BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 62

BOWLING.

F ' X #»cret*pies are requested to forward particular! Wit famei played and of forthcoming matches. \ ■i ■ ' ; KOTES BY JACK. EA reference is made in the annual reiort _of the N.Z.B.A. to a visit to the forth Island of an association, team, but; &c Tefernce is so vague that it is dimwit-, to be sure wbetfher it means anyfcing or nothing. After .referring to the ■^appointment felt' by the' northern Essociation and the Auckland Provincial ■Association the report says: — "If this nutter is to be taken up during the comkg season :t: t wouW be as well for delegates B the ■different centres to organise iinongst their own members, and as soon i sufficient inducement offers to approach he council, w^ho wiH put the machinery jit motion for carrying the project hrough." Surely this is a lame and imlotertt conclusion. The council should certiniv take the initiative in this matter tod not the centres. If the council asked aoh centre to nominate a certain number t represetative players prepared to make le tour the centres would have some basis ► work on. But to suggest that cvn the en die r amount of information made public le* centres should 1 organise amongst their wn members seems, like putting the cart efore the horse. . j The Dunedin Bowling Olub, whose new •vilion is nearing cdmpletion, held 1 an entyable social in the Early Settlers' Hall n Friday evening. The social is maided as a slight recognition of the ser- ! toes of the ladies in providing tea, stc, J i&ring the playing season. Mr- Crow, the KSssidsnt of the club, opened the proceed- ' Bjgs, and Mr Sinclair, who is convener of Be Social Committee, in a brief speech Htolcomed visitors from other dubs. An ■foellenT concert programme wao followed w~ dancing. . - . I KAt the annual meeting of the Meadow- j B|nk Club" Mr Miller, the president, in Hpvrng the adoption of the annual report, Hrorcssed pleasure- at the financial soundXt and general progress of the club. B the discussion which followed members Hjj&ught ,ihat in view of the heavy ex- , Bendi'ture during the year the debit Klance of £40 was small, and would proKbly disappear by the end of the season. { be election of officers for -the ensuing ' iar resulted as follows: — Pres«!en't,l3lr S. | oUison ; vice-president, Mr J. S. Gor- : in; secretary and treasurer, Mr Adam ackay ; Ground Committee — Messrs ' (doer, Taylor, Whyte, E. Ferris, and D. . se (convener) ; Match Committee — Messrs ! «rtin (convener), Taylor, D. Mac- I ty, D. Bee; delegates to centre— Messrs iller and' Mackay It was decided to apSat a Ladies' Committee. [The English Bowling Association finals >re this year played at Leicester, when. ' c Singles and Rinks Championships were ' tcided. For the purpose of these con- ; Its England is divided into seven, eight, j more districts, and the winners in each strict havin.g been ascertained by play h neutral g-reene mutually convenient ey assemble at a particular venue r the closing stage. While the ■strict play is said to be keen Hfis somewhat singular that the determinKg rounds seldom reveal high-class play, ■tcept in the Singles -this was the ease Kb, year. J. W. Dick, of the Gosforth Ho, proved to be the winner, witb H. Hulds, of Reading, as runner-up. In the Bibs finale there was a complete absence play, and the Field says that rink a weak spot was too painHPy evident. The win of the VTfeilingrink, skipped by G. P. Coe, to be very popular, principally beHEse the club is a young one. The NewH» West End rink, skipped by W. F. was second. The Field says carried a couple- of passengers for of the day. The paper thus rethe skip of the second rink:— The ■fomph over the Newcastle West End conHffed a well-merited rebuke of the incesloquacity of Hamilton, the Newcastle who has yet to learn that it is denot the game to put your oppooff their play by freely-expressed of their bowls and dheap chaff gallery. copy of the annual leport (the twentyof the N.Z. Bowling Association has to hand. Historically it is very valuand will no <loubt be carefully preby secretaries and officials of clubs. a list of clubs in each centre, the of members, the colours, the names delegates to the centre, and the of the club It also gives the list of the various centres. There addition a list of past presidents o c association and a list of the winners of Pairs, and Singles competitions association's tournament since these inaugurated in 1888. from the information mentioned. report is a brief summary of Htt^ events of the year, and contains that can be called either aof news. Mention is made of increase in the popularity of the gameby the increasing number of and the yearly opening of fresh The information already known bowl-testing and the appointment of W. A. and A. E. Scott as bawlis repeated. With respect to a North tour, the report is decidedly vague. ■ this matter is to be taken up during

I.OWLERS would do well to have a '" Distinguishing Mark on their Bowls, ignis submitted by John Swan and Co , ravers, Bath street, Dunedin, Is

? the coming season " (says the report) it would be as well for delegates in the different centres to organise amongst their own members, and as soon a 6 sufficient inducement offers to aproadh the council, which will put the machinery in motion for carrying the project through." The association tournament at Christchurch in January la6t jrae a success in every way. The balance sheet 6hows that the Chrietchuroh Centre made a profit of £71 12s Id out of the 74 rinks, 14+ pairs, and 142 singles entries, out of which a bonus of £25 was voted to the hon. secretary (Mr Saxton). The next tournament is to be held in Dunedin. Respecting club colours, the report states that the^ committee appointed to deal with the subject finds that the colours in many cases are not sufficiently distinctive, only 26 clubs out of the number being distinct. Another 16 would be if a badge were on the pocket. The committee recommends that in striped blazers the stripe be not less than half-inch in width, and that Ac name of the club be worked in plain letters ac a badge for the pocket, such as N. Z. over Christchurch over B.A. The j names of those nominated for the new council are given, and centres are reminded that a ballot must be taken and a certificate of the result of the voting forwarded to the secretary of the association at least one week before the date of the annual meeting — namely, September 27. The balance sheet shows, a credit balance of £215 10s, an increase of £49 17s lid on last year's balance. TJie income , received .from clubs by Way" of leries amounted to £105 Is. The' councilss expenditure for secretary's services, oetties, and printing amounted to £46 7s Id. The donations granted to centres holding tournaments amounted to £16, making a total expenditure for the year of £62 7s Id.