BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2630, 10 August 1904, Page 54

BOWLING.

Secretaries we requested t« forward particul«.rsofs»mespl»yeil tud of forthcoming matches.

; TAIERI BOWLING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Taieri Bowling Club was held in the Mosgiel Borough Council Chambers on Friday night, 22iul ult., the president, (Mr W. Allan) presiding. There was a full attendance of members, and the tables were decorated with trophies and medals won by the club and its members. The ceritre piece of the trophies was an artistic silver-wrought snuff mull, held last year by the Dunedin Club. The report stated that effective measures were being taken to destroy weeds on the green, and better arrangeirents for watering were under consideration. The pennant nia'tches resulted in the A team winning the A pennant with the splendid record of seven matches won and one (that against Roslyn) lost. The B team lost two matches (Roslyn and Dunedin), and just missed 1 winning the B pennant by 3 points in the la.st match of the season. At the New Zealand Bowling Association's tournament, held in Dunedin, Mr W. Oarswell's rink won the Consolation Match, and he was third in the Singles. At Invercargill Mi T. A. Mackie's rink won the rink tournament, Mr T. Neil's rink taking second pla-ce; while Messrs D. Campbell and J. Oliver were second in the Doubles, and Mr A. C. M'lntyre third in the Singles. The club totirnanients were keenly contested, and resulted in Mr D. Campbell winning the club's championship and the gold medal, Mr A. Davidson the silver medal. Notwithstanding special expenditure for building improvements and fittings, levy to the New Zealand Bowhng Association, extra labour on the green, etc., the financial position was better than at the beginning of the year. The credit balance at the beginning of the year was £41 12s 7d, and this had increased to MB. The number of members on the roll is 48, one less than the number at the close of last year. The 'Chairman, in moving the adoption of the leport, congratulated the cJub on the season's operations and on the success that had j attended members m the pennant and other i competitions. Aiter referring to the work in progiess at the green, he said he felt sanguine the club would be able to play on the ground about the beginning of the incoming year, but in the event of no play on it this year he hoped members would not desert the club on that account. He urged that a club with the reputation such as the Taieri had should have better accommodation at its green for the entertainment of visitors, and suggested that the club, should take this matter into consideration. The report and balance sheet having been j adopted, the following office-bearers were { elected. — President, Mr J. A. M'Kinnon; vice- j president, Mr E. Pinder; secretary and I treasurer, Mr W. Allan, pro. tern. ; Green Committee — Messrs D. L. Christie, W. L. Christie, and W. Allan; Match Committee — Messrs Jas. Campbell, D. Stevenson, and W. Allan ; General Committee — the foregoing ex officio, and Messrs J. Dryden, J. Oliver, and W. M'Leod ; delegates to New Zealand Association, Messrs H. H. Inglis and "W. Allan. Mr Carswell declined nomination for the secretaryship for another term, and Mr M'Kinnon acknowledged the honour conferred on him by his election as president. Before the close of the meeting the President presented Mr David Campbell with the gold medal presented by the clul? and won by him last season, and congratulated Mr Campbell on his success. The silver cup, presented for the championship, it was mentioned, is also held this year by Mr Campbell. Mr Campbell, it as understood, is leaving Mosgiel to take up a position in the Ashburton mill, and' by his removal the Taieri Club will lose one of its best players. — Abridged from Taieri Advocate. DUNEDIN BOWLING CLUB. A special meeting of the Dunedin Bowling, Lawn Tennis, and Fives Club was held in the pavilion on Friday evening, and attended Ly fully 20 members. Mr M. Sinclair, president of the club, who occupied the chair, called uj)on the secretary (Mr E. F. Black) to read a letter from the secretary of the Green Island Bowhng Chib, in which it was stated that that club proposed to hold a carnival. They asked that other clubs would assist by providing a combined stall. — The matter was referred to the committee to deal with, Mr A. Gillies expressing the opinion that the Dunedin Club should assist. The President moved that the financial yeav of the club end on the 31st May, and that ! any member who participated in the privileges j Qf the club ajter thg,t date should be deemed |

ay, and that

' to be a member of the club for the year en- | suing, and should be liable for the year's subI scription Speaking to the motion, he said 1 this was necessary as they wanted to know when anyone ceased to be a member, and if. carried members would know when their membership ceased. — Mr Short seconded the motion. j — Mr Johnstone asked if it would not be better ! ii the time for membership ceased at the enc{ of September, as they began electing members in October. — Mr Peake said the objection to that was that members elected as from the beginning of October would be members in June, when the annual meeting was held, and would have the privilege of voting at that; meeting. — The motion was carried. The President moved that Mr James Hislop be elected a life member of the cub. and. m doing so, referred to the good service Mr Hislop had done for the club. He had been elected president three or four times, and it would only be a graceful act on the part of the members now that he had left Dunedin and settled in Wellington to elect him a jife member. It was with pleasure lie moved the lesolution. — Mr Gillies, in seconding tha motion, said no one had done more for the Dunedin Club and for bowling generally than Mr Hislop. — The motion was carried unanimously amid applause.

The President moved that clause 3 of the lules be altered to read that a. ballot should take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays, between 2 and 5 p.m., or at any general or special meeting. — Mr Gillies seconded the motion pro forma. — On the suggestion of Mr Peake the word "Wednesday' was struck cut, and the motion carried.

It was resolved that the club at once proceed to re-register the club colours.

Mr Short introduced the subject of limiting the club membership, pointing out that there were times when the green was st> fully occupied that members could not take part in the game. — The Chairman thought the matter required notice oi motion. — Mr Gillies suggested that it was advisable to find out the state of the finances of the club before what Mr Short suggested could be done. — The subject then dropped, and the meeting terminated.

The annual meeting of the Gore Bowling Club was held at Gore on Wednesday evening, and attended by some 25 members. The balance sheet showed that during the year £55 17s 7d had been wiped off overdraft, and there was a credit balance of £5 10s lid. The assets were set down at £67 10s lid, and the liabilities £17 10s lid, leaving a surplus of £40. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year: — President, Mr D. L. Poppelwell (re-elected) ; vice-presidents, Mr J. Blaikie and J. B. Paterson; committee — . Messrs J. Mac Gibbon, W. Baker, D. Dewar, W. H. Paterson, and Bust; treasurer. Mr O. J Wilson; secretary, Mr H. Adams.