BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 7

BOWLS.

/THE WELLINGTON CENTRE. DRAWINGS FOR INTEE-CLUB MATCHES. ■■ The first, annual meeting .of delegates to the ■Wellington Bowling Centre, as reconstituted, was held in tho ipavilion of the-.Wellington Bowling Club last-evening, about fifteen dclo■gatog .attending. Mr.T.- Bush (Wellington) was voted to the chair. . • .' ■ - i TKo seorctary-(Mr/ T. L. Churchward) re-' .ported'that-the. past season had been a record one aa•for-as:tins-work of .'.dolcgates was concerned. Ihp tournaments had allbeeusiiccscsful; that at Easter .was.rather late, but, notwithstanding the wef weather, tho games had been got through satisfactorily.! Messrs E. W. Hills and Company had promised four pairs of Jacques s bowls for competition at tho next .tournament, and Jlr. Flyer had also promised W n iv lc y ilow to > n <» - ne would suggest tho games ill heads, instead of IG, for the forthcoming tournaments. Of course, this ;would curtail tho number of games, but tho secretary considered that'it would give moro' satisfaction. An application for, affiliation had been received from Tβ Hiwi Club, at Island Bay, 1 and other applications wero expected from Eastkmrno and Khaiuhllnh. This would swell-tho number of clubs comprising tho centre to eleven. - :. ■ : . . ■■"■ - The application for affiliation from Tβ Hiwi ♦w , J slnnd ?W< »'as granted.'lt was stated that tho, club numbered, 50 - members, had grounds!at Island Bay,.-and was making application to be iregistered under itho Northern fowling Association. ' ■■■■■.- ... ■■■• i .i Mr, % J, "P ows °n (Victoria) was elected to I the position of chairman. In taking the chair, no said that ho : hoped the same good feeling would prevail at, tbo coming January tournamfnt as had marked past .competitions. ■' ■ i lie meeting unanimously decided to. reelect Jlr. Churchward as lion, secretary and treasurer. . Mr. Churchward, in,thanking the delegates, , said that the positions of secretary .and treasurer need not be separated, as tho centre endeavoured to-get along with as little expense as possible. Thero ■ was not much money, to handle, and. he'added;-''lt is-gone before I: get it." ~'(Laughter.) ■ '■ ' ..Messrs. Pickcrson (Karori), Leighton (Thorndon), /and Churchward (Wellington)- were appointed as..tho Postponeirant Committee. , " '" January I:and 3,were fixed as the dates for tho;next;.annual New Year tournament. It was-decided that idl. names should b& of 16 head?,; with -finals of 21 heads. '.The entrance fee was fixed at-Gs. per rink, and in all other respects the tonrnam-snt will be run on tho same Ijnes-as last year. '■ \ . -' : - . I

:,;;,■//; ■:'; 'SENIOR PENNANTS, . ',\'.',- •'■Eight olubs nominated for the Senior Pennants, Lower Hutt being.the only club riot ineludsd, The drawing took placo is follows :- First round, October 30:: Potono v. thorndon j Kelburno ,v. 'Wellington;. Karori v Victoria; Te Hiwi v.;Newttwn. Second'roimd, Novcrabar 27: Tβ Hiwi v. Thorndonj Victoha. v, Potone: Jwlburne ';: v ... Karori;-.-. Wellington •' v. Newt«wn, : Third- round,. December^lß:'■ Kel.burnevV.'Te Hiwi; - Wellington .v. Victoria; ■Newtown ,v. Thorndon j l'etono v. Tinrori ■Fonrth round. January 29: Wellington v. Pot»w, Karori v. Newtown; Kelburno v.. Thorn,«!en;Te Hiwi y.: Victoria. Fifth round,, February 12:, Wellington- v. Thorndon; Victoria v.' ISowtdwn;-Kelburno y. Petone; To Hiwi v Karon..-' Sixth.-■'•round,--' March 12: Wcllington v. Karori; rVictoria -v. Thorndon; Kolburne v. Nowtownr Te Hiwi v.'Petono.. Seventh round, April -91 Wellington v. To, Hiwi; Victoria y.' Kclbunie! Newtown' y. -PeWncj Karori v. Thorndon. r: ...■;-■ ,■•:'■;■ ■'■'■! -: . _. :

yi : -. : : JUNIOR■ PENNANT' ; MATCnES; •':.. / : . ..The drawing for- tha Junior. Pennant matches (ens v rink.'pnly) resulted- as; ..follows:—First rtujid.-Novembtr l fi: A\yiiiißton/'v. Newtown, en-.'..Victoria -Qrtenj -Vjitoria;- v.' Petone at Thsriidon; Thorndon v. Karori; at Kdburne; Kelburne v. Hutt, nt .Potone. Second round, November; 27: Wellington, v. Victoria, at Nowtown; Fejone v. Newtown. at • Wellington; Kit-'-rori'v. Kelburne, at.Thorndon; : Thortiaon ■ v ■'sutL'-*'5 ut L'-*' , Vic Wr'i'"•' I'hivd. round,. -December JR."; Thoriidon: v. Petone, at,Hutt;-.Victoria-v .Karon,.,it W^llington; , Newtown v.lCoJburno at- \ictonaj' AVcllington v,'- Hutt, at-.Thorn-,den. , Fourth -.round, February 5: Wellington v,;Taorriaon;:;at: Kettmnie;' Newtown ron,- . at: Wellington ;i Petono v. Kelburne at Vjbtp'riir Victoria.v. Kutt.-'atTetoue. Fifth' 'Toiind, Fobruary 19: Wellington, v. Petone,: at jLhor'ndoni.'.Thorudon v, Newtdtt-n , ;"at Victoria; -.yictprift. v../Kelburne,' at Kf.Tojri; Karpri , v .Hutt, at TetoLe. Sixth round, March 10: Wei-' htgtojV v. KelburnCiOf;- Ncwtqwui! Thorndon w}-. Victoria, -at Wellington; Karori v. Petone ,it,lhor,tKUm;;Nowtcwn,v. -Hult^atvJCelburh'o (Seventh,, round, April. 16: Wellington iy, .Karori ■• at Kclburno , ;' Thoriidon l v..Kelburhe,''at''Kn.rori; '.Newtown v. Victoria, at • Wellington;' I'e-.' tono v. HUtt; qt.Thorndoi}. ' ■■•' , - - : ' ■ ■-

.;V' : -;.C/-;:;;'/ ;; /OTHlilIl.FIXTUIlES:- ■-'■ '■'; '■: The lordor. of ■ play jiri; tho Edwin,' PcatiioW (present holdors, Wellington), Noycmber-6,was .decided as follows sr-Karoti,' Petone,' Newtown, Thorndon,'/re ■■ Hiwi,-Jlutt, Kelburne. Junior: Stars (Now.town.Clnb hro the .borders), Novcrriberj: .Hutt, ;Kclbnvne,/Karori, Welliug'ton Thorndon,,Petono, Hill.Pins (Newtnwri Club, Mlders), NoTCiribtr'3: ThorndonV Poiorio, Welanxt«ri, Kelburije, Karori, Hutt, Victoria',' ■Tβ Piivi.;.-.-.; ;'>■.■;■■..'•.'■• ■;..':■'■-..■ /.•'.■:■• ■.'.,■"■.'.«'.

; After a discjission.r it -.was decided to. write to Coptoij.Edwin. nakiiiß that the condition's Pf ■■ vno matches fpr ' the ■ Gisborno'- ' Trophv should, :,be- altered-to' allow/for: tho -entry of : IPur. Knior.-players, .instead'of■ two senior-and WA junior players ns at present.' i. ■■• .'On-the motion of Mr. I'rinco (Newtown), it was :^reed "that a tourney should be- ar- 1 ranged for the end of March between tho'charagions of ths- various clubs, to bring out- the ■ champion;. of champions.'".. 11. was. considered that onir.-.one Saturday .would be-required to decide the.inatch. ./■ '■'■■ ■■•■ -..--•.■