BOWLING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18149, 12 August 1924, Page 5

BOWLING.

CHRISTCHURCH CENTRE.

The monthly meeting of tie Chiiatchurch Bowiing Centre w bald last night. Pteeect—M«ssre A. J. Boaiie (chairman), T. Ambrose, F. SteftM, Jno. Brown, J. J*. Da Feu, H. B. Cakey, P. J. Barrell, W. Shearman, J. B. Borthwiei. Masey, "W. Poole, W. Hollis, G. "W. C. Smiihson, C. Piper, "W. Spiller, It. P. Burnett, K. worth, P. J. Good, E. C. Chegwin, H. J 5 . Dobbo, J. D. Cotallo, J. Eamflay, T. .r Teaman, and J. Morgan. Apologies wero received from ifeeara Dickson and E. Healey. The Kaiapoi Club wxoto anointing' Mr H. P. Dobbs as its delegate. The appointment Was approved, and tic chairman welcomed Mr Dobfcs. rENXANT COMPETITION. The Edgeware Club -wrote reading ike champion of- champion pennant play, euggesting that there should bo adde<J along the margin of the _ flag the wonfe: rinks, championshi, inaugurated 1923--1. By this means it would bo clearly indicated, for future reference, who were the successive holders of the trophy. Mr Borthwick said thai vrhen the club received the fl»g it found three names in front of its own, but the competition won by tho throe previous winners was not a four-rink championship. The chairman remarked that the fona that the competition should take would depend entirely on the delegates. On the motion of Mr Smithson, seconded by Mr Steans, it was decided to hold over consideration of the letter till mattters connected with tho competition were before the meeting. At a later stage, it was decided to postpone consideration of the rink championship till next meeting, the secretary in the meantime to circularise the clubs 60 that they can instruct their delegates. On the suggestion of MV Steans, it was agreed that the secretary should confer with the Mitch Committer concerning any euestions regarding the pennant competition ■ that ' they vrefe in dottoi about, and that these questions should be included in the letter advising the clubs that the form of the competition would be discussed at the next meeting. It was suggested that club# should be asked to say what form the oompetiiion should take. The Secretary announced that Mr Good hact given notice to move at next meeting: "That in deciding the form of pennants, or similar inter-club competitions, to be adopted each season, the voting shall be on ft membership basis—one vote for every 40, or fraction of 40, members of a club." On the motion of Mr Steans, seconded by Mr Colville, it was decided to think tho manager of the D.I.C. for presenting the Centre with a pennant.

COMMITTEES SET UP. The following wore elected the Match Committee : Messrs J. D. Gohrilie, F. J. Good, and E. Hesdey. The following were elected the Selection Committee: Msssra J. N. Du Feu, 1/. Healey, and H. B. Oakey. Mr G. N. Lucsa was re-elected bowlteSter. On the motion of Mr Maxey, it w«s decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr 21. Hoddinott, the engineer to the Centre's steriliser, for the time and work he,- hid given to hia duties; BEMITS TO DOMINION ASSOCIATION. The remits for consideration at the annual meeting of this Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association, to be held on tember 10th, in Wellington, were then discussed. Thb remits wexe as follows: Wellington Centre—That the one and only test for the Dominion should be the table test. That if the standard botfla are compared with one another by a green teat, that they should also be compared by a table test, and that no standard bowl should bo altered except after a tiblo test. That the yftar when the bowls are tested should "bo stamped on the bowls. That the Dominion Association should issue a poster reoommcbding beginners and others not to purchase unstamped bowls, and thit clubs should he asked to insist on stamped. bowls only being used in club .competitions. ■ That this Centre recommends the Dominion Council to discard the existing test bowls, and procure a complete eet Of a sufficient number ,of bowls for distribution amongst the . whert) bowl-teating is ■undertaken. .

Latve of tke GaJ^o©—(l) That Rule 6, Sec* tion XI., bo amended to read as follows: "A bowl which in its original course ooailes to Test lees than tvrenty feet from the mat shall he dead." (2) That the following rule he added to Section 13: "If a toucher in the ditch is displaced by a toucher it shall remain where it comes to rest; if displaced by a dead bowl it eha.ll be replaced." (3) That it be a recommendation to the Dominion Council' that while the present sections be retained, the rules be numbered consecutively when they are neat printed. (4) That it be a recommendation to the Dooiiniori Council that Eule 2, Section 3, I<awa of the Game, be amended by striking l out the word "wholly" on the seoond line of such Rule.

Dunedin Centre—That the singles and pairs be brought to finality in one Woek, and the rinks the following l week. _ Chrislchurch Centre—That the minimum size of the mat be 36 inches by 15 inches. /Wellington Centre-—That this Centre is of opiriion, that the Dominion Council should make provision for the registration of club emblems and monograms to protect those at present adopted by clubs, and to prevent duplication in the future. Mr Barnett said that he saw nothing in tho remits that could not bo left to the discretion of the delegates. The remits regarding bowl-testing wefe the most important, and the delegates would be in a better position to come to a Conclusion on :t after having .heard the arguments. Mr' Comlle su?eest£d thht tlw South Island delegates should be invited, when passing through Christolii'inh, to witness o trial of testing nt the indoor rink. A delegate .remarked that, provided the weather conditions were suitable, a test on the green would be best; another delegate considered that the green {est was »A absolute farce, and gave an instance of a boiler, whose bowls wer© notoriously narrow, haying his bowls tested during a nor'wester, when they drew all- riefht. It waß decided to leave the remits to the discretion of the Centre's delegates.

bOMns-lON TOTTR^AMENT. _ The Edgeware Club fonvardsd the following recommendation: That the Dominion Tournament be limited to two weeks—singles, pairs, rinka—and singles and pall's to be completed before the rinks games are commenced. Mr Barnett said that the Dominion Touriwjment was getting too cumbersome and -teas attended oiily by local players during tho. lfist week. He moved: "That a remit be forwarded, ar.d bo supported by thd Centre's delegates, that for tho coming y6ar the tournament consist of singles and rinks, the singles to be completed before tho rinks are started." The singles should be played, he" said, io find the Dominion's .•tampion player, and the rinks to find tho Dominion's champion club. The motion was seconded. Mr Colville, in opposing it, said thau in cutting out the pairs they would bo defying the opinion of the miljotity of the bowlers of the. Dominion: next to the rinks, tiie pairs was one of the most popular competitions ' they had. He gavo the _ following summarised result of a questionnaire sent out by the Dominion Council in 1921: In favour- of three competitions, Sl4; in favour of rinke, 137; in favour of rinka and pairs, 27; in favour of (singled ftnd rinfcs, 13. To send forward a proposal for singles and rinks would make _ the Centra ridiculous. .The singles and p&ita could bo finished in one week. .Mr Barnett: Absolutely impossible. Mr Colville: If wo had anything like a fair spin as far as the weather is concerned it could be done. . Mr Cbeewin B»id he waa in. favour of pairs being played. There might be some way of-playing the pairs, with three bowls it would save time and be a better jptißfi* A delegate remarked that he was quite #ure that the majority of the younger playore Was in favour of pairs. The motion was lost, only six or cerea voting in favour of it. * Mr Chegwin proposed, and Mr Spilie. seconded: 'lThat • remit be forwarded to tho effact th*t in the rinks, instead of a twolife, it should be the sudden-death prin*Mr Steaca moved, and Mr Barnett seconded: "That the mutter bo left, to the delegates." Tho aiinewJinen* was agreed to. TJIfSTA?*PEI> BOTE'S. Th» Dunadin Centre vrrota farwutdipg a, copy of a nsohitioa to ' the e?«rt tfii»t it sU'Ctntre tournaments the akin ci «aeh rink be held responaiblo for seeing thit bowls are stamped in «*;o with tho rules, tad in the event of hovls beJhg found, the rink be disqualiStd. Ko aoiioa'-eis taken.