DUTHIE CUP WON BY HUTT

Evening Post, Issue 59, 10 March 1924, Page 4

DUTHIE CUP WON BY HUTT

The contest for the Duthie Cup between the Wellington, Wanganui, and Hutt rinks was concluded on the Wellington Club's green on Saturday. Hutt won the trophy. Eesults of the games, played are as follow: — Wellington: Brisden, Simpson, Inncs, Mayer (s) 19; Wanganui—Collins, Bates, Foster, M'Farlane (s), 16. ■ Wellington—Salek, Wilson, Tasker, Potter (s), 22; Wanganui—M'Niven, Keesing, Cohen, London (s), 21. Totals: Wellington, 41;, Wanganui, 37. . ' . ■ ■ In the afternoon Wellington went down to Hutt, the scores being:— Wellington (Potter), 24; Hutt—. Teagle, Guinness, Eddie, Hendry, (s), 18. Wellington (Mayer), 13; Hutt—Trevethiok, Dudley, Hodgkins, Macaekill (s), 21. Totals: Hutt, 39; Wellington, 37. At the conclusion of the contest the teams met in the Wellington Club's pavilion, where the health of the. winners was proposed by the president (Mr. S. Potter), who remarked on the' excellent play, of the Hutt rinks.

Mr. M'Niven (president of the Wanganui Club) returned thank? to the Wellington Club" for its fine hospitality.; and called upon Mr. J. H. ' Keesing to present the cup to the Hntt Club. He said that they cherished the handsome cup presented by the late Hon. John Duthie, but did not grudge parting with it to such good players and fine fellows as the Hutt Club;

Mr. C. H. Treadwell (president of the Hutt Club), in. receiving the cup, said that out of those little bowling parties organised by the late Mr. Duthie on his own green at the Hutt had arisen the Lower Hutt Bowling Club. Mr. Duthie had been the only patron the club had up till the time of his death, and it was whilst holding that position he had presented the cup to the three clubs he had belonged to—first Wanganui, then Wellington, and lastly Lower Hutt Club—and it was done to engineer a spirit of. comradeship between the three clubs. (Applause.) Messrs. Macaskill and Henry ■ also testified to the pleasure they had gained for years past. in being associated with . the Duthie Cup games. The gathering concluded with the singing of " Auld Lang Syne " and the National Anthem. .