BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18047, 22 September 1920, Page 9

BOWLING.

By Jack.

The annual meeung oi the Balmacowen Buwuiig, j-onina, Ci'oixuut omo \vus> lioltl in tho ou.us i>aviu(3ii uu buuiruuy iiigut, iu tno presence 01 u. largo uLiwiuaiiuo oi members. Air b. i\|. Brown presided, in tno audunce ot fclie president \to.c A. \V. tefciDies), wlio is at, present in LoiiUuii, rolirusenung ius tinn, Messrs A. aaid T. Hurt, illu uuinuuj report oi the bowling section stated iuier alia:—'ihe outstanding teature during tlio .year iias undoubtedly been tne giit of a billiard table to tho cluu by a lady friend. Tn?s valuable; gilt was an incentive to tho conmuttoo to nave the ' p.ivilion altered to occuniinodato tlio table. 'Ihe contract lor the alterations was let to IVjiessrs btowait and Jones, lor the sura ot £158 10s, exclusivo of electric light. Ihe enlarged pavilion has been the means of developing the social lite oi the club by bringing members o£ all sections together during tlio winter months. Three Saturday evening socials wore held in the pavilion, and tiiaso proved very enjoyable, but, unfortunately, the weather was very stormy •on two ol the evenings. The sooial held in tho Coronation Hall in June last proved a vory enjoyable uil'air, and was well attended. The members of the club bado farewell to their president (Mr A. W. Stables) prior to bis departure for tho Old Country, at a smoke social held in tho pavilion, and also gave him a tangible token of their esteem. Tho club has to meord the death of one of its members, Mr Donald Ileid, and sympathies of members aro extended to his widow and family in their bereavement. The membership now stands at 210. which is a record for the club. Tho club attained a highly satisfactory place in the intero'mb competitions, having secured fourth place. Twelve matches were played, 144 rinks competing, of which 7Si wore successful and 68i unsuccessful. The total points scored w»ro 2527, against 2799. The club ties resulted as follow :—Champion Singles: W Anderson 1, W. Kirkwood 2; Doubles— J. Nisbet «v>d D. Bennie; Rinks—E. Omand, A. Childe. P. Omand, and A. AV. Martin; Handicap Singles—W. Connell 1, W. Wright, 2. In the champion of champions contest tho club's representative. W. Anderson, was. placed second. The club is indebted to the president for the handsome ' gold medal which he donated to tho winilcr of the Champion Singles. The Croquet Committee reported an increase of nine members, the membership i'ow standing at 21. The 1919 season was. on tho whole, a very satisfactory one, and the beginners are to be heartily congratulated on tho splendid progress they made in leirninrr the gamo. Tho dub had a most enjoyable outing *6 Outram, but, owing' to' tlio lateness of the season, a retuirn. match could not be played. The committee hopes, however, to begin matches earlier this season, and is looking forward to moetincr the'Outram players at Maori Hill. The committee desires to thank the General Committee for the interest it has (jiicon in tho croquet section, and also Mr Thompson., for the carefu\ way he has at tended to the lawns.

Mr Brown, in moving the adoption of the nnnual report, said that it disclosed a. very satisfactory stato •of affairs. Since its inception, some 15 years ago, the club tvad grown steadily year by year, and the membership, including the tennis and croquet sections, now exceeded 200. The fact that the bowling section was placed fourth on the list in the interclub fixtures was highly creditable, especially when it was remembered that ma,ny of tho players were beginners. Much of the credit was due to tho .-ielector, Mr J. Wilson, whose aim hnd been to givo everyone a game where such Was possible, and the result had been thatthey had made very rapid progress towards acquiring proficiency. Tho motion was _ seconded by Mr W. Wright and carried "unanimously. On tho motion of Messrs S. N. Brown and W. Andrew, the adoption of the balance sheet was cairried alter a short discussion.

The election of office-bearers for tho en suing year:— '

Bowling section: Vice-president, Mr F. H. Jones.

Tennis section: Vice-president, Mr S. JJ Brown.

Croquet section: Vice-president, Mr Jas. Horn, M.P. General secretary, Mr E. H. Allen; secretary bowling section, Mr AV. Milien; secretary croquet section. Miss I. E. Brown. President of combined sections of tho elub, Mr F. H. Jones;. treasurer, Mr C. Urater; auditor, Mr P. L. Clark. It was decided to appoint a sole selector Jor the ensuing season, and Mr W. Wright was unanimously elected. Sectional committees: Bowling—Messrs W. Wright, J. Glover, D. Bennie, and E. Omand; lawn tennis—Messrs S. N. Brown, jun., A. Wright, W. Stevenson, A. M'Millan, Mrs Stevenson, Misses tjalliday, M. Balk, and I. Harrop; croquet—Mrs Lockhart, and Misses Adams and J. K. Brown; delegates to Tennis Association, Messrs S. N. Brown, jun., and. A. M'Millan. Mr C. Grater -was unanimously elected a life member of the club, and also a life vice-president in recognition of his very valuable services to the.club since its inception. Mr S. N. Brown paid a. high tribute to Mr Grater for his work on behalf of the club, stating that in conferring on Mr Grater the highest honour at tho dub's disposal they all recognised that the honour was thoroughly deserved. The subscriptions were fixed as follows:— Bowling, £2 10s; tennis—ladies 22s 6d, men 38s; croquet. 17s 6d. This is a slight increase on tho rates charged last year, but it was unanimously recognised that the additions to tho subscriptions were necessary on account of the incroased expenses of the club. The action of the committee in increasing tho greenkeoper's salary was approved. '

Sergeant W. H. Almond, who has hnd charge of the police station at Balclutha, left for Christchurch on Wednesday in order to take up his new duties at tlio Central Police Station in that town. Sergeant Almond was entertained by the members of the Balclutha Bowling Club, cf which ho was president last season, and presented with a case of. Loswo pipes, while Mrs Almond was made the recipient of a serviceable handbag. • Mrs Almond was always an enthusiastic' worker for and supporter of the club. Sergeant Almond is a very "hot" player when in his best form, being probably the soundest skip in tho Clutha district, while his record as a. singles player is very good, he having won the championship of the Balchrtha Club twice during tho vast four seasons, Mr J. Jfemsay, who is well known on Dimedin preens as a cyclonic driver, haying won on the other two occasions. Sergeant Almond is an ex-member of the Port C'haJmers and Cavorsham Clubs, and he will bo an acquisition to the rh\\he throws in his lot with in Christemireh.

The championshio frame in the billiards' contest between Walton (Caledonian) and Braithwaite (Port Chalmers) was played on tho St. Kilda Club's table on "Tlnirsday night, and was witnessed bv n. big muster of enthusiasts; The Caledonian champion proved too solid for his opponent" and won all the way by 300 to 177." Tho game between Stewart (Kaikorai) and Adess (St. Kilda) was won by the Kaikorai man, and Howarth (Tnieri, last year's champion) easily defeated' Watson (Balmneowe-n). The into'rclnb billiards game in the Honaf?han banner competition between the Roslyii and St. Kildn, representatives, which was postixinod from Inst week, will be played on Wednesday night. Ripce-ivod with thanks invitation to a social evening to be tpndpred by'the lady friends of the Kaikorai Club on Thursday ni<rht. October 7, in tho 1.0.0. F. Hall, Koslyn.