LOWER HUTT BOWLING GREEN

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 4

LOWER HUTT BOWLING GREEN

Tnlf w?! a ,, ft « r , no 0" was spent at th* Altho »I f. boWlmg green ■ Jesferday.-:' Althougu there, were no .'important i matches played, several scratch games ;■ i Mere .indulged m, and enjoved by those J - Resent and the visitors were entertabed. at lunch by the local club; ■ To-aoj-one- visiting the' Petone bowlinegreen yesterday the expression; "Bowls' is an.old man's game'.?;-would have W l ' Igred s lm| ly..ridieulpus, ; On daZ-i int \l' J? taa,pl<?t.presentcd an exceed-• ngly. animated; anpearance, and "-tho< Uely,way m'whiclr the' players bowled laughed,: cheeredr-and-•casionally, ..proved .that if, they were Sold. men, they certainly, carried their ages remarkably well.' Ideal weather' prevailed for what is considered' amoiiobowlers.the last holiday's play.'of thS season. The club tournament'was the, the .enthusiasm shown bv players can be realisedby the fact that' they played .through the "heat and bur-: ?\f*, ti! ! mght fell. ~ Some, excellent play,was seen on.severhrrinks"at VarWs stages ' of tne games. Frank Smith and his- : earn (Barlow and CatesV secured five wins, being, the possible, M'Arthur,and. Udy. four each, .Jones three, CastlesHenry, andXJarter two each, and Mudge " •nay, and.Gilmour one game each. A word of praise is due to the indefatigable secretary (Mr. Stevens), and thV" various committees for their,zeal am* , energy m making the. day. a. success.. '