BOWLING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 245, 14 October 1918, Page 7

BOWLING.

ONEHUN'GA SUMMER GREEK.

The Onchunga summer green wits opened lon Saturday lv perfect weather, lv the I presence of a large number ot members ' und spectators. The asse-tnbled company included an old friend and member of the club Sir, Frederick Lang, and several others who have not trundled a bowl lately. ! The president. Mr. 11. It. Mackenzie, welcomed the members and visitors iv a neat speech, full of humour and good fellowship, and the magnlflcent nftcruoon kept every. I oue In the best of spirits. Mr. Mackenzie : took the opportunity to express the club's 1 sympathy with the relatives of the late I Messrs. James and Poynton, two old members who had died during the year, and also referred to the loss the club had sustain— through the death of Mr. David Wallace on the field of battle. The war news had lately been much brighter, and ,he hoped that by this time next year the , members of the club who were still in the flrlng line would be occupying their old places on the Onehnnga green. The president's daughter threw the first jack, and the singing of the National Anthem added dignity to an enjoyable and 1— prcssive scene. An adjournment was then made to the adjoining croquet lawns, where the president of the bowling club again officiated, assisted by the president of the croquet clnb, Mrs W. K. EvHt, in the formal opening of the lawns. In lighter vein Mr. Mackenzie referred to the interest that bowlers always displayed in the game of croquet, and "assured the ladles that anything he could do to promote their enjoyment during the season would be a pleasure.

The match, president versus vice-presi-dent reunited iv a win for the latter My 226 to 205, details being as follows: —

Gibbons, Snell, Bradley. Slackeniie —13, v. F. W. Court, Davys, Vause, Gill—lß. Marks, Hull, Aitkenhead, T. Wallace— 24. v. Pollard, McMastcr, Cowell, G. A. Court —24. Taylor, Hickn_n, Macklow. Brown—2s, v Hill. Tlmmh—, Foote. Wright—2o. 'Robins, Fyfe, Irvine, W. J. Sayers—l7, V. Llndberg, Gavin, Knight, Schnaucr— 35. Westney. Harlock, Schnackenberg, Ijilrd —23, v. Pooler, Jones, W. Wallace, T. R. George—2o. Chalmers, Evans. J. Wallace, Suth erlamI —17, v. Marst—n, Evitt, T. A. George, Kenny—24. Harris, Higgins, Rintonl, K. J. Gatland— 15, v. Coldicutt, Wnttaker, Mudie, Ramsey —27.

McLeod, Whyte, Hills, A. R. Gatland— 13, v. Hartley, Coo—be, Bray, A. B. Sayers—22. Btonex, I. J. Sutherland, Macfarqnhar, Clarkson—22, v. Robertson, Gooding, Harvey, Pascoc —13. Thomas, Campbell—2B, v. Hunt, RichardBon —17.

ELLERS__I SUMMER. GREEN. The informal opening of the green took place on Saturday afternoon. There was a large att_dance of memtiers and the general public. The president, Mr W. R. Smith, weLeotned the visitors, and members, and after the Jack was thrown by Misa Smith declared the green oven. Play resulted as followa: —

Woods, Gavinson. Somerfleld, Somervell— 17, r. Godfrey, A. Ferguson, Rossiter, Dickson—2B. Bond, Lucas, J. Ferguson, Dickinson— 10, v. Darby, Slye, Key. T_d_l, RobertWalt, Wright, Klley. Maekl ow—2s, v. Moore, Thorp, A. Newson, reck—B. Prime, McKinney, Dlggrus, Champion— 20, v. Noonan, Jackson, Hnfldltrh. A. J. Hcmmn—2l , 3-b ■