BOWLING.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 801, 11 February 1909, Page 4

BOWLING.

VISIT OF THE MARTON TEAM. AN ENJOYABLE GAME. Yesterday the Marton bowlers paid their annual visit to Feilding, and four rinks engaged the players of the Feilding club. The green was in splendid order v thanks to careful handling by the man in charge, and tho day was fine and rather warm. A slight wind occasionally altered tho course of the bo\yls, but generally speaking, everything was in favour of good play. The visitors, who came by coach, arrived shortly after 2 o'clock, and were formally welcomed by the President of the Feilding Bowling Club (Mr H. F. Worsfold). A start was quickly made, the teams deciding to play twenty-five heads. Quite a royal afternoon tea had been prepared by Mesdames G. Manning and P. Thomson, and at intervals during the course of the afternoon the bowlers regaled themselves with evident feelings of great satisfaction and with many complimentary references to the kindness and attention of the ladies. At the conclusion of the game, which was not reached till nearly 7 o'clock, the players assembled in front of the pavilion, where the respective Presidents expressed sentiments appropriate to tho occasion. Mr O. McEldowney (Marton), in expressing the thanks of the visitors for tho kindly hospitality with which they had been received, said there wore tAVo things the Feilding people could do — they could play bowls, and their ladies could make a good cup of tea. His team relished the tea, but ho was not able to say they enjoyed the defeat, (Laughter.) However, he could sincerely say there was no other club they would prefer to be beaten by than Feilding. (Hear, hear.) There was a spirit of brotherhood amongst them which was very desirable. (Hear,hear.) Mr McEldowney hoped the Feilding bowlers would soon be able to visit Marton, when, whilst he could not say the Marton players would beat them, he would promise that they would try to make their friends enjoy themselves and also give them a good game. (Hear, hear.) At the instance of their President, the visitors then gave three hearty cheers for the Feilding Bowling Club and for the ladies. Mr H. F. Worsfold (President of i the Feildiug Bowling Club) said the i visit of tho Marton bowlers had been I a great pleasure to the Feilding Bowling Club, and would always be so. He referred to the mutual good [ feeling existing between the two clubs, and hoped the Feilding bowlers, would shortly be able to return the visit to Marton. (Hear, hear.) He had an important announcement which he wished to make to the Marton players. They had a competitive trophy in the district which they called th© Yates Feathers. Hitherto the Marton bowlers had been debarred from competing for the Feathers, but ho was pleased to say that a new set of rules was being prepared which would give the Marton players the opportunity of competing for the Feathers. (Hear, hear.) Mr Worsfold then called for cheers for the Marton bowlers and combined cheers for tho ladies, which were given with great heartiness. Following are the scores of the four rinks, by which it will be seen that Feilding won on the aggregate by 128 points to 67. Marton players are mentioned first in each rink: — T. Ward, Cummings, McEldowney, and Cormick (skip.) 12, v. Barry, Harrison, Parkes, and Worsfold (skip.) 28. Trott, Mogridge. Woollev. and Bell (skip.) 23, v. Goodbehere, Robertson, Manning, and Irvine (skip.) 3d. Lee, Nichol, Duck, and Sutcliffe (skip.) 19, v. Sorley, West, Sandilands. and Bartholomew (skip) 28. Mclndoe, W. Ward, H. Hutt, and Sharpe (skip.) 13. v. P. Thomson, Garrett, D. Thomson, and Stewart (skip.) 37.