BOWLING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 260, 16 October 1933, Page 8

BOWLING

OPENING OF SEASON THE HASTINGS CLUB. SUGGESTION THAT WOMEN TAKE UP THE GAME. The season was opened on Saturday afternoon by the Hastings Bowling Club in the presence of a large number of members and ladies, and also visiting teams from Napier, Wairere, Port Ahuriri, Kia Toa, Havelock North, and Heretaunga Clubs. Mr H. M. Campbell, M.P., was also present, and His Worship the Mayor (Mr G. A: Maddison) wrote regretting his inability to attend and conveying best wishes lor a successful season. In opening the season, the president, Mr Foster Brook, spoke as follow: — “I extend to you all a very cordial and hearty welcome to our opening session this afternoon. 1 know of no game that lends itself more easily to the exercise of social amenities and civilities than does the ancient game of bowls. I think, therefore we should not be content with the mere joys and pleasures of the game but increase them both for ourselves and our associates by the cultivation and practice of fraternal exchanges and closer comradeship. Consequently, if we keep these little details constantly before us we should probably discover delights in our games that may have hitherto been hidden from us, and iu any ease it would have the effect of stimulating interest in the game, which I sometimes think it sadly needs. “The official opening of our green is, in my opinion, a very suitable occasion for introducing suggestions or making recommendations, for the reason that there are representatives from nearly all the chibs in our district, and therefore the occasion may very properly be considered official. I would therefore beg leave to suggest for consideration that ladies be admitted to membership to our clubs. Ido not expect such a suggestion will. nt. this stage, meet with very general support, chiefly because it has not been previously seriously considered. During a recent visit to Australia, I frequently saw Indios engaged playing bowls, and many of them played the game quite well. Women as well as men play golf, tennis, hockey and croquet and many other games, and many play the games like chanipiiffis. There may be very excellent reasons why ladies should not play bowls, but if there are they arc not very clear to me “I will conclude by expressing a hope that you will all be well satisfied with your visit to the Hastings Bowling Club. I therefore declare the green open for play, and will ask Mrs Foster Brook to deliver the first bowl The games played resulted as follows: — Napier—Elmes, Lydford, Wood, Sissons, 21; Hastings—Ash, Davidson, Wilson, Tonkin, 12.

Wairara—Carter, Allen, Angus, Forsyth, 26; Hastings—Bridgman, Giorgi, Bark, Duff, 11. Port—Pool, McKay, Logan, MeLeay, 10; Hastings—Brook, Fowler, Pickering. Holt, 19. Kia Toa—Wallace, Adamson, Graham. McArthur, 19; Hastings—Diamond, Frude, Aitken, Godber, 17 Havelock North — Angus, Taylor, Hall, J. 11. Joll, 20; Hastings—Knight., Eglinton, Garland, Gardner, 17. Heretaunga — Ward, Cooper, McBride, Burfield, 21; Hastings—Craig, Wilmer, Taylor. Petrie. 21. Hastings—Ross, Paul, Prior, Beauchamp, 13; Hastings—Garnett, Peach, Beatson, Schofield, 23.

Hastings—McKay, Spinks, McLeod. Johnston, 15; Hastings — Herbert, Lowe, Sandilands, Brown, 20,