BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13355, 8 December 1906, Page 10

BOWLING.

The Waitemata Bowling Club will formally open their green this afternoon. Invitations have been sent out to all kindred associations, and given good weather a pleasant afternoon should be spent.

The Epsom Bowling Club have affiliated with the Auckland Association.

The local association has decided to play a championship singles match at an early dato. The competitors for the title will, the. champions from each club affiliated' to the association. This, of course, embraces town and country chilis. The association has decided to award a gold medal to the winner, who will also hold tho champion cup for a year. !

. The 'annual bowling match, four rinks aside, between Lodge Ara, No. 1, N.Z.C., and Lodge Ara, No. 348, 1.C., will take place on' the Poiifonby ; green on Wednesday at two p.m. sharp. Lodge, Ara, No.' 1, will bo represented by tho following: Huddleston, Hanna, McCallum, Robertson (skip). La Roche, Milroy, J. Court, Coutts (skip), Bartlett, Ratten, Ross, Nicholson (skip), W. Smith, .White, Littler, A. McLean (skip). The annual match between the Hamilton Bowling Club and the Cambridge Club took place on Wednesday last at Cambridge., when the visitors defeated their opponents by the substantial margin of 37, the total scores being Hamilton 80, Cambridge 43. For this Varney was mainly responsible, as he put up 31 to his opponent's 9; Manning increased the visitors' lead by 13, putting up 26 to 13. The closest game was that between L. For fescue's rink and Dr. Coates', where -the narrow margin of two points gained tho victory. In addition to the match rinks the first-year players had a contest, Hamilton winning here also by 27 to 17. The derails .are as follows: Cambridge, No. 1 rink—Ferguson, Henderson, Rivers, Wright (skip)—2l, v. Hamilton. No. 1 rink—S. 'J. Forteseue, Houghton, Bond, L. Fortcocue (skip), 23. No. 2 rink : Fisher, Earl, Richards. Dr. Coates (skip), 13, v. Parr, Bateman, Wilson, Manning (skip), 26. No. 3 rink: Robertson, Butler, Davy, R. Can- (skip), 9, v. Mitchell. Sandes, Chappell, Varney (skip), 31. Totals: Cambridge, 43; Hamilton, 80. First- plavers: Cambridge—H. Ferguson, Hair, Buekland, P. Carr (skip), 17, v. Hamilton— Jones, O'Neill, Hyde (skip). 27. Grand totals: Cambridge, 60; Hamilton, 107. The secretary of the Hamilton Club has received so many assurances that various clubs will be represented at the tournament to be held on December 26 and 27 that the success of the function seems assured. The committee having in hand the arrangements are determined that the tournament shall bo. in all respect* worthy of the club and the town. Tlie committee evi' deutly recognises the fact that there is much to be gained from meeting first-class players, for it has extended an invitation to the Australian "reps." to visit the Hamilton green .during their tour in New Zealand in. connection with the tournament to be held in Christohurch in January. This goaheadness augurs well tor the future of the club, and there are : many in the province which might well take >a leaf out of our country cousins.' book.