AUCKLAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 139, 13 June 1911, Page 7

AUCKLAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL BEPOBT.

The following Is the report of the Auckland Provincial bowling Association, to be presented at tne su-teeutn annual meeting of delegates iv tiie Chamber 01 Commerce, by tne lion, secretary, Air A. it. tsryden, this evening:— , During the year the Waiuku, Coromandel, ll.wiv.-, \»_iUoi-a, i_ardU_au__e, i-liersde, _c i__iu, VVa_at__e, auu »• es. .no CluDs | affiliated, bringing tne number of affillateu clubs to thirty-one. The peuuaut couipetiuou was uelu uui-mg Car.. _>a_ week, and proved a— uuquaiiueu succtss. Xne cuauge noni Easter was mucii jppieclated uy bowlers. Bright sunshine aim _ecu greens engendered good lellowship, good bowling, auu spii-ned compeuuou. c-tLy teams cumpeted rui- mc coveted champlonsflip of itte 7»»_o_l_U-U. The pairs cuauipionsnip brought together sixty teams, and many hard-ought games resulted bciore tue wiuuers weie declared. _ne singles cuamp.onsnip yro.ed a very iuteiusiiu. coi-j.cUi.io_. S i-ui-ty-cigut players e_teiuu the nreuti. iui-scuii-liuais auu nuui, piayeu ou tue Onenuu.a green, were uy a large and inlcie-urd gathering oi ladles aud gentle men. _iu>si_ j. -urla.v, _l. Casey, —-. A. Lialg, and A. it. bryueu, executive officers, \uuicU auu playeil a-aiu.t tiie lollowiug ciuiis- '.name., m Aiona, I'aecoa, iiar__ganu_e, Uauii, tiauiulou, and Cuuibriuge. uuuV pre.eiii.ed a game at ttotorua. t-very-wheie tiie b-ecatne received a nearly welcome, and were mo.t hospitably entertained, .he object of sucu a turn- was to get lutu iouch. witu tne country players, and to couveise upon matters relating to bowling geneiatiy. The -.-cculive _-> ounnended n ° .utumance of sucn visits, us tbey believed iney wouiu be conducive iv _uou lellowsuip between town aud cuuatr/ uu»iei~. tue tatiie.i-g of o_a bundred Uowieis in _Ui_iilou. representing town aud country i-l-iw, wno entered iuto a friendly competition, uould be remembered by tuuse w_o took pact in it as cue of tue most enjoyable meetings ot the year. Too much praise could nut be bestowed upon the Executive Committee who arranged aud carried out such a dellghital programme for tne comfort, euteitaiument, aud enjoyment ot visiting bowlers The Executive trusted this would become a yearly event. The club's executive match aud rirst year euamplonshlp brouguC to v close a most enjoyable season. The successful running of tue various competitions during the season was due to the exhaustive airangemeuts madi by your Tournament Committee Winners of Competitio is.—Pennant champlouslilp: I'o.isonby. fennant championship runners-up: Auckland. Champion palm: Onebnnga. Champion pairs runners-up: Auckland. Champion singles: R. Rankin (Mount Eden). Champion singles runner-up: B Ramsay HJnehungal. First year's championship: " Onehunga. Club's executive match: Otahuhu. The Committee expressed their thanks to Messis J. Carlaw and 11. Casey for the trophies which they so kindly presented for competition. Tbe balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £119 17/8, being an increase of £.:.. '< 4 over last year's balance. The Executive ik sired to express thanks to dobs who so willingly granted the use or their preens for tmirna'inent purposes; to the umpires who kindly officiated at the various -atherlngs: and to the Press, who throughout tbe season exhibited _ keen, interest in bowling generally, and gave splendid reports of the doings of the Association It was recommended that tne application from the Victoria Bowling Club for affiliation with the A.P.B.A. be granted, the application to apply to the ma c membora only of the Victoria Bowling Club; that a B _b-commlttee be appointed to re-lse the constitution and roles of the Association, with a view to bringing thera more np-to-date: and that the incoming tournament committee arrange a tour through the Dominion during the next bow ing eeason The balance-sheet shows the nssets to total £1-2 7/S. and the liabilities nil.