BOWLING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 23, 27 September 1913, Page 7

BOWLING.

* tArA XAKI..[CENTRE: EpRME I). Anj^eting, v was hsl<\ : /t,. Ijl ( y Wou!th on Thursday of the represent tatives of the bowling clubs of Tara n'tiki. The clubs represented were New I'PlymonthjUi Jiawora," Fitoroy West End, Inglewood, Stratford, an< Opimake. Mr (». Smart represents Stratford. -The ibusfciessi was to-con "si'der the,i!(djV/sablenex^iof ; the &stfd| lishment of a Taranajii: rcenitre uncle the (New Zealand Association!,; and M J. J. Robert's attended ifrom Welling toa on behalf of the Association to,ex ph.in the position. t<>l\nt\ ■,,■■ It was decided to form a-Taranak Association, and Mr Firth agreed t< art as secretary of the Centre pr< te;a. ,-,,,j , • After the meeting of delegates, ai hi formal conversation took 'place 01 tlia subject of the banner competitions It was generally agreed that the boun qavies adopted last season would have in be revised. It was thought thai Manaia, Pihama, and Opunake might form one district; Pa tea, Hawert and Elth'am another; and Stratford Inglewood, and a third, will the town clubs as a fourth. But the Stratford Club favored'a scheme in which Elth'am, Stratford,, and Inglewood should be grouped together. The general opinion seemed to be thai last year's system had interfered with a good deal of the inter-club play, and that members could not travel so much as they had been asked to do. The whole matter, however, will probably be gone into after the first centre meeting in November.

At the annual meeting of the Xew Plymouth Club on Thursday night the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr W. J. Pennj vice-presidents, Messrs. 0. N. Firth and H. Smart; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. X. Ewing; general committee, Messrs A. Collins, W. , Liiscomhe, J. C. Moivy, J. S. S. Medley, Hall, and R, McK. Morison; auditor, Mr T. L. Buxton; delegateto the Taranaki Bowling Centre, Tdcssrs A. K. Smart. A. Ooldwatev a;.d the president ex-officio. Prizes wore presented as follows:—Trophy, Mr H. Smart; winner of singles handicap, .Mr .!. C. Morey; vice-presidents" prize, Mr Hall. It was resolved that tie entrance fee to members of other clab.s who wished also to join the Xew Plymiuth Club lie reduced to £1 Is. The Hawora Club opened its green