BOWLING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19497, 4 June 1925, Page 4

BOWLING.

Bv Jack. Caledonian Club members rolled up in full force to f.ha club’s pavilion on Saturday night on the occasion of the annual smoke social and presentation of prizes. There was also a. large attendance of visitors. The president (Mr John Abbott) presided, and in a brief address welcomed the visitors from sister clubs. The following- I,oasts were honoured; —“Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Centre,” proposed by Mr A. F. Brown, responded to by Mr A. MTvcnzio; “Dunedin Bowling Centre,” proposed by Mr J. 11. F. 11.unci, responded to by Mr F. .1. Campbell {chairman of the centre): “The Visitors,” proposed by Mr Proctor, responded to by the visitors; and the press and performers, Mr Cooper. The presentation of prizes was carried o’.jt by the president as follows: —Champion singles. A. Ross 1, V. Cavanagh. 2; Greenslado I'erus (rinks), T, Oritchiield, J. Ogg. J- H. F* Hamel, V. Cavaiiagh 1, W- Elliott, G. MTvonzic, A. Walker, C. Amptman 2; championship double-;, L. Edwards and V. Cavaiiagh 1, A. F. Brown and V. Langley 2; handicap singles, L. Edwards 1. H. I, Isaac 2; drawing competition, A. Honeyman jl, H. L. Isaac 2; billiards, V. Langley 1 A bunmierell 2; cliinaman competition, If. L. Isaac 1, J. Scott 2. An enjoyable musical and vocal programme was submitted, the following contributing items;— Messrs Strang, J. Swan, Clark. Pater-on, Watterson, Walters, Howard, Bragg, Broom and Gourley. BOWL TESTING AND INGThe following is taken from Bowls, a Sydney publication, which is devoted entirely to matters pertaining to bowling: Mr Honscll, the subject of our illustration. is probably the most widely-known man in the bowling world. He is guide, philosopher and friend to all who arc in trouble, or think they are in trouble, with (heir woods, rubbers or whatever else they plav with. Ho has had 25 years’ experience in handling and altering bowls and six and a quarter years of that time have been spent in building up his own business, where he is now doing his best _ to cater for the needs of good, bad and indifferent bowlers. Mr Hetiseli was one of the originators of the present method of testing bowls on a 36ft fable, and was the actual inventor of ihe first bowl-turning machine in Australia, and now used in nearly every State in the commonwealth. I’li? ii.l.vo the first anti is still tho only expert- to successfully remodel old and shrunk bowls. Many that bad been condemned and laid aside as useless have been remodelled, put in thorough order and are being successfully used on greens all over Australia. “Weighting'’ wooden bowls is another improvement in which Mr Hensell was (he pioneer, ami. on tho whole.'can justly claim that, by the successful methods of treating bowls for which he has been primarily re-t-ponsib’e, to have done more, directly and indirectly, during the past: 12 years towards improving the standard of play and to the uplifting of the scientific part of the game than any other man. Tho following figures, showing the number of bowls that have passed through Mr Hensell's hands during the past- six years, will probably bo a revelation to mod- of our renders:— Tested and slain pod 20,0C0 pairs New composition bowls made 11,000 pairs Corrected bias of 6,000 pairs Remodelled 5,200 pairs Weighted 1,000 pairs In making these 11,000 pah's of composition bowls tho material used amounts to 53 tons, and in weighting 1000 pairs over 6 ewt of lead ami 2 cwt of pitch (to bind the load in tho middle) ha.s been used. The above figures substantiate our remarks about I he part Mr House!! has played in elcvafuig the standard of the game. Not only in Australasia (bowls tor alteration and attention having been received in numbers from New Zealand a.s well as from all States of the commonwealth), but also in other countries, -including England, America, South Africa and China, where the new composition howls have been sold. It is now practically certain that a team of howlers from tho Old Country will visit'Now Zealand during the next bowling season. A cable .message from London reports that nominations have- been received from 16 Scottish and 12 English players for a team of 30 to tour Australia and Now Zealand, and it was regarded a.s certain that the lour would lie sanctioned by the Internationa! Bowls Board. Each player deposited £450 to meet Iho expenses, and passages have licen booked by the Naldcru, which is scheduled to sail on .September 29. • A private party of Auckland bowlers left last week on a lour of Australia. They have been invited to play matches in New South Wales ami Queensland. There is some talk of the heavy-weight champion four bowlers playing their game in a. week or two (says the Sydney Refe.ree). The Warringal (Sydney) Bowling Club team would be: Frank Doherty (21st), M. C'on.sidino (19st), W. Roberts (18st), and M’Kinlay (17sl), approximately 75st Gan any Now Zealand team beat it? The Bathurst (New South Wales) Bowling Club claims to have the oldest active playing member in the Stale in tho person of Edward Goldsby, who celebrated his eightyfifth birthday on Saturday, January 51. Mr Goklslry was entertained by members of tho club, and played in one of the rin ks, and afterwards was presented with a siiver-rnount-or pipe on tho occasion of his birthday Tho president. Mr F. J Tonkin, said that Mr Goldsby was a marvel for his ago He, had never missod a game of bowls for years. Mr Goldsby also claims to bo Bathurst’s oldest living native. During tho Footscray-Werribeo (Melbourne) friendly match on Saturday. January 31, a Fontscray third man borrowed Iho scorer’s chalk to adorn his skip's toucher. When No. 2 wanted tho chalk returned a- mysterious disappearance had occurred. No. 3 went through every pocket hurriedly, and (hen again systematically, and with characteristic care, while others searched iho green and ditch. All was in vain—that chalk had vanished. Wcrribco chalk was used on the board, and play proceedetl. No. 3 then found that in the excitement his cigarette had died out. He struck one match, then a second, but. that half-smoked cigarette would not light up. Investigation explained all—he was trying to light the, missing chalk!