BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 5

BOWLS.

. \ THE DUTHIE CUP. A WIN FOR.THE HUTT CLUW. ~,..Yesterday was a field day on the. Wellingj ton Bowling Club's, pretty green in Wordsworth Street, the occasion being a triangular .contest between two teams each from'.;the Wellington, Hutt, and Wanganui Clubs for a very handsomo silver cup, selected 1)y; Mr. John Duthie (who has been, connected, arid still 'retains an' interest, in all three clubß) On. his recent visit to, the Old Country.' Tho cup is to bo competed for annually, rbut under the. rules laid down- is not to {become, the property of any one . club. ■ For : this year - the ; proud possessors are tho Hutt Club/s representatives, who were in • a . winning mood.yesterday afternoon. v'" ';■ ~ In. i: tho;first; round/'Wellington jnet, and were defeated by, Wanganui, after a splendid game.; The teams tied 'on '..theaggregate score on ,the' last head., '-Another;.bead--.,re-sulted in another tie;'and still another head saw matters no further' advanced. ' On - the , third attempt. Waiiganui - won. 'Tho. following were'the scores:—,WELLINGTON v. WANGANUI. :-'

_ Wellington—Haybittle, Veitch, Mentiplay, Berry - (s.), 17 ;, Wanganui—Hoggard, Armstrong, llankifi, Towsey (s.), 14. Wanganui—Pawsori, Reed, Keesing, Rodwell (s.), 20; Wellington—Zander. Focko, Brunskill,' Bush (5.),16.i • /*. Totals—Wanganui, 31; Wellington, 30. ' V: WELLINGTON r: HUTT.

: Wellington- then met, and were -.defeated by, Hutt:— " L -- , Hutt—Murphy, Elliott, Henry, Stevens (s.), 22; Wellington—Bush (s.); 13. Hutt—; Pole, Trevethick, Hollard, Henry (s.),i 21; .Wolhngton—Berry (s); 19 . Totals—Hutt, 43; Wellington, 32. • >■ . . ' THE FINAL. - - v- Tins left'- the Wanganui-Hutc match as the- final. - The . latter' made 'no race of it, , and' won practically as they liked. . It was; decided that play should cease at 6.30 p.m., wheii: about sixteen heads had been;, played (which.'accounts for bhe small scoring). The result;was as follows: — Hutt-rStevens (s.)| 14;' Wanganui--Tow-,s®3{- ( s -)i 9.', 'Hutt—Hendry (s.), 26; Wanganui—Rodwell (s.)j 13. •' Totals—Hutt,. 40; Wanganui, 22. ■ i J • At the conclusion of the .match an adjournmfent 'was vmade,.to the. pavilion, where the -president, of tho/Wellington Club (Mr. ; T. 'Bush)/in.christening the, cup, proposed the health of Mr. John Duthiej who lie said had in presenting such a trophv been a boon to ' bowling. : It, Ead .-been.., firat > intended ' that the ownership | of .the-cup should"'.be gained by winning it twice in succession'or '-Area times ■ at...intervals,'-but Mr;-, 'Cohen,; of-' the' Wauganui Club,- had. suggested that it would' bo a- good idea to play .for it once .a year, ,anu imij io allow any club to win it; outright;-, which 'suggestion was /adopted;. H'The match' that-had been played that day was one of-the most enjoyable in the history of-bowls in Wellington; ' The players, were riot out after'-) medals; of ...any kind, and;, had rbeeri' playing in a spirit .of pure friendliness. They, had. all. had a; very .good game, and he jieartily congratulated! tho Hutt' Club r tinitfi win'.'• (Applause.) '/After; all, it was fit anc! proper .that the cup 'should, first go to tho club in. which Mr. Duthie was immediately interested.'The, , cup . was' then .christened " the Infant Hutt" with champig-ie,". and Mr. D.iithie's..' '-'health ;. was' ""enthusiastically: drunk. .. . :. Mr: 'ICcesing- (Wanganui), speaking ,to the ■toast, said that tlio cup was emblematical cf v its;, dorior-r-both were i of : sterling' worth,' and contests, for • the-. tropliy were calculated ; tc encourage the' amicable - and amateur spirit ■iii,, bowling.;' It liad ' beeu noticed 'of '.lato that-there; were; "a* kind ,7f''professionalism i creeping into ' the', game, ;'.wnich did not'fit;at all. Bowling should engender a' different-spirit-altogether; The speaker refcn'od'..to, jJie; days- w:heii Mr. Diithio was a mUch-r'esfiiecteii'. iresideri't of; Wanganui, but 'their' loss' had : beenV Wellington's l gain; i They had 'thought lie hatl.' forgotten .therii, until they ;'heard of v their . inclusion in' the contest-. for the cup. '■■■ - [ 1

. Mr. Orton' Stevens'' also ; compliiiieuted : Mr. Duthie 'oh the; good' that would come cf tho contests • by, tho ,friendly, feeling ;tnat- tfould be cemented' between the three clubs. " He Was proud '.thoy ;;hadv won': it:' tho;'first year, but. Wanganui.'had proved g'ood : sports, "and if they..(Wangaiiui) had the luck" to win it next year,' Hutt' v would be the first to congratulate them. ' " ' v ' , •

'-. Mr. . Duthio said- he was , somewhat em-barrassed-at getting ,so, liiany. compliments, , as ho usually had to mako fighting speeches. If'there was nothing ho had a full reward in the.eiithusiasm' with which the match had (been played that | afternoon. : ■ He : had ■ spent thirteen of the best years of his life in AVanganui, and Avith no 'disrespect : to* any one, itlie Wanganui- Club'was m those days accounted thcv best'in New' Zealand. (Hear, hear:)He; had .included Huttm the combination, . bccauso : ; lie f thought ! they' ; 'had , '. ; - no ■ chance of -their';'getting .'.the:-cup foV a'ibit. r ';; idea of bringing tho' clubs, together would prove acceptable, as such unions toped out those petty jealousies , thdt, should not . exist ' in ■ connecthe game, and,if all the games/ . wore played as the one. they had : witnessed' f it would bo; a full reward. He did: not in- , .tend..that)the cup should'go on for over, and. if/, at any;' tiihe tho-''clubs .'decided'"th"at.;-.it . ■. ' should be won outright, lie; would agree. (Applause.) In ' concluding,, he proposed; tho i health ;of Mr. IV Bush,' president oi thoAVol- i lnVgton Club, who replied briefly. . Mr. F. W. Haybittle proposed the health ' of the 1 Wancaiiui Club; .to which -Messrs. Towsov and Uodwcll.responded. SHANNON V. WELLINGTON. ' -vA"three-rink' match between the Shannon • 'and' Wellington! Clubs was ( playodat tho latto'r Cliib's green'yesterday ; morning withi tho following result:— v.' , I • 1 - Wellington-^-Burns,;Adams, 1 M'Lean, Wad-. dell , (s.),' -24;' . Shannon—Lmd, Dancklcy, >■ • Dixon, Stansell "(s.), 13. — Smith,Manz, Flewellyn, Thompson (s.),' 28; Shannon, Brogan, Rawle, Underwood,! Stephpnsori (s.), 15. "'Wellington—Prjfori'-Fijost, Knapp, Russell (s.), 33; Shannon—Olsen, Mitchell, Knowles, Gunning (s.), 11. . "V ■■■"> ... . .Totals—Wellington;;;.Bs'^Shannon,'39. : ' . -' The following ' players, will represent' the : Wellington, Club .;• in ' -the .Senior.; Pennant match on Saturday : At home—Evans, Blundell, Leslie,- Sievwi-ight'(s.);-Gale,; Flewellyn, > i "Mentiplay, : Whittle (s.): At'- Kelburne—F. Laurenson; S. Brown ; Webb,"Thompson (s.);. Still; H. Frost,"Remmgt'oiv (Goodcr (5.).; ; •Members of the Thorndori, : Bowling. are , informed Iby advertisement' tliat' tho' ex-; traordinar'y' gcncral v Riecting" c.'\lled'' fo'ryFri- ■ day evening is ■ now rendered- unnecessary, and will not bo-held, j . - ■