BOWLING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 663, 16 October 1933, Page 4

BOWLING

HEAVY RAIN MARS ROTOI n1 CLUB'S OFFICIAL ai OPENING . ai IT NO PLAY POSSIBLE 1 rd The Rotorua Bowling Club v ul fortunate in the weather which >si ed its official opening on Sati ae and although the opening cerj n? was carried out, the greens we is. sodden to proceed with the pre versus vice-president matches t had been scheduled. i : A crowd of over 100 bowler 'm tors and friends assembled a! 'p' clubhouse for the ceremony, inc Hc visiting rinks from Tauranga ua ranga South, Te Poi and PutaiH, s Addressing the assembled hBie the president, Mr. H. HamiltcHer pressed regret at the unfoflpf* conditions which had marreHj opening, but expressed the hoH the season would neverthelesB most successful. He welcomB visitors and particularly theR. from outside clubs, sympathisiB^ them in the fact that the l'B deprived them of their game. H Continuing Mr. Hamilton crB ^d the fact that this was the 9 casion on which the Rotorua opened its activities under tlHr 4 of the newly formed Bay ofBfr centre and he appealed to hB"01 ers to give the new body tiHVe operation and assistance. he thought, was a splendid P®*1 and one in which the will to a great deal more important desire to win. ' 9rc^ Mr. B. Leggatt (Putaruru)®?)' replied on behalf of the visitcH^ ^ The assembly then adjour'H1^0)the green where Mrs. Hamilto9= ^ the first lcitty and delivered tBas bowl. Afternoon tea was thc®)ri( ed in the Tea Kiosk, but as ther did not improve, it wa5®air impossible to proceed with uled programme. B