WELLINGTON BOWLING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 546, 29 June 1909, Page 6

WELLINGTON BOWLING CLUB.

' THE "OPEN DOOR" POLICY. ■■/. Tho annual meeting of tho:Wellington Bowling Club, Ltd.; was held • in tho pavilion last evening, and was attended by' about 100 members. Mr. W.T.Grundy (president) occupied ;tho chair. . ■ • ' . .-.: .-■■.." 'The chairman, in moving the adoption of the. report and balance-sheet (already .published), said that members would regret their lack of success in the interclub matches last season. Tho only honours they'still held were the Jjdwin-Feathers. This was,not.very creditable to the olub, and ho considered that the cause was easily ascertainable. : Members were loth to_ sacrifice themselves in. the interests' of the club. The overdraft, w.hich had been £m Us. at the end of the prerious year, had been reduced by. ,£319 Us.. 9(L, and now stood at J2S7 us. .3d.. There were other expenses, however, to be considered. . ■;.■,■■■ . •.

L ,lit. J. H. Mentiplay Bcoonded, and the action ; ; was carried. '. - ~-.,..'. ' Omce-bearers for the year were elected as foUow:-Pre6ident, Mr. J. H, Mentipliy; vicT Mr. A Hamilton'; Mr. W. Brunskill- (re-elected for the thirt term); hon. treasurer, Mr. W Tfamr Ira elected); auditor, Mr. H.-i. Lyin- (reStid)i directore, Messrs. T. Bush, brundy B H. Price, C. Smith, and Andrew M^™ Presentation of trophies in the club matches was then. made, by the chairman and vice-presidents' trophies,. Messrs.. N. W. 801 l (s.), y. Galo, D.'Fay, and E. S. Pearco'Wli P T' M «? r^ J'- C. Webb (s.) and'P." Freeth; Sargood's • Cup, Mr. -p.< . Laurenson; Bre.#k'£i2 Moult: - innior sin: , : Mr. N. W. Bell, moved' that Mr. W. Pryor be appointed the club's delegate to the Northern Bowling, Association,- but, on an amendment, proposed by Mr. W. T. Grundy, Mr J reappointed as fepresentative. ' Mr. H.. P. Allen; proposed that Messrs. TBush and Andrew Wyhe should represent the club on the Wellington. Centre." Mr. T . h Cjmrphward, retiring ■ delegate,- and secretary of tno. centre, was •also nominated.•'" Messrs. Cniirchward and Bush wore appointed Mr .- w :, p i7M' moT ed: "That the club is of OP 11 ! 1 ,, 0 ? - thfit ha?,.arrived when, the policy should be adopted 'in connecK-™ tournaments controlled by the North^n'Bowling;.Mocialiofl:".aTne-, 'mover eiiid that ho considered the introduction of.' the open-door" system would increase the popularity of-bowling. south' the system vriis in -vogue, -and any: : number'.of\!inks from each I olub could take part in the. tournainente. : .In his own.little plot of ground?he was lading out/a'bowling-green,' and his club would consist of his six children, his wife, and, himself. (Laughter.) • They would have. - officers,' and would be entitled to enter two riaks in the tournaments. •; This surely showed the absurdity of- the present echeme. )■ PJaying in tournaments was the best education in bowls, and cvery_ member. of every club was entitled to the right of competing in tournaments. (Applause.) . The two-rink policy; ; tehded to" profpssionalism, because cnly.the very.', best players were given an opportunity to eierciso o tneir Skill. . 7 . .■ ■■ , ..'.-■ .-;.;■ .;.•.• .-• :,-.;• .-;". . Mr. J. D. Sievwright'eocbnded the motion, deploring the possibility that all .but eight members, oi the club would have to sit on the bank and watch the rioxt tournament. ■ The Chairman explained that tho pairs and singles wero open to' everyone,, and they, wei-e played all the time the links wore being; contested. Auckland clubs had all rejoined the Association (excepting the Mount Eden-Club, which had referred the matter to its annual meeting).. They had air affirmed the principle ofi raising the,'entrance fee.from 2s.'6a. to 12s. 6d: Down south they had >no more entries in the rink competitions than; wore seen in < the N.B.A. - tournaments. ... . ; •-.■'■ ■■'■•' •'';'. ..' • The motion was carried on the voices, and the result was: announced" amid cheers.' Two other resolutions, moved by Sir. N. W. Bell and Mr. S. S. BrownJ were carried t— (1) "That the club's delegates to the' Wellington Centre be requested to move-that'a- meeting of_ all bowlers under the centre'e jurisdiction shall be held, at an early date, for the purpose of discussing the conduct of tournaments by tho 'Northern Bowling Association," and (2) "That it be a recommendation .to the , directors that' , the , junior players ehould be : requested, at the beginning of each season, to appoint two'representatives to-act with a member of-the match committee in the selection'of teams for junior- fixtures." . . Votes: of thanks were accorded the retiring officers and the chairman.- ...- ■. •■