Bowls FUNCTION AT LINWOOD

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29177, 11 April 1960, Page 9

Bowls FUNCTION AT LINWOOD

Presentation To S. J. Snedden At a function at the Linwood green on Saturday, S. J. Snedden was presented with his certificate for his win in the national singles championship at Dunedin earlier this year. Also, Saturday marked the closing day of the club for the season, and for the last time on its present property. The land has been sold, and the club will move next season to new greens in the City Council reserve just across the road. Work is well advanced on the new greens and the pavilion. The junior vice-president of the New Zealand Bowling Council (Mr W. R. Featherston) presented the certificate and pocket monogram to Snedden. He then presented the president of the club (Mr J. A. Scott) with a certificate for the club. Mr Featherston mentioned the number of successes Snedden had had, in both club and centre fixtures. He first won the colts title in his first two years as a bowler. Twenty-two years ago, only six years after beginning bowls, Snedden was the lead for H. Wilson’s four when it won the fours title, also at Dunedin. With Mr Featherston were two other members of the national council, Messrs J. T. Bisman and M. LeCren. The Christchurch Bowling Centre was represented by its president (Mr Turner Smith), who, after the presentation to Snedden, presented Mr Scott with the centre’s certificate for the club’s success in the Three Fours competition. After the presentations members had their last games on the present green. DALLINGTON CLUB Winners of the Dallington Bowling Club competitions this season were:— Championships: Singles, A. M. Duthle; pairs, F. E. Reaby, H. V. Sharp (s); fours, N. H. Austin, J. P. Garven, V. F. Claridge, L. T. McKendry (s); intermediate singles, R. S. K. Whitford; champion colt, R. S. K. Whitford; first-year colt. G. A. Rowland; Mathison trophy, S. J. Keen, A. E. Nelson, F. E. Reaby, H. V. Sharp <(s); handicap pairs, N. H, Austin. L I. R. Newton (s); married couples, E. J. Greenwood and Mrs Greenwood. OPAWA WOMEN’S CLUB Trophies presented at the Opawa Women’s Bowling Club’s closing day recently were;— Champion singles, Mrs M. Derbidge; champion pain, Mesdames J. Webster ana W. Wales (s); champion fours, Mesdames A. Tucker, G. Newton, E. Steele and R. Vaughan (s); handicap singles. Mrs W. Pavelka; handicap pairs. Mesdames E. Donnelly and E. Steel (s); intermediate singles, Mrs E. Hovell; firstyear player, Mrs M. Barron; Waltho shield Mesdames A. McCloskle and V. Taylor (s); runner-up cup, Mrs B. Douglas. BURWOOD WOMEN’S CLUB Championship winners at the Burwood Women’s Bowling Club were: First-year player, Mrs E. Hart; champion singles, Mrs J, Walker; handicap singles, Mrs A. Forbes; champion pairs, Mesdames E. Davies and G. Scott; champion rinks, Mrs M. Neilson. Mrs F. Currie, Mrs E. Hill and Mrs V. Suckling; President’s rinks. Mesdames M. Neilson A. Forbes. M. Wilson and V. Waddington; married couple’s trophy. T. Forbes and Mrs Forbes; Elliott button, Miss A. Alllngton. BECKENHAM CLUB The Beckenham Bowling Club’s competition winners were:— Singles, G K. Hocking; pairs. J. Gibson and M. Yugovich (s); fours, F. Harper, G. Price, S. Barnet, G. Crooks (s); colts, J. Southward; Calvert memorial, W. Brown. S. Doherty W. Southward and J. Stapleton (s>; Chegwin memorial, B. Ayson. C. Sarginson, G. Hunt and R. Mcbonald (s); president’s fours, J. Murray, T. Hazard, W. Brldgeman and G. Cotton (a); Harker Brawn rase bowl. H. Bott, R. Ogier, V. Agar and A. Wotton (s); Ogier Cup, A. Harrington and A. Wotton (s); Keighley Cup, F. Ledgard and G. K. Hocking; classified fours, J. Southward, F. Ledfard , G. K. Hocking, J. Stapleton (a); handicap singles. N. Brostow; handicap pairs, C. Snelling and R. Menzies (s); most -improved colt, Harker Brown shield, J. Murray; G. Dowling Cup V. Police, Beckenham. FENDALTON CLUB Competition winners at the Fendalton Bowling Club were:— Colts W. L. Whittington; singles, H. W. Wilson; pairs, H. D. Marshall, W. S. Roberts; fours, T. A. Cup* w«