BOWLING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3118, 23 June 1917, Page 15

BOWLING

VICTORIA. CLUB'S ANNUAL iMKJffING. Thorn was a largo attendance at Iho annual mcoling of tlin Victoria Rowling (.Mill) In-lit cm Thursday, .Mr. .M. I' , . Marks prcsidod. 'I'lio election of officers resulted as unilor:—President, Mr. W. R Jackson; lion, treasurer, Mr. Win. Reid; lion, eccrclnrv, Mr. J ,, . •]. 13vans; liiroctors, Messrs. Jl. 1.' , . Marks, C. Campbell, (iiidber, «.. S. Maughton, K. Bnllon, and C. 13. Norwood; lion, auditor, Mr. Itabnrt pixon; dolegalo to tho Wellington Bowling Centre, Mr. J. S. Keith. Mr. \V. K. Jackson, on being elected, iniido eulogistic references to tho capablo way Mr. Marks lind guided tho «lnl> through the past successful season. There- woro nino nominations for the offices of- directors, and a ballot was taken. Two notices of motion wero dealt with. Tho first, proposed by Mr. M. V. Marks, altered tho articles of the association,'making an increased subscription payablo if it was not paid by a certain date. Tho second, proposed by Sir. A. J. lbbotson, which was also carried, altered the articles of tho association, so that: each 'year tho three senior directors retire, and nro not eligible- for I re-election for two yenrs. ■ Mr. Keith, tho delegate to the Wellington Centre, asked for recommendations regarding the pennant matches. After somo discussion it was decided that the club wanted tho number of games reduced, so that thero Iμ four teams to play six or eight games in tho your.

PETONE CLUB. The twenty-first annual meeting of the Tetono Bowiim' Club was bold oil Thursday night. Air. W. 1 , . Ronnie, tho retiring president, occupied tho chair. Tho balance-sheet showed a credit balance of JU3 Os. 7d, The following officers wero elected:— President, Jtr. "\V. H. Afellmish; vicepresident, Jtr. A. H. Hancock; lion, eccrotary, Mr. O. E. Naughton; hon. treaeurer, Mr. J. G. Castlo; auditors, Messrs. 13. S. Jones and 1 , . Wilkinson; management committee, Messrs. Dixon, Robertson, Arcus, Hay, Walton, and Eennio; trustees' representative on committee,, M.v. A. Carter; delegato to Wellington Centre, ,Mr. W. P. Konnio. Votes of tlianks were passed to tho retiring committee, tlio enrotnker, and tlie secrecary. ' NEWTOWN CLUB'S BEPORT. The annual report of tlie Kevrtown Club states that fiituen of last year's members resigned, and thirteen new members were elected, the year ending with 104 names on the list, of whom three are life members, and one is a supernumerary. Dr. Barclay returned from active service in Europe after Ohristmas, and Captain 11. W. Martyu-Hoberts, who for a while was in Samoa, now occupies the liosition o£ area otllcer in tho Wairarana. Tho Buhcmo of grounds extension, with tho improvement of the greeu'fl surrouudiuus, as adopted at last meeting, was at once put in, aud tho result have mote than warranted tbo expenditure. The year's working closed with a large debit balance. This was brought about mainly by heavy unanticipated but necessary expenditure. The "playing-out" of tho club competitions liaa boon most unsatisfactory, owing mainly to tho ÜBual tendency of members to delay their engagements. Most of' tho competitions aro unfinished. Mri Walter Head won tho club's singles championship, and llr. Levcstam's patrlotio trophy yyas won by Mr. Levestam. The club again won the Pennant competition, with- twelve wins and one loss (Seatonn), playing in all eighty rinks, winning with fifty-three, losing with fourteen, and tying with three—scoring 1640 points, against 1189. Tho directors consider that tho present Pennant senemo of play Is too nnwieldy in operation, and generally detrimental to tho best interests of bowline in tho centre. Tho club's delegate was its onlv opponent at tho time of its adoption. The. Junior. Stars competition was revived, and save riso to somo vory keen nlay. Tho club juniors did fairly well, holding the trophies for several weeks, 'me showing in tho games for the Edwin Feathers lind Hill Pins was also up to the avcraco. The usual attentive supervision of tlieso games by the centre was absent this season, considerable confusion arising in consequence. The club champion Bingles representative did not survive the first round,in the champion of champion games, but tho pairs representatives, Ites3rs. Spiers '.and ■ Wylie. got home. The rink skipped ;hy Mr. ,T. BrackRiirjdge worked into tho semi-finals, but went down to tho ultimate winners. Tho annual 'meeting of the club is to be held on June 27.