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Otago Witness, Issue 1928, 2 November 1888, Page 26

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I understand that the Wellington Club has become affiliated to the New Zealand Bowling Association. This is a step in the right direc* tion, and I cordially welcome our brethren from the Empire City into the brotherhood of New Zealand bowlers. The New Plymouth Bowling Club held its annual meeting on October 12, and from the secretary's report presented bo it I take the following ifcems :— The committee bad more than ordinary pleasure In presenting their annual report, and heartily congratulated the club on its improved- financial condition and prosperity. The income for the year was £70 ; expenditure, £48 19b 4d ; leaving an indebtedness of £10 1b sd, as against £312s5dabtbe commencement of the year. Three rinks had visited Wanganui to play a match, and gained a victory by one point. Owing to the Auckland players not putting in au appearance to play for tho Association's medal, to bo competed for between these two clubs, it became their property through forfeiture. The green had been stripped, levelled, and new turfed during the recess at the expenee of a few generous friends, thus saving the funds of the club. With the view of increasing the membership the fee is reduced to 10s 6d per annum, and the subscription for travellers to 10s per annum- Four trophies were pre:ented for competition during the year, for which a small entrance fee was charged, and the club funds benefited thereby to the amount of £i 2s— viz., gold medal by the president, Mr Jamr s Paul ; silver medal by Mr Cresgraile ; timepiece by Mr Morey ; and bowls by Mr Berry. The first three of these were won by Mr W. F. Downes, the secretary and treasurer (.late of the Tuapeka Club), and the bowls by Mr R. Bayley. The officers elected for the current season were— president, O. Samuel, Ksq., M.H.R. ; vice-president, the Yon. Archdeacon Gorett ; hon. sec. and treasurer, Mr W. F. Downes ; committee -Messrs Paul, J. T. Davis, G. Newman, Wright:, Morey, end Goldwater. It was resolved that the season commence on November 1. A unanimous vote of thanks was also accorded to Mr Q. Livingston, of Manaia. for his kind donation of plants, On behalf of the bowlers in this part of the world I congratulate our New Plymouth friends on their prosperity and wish them all success in the future. It is also doubly pleasing to me to do so, seeing that one of our " am folk," as Mr Downes undoubtedly is, was bo successful as to win three out of the four prizes. I am glad to see that the committee of the Caledonian Club bay« a precedent laid down for them by the New Plymouth Club in making a small charge for entries to the competition?, and I hope that they will also be able to net a few pounds thereby— even the £4 2s gained by the' New Plymouth Club is not to be sneezed 8t in these degenerate days — degenerate in the sense of {the scarcity of the " rhino " I mean only. Saturday last was the opening day of the Taieri Club at Mosgiel on their spick and span new green. I wish them many an enjoyable game on it, and many a victory. I observe from the Taieri Advocate that they have already had trophies promised for competition during the season. Mr David Mackio contributes a pair of bowls as a prize for young players and Mr J. H. Morrison a similar prize open to all members of the club. There is a newspaper published in Auckland called the New Zealand Family Friend which circulates down here. I have never, read it myself, but I believe ifc is somewhat after the style of the London Journal, the Family Herald, &c, &c. My attention was called yesterday to a paragraph in its issue of the 27th instant by a bowling friend, which I cut out and herewith present for the information of your readers. It is as follows :— The Napier Bowling Club is in a moßb flourishing condition, judging from latest reports, and a team of eight leave for Victoria on the 28th Inst. to take part with the other provinces in the grand tournament on the other side. There .is a probability of Napier being visited by an Auckland team during the Benson. I have been making inquiries fiom the secretary of the New Zealand Bowling Association, and I find that the Napier Club does not belong to ifc. This is much to .be, regretted for several reasons, the one more prominent than all at present being that those representatives will be unable to compete whilst in Victoria ia any intercolonial match, bufc they may do so in matches with any individual club. Ifc is a thousand pities that a club which is able to send from amongst its own members eight players good enough in their opinion to hold their own against tho many efficient bowlers whom they are sure to meet in Victoria should stand aloof from the association, and I trust that they will soon " see the error of their ways, and bo gathered into tho fold." Ifc ia somewhat peculiar, however, that the secretary of tho association informs me in reply to an inquiry that be has ransacked the late files of the Hawke's Bay Herald and can find no mention of this departure of the Napier bowlers to Victoria in its columns. He had better write to some one there and make the necess&ry inquiries. I believe in gathering them all in; union is strength, and the only way to extend the usefulness of the association is to spread out its ramifications to every hamlet and village, or wherever a club is heard" of, and induce them to join ifc. I present the hint to the secretary, and trust that he will not be slow to avail himself of ifc, and without waiting to be authorised to do by the committee. In the New Zealand War Cry, the official gazette of the Salvation Army, as ifc somewhat grandiloquently styles itself, is published every week a poll or record of how many copies each corps sells, and if any of them make a decline from their previous return the editor is (to use a sacrilegious terra with reference to such a body, who most certainly are doing a great deal of good, and nmliiDg a lot of stir and noise in the world) "down upon them like a thousand of bricks;" whilst if they make a rise the encomiums are just as highly spiced the other way. Now tho Ofcago Witness, Mr Editor, i?. thanks to you, our official gazette, a™ through its columns I ask what has become of tho Dunedin Club during the last fortnight ? Have the members all gone off to Marvellous Melbourne to view the Exhibition, take part in the intercolonial competitions, and "do" the Cup, qr what? Please, dear frionds of Cumberland street, do relieve my anxiety of mind regarding you, and let the world and myself know if you are still in existence. I »m aware that a few of your players b»? e migrated for a little while, bufc surely that w no reason why you should not send in your report of your Saturday's play, at least. Everyone likes to see his name in print— ifc is a failing of the genus man— and lam certain that t&e members of the J 'uiiedin Club would feel all tne better pleased at their breakfast-tables on Monday morning if they saw their names in «w list of players on the previous Saturday alter noon in that morning's Times, and also bad u»« satisfaction of knowing that ifc would be i copies into the Witness of the same week, and thus cir culafced all over the world, Man-no matter v what position he is placed-likes bis yanny tickled, and the easiest way to do so rt to puj his name into the newspapers, especially h js in connection with any harmless amusement,

and there is nothing derogatory about \b. Verb tat sapienti. I am glad to hear that the tennis club in connection with the Caledonian Club is a great success this year, and that there is a large accession of members to its ranks. The report of the matches played on the Caledonian and Roslyn greens on Saturday afternoon is as follows -.—. — CALEDONIAN CLUB. The Caledonian Club had a pleasant game on Saturday afternoon, when a match between sides chosen by the Treasurer and Secretary was played, and resulted in a win for the latter by 7 points. The green was in f&ir order; the weathor was a little boisterous at tho commencement, but as the afternoon wore on the wind died away, and it became beautifully calm. The names of the players and scores.'are as follows : — Treasurer,— o Cronin, E Wilson, J Robertson, Jno Ogg (skip). C Fraser, — Sheppard, John Barron, Edwin Hogg (skip). M Fagan, Thos Cole, G B Dall, John Davidson (skip). Secretary.— D Logan, C J Barlow, G Walker, T R Dodd (skip). R M Marks, D O'Connor, J Stone, W Dawson (skip). T Young, T Drumm, G Capstick, J Slapstick (skip). Scores : Treasurer. Secretary. MrJO«g"B rink ... 19 Mr T,R Dodds' rink 16 Mr E Hogg's/ink ... 18 Mr W Dawson's rink 15 Mr J Davidson's rink 5 Mr J S Capstick's rink 18 Total ... ... 42 Total ... ... 49 EO3LTN CLUB. In consequence of other attractions only a Bmall number of members turned up. The beautiful weather enabled them to have a very pleasant game. The sides chosen were Secretary t. Treasurer, the latter winning by 5 points. The following are the teams : — Secretary.— J M'Kay. 0 Fountain, R Crawford, B M Hoach (skip). S Neave, M Watson, P M'Kenzio, A Matheson (skip). Treasurer.— D Scott, T X Harty, J Crawford, W Carlton (skip). W Wilson, A Smith, M Elliot, W Yuille (skip). Secretary. Treasurer. Mr E M Roach's rink 21 Mr W Cai-Iton's rink 27 Mr A Matheaon's rink 21 Mr W Yuille's rink 20 i Total ... ... 42 Total ... ... 47 The Auckland bowling season commenced under favourable auspices, both weather and attendance being good, and the green in splendid condition. The opening match was between aides drawn by President Tail; and Vice-president Gorrie. The following are details of the scores :— Pjiksidkst.— D Ross, J J Holland, J Hardie, W Taifc (skip). E W Page, M M'Dermott, N Harker. W 0 Mirfin (skip). W S Jones, T Peacock. P Oliphnnt, J Kirkwook (skip). — Walker, W S Lyell, G M Main, B 0 Roberts (skip). Dr Walker, C L Edwards, J Reid, W Dinnison (skip), Vlflß-PKESIDENT.— J Lawson, E Baigont, J Scott, W Gorrio (skip). A H Taylor. W E Bennett, R Cameron, J Miller (skip). W E Payne, A Thomson J Fratcr, C Kings well (skip). George Cozens, B B Wrigg, J Paterson, J jßillington (skip). Dr Wilkins, J B Gilfillan, F R Claude, W Culpan (skip). PRB«I)RNT. VIOE-PRBSIDEST. Mr W Tait's rink ... 12 Mr W Gorrie's rink... 20 MrWOMirfta'srlnk 28 Mr J Miller's rink ... 14 Mr J Kirkwood's rink 18 Mr 0 Klngswell's rink 21 Mrß 0 Roborts' rink 20 Mr J Billington's rink 35 MrWDinnison'srink 20 Mr W Oulpan's rink 23 Totnls 98 ... ... 113 Mr W, S. Lyell has presented a pair of bowls for competition by the members of th« Auckland Club. This body has altered Rule 2 to road — "Thafc the retiring president and champion be ex officio members of commitfee." Of course everyone is aware by tbis time that our representatives who are to do battle for us in Victoria, and perhaps in New South Wales, left in the Mararoa last week. Some had gone before, but the majority took their departure then. They are all good men and true, and will, I am sure, do their utmost to uphold the honour of their adopted land. Lot us, therefore, all pray that they may be successful in the attempt ; and should they do so in a worthy manner I can promise them a right royal reception on their return. The members of the Carlson Bowling and Lawn Tennis Association recently held a meeting to wish bon voyage to an ex-president, Mr Andrew Kerr, and Mrs Kerr, who were about leaving the colony for an extended tour to Europe and elsewhere, and also to present Mrs Kerr with a diamond bracelet. The bracelet had the following inscription engraved on it : — "Presented to Mrs Andrew Kerr by members of the Carlton B. and L. T. Club, as a token of esteem and respect. September 29, 1888." A purse of sovereigns was also presented to the secretary.