BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12499, 9 May 1906, Page 8

BOWLING.

THE EXHIBITION TOURNAMENTMr C. J. Payne, president of the New Zealand Bowling Association, Mr R- T. Wheeler, secretary, and Mr P. Miller. II a member of the Executive, arrived > ! from Dunedin yesterday to confer with the North Canterbury Bowling Centre, and to discing matters in connection . with tho forthcoming Exhibition Tour--1 nament. . A meeting was held las: ■ ni<j;lit, at which the following members of the Centre wore pre^nt: —Mivisr> F. • A. Saxton (secretary), F. J. Barlow, and J. Groig (Canterbury). G. 15. Denny, and E. Cliogwin (Sydenham). 11. S. Hellyer (Soiithbridge.i, W". Jac(|UCd (Unired), M. S. Brown (.Leeston), A. V. Bi.-hop and Dr. Thomas church). Mr Payne, who occupied the chair. , explained that it was the tlori.ro. ot the A.ssaciation to moot representatives of tho North Canterbury Bowling j • CVntre, and to obtain from them any Miggtbtionft and recommendations they inijiht care to put forward. He also read a lutter trom the Northern Bjwlin-;.» Association (-taring that it was well natieiied to leave tin" entire manage.nu'ut ot" the proposed Exhibition Tournament in tho hands ot the Nt'w Zealand Bowling Association, and wan j prepared to a.w-t in making it a suece.v> hy inviting the hearty nipport ol I all -aihlilited duln-. i 3 SoiiK* tiUcu-.H-ioii then ensued o;i the management of the tournament, in t he course ot wliicli representatives <A t.c Canterbury Cenl re tliemi-elves j a.-t perioctly r<ll i-iiotl ivitli tlio arrairicnioiits that had been matle. Mr Bariow raieed the question of expense', stating that the number of j! vi.~itiii£ Ik)'.vloi-6 would be very consider- j abie. and it would devolve very largely j on the Canieibury clubs to euK'rtain them. ll<' ali-o the manner in which tho Centre had lwon foniwtl. and expre-ts(»d the opinion that it shouhf be tho medium of communication belwer.it ihe Canterbury bcw!<-ns and t lu> A.--oeiat ion. Mr Payne said-that as tlie Now Zealand Bowling ]iad assumed , the management of the tournament, it felt that it must also undertake tho financial rtJ-ponsibility. and that it r-ould not, nsk tho North Cantvrbury lir.wling CVntre to bear an equal portion of tho cast, but ho would be clnd to hoar if the Centre, had any suggestion to make on tho matter. Mr Wheeler remarked that it was (ho 3 intention of the Executive to regulate the entry feos. so as to caver the cxof the tournament as far as possible. Mr Barlow gave- an assurance that the Centre was prepared to assist the Association in every r«a.sonabli» way. It had power to make « levy on clubs, if money wa« to b< , rain>d for the entertainjiient of visitors, but ho thought, the assistance it was prepared to give would 1)O satisfaclon , to tho Association. Mr Payne, said ho thought that in the case of visitors from England and Australia, they should sent io Rotonui or to the Lakes district by 5 the Association. Dr. Thomas: Tlk» Government will do that. It was eventually agreed that if necessary a levy on the various clubs should Ik- made by tho Association. Tho propositi date for the opening of iho tournament (January 14th, 15)07) w.ufi approved, it being explained that this was most convenient to the North- , orn clubs. Mr Payne then explained the system \ : of play under which it was proposed to ' i carry on tho rink tournament. This P involved splitting tlie entries into two divisions. Lettered respectively A and B. 3 Eac-h division, was divided into soctions - of eight, ajul each rink playod every othor rink in it« Roctirn. which meant 0 ' that oach rink would play s?ven garner, r, It was intontled to give finst, ftecond, 0 and third prize certificates in, each see- <> tioi), which would tend to keep up the 0 interest of the players till their final ® t game was played. It wcnld also nvenn ■y that altlrcugli a howler lost two games o right off, lie would rrtill have a chance 0 of a prize. Th? play would bf» arranged qj so that rinks would Ik* play--0 : «'d en a different greon each - I d-av, and no competitor would be o able to pay that he had had a monopoly s,of an inferior green. It would bo the q j obje-ct of the: Association, however, to 0 lTstrict the actual competitions as far - a.s por.-'ible to good greens, and before 0 I any green was utilised for tournament I purposes it would *>c paeeed by the Exle I cutivs?. s Mr Wheeler Raid it wae also intended, in order to prevent mistakes and con--0 fusion, to c!o c the entries ten days b:>- ---? fore ithe •tournament opened. Vhis 0 would enable the Executive to s p * °ut (t a printed programme, which would court tain, tho names, addreews and clulw of 0 all th-p players, tJio rinks upon which ? t they were to meet, the hour of play, n nnd all particular* concerning tiTr'r re--0 fspcctivp gam-pis on every day of the 0 tournament. The rink toumqment would probably take a -wc-ek to piny o-ut. q ! Some general discussion ensued, and - J the syetPm as outlined was unanimously t> j approved. c I Mr Payne then stated that it was I proposed to play the doubles on the 0 I "sudden d-eath" principle. Tlip Execu--1 [ Hvo was not wedded tr> it. I;<:wcver, 0 and would be glad to accept any alteri ratlvo method which wa.s practicable. 0 I Several representatives of the Centre 1 I were inclined to object to the proprs-il. 3 i but after {ioing into the matter, it was *>! agreed that the systorn sugg«ste<l was J the only way to get through the tcurnaS ment. It was also decided that Ladies' Day should be held on the* afternoon of Thursday in tliD second wcvk cf thr» tournament, and details of t'lie day's I programmo were left to the. Canterbury Centre to arrange. A number of other matte-ns of mor? ** or less importance were th?n diwuspi'd. 1 relating more particularly to Cant<»r----1 , hury's reprofcntation on the Association.