BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 34

BOWLING.

B«r«Urfei ire resetted to forward putfratuf *f fU&M>UT«d «4 of ftrthcwnini autsfcc*. KOTES BY JACK. The annual report of the Bruoe Bowling Club showed a deficit of £1 lls, which was met by a levy of Is per member, in order to enable the incoming committee to &tarb clear. A proposal to sever the club's connection with the association on the ground of expense was negatived. The following office-bearer.s were elected for the year:— President, Mr R. Murray ; vice-presidents, Messrs D. Reid and G. Reed ; secretary, Mr F. Bastings ; treasurer, Mr W. Taylor; committee of management — Messrs W. Moore, J. Bremner and J. Lockhart ; Match Committee— Messrs D. Reid, W. Moore, J. Colclough, F. Twigs, W. Walker delegates to the association; Messrs G. Cap-

stick and D. Reid; handicappers— Messrs F. Twiss, W.Taylor, andD. Reid. A number of new members were proposed, and the opening day was fixed far the first Friday in October, weather permitting. The following prizes were presented by the president to the respective winners :— Briscoe and Co.'s prize (lamp), Mr A. Scott ; president's prize (batter cooler), Mr J. Colclough ; Mr J. Lockhart's prize for young players, Mr W. Walker ; Mr Bastings's prize for ronner-up (set of silver studs), Mr D. Taylor • Mr J. Allen's, M.H.R , prize (pair of bowls), Mr W. M'Clymont. Special prizes for the ensuing season were promised by Messrs F. Twiss, D. Reid, and W. Walker. The year's operations of the Auckland Bowling Club result in a balance in hand of £36; assets were £41, and liabilities to September 7, £81 10s, leaving a small deficiency mainly due to the expenses of the tournament. For the coming season the president, MrJ. Hardie, has presented for competition four gold and four silver medals ; the ex-president, Mr A. W. Thomson, four gold medals ; Mr P. Oliphant, a gold medalannually for winneU of Club Cap ; Mr Patterson, four silver medals ; Mr Calpan, pair champion bowls ; Mr Holden, first prize, new member's match, similarly to that won by himself ; Mr Kemp, pair bowls for young membera ; Mr W. S. Jones, bawl case ; Mr J. Winks, a prize to be arranged with the committee. The seoietary said that he had in his possession four gold medals given by Mr A. W. Thomson which had never yet been competed for. CALEDONIAN BOWLING CLUB. _The annual meeting of the Caledonian Bowling Club was held in the Shamrock- Hotel on Friday night. Mr C. F. Greenslade (president) occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. , The following report was read by the secretary (Mr S. D. Cronin) :— "In submitting the thirteenth annual report your committee have, to congratulate the members on the very satisfactory season, experienced. "Mainly through the generosity of bur president (Mr C. F. Greenslade) wehave been enabled to effect extensive improvements to the club's property during the past year, principal among which are the addition to the pavilion and the raising of the bowling green. • Thelatter was really a necessary undertaking, as all efforts- to grow suitable grass proved unavailing, despite the large amount of money and, expert knowledge expended on it yearly. The thanks of the club are due to Mr James Kirby for the interest he has taken in this matter, and your committee sincerely hope that the alteration will give entire satisfaction during the course of the ensuing season. They also gratefully acknowledge on your behalf' the Caledonian. Society's generous donation of £45 towards the work, "Two members of the Match Committee having resigned in the early part of the season, your General Committee resolved to discharge the duties of arranging matches, &c, in order to obviate the necessity of calling a meeting of the club to fill the vacancies. As no complaints have been heard, we consider that ■ the members are thoroughly satisfied with our action. " In inter-club matches a fair amount of success attended the club ; in fact there is room for congratulation, as the. rinks were chosen with the view of giving every member,- whether he was an j expert player or not,, an opportunity of taking part in these contests. " In tournament matches, two rinks were nominated to compete for, the Briscoe trophy, but they were unsuccessful. Three rinks were also entered for the New Zealand Bowling Association's tournament; held at Christchurch in February last. Of these, two rinks distinguished themselves by running into the semi-final tie, at which stage, unfortunately, they were defeated. Mr F. S. Stokes, however, succeeded in upholding our fame by gaining third place in the single* handed championship— a meritorious performance, on which we congratulate him. "The prizes presented for competition among the members produced plenty of friendly rivalry, being keenly contested in all cases, with the following results :— The president's prize was won by Mr J. Ogg; the Aged prize, (also presented by Mr Greenslade), by Mr J. Ogg; Mr J. A. Kirby's gift, by Mr J. Robertson ; Mr D. Dawson's gift, by Mr J. Dodds ; Mr Blaney's gift to the ' colts, 1 by -Mr H. M. Henderson: the double-handed tournament, by Messrs P. Fagan and J. Blaney ; rink tournament, by -Messrs S. D. Cronib, J. Wells, T. Chapiran, and J. Ogg; and the champion bowls, by Mr J. Ogg. . . "Your committee recommend for your con? sideration the alteration of rule No. 16 as will be .pointed out, as they are of opinion it will be in the interests of the club. ' ' • • "Iv conclusion, we regret to record the death of Mr David O'Connor,' which occurred during the season. As a member of your committee he was always ready and willing to assist in ; any undertaking that would further the interests of the club. On your behalf, we tendered our sincere sympathy to his relations." The balance sheet showed a balance to the credit of the club of £2 2s. , The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, stated that the club was in a better position financially th,an at thp beginning of last year. • The T. Chapman secqnded the niotjon, which was carried without discussipn. Mr Kirby (vic'p-president) read the report on financial matters, in connection with the improvement of the bowling green. Mr Ogg moved the adoption of the report. He expressed surprise that, according to the report, the cost of raising the green was estimated to come to £120, because when the scheme was first projected it was stated that the cost would be £9f>. However, now that the matter had been taken in hand, be hoped that members would co-operate and see it through. Mr Blaney seconded the motiqn, and in doing so expressed the opinion that when the members visited the ground they would bo well pleased with the work that was being carried on there. The motion was carried. The presentation of prizes then took nlape to the winners mentioned in the report. The following office-bearers were elected:— President— Mr C. F. Greenslade (re-elected); vice-presidents— Mr J. A. Kirby (senior) and Mr W. Dawson, M.H.R. (junior); secretary— Mr S. D. Cronin' (re-elected); treasurer— Mr T. Chapman ; committee— Messre J. Wedderspqon, F. S. Stokes 1 , T. R Dod4s, P. Fagan, and A Owen ; delegates to the New Zealand Bowling Association—Messrs Kirby and Wedderspoon ; auditors —Messrs C. E. Thompson and F. S. Stokes. The General Committee were appointed the ■ Match Committee. Mr Robertson ' moved— " That rule 16 be so altered as to make subscriptions payahle by November 20."— Carried. Mr John M'Gregor then presetted the president with an illuminated address, the'tekt of which was as follows :— ." We, the members of the Caledonian Bowling Club, desire at the expiration of your term of office as president to express our appreciation' of the very efficient manner in which you havd discharged th 6 "duties appertaining thereto. We thank you for the liberality which . has enabled us to erect the new pavilion and improve the bowling green, as well as for your generous hospitality both on and off the green, and we assure you those kindly acts of yours have gone far to foster the good-fellowship which exists among the members. We trust you may long continue an active member of the club, and that happiness and prosperity may ever attend yourself and family." Mr M'Gregor also handed to Mr Greenslade, on behalf of the members of the club, a handsome diamond brooch for Mrs Greenslade, as a token of the respect iv which she was held by them, and for the kindness which she displayed towards lady visitors to the green during the season.Mr Greensladb responded with a few appropriate words, expressing his pleasure at the presentation, which was wholly unexpected. The address was- designed and prepared by Mr R. H. Fraser, a member of the club. It is stated by experts <to bo- of an- exceptionally high order from an artistic point of view, and certainly pre* sents a strikingly handsome appearance. , The meeting afterwards went into harmony, and a very pleasant evening was spent.