BOWLING MATCHES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1838, 11 February 1887, Page 27

BOWLING MATCHES.

Maistbr EwroJ4— Losh- me I'but IVe been fidgin'. fain tae gat doon tae toun tee see^ Borne o' yer grand matches that I read aboot : m the Witness. It does my heart gude tae think that we are plan tin' the noble institutiuns' o ? the Auld Country in this oor adopted land, as it is the best evidence that we mean to mak'.this oor hame. Oor educational institutions-- we may weel be prood o', and if the boolers gang on wi the same speerit an' earnestness as they have shown during the last twa three years, I'll be bound to say that before vera lang Otago l will be able tae turn oot. half a dozen o' rinks capable o' makin' a dour and stubborn fecht even for tho Eglinton Cup itsel', opposed as they wad be by the best players o' Scotland. Mony a bonny match hael seen on the Dumbarton Green, an'ifyewadna think -it sprosin on my pairt. I could tell ye o' many .a good shot I hae played ia ticklish positions that completely took the wind oo.t o' the sails o' oor opponents, for instead o' scoring .the, game as,. thev, fondly X0I8I&&& fhfey %6re HSfe tiife grefefc &v

the jack that was soo cosily surrooned by their boolß, by a clever stroke sent wbaur they hadna a ( bool at a. Nae doot its gey aggravatin' tae hae a supposed won game converted mtal a los>t .ane ; but that is ane o' the charms o* oor noble game that we cauna reckon on a victory until the very last point is made. This element o' chance maks it a' the mair iu^piriting, tho' dootless in the lang run the best players will win. The game is a grand ane. for young an' auld, but it is especially enjoyable tae those that are verging on the sere an' yellow leaf, for the exercise is stimuiatiu', an' the gentle chaffing an' frien'y jokes that usually accompany. the game act as a fine tonic tae the system, when .the bluid is nae eae impetuous as it used tae be. _ _ Social mirth an' life-long f rien'ships go hand in haad amang the votaries o' the game, an' there soon grows up a kind o' Masonic brotherhood amang the members o7o 7 a club that is yera refresbin' tae witness in this money-grubbing age. . ■ Need I sac a word mair tae show the boolera ' that they have my warmest wishes for their continued EUCcesß, an' may the game prosper as it deserves ju this noble land o' oors is the heartfelt desire o' Dainty Davib. Dumbarton Bock, February 7, 1887. ' P.S. — I'm determined tae come down some o' these days tae ccc what pitch o' greatness the boolers o' Otago hae arrived at, an' aiblins may "crack an egg" as weil as a joke wi some o* yer dons afore vera lang. — D.D.