BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13358, 25 February 1909, Page 8

BOWLING.

NEAV CI,UB FORMED.

A mooting tva.s h.-Id m vie St. Albaiis \ ouiiij; Mra's Uali las; evening for the i purpose <;t forming a nnv J3owxin<; Club iin >t. A 1 bans. 'Jin-re was an attendance oi about, thirty, and ihe .\tavor J (.Mr C. Allison) occutHcd tin- chair." ; A comiuitt<esi-t »1> «t a preliminary liiot-tiiitr, reported that a ho;i.<r-to-iiiui>" i canvas had l>e<>ii made., and 73 -eiule-ini.-n had <dven deiinite pn>iiiiM-s to join the ciub it one wiw M-.jrt.<xl ::i St. Albany. The »|ii«-.,tio.n ot .Mte hail been mention, d -.o each individual approach*-;!, v.-ith the ronh that !7 ii.),l divlarod in Savour ci tlie Park, and L'o ;,>r a sit* in Bealey street. Thy que>t!on of x.he Kiilxscnptioit >vcnKl [_.-.■ a d'.'teriuiiihig faeior with many ;><>«;- sible laeinber.s, and the fouimii {»•;> r;-----c-fiinmoinKvcl thai llie sum be fixed :\t ~~ per annum. Thi> terms on which sites lor the green could Uo si-cim-<l li.ul been nx-eived. It was vsliinatcl that a green could be laid <.\onn on th.> Park, with fences and pavilion, for £l'<;G. as £327 ."">.< jui-tho Heal»v stre«?t site. The.si' «%tiniatc< iiu-linled one year's rent and a jmviiiciu- of iv?o t) the ca rot a !■:>:■. It -.vacs unanimously resolved to form a club in Ka&t St.. Albany. The charge proT-.-.sed to be made l.v tlr.< City Council tor the ust? of a t>ortion of tli<> Park (£lO Hk; p;r annum* ■\\a.s &ul'ject<xl to s-oinc criticism, m.l it was. *.Uite<l that the reply from the City Council hr.d ignored the r;ijinv»t made for porn)is.sion tr> be <:n the sanro terms granted the Sydenham Club. The IMny-cr exnlnined that t!;ere was a feeling in tl:e 'Jle=f»rvA-i Committee thnt the ByKtc.ni of inaintenanco of greens on the reserves would li.ivo to come to an cixl, as far as the Council nns concerned. t!w whole re-f-pnnsibility bcinjj placed on the cluThs. He thought., however, tl'.at the Council might, rod'ueo the rent, wihich he con.-idered rather high. Mr Saxton suj_'fjested that the officers of the ohib ehould bo elected, so that a deputation of inciv.bers could wait oi the Council and make ofiicial tntions. They could a!.:o- m-iiko further oiirniirios into the financial aspect, of affairs. After conpido.rablo discussion, :-ii whicli several visiting bowlers took part, it was resolved that tho .site of the {iroon be in St. Albans Park, and that tho City Council bo approached, to reduce the rent. A Provisional Committee of seven mr-mber-i war: appointed to initiate tho work of the club. I