BOWLING.D

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 246, 14 October 1908, Page 7

BOWLING.D

7 | The favourable nature of tbe weather f during the 'tween seasons has resulted I in unusually forward greens, and conser quently clubs are setting their respective , bowls rolling pretty well bunched up. - Rocky Nook and Onehunga lead off on - Saturday with every promise of a good i afternoon's opening, while .on the foliowi ing Saturday, the 24th, no less than four _. clubs fly the opening flags, Auckland, l ' Ponsonby, Devonport, and Mt. Eden all , I starting the "wood.'' . i To-morrow night the match committee > .of the Auckland and Provincial Bowling - i Association meet to discuss various mat- _ ,-ers of importance. Among other mat- . i ters, will be the discussion and embody- ► | ing of a set of constitutional rules for -1 the As-ociation, winch has hitherto rel | lied for regulations upon those of the ' i -STXB-A. The match committee has been r especially authorised to undertake this l task, and the result of their deliberations will be brought up for confirmation at the next general meeting of the Association. In addition to this matter, the adI visahleness of holding a week's tournament in January instead of the Easter _ tournament, will be considered. [ A bowling tournament will be held at s j Whangarei on December 30th and 31st . | and -January Ist and 2nd, in connection , (with.the four days' carnival which the ["•northern township has' arranged for the 3 i attraction of visitors. Pairs- and full . j rink matches will be played, and entry is _ i open to all bona fide members of any _, bowling club. I N.LB-A ANNUAL MEETTNG. " (By Telegraph—Press Association.. _ WEI___INGTON, Tuesday. The annual meeting of the Northern _ .bowling _____ciation of _\"ew Zealand was . j held to-night. The report showed that ! , tlie number of affiliated clubs was 44, i . j and the champion fours tournament j 3 , would be held in Napier next January. ' I, A return visit from Australian clubs j _ j was expected early next year. Receipts i ; for the year totalled £267 and expendi-

1 i rare £242. The following officers were ; elected.-—President, Mr. J. C. MeVay I .Napier) ; vice-president, Colonel Collins r iV. ellington); secretary and treasurer, > Mr. J. H. Mentiplay (Wellington) ; andii tor, Mr. H T. Allen (Wellington). At t a meeting of the council a letter from i the Gisborne (Hub was considered, asking i if a regulation could be made allowing i members to play with both feet on the j i mat, this bemg opposed to the associal j tion's rules. It was decided that such a I j rule could be made for members, but t i could not be enforced on visitors. It " was decided that the Napier tournament '- open on Monday, January 11, 21 rinks |I to ,be available. Representatives of all : | chit-, in tbe district are to be a_>ked to ■ | join in a deputation to the Prime Mm'- ' j ister asking relief from the payment of • j municipal rates. A committee was a.p- ---\ ■ pointed to go into the question of the j cost of tournaments owing to '| an Auckland communication, which I ' suggested the possibility of a number of j ' | Northern clubs seceding from the As- | sociat-on.