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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 110, 7 February 1928, Page 15

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» THE DUTHIE CUP “TIE OF COMRADESHIP” AMONG THREE BOWLING CLUBS It really does not matter which club wins the Duthie 'Jup, which is played, rather than competed for annually among the Wellington, Wanganui, and Lower Hutt Bowling Clubs —Hie clubs to which the late Hon. John Duthie owed allegiance. Still, »he annual gathering of the members of these clubs is always an event, and it lost none of its significance when played at the Wellington Bowling Club’s green yesterday. That was evident at the luncheon held in the pavilion, which was attended by some seventy persons, including the Mayor (.Mr. G. A. Troup), the M.P. for the district (Air. P. Eraser), and seve’-jl old bowlers, who have been connected with the fixture for twenty-one years, for this is the Duthie Cup coming-of-age. After the toast ct the King had been honoured, the chairman (Captain McArthur) toasted 'he visitors, coupled with the names of .Messrs. P. Fraser, M.P., J. 11. Keesing, T. H. Battle (president of the Wanganui Club), W. Hendry and Burgess -president of the Hutt Club). Tn reply, Mr. Fraser said if the spirit which permeated the present gathering was common to bowling, it must be one of the best games possible. He wished all success to the three clubs, which were concerned in the Duthie Cup. Mr. T. H. Battle dwelt on the point that whenever they came to Wellington, they felt particularly at home at the Wellington Club. The Duthie Cup had bean one of the finest things, as it had cemented the three clubs together by the tie of sweet comradeship. Mr. Burgess also paid a tribute to Air. Duthie and to the Wellington Club for the manner in which they were being entertained. Mi. J. H. Keesing said it was the twenty-first game, and the twentieth anniversary of the Duthie Cup. He, and he though Air. W. Hendry, of the Hutt, bad played in the first game, but of course, many who played then were not w'.- i them to-day. For some years they had met the same set of bowlers, but as year after year went by, they missed this one or that one: and yet the same fine spirit lived on. The late Mr. John Duthie was a very fine character, who earned the respect of most people in higher fields than bowl, ing. Yet with all his austere manner and determined character he had lis human side and it was as a member of the three clubs that he devised the means of bringing them together at least once a year. It was not a champion bowling event but rather a champion humanising eveat; and he had never intended it as a contest for the best bowlers, but rather the creation of the right spirit, was the idea and intention of the donor. There were now few things that tempted the speaker to leave home, and one was to meet fho fine characters he had been associated with So long in connection with the Duthio Cup. (Applause.) In the Beginning. Mr. W. Hendry gave the real history of the "rp. He said that Mr. Duthie's original intention was to present the cup for competition between the Wellington and Wanganui Clubs. Hutt was then a very young club, so young and with such few good players that it was scarcely thought worth including but afterwards Air. Duthie, who was iln patron, thought that an annual competition with the two older clubs wouid be a general benefit to the infant club, particularly as a means of cultivating the true spirit of the game. Tne cup was to be won outright by two wins in succession, or three at intervals, but when the Hutt Club won it the first two years in succession, the clubs decided among themselves to make it a permanent competition. That, in brief, was the history of the advent of the Duthie Cup. The donor never had any desire to foster the spirit of keen competition, but rather that it should be a nice friendly game between the clubs he had belonged to. In highly ornamental language—jewelled in every hole—Mr. Louis Cohen proposed the health of the Mayor, and was duly thanked by him for his “kind but exaggerated compliments.” Air. H. G. Teagle proposed the health of the Wellington Club, where they were always so well entertained, tn which Air. A. Lulham replied in suitable terms. The games resulted as follow:— HUTT v. WANGANUI. Hutt: Teagle, Davidson. Eddie, Hendry (s), 24; Wanganui: McNiven, Battle. Foster. Cohen (s.), 17. Hutt: Kennington. Brookie, Mnenskill. Hodgins (s), 27; Wanganui: Allomes, Keesing, Jones, London (s), 20. Totals: Hutt, 51; Wanganui, 37. WELLINGTON v. HUTT. Wellington: Salek, Berry, Lulham, McArthur (s). 14: Hutt: Teagle, Davidson, , Eddie, Hendry (s), 27. Wellington: Ledger, Wylie, Afayer, Fairway (s), 33; Hutt: Kennington, Brooke, Macaskill, Hodgins (s), 17. Totals: Wellington, 47; Hutt, 44. WELLINGTON v. WANGANUI. Wanganui: AlcNiven, Battle, Foster, Cohen (s), 23; Wellington: Salek, Berry, Lulhlam, McArthur (s), 8. Wanganui: Alloines, Keesing, Jones, London (e), 31; Wellington: Ledger, Wylie, Mayer. Fairway (s) 7. Totals: Wanganui, 54; Wellington, 15. The result of the day’s play left all three teams as they were, with one win each, a situation which has occurred twice previously. Today (commencing at 9 a.m.) the teams will play one another again, with this difference that the system will be sudden death—one loss and out. The draw is as follows:—9 a.m.: Wanganui v. Hutt; Wellington, a bye. BOWLERS FOR ENGLAND A CIVIC FAREWELL On Friday some nine rinks of New Zealand bowlers will leave to play a series of matches m England, Scotland, and Ireland. The travelling party will number eighty people all told, including Hie wives and daughters of many bowlers, who have already paid the sum of .£30,000 to Thos. Crok and Son for fares for the journey 'o and from the Old Country. The party is to travel to Italy by way of lhe Suez Canal, and there they will he met by a special courier from Cook’s, who will escort them on a three weeks' tour of Europe, which will include visits to Italy, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. The party is to return by way of Canada. As Wellington is the final port of departure, the secretary of the local centre (Air. R. Shallcrass) has arranged for the bowlers, who come from all parts of New Zealand, to be given £ civic farewell by the Mayor (Air. G. A. Troup), in the Concert Chamber at 11 a.m. on Friday, when morning tea will be served to the v,sitors. As some of Hie members of the denarting team will arrive here on Thursday morning, it nas been arranged that they shall nlay a game against the Victoria Club on ; ts green, commencing at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday. The team, which will return the visit made hr the English players two years ago, will he under 'he management of the president of (he Dominion Bowling Issnciation (Air. J. W. TTardley, of Auckland).

The foliowine rinks will represent the w-Hineton Club on Saturday next:— Pennon's v. Island Bay.—At home: Donovan, Brice, W. J. Thompson. Portemi"

is.); Fotheringham, Meutiplay, Gyles, Burgess (s.); W. 11. Bennett, 'B. B. Allen, Manley. Dempsey (s.); Faulknor, Couper, G. Brown, J. J. Roberts (s.); Bedford, Webb. Houldsworth, Rankin (s.). Away: Iles, Tregonning, Wylie. Fairway (s.): Redmond, Robson, Townsend, llodcl is.); W. D. Miller, J. Haldane. Longmore. McArthur (s.): W. Smith. Ramsay, G. S. Hill, Gooder (s.); 11. Roberts, Ledger. Markman. Glendinning (a.). Versus Petone.—At home: Blundell. D. McLean. Erskine. N. McLean (a.); Wall, Tanner, Hiddleston. O'Donnell is.); Simpson, Jackman. Creswell, Innes (s.); Bury, Lulham. Ingram. Potter (s.). Away: Morrah. Waters. A. Marshall. Mayer is.); Parton. Waddel. Goldfinch, Warwick (a.); Cray, McKenzie. Johnson, Duiican (s.); A. Bennett. Blake, Berry. Dimock (a.).