GREY BOWLING CLUB

Grey River Argus, 21 November 1912, Page 5

GREY BOWLING CLUB

OPENING OF SEASON. ■'* "■■' The Greymouth Bowling Club opened, their season yesterday in beautiful weather, after having Lad to postpone it twice on account of the unpropitious state of the elements. ' A large crowd was present, included among .whom were numbers of ladies arrayed t/ in light costumes, which made a pretty sight beside the green 'of the lawn and the flower beds which surround it. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. In opening the season, the President," Mr. E. J. Smith, said: I have much, pleasure, on behalf, of the Bowling Club, in welcoming you to the ; opening of their green for the season iO I 2- 13. D\iring the i last year the Club has , made steady .headway, and has acquired the freehold tenure of the greeiij which is second to none in New: .Zealand. We have to thank dur caretaker (Mr. Albert F^airhall) for the, care he has taken with the green, and the thanks of the club nre also due to our late Presidents and Committees, who raised the money to purchase the grounds. Up to the present the. lawn and pavilion have cost ;£iioo, of which ;£<K>o has been paid, leaving us indebt-. Ed for ,£6OO. . The Club t is gradually growing in numbers ;' we ihave at present seventy playing members and sixteen honorary members. I have been requested by the members to specially thank the ladies for, their kindness in the past by providing 1 ; afternoon tea, which has been much appreciated by the mejnßprs. I have also -to specially thank Mrs. T. Jones for the nble manner in which she supprvis^d "tho, general tea days. .A rordial invitation is extended to the laclies to visit the green . during " the corning season, for nothing pleases a bpwlerjnore than to have ladies watch-, ing some. of his good shot at the "kitty." I can assure you that it greatly improves their play, especially that, of som<? of the elder members of the club. During the past season .we lvtve had several friendly games with Hokitika for the Ballanger Buckles, which resulted in good friendly rivalry, the Buckles at present being held by Hokitika. During the coming season we hope to have the pleasure of many more friendly games and recapture the Buckles. "Last year a new green was opened at Reefton, your club being re-, presented by a number of playing members, and during the coming season we trust to have a few visits and matches with them. Mr. Morton (President of the Hokitika Club); and Mr. .Nnlder, their secretary, have sent apologies for their unavoidable, absence to-day. Without detaining you any longer I now declare the green open for the season iq 12- 13,' and will! ask Mrs. Smith to roll the first bowl. I Mrs. Smith then came forward and j bowled the first ball of the season, after which three hearty cheers were given for her by the members of the club. During the afternon, tea was dispensed by Mrs. E. J. Smith and hex assistants, Mesdames J. C. Gittos, J. S. Pepper, C. M. Benzoni, W. Thomas ; Misses Skoglund (2), P. Smith and M. Kilgour. The pavilion, was tastefully decorated by the ladies of the club, great ereclit being due to them for their, efforts in this direction. . <„' A novel item provided for the ladies was the "hidden treasure" competition, tickets with numbers on them being hidden among the flowers of the garden. A handsome jewel case was the prize awarded to the lady who succeeded in finding the winning number The winner proved to be Mrs. Lindop. v *, 'During ' the afternoon Mr. James Ring photographed the members of the club with their friends. ■ OPENING GAME. i A match President' v. Vice-Presidents 1 took pJace, resulting in a win for the Vice Presidents' team by six points. The scores we.re as follows : — Pres. V-Pres. Phillips, Anderson, Fogarty Bastings (-S) 20 — Collins, 'Gilbert, Price Pep- v per JS) ..., ..'.',: — . 18 Forsyth, Hansen, Hawkins, Smith (S). .....* ... .23 — . Skoglund, Kemp, Kettle Jones (S). ...... ... 5 ... • — -.■•■.. 24 Mcllroy, Larsen, C.laughsey, Truscott (5)."~... ... 22 — Nash, . Sargent, Chalk, • Ring (S) ... ...' ... - 24 Bromley (2), Moss Kilgour (S) ... 18 — Shallcrass, Tajdor, Simmons l Gktos (S) ....... ... — 20 Boy'd, Cochrane,_ Baxter, - ■ .. McCarthy (S) ... ... 20 — Yates, Lovelock/ Bray, Cairney (S.) .— 23 ■ ". \ ~ Totals . /103 109