Bowling Notes.

Mt Benger Mail, 4 March 1914, Page 3

Bowling Notes.

(By Footer. The club is to bo congratulated on the success of its opening day. The fact that over thirty olayers and so ilarge a crowd of spectators turned out despite the weather conditions of the morning and tho possibility of postponement at the last moment, stills aay doubts of the future ,x>puirry of the game. The club is to be congratulated on the enthusiasm of its lady friends. Having already made- a successful ennvas oi the district in aid of theforth--1 oming bazaar, they inaugurated a series of gift afternoons for the same purpose, Tie President of the Ladies' L'ommittee, Mrs Redman, leading cti with a D'oiley Afternoon on February Mrs Gilniour and Mrs (Joutts will unite to have a " Jumble Afternoon " in Dr G-iluiour's garden on Manh 10th, and Mrs Jettery will give a " Bag Afternoon " on March .Us'. The necessity of " being up " was well exemplified on Thursday. 'I be green was so heavy that even an experienced bowler like Mr Wood, of Balclutha, found u difficulty in getting up to the Jack. Some reasons may be h re advanced fur strongly recommending the beginner to play strongly to the Jack :

(1) In actual experience it is found easier to moderate the force of strong play than to work up from feebleness to" the proper length. (2) Unless placed by instructions as a " block," a short bowl is of no \alue to the player's side. (3) It catch's the eye of the later player and spoils their game. 14) It breaks the heart of the skip.

On the other hand, if a bowl runs beyond the Jack, there is a strong livelihood of the Jack being brought buck to it cither by accident or design.

A word or two now on bias. On a heavy green a bow! draws less bias, and on a keen green, more bias ihan the normal. On Thursday a good many bowls could bo seen " showing their eyes." This wobbling to a very groat, extent destroys their bias, and results either from throwing or dumping the bowl, or from turning it with the thumb at the moment of delivery. It i> an entirely mistaken notion that a twist in delivery will increase the bias. Take time, hold a little loosely, get down to the gr en, and rdl, not pitch, the bowl at the moment when the saving of the arm. brings hand and turf into one plane. The best edvice 1 have seen for taking the right green is by ..lames A. Manson, ;l writer to " The Field " : Fvery bowler should acquire the capacity of visualising the track of Ihe bow! he is about to deliver. Hue other point arising from Thursday's ifume, I should like to emphasise. No player lias the right to off r advice except '.he skip. When the skip Lfoes ! ack to the mat to play, he has or ought to have a much clearer idea of the position ihan !t riy of the other players, and will have made up his mind what to do. When the situation i- i hanged, the third pla\ er, and li ■ alone, w ill if requested, direct th •

plav. 1: should I).- remeinbired liiai the value of unsolicited advice is usually in inverse proportion to th- noise and ignorance of the adviser. Ken noisy skip is a nuisance,