BOWLING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11083, 30 September 1901, Page 6

BOWLING.

A general meeting of members of the Canterbury Rowing Club was held on Saturday, in tlie pavilion, Mr W. Jacques' presiding, and a large attendance of membsrs be-inj? present. It was agreed that the action of the committee in deciding that the opening take place on Saturday next be approved, but that the fixing "of the ladies' day be postponed. It was decided that a doubles and singles tournament be held amongst the members during the season. Seventeen new members were elected.

(SPECIAL TO "THE PBESS.")

DUNEDIN, September 28. At the annual meeting of the Roslyn Bowling Club the constitution of the New Zealand Bowling Association came up for consideration. One member expressed surprise that the report and balance-sheet bad not been printed and published, and when he asked the reason for it he was told that the r>ow.*e*-ion«t of tho Association, only amounted to £60, therefore it was not worth publishing tho balance-sheet. No report or bal-auue-sheet had been published for the la_t four years. The member also expressed disapproval that so few meeting, of the Association had been held during the year, and expressed a desire that the delegates to the Association meeting on Tuesday should support any movement towards establishing an executive to control affairs. The present controlling organisation was unsatisfactory, because, for example, th© president this year was in Christchurch and the principal remaining officers in Dunedin

A motion was carried instructing the delegates to ventilate the question of publishing, the report and balance-sheet annually, and of forming an executive.

TIMARU HORSE PARADE.

The annual parade of stallions under the auspices of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held in Timaru on Saturday. The weather was cold and slightly showery The attendance of farni_r_ and breeders was very good, and aa the breeding of horses—especially draughts —is being taken up so largely in South Cuiit-rbury, tha keenest interest was taken in th. various sires.

The parade state tliis year constituted a record, more horses being shown than has ever been the case at any previous parade in Timaru. There were no less tuan 42 sirf& catalogued, and only three failed to put in an appearance. Last year the total entry consisted of 20 horses. Some very fine Clydesdales were shown, and tho draughts, generally, were a very good lot. Some good carriage stallions were shown, notably Mr F. Simmon's Agamemnon and Mr R. C. Campbell's Mam* brino King; while in tha thoroughbred class Messrs Kerr and Frayne's new purchase, Waterloo, was very highly spoken of. There was only one "representative in the pony class.

After the parade the pries offered for the best light and the best draught horse on tho ground, were awarded by popular vote, and the voting resulted as follows: — Draughts—Mr M. Duggin's Clydebank 1, Mr A. Hamilton's Champion 2, Mr John FrizzeH's Lawrence Chief 3. Light Horses —Messrs Kerr and Frayne's Waterloo 1, Mr F. Simmons's Agamemnon 2, Mr R. Campbell's Mambrino Kong: 3.