PKŒNIX BOWLING CLUB.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10513, 22 July 1910, Page 6

PKŒNIX BOWLING CLUB.

AXXUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Phncnix Bowling Club was held in the bowli.ou.se last night, when there was a large ' ■-■-;! thcn'ng of members. Mr AA'. H.

i'atersou was in the chair. -Apologies iij.' absence were received from Messrs !)ii;:can and S. G. Reid, and Mr Herioii apologised for Mr Concher. The st cr.jtary (Mr H. F. Gibson) was deterred by illness from being present, but the President- stated that Mr Gibson wished to resign his position this year owing to pressure of ether business. The annual report was read as follows:

"your Committee in presenting its annual report has pleasure- in stating that on the whole the past season lias been a successful one.

"When the old pavilion was destroyed by fire steps were immediately taken to devise means for replacing it with a more tip-to-to-date structure and one which would be an ornament to the town. AVe have now, thanks to the exertions of members and friends, a building with all conveniences, cl' which we may well feel proud. AA r c would here mention the generous assistance given by the Meadowbank Club and their lady friends, and we extend to them our best thanks, as also to our own members, who were mo;t prominent in working for the ba::aar. The success of the bazaar was never in doubt; at the same time the net result far exceeded the most san"■u'ne hopes of the majority. After refunding the Club £IOO lent to them, the Bazaar Committee handed over £596 los Id to the building fund. "The cost of the new building amounted to £559. On 17th November the new pavilion and greens were formally cpened Invitations were sent to the various centres in Otago and Canterbur.y requesting the presence of as manv howlers as could make it convenient'to attend- Quite a large number of visitors put in an appearance, and sides wore nicked. The opening mr-.tch was President v. A 7 ice-President. After a most pleasant game victory lay with the A"icc-President by 17 points. "Mr J. Gallaway, President of the N.Z. Bowling Association, was inviced to onen the new oavilion, but at the last "moment wired" his inability to get away owing to pressing business. In consequence. Mr AA 7 . H. Paterson, our own President, performed the ccrcmonv. "At the beginning of the season Axr James Gibson' was appointed caretaker. and he has given every satisfaction. Under his treatment the new green has been transformed into a very fair one, and we have c-vcrv confidence m his ability to put it in first-class condition. , "Both o-reens have been top-aressed s.'iic-- the'close of the season. This is a r."v; denarture. and the Committee believe a "step in the right direction, a<; it <>ives the mound a chance to settle and the seed an opportunity to '■• row. It will be noticed from the bal-npc»-slieot that the cost of top-dressing is abnormally high this year, but it n-av be explained that this is caused bv'the greens having been top-crossed tv.ice during the financial year, at the banning and the ond of the season. This, will not occ.-.r again. "Our extraordinary expenditure war.: Ft"- V> new sorts £9, scoring bor.ras £G" 18s. rubber rr.r.ts £S, furniture £•>! Gs '3d. and old account £8 los 3d. i !>e Comniittee decided to make a cba'-..e for lockers at Is each for tlie year', this sum to cover insurance on the contents. ••Tin- uokecp of the new green is a lieavv drain on the Club's • hnai-cer;. This'year it -was understood that thv Tournament Committee was to devote a nortion of their surplus by way ot p r.a'vment to the Phoenix Club toward? the cost of the upkeep, but unfortunately there are net sufficient tun dr. t: ■dlow of this being done. Our crcui'. balance is £2 9s 3d, but account? amounting to abnut £2O remain un-•)-id £lO of which is for furniture 1 ■■S.-veral improvements have bee:

..,,;„ the iiiil'i mnerocarp'a hedge on lie enst side" has boon cut out. thur •Jviii'" more space and an opportunity or making the space more attractive jv the planting of flowers. , , , , ' " U the Dunedin Tournament new ,n j'amiarv the only rink from I'hrenix ivas one skipped by -Mr »>t«>r. 1 ney had a ploasant time hue huled lc bring back a prize. .It docs not sa., much for the enthusiasm ot tliv Phoenix plavers when only one rim-. put in an appearance at an Association tournament. "The Easter Tournament was,. usual, a success. Messrs _ Swindle;.and were successful m pulling off the Association Pairs Match anci wc congratulate them for upholding the honor of the Club. The Jioadowbank Prize was won by Messrs W. \.- Beswick, H. Meek, J. Swindley. ar.o R Hewat 'skin)- while the second prize in the Meadowbank competition fell to Messrs M'Ghio, L. King, i ctno, and Campbell (skip). "During the "season iua..chcs wit plaved against Timaru, W annate 1 a - moir.ton. Waikouaiti. and Meadowbank Clubs, and it is a matter for contra dilation that the Phremx Club did no, suffer defeat on any occasion. "We had a visit from the Dunedm Centre team, which visited Christchurch in February. They played here on- the 14th, North Otago winning by 46 points. . , ... . "Unfortunately owing to the illness of the secretary, particulars of the other matches are not available "Club Matches (Championships).— Rinks—Unfinished; W. Waddell and James Bee to play oft. Pairs—Tin™ was awarded to C. Bee and D. Herron Singles —Winner, W. Aikenhead. Junior Championship Singles—Win ne : - T Herron. President's Rinks—V. on bv Aikenhead's Rink (M'Ghie Robeitson, W. Bee, and W. Aikenhead). Colts' Prize Singles—Won by C. \\ . I<r,r o Last Season's Champion i airs--This was held over from last year and plaved off at the beginning of this season", the winners turning up in Messrs Aikenhead and M'Murtne. "While on the subject of Championships, the Committee would recommend that some other method ot piayin"- the Singles Rinks and Pairs be adopted, as the present system does not give satisfaction owing to die amount of time wasted. ■ .-.J,. !.]_ i;\ Gibson, our secretary, Ins 'intimated that he will not seek rc-r'-ri.-'on, owing to pressure of other

'■ '-In closing, the Committee would -.ii'Mition the ios? fuf.tained by the Club .'■v-iii" to the death of the late Mr A. J? S. Headland, who for so many " v""ars' iv?; an honored member of the "'"'nib and" took a deep interest in its ■.vplff.ro. '•Tit- thanks of the Club are due to i i,;-. Vl-■-><-■ it- of the various trophies, also r-i ih" i-i!!•■■?- who so kindly presided over thr'afu-.v.-vMi te-.." In moving the ado;.;ion or the report ■mil balance-sheet, the Chairman drew attention to the small difference between the total of subscriptions and the expenditure in wages, etc. The revenue was reallv insufficient for the upkeep of the two irreens. Both greens had been top-dressed, whirl) ran av.-ny with..some of their money, and also the seats had been repaired. ' The caretaker had now in hand'the replacement of the kerbing round -the green, and he thought they should soon lay down an asphalt path. The motion for the adoption of the report and balance-sheet was seconded by Mr S. Fatersou, and carried unanimously. The Chairman stated, that at tire request of a number of members_ a meeting was called to form a- social club. The. secretary was not present, and, after forming a committee to look after the social part of the club work, they found that they had not had a full, fjiiorum. .so that the. business was informal. "He moved therefore that that commuter be re-elected. M>- TV. Bee seconded the motion, which was carried. ' Trophies won during the past year <"as stated in the report) were then presented. Before vacating the chair Mr "Pater-a-it thanked all .those who had helped him during his term of office 1 . He par-ii'-idiirly mentioned. Mr' Bee; 'and ref"nvd to the gracious work of the ' uTies. who, led by Miss Bee, had jlis- ;:;')•>«] afternoon tea. Mr \V. Bee was elected president for the "inning year. .-'■•■ .'* hearty vote of thanks was accorded the outgoing president. Otl-M- officer's elected were as follow: Yici'-iYo.sident, Mr TV. Aikenhea,d; secretary. MrC. TV. Kent: treasurer. Mr A. B inch : committee—Messrs-' D. Her-

roii. G. Fercns, AV. Concher, W. W. Dawson, and T. Herron; ground committee— Messrs Concher, Riach, and Hcivat; sole selector, 'Mr R. Hewat; delegates to the centre—Messrs V, .Bee and'Aikenhead ; auditors —Messrs J. i->-Grant and C. AV. Cooke. A number of new members were,nominated and duly elected. Mr Rule slighted that Mr Hewat s name be addedto the committee when the question of alterations in the method of deciding championships is under con. ideration. , It was also carried as a recommendation to the incoming committee that tlie que.tion of bowl-testing be considered at the earliest opportunity. Vr AA*. Bee suggested that the committee should consider the question of holding a social evening during the year to entertain their lady friends who had done so much towards helping to provide funds for the erection- of the pavi10Later in the evening this matter-came up again, and on the motion of Mr ±. 1 Herron it was decided that a social.be V held during the winter "to entertain those who assisted at the Club's bazaar. The president, vice-president secretary, and treasurer, with power to add to their number, were appointed a committee to make the. necessary arrangemffrßule asked if the Club continue to be saddled with the upkeep of the new' green, which was used only for the tournament. . . , , A r arious members spoke on the matter, all agreeing that the Club should not continue to bear the whole cosV as at present members are penalised to tlie extent of an extra 10s 6d subscription. Mr Monson moved that a charge of. £25 be made on. the Tournament Committee for the use of the green. 'Mr D. Brown questioned whether the entries for the tournament would be affected by this, as Dunediri would be arranging a fixture for next Easter. Mr Mac Gibbon replied that he aid not see how their entries could be attected considering the large number ot bowlers there are in Dunedin who have nothing to do during Easter-At;to same time he pointed out that Mr Monsoh's motion would not be very effective. unless it were an absolute instruction to the Club's' representatives on tne Tournament Committee. The motion was agreed to. ■Lfter hearty votes ot thanks had been accorded the treasurer, other retiring officers, and the chairman the meeting closed.