EPSOM CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 253, 25 October 1932, Page 10

EPSOM CLUB.

Thp club's twenty-fifth season was officially ooened on Saturday, when the president Mr Jno. McDougall, extended a UeSrty welcome to the assembled company, which besides large numbers of members and their wives and friends, included rom-esVita fives of numerous other clubs. Mr McDougall aptly expressed the sentiments of all the bowlers present by alludSI to Hie splendid condition of the greens and the artistry of the decorations, as well nsbvhfs eulogies of the superintendent, Mr Burton and the caretaker, Mr. Clark. »%£ "SAtiS?*® ft Sj, repre^t remarks, and commenting, favourably on officially opened by the able throwing of the first jack to'Uj McDougall, and the president called on three of the oldest members of the club. Messrs. Land, A. French and J. Amburj, to deliver the first bowls, amid applau!*?. The upstairs . nail . . was tastefully decorated, and Mrs. McDougall and the ladies' committee here dispensed an enjoyable afternoon tea. A band, under the leadership of Mr. Frank Parsons, added to the gaiety of the occasion. The games played resulted: — Armitage, Dr. McDougall Dr. Macky, Dr. Hardie Neil 20, v. A. S. J. Lamb, Stehr, Hooper and J. McDougall 14; Bailey Laycock, Wylie, Fred Parsons 21, v. Drummond. Alfrey, Howard, Burton 12 , A. French, Wilkinson, Wilson, Farland 21 v Sinclair, Newman, Kirkpatrick, Philip 14, Standen, Land, Kerry, Firth 23,. v. W. H. Mond, Mynott, Crawford, Ramsay 10; Fords. Smale, F. Brown, Furnell 19, v McCullagh, Blood, Gunthorp, Grattan 16, Ambury, Wells, Beckman, C. Lamb IT, J. D Morrison, Gouk, Williams, Bayne 13; Lewis, Ross, Richmond, George 21, v. Rev. Rosevear, Short, Keith, Hoskings 18; Mitchell. Hollis, A. B. French Bainbridge 20, v. L. Wright, Field, J. Morrison, J. Wright 12; McFarland, Jackson, Montgomery, Foubister 23, v. Dγ £°*' le Z< Patrick Read, Bruce 18; McCullogh, .lansen Moyle, O'Callaghan 15 ▼• Dunningnam. Hendry, Gribble. R. Morison 16; Spearks, Parkinson, Nash 21, v. Harris, Gauden, J. Wallace 11; Paterson, Veale Tanner 33, v. Woolcott, Scott, S. Harbutt MONDAY'S GAMES. Ordinary Draw.—Jansen, .T. Harrison Parsons 20, v. Parkes. Dowding, Farland ]1 • Bailev Blood, Wallace, Ramsay 24, v. Ambury, Smale, Foubister, McDougall 15; Forbes, Patrick, Nash, Furnell 22, v. Dunningham, Howard, Burton, C. Lamb -l ; Martin. Koss. Stehr, Hooper 24, v. I'aterson,, Hayes, Bruce, J. Wright 21,