiottsh varied,- was onthe wfeole^oootand -•effective;- an.a tfe.'un--aseuminff .stylet lias- won£3or, mm M38,,kd~ onJcaCion of . ioeal . aad " visiting .-bowlers." , - ' f -'' -7 ' „ ->„~, ,~ t , . -ft»e' Pairs a" ijrreat < .was witnessed oeiween "McLaren J (Dunedinl andTMCMuflan f (€fcreen" -felana), tiie "firmer w inning, only 4© "" so : "down afterwards betore-JVTLeod,, of vtbe , Taieri. Mobre. <o. Milton; -squeezed- Ifaome €xom John vj^g after a great fight. -'MurchisoTi. tmd - ; Wlate, effectecl a mirprise -liy pulling down Bain and Wallace, of Invercargill. They *ied =at « 'the sixteenth 1 head, White eventually scoring a win. ' „