BOILING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7301, 3 December 1910, Page 10

BOILING

(By "Sir Francis.”) The big annual tournament of the Wellington nowiiag Ascoe'iat.on iS t drawing on apace; and clubs . are getting ready to put their .best teams.in tna held. The programme has been duly passed by the ■executive,'and it is now bring printed. A very large entry, is expected.. The executive intend to do everything possible to achieve success. , December 12th is'the last day on which Mr Churchward can take entries, a fact which thpse who intend to compete should duly make a note of.

.. '.l'do any ca ue useless gold medal is uvur. i’or years past prizes nave taxon tnis form, ueopite cue met tnat mtaais when won are usually lodced. away anu 'never seen again. .uarDoriy there hue ,neon a revolt, agonist this, : ami . I am pleased to note tnat the VV.ts.A. hah aecuhed to give‘ trophies of a. certain vaiue insteau. It has been contended in certain quarters thut'oveh these might be dispensed with,- and the winning of the caamp.uusuip sineid cono-aered BUmcieht. There l« a good deal to be said in fac. vour of the contention. Bowlers play for the sake of the game; and ' they: are not pot-hunters, if, therefore,. a’particular riobciu were given to the chain: pion four, it would be much coveted, and this would also Conserve the not too plethoric revenue of the " association. However, for this ■ tournament it _ has been decided to 'give trophies of * the value ;.6f £2 and Jsl to ,each".'meifi,ber/of the fiist and second "rink respectively. Messrs.Dimock, King, and Willie have been chosen to act'as a match, committee for the W.8.A;, : tournament:';' Formerly any disputes, etc., were :always. referred; to Mr .Uh.urcliwa.rd, but it was considered that over-io'adihg the “willing horse" was a mistake, and the trio mentioned will relieve him of these duties. A referee' for- each green, will ,bo appointed later on.. '■ . ’ • ■

The I’icton Club proposes holding a tournament on December 26th and 27th, and with the intention ot getting . visitors to',’take’ part has sent invitations to the Wellington, Thoradon, Newtown, and Victoria Clubs to send rinks. It would havo been better if such invitations had been sent through the centre, for it is quite possible soma of the other dubs might have wished to I bo represented, whereas the invited ■ clubs ■ may, not be able to do as requested. Several wellknown > players have, , however, expressed their intention of crossing tho-. Strait. The junior pennant match between Karofi and Petono, which, owing to a misunderstanding, did not take place on tne lath inst., is to bo played off , this afternoon on the Thorndon green. To Hiwi and Thorndon aro' having a friefidly trial of skill this, afternoon, ivith four rinks a side. A large proportion of To Hiwi’s players belong to tho Thomdon Club, but the rivalry will be none the loss keen- for all ■ that; ana, judging from the strength of tho selected teams, some good play should bo seen. 'X'hose intending to take part in the Nortnem Bowling Association’s great carnival at Auckland should note the fact tihat , this , will not clash with tho VV.B.A. toiirnament dates in any way. The latter Will bo concluded on Thursday, January sth, and . the majority of those going north will take wing on the following day. Those leaving on lxi-tar-day wall be in ample time. If half one hoars is true, the Auckland tournament promises to bo the biggest affair of its kind over held in the Dominion, for every,club in tho North' Island appears to be sending one or >,more rinks. All can bo safely accommodated, tor there are some fifteen greens-, available at ■ a pinch. Those which- will probably bo used are the Auckland,-Ponsonby, Carlton, Devonport; Rooky Nook, and Mount Eden Clubs' greens. .>;All these-are easily reacned by tram or ferry-steamer. One of tho beet greens in the Dominion is that of tho Feilding Bowling Club. I was told this by one of‘the members, but, being somewhat sceptical, paid it a visit a day. or -two ago. As -a result 1 must: endorse ; th'e‘:;-sfAtOment ;'ih full. The playingjsurface' isyMmost' '.perfect, and reflects -much' credit 1 oh tho caretaker;' The surroundings- are particularly pretty, there being a wealth of flowers ; everywhere: and everything is in excellent order. s ‘The Feilding players have good reason to: boiproud of their green.

There was a very big*scoring game on Saturday in the" match between iilcLcan -{Wellington) and Short (Eastbourne), the totals: being :06 -to nil ill -favour; of tab former. Tins is an average of over three points a head. The ‘ redoubtable Newtown , dub was beaten in a friendly game on. Saturday by Wellington'by 313-to 173. This disparity was largely/the result of two matches, Sievivi-ight' v. Price (33 to 17), and Benny v., Laughton (29 to 15). : A Joinsonvillo four, - with /Thompson in command, visited tho Hutt'on Saturday, the -intention- being to take the Edwin Feathers home to tho hills. This, however, was reckoning without their hosts,- who preferred that the trophies should remain at the Hutt. In the argument that followed/Hutt (Holland stop) won by 2-1 to 14. .-. ,