BOWLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2736, 22 August 1906, Page 30

BOWLING.

BY «I»ESP.

In conneetioi nitb the issuing of the offleial programme for the Exhibition tournament, Juvd on which I have .already ooramented, %he e.xeoutive met on Monday «venipg. A fuil report ,of the proceedings appears in another eoiwmn. The point I hdag«d on was not wi«ther the executive hati or had nor a right to issue the programme, but I, think I made it abundantly plain tiiat, in ray opinion, the governing body were deeiJedly wrong m bringing oui the prognamm* containing *>ffioe-bearers whoso term of office is just about to expine. The executive, by motion £rom North (Canterbury Centre, were .'equested to withdraw the programme, and on reference to the report of the meeting it will be seen that the executive have decided to continue the isoue of the orisjiiuil programme. It is -a great "pity that other complications have arisen. whe..i a graceful *att would certainly have fixed up -the whole matter. At the meeting on Monday evening Mr Payne said it was necessary to state the exact position of matters, a^nd. as "will be seen from the report, explained everything "to the thorough satisfaction of his colleagues." There is no intention on my part to follow 4he trail of .a.heiring. and I wijl stick to the point in regard to the printed programme. Ope (thing I would like to say. and it is this : How is it that, while correspondence from Canterbury Centre has been 'handed to the press for publication, the letter from Mr Saxton asking if there was any truth in a rumour to ihe effect that a programme with "the 1905-06 executive printed tfhereon was to be published was not replied to, R^kbtr was it handed to the press? It i« only fair to be explicit on this point, <md it is due to Mr Saxton and Canterbury Centre, because the whole thing hangs on that communication and nothing else. Was the letter answered? If •not, why ? It was posted in Cliristeburch weeks back. The annual meeting of the association is set down "for the lcth of September. .No-. tioos of motion must, be handefl in to the secretary not later than the Bth September, it is proposed to call the meeting for 7.30 p.m.. and to dispose of notices of motion in time for the oudinaTy business, commencing at 8 o'elcek. There waa a time when Dunedin Cldb was considered conservative. It might havp been once upon a time, b«t -that day has been left far behind. Taking advantage of tlie invitation held out by Caledonians, the members of "th« parent club, to the number of 50, journsy-ed to til© latter's i avilion cm the 10rh inst., and a very pleasant, evening was in cards, ■peech-making, and song. Amongst other well-known players of Dunedin C*ab were Messrs P. Miller, R. M. Marks, J. White, J. C. Cameron. J. Hopcraft, A. <rillics M. Sinclair, F. Peake. D. Wallace. W. D. Wyatt, W. M'Laren, W. Thomson, Dugald M'Pherson, J. Johnson. J. Picterson, and A. Findlay — all entering heartily into the evening's wmosement; whale on Oalsdomians' side were Messrs W. Dawson, R. Orr {vice-presi-dent), L. Warsaw, A.+A. Brown, G. Captefcick. D. Smkh, C. E. Kea*t. 3. Blaney, W. Scott, and a host of others. Mr G. *F. -Greensl*cte (president) was, unfortunately, \inaßle to Attend owing to indisposition. The game of cards re&ulted in a tie, after which half an hour was whiled away m speech-roaking, Messrs Miller and Dawson eefcing- on behalf of rh« two clubs. Mr Dasrson, «* we ar» all awaxe, is an enthusiabtic liowler. In a short speech, he paid a sterling trjhutn to Mr J. A Miilar, •poke of the great stne'-as bowling was making, prophesied -that Dune-din would er« many years liad passed have bowling greeni "■all over the town," and generally ma.d« himself co agreeable that ringing cheer* mlin-ost lifted the rcof of the pavilion at the conclusion of his apeech. Mr Miller tcanked "Cales" for their hearty welcome and for the pleasant ev«ening provided, told •the company that, whatever the system of playing bowls in the north might be, the feouth Island played it as it should ho played— they thought mare of tho social side, and that was th« feature in the game to keep on top. "Ha also made eulogistic •reference to the latest additon to the Cabinet, Mr J. A. Millar. It is due to Caledonians to state tiiat an excellent snaok and refreshers were provided, Mr A. A. Brown, who had cfharge ot the inner man, leaving nothing undone to make viutori feel at jioin*. Mr C. Matthews. Jate of St. Kilda. Club, jeft for Aslvburton tcxlay, wlwther he procectie to engage in busin**>s. and where he intends *o kwp his form by throwing in lih lot -with" A'hburton C*!ub. MiMat tisews was an *'Uthufia&lio mrmber of St. Ivikla. anc( will prove an acquisition r" the noiLlunii club. I wibh him good luck. Aiwther old a"d much-res^cctcd mcrubor r^f Dujvpain Club La= pae.-ed aw.-vy. The la<e Mr Jamfs Lt^ighton »as one of the \eU-rans oi the parent club, and although foe .?orne years liatl ecaroely been ©ecu on Lac green, t)irro was a .time when the uecc-aitd g^ntiruian Ma 6 one 2! the aocnjnjj epiriU ir. tlis tlub. V.iUoj'.-. "weeding het" takes place next, S., inxclaj aiv. irroon. It is to be hoped that tbo inc'tnbejs will roll up fund make <an dt-a your to «-lea.r the plot of dairies and ulhoi obnoxious growth-.. The "bee" is a xn.ivts ii the light directlou. Witji a little ra re tbo si\ artl slioiild be in fairly good roiidst-ion hj the middle -of October. Mr W. Dall ha^ applied for protective riffut«s over an invention \i"< .has jmt ctomjjletod. Rc-ddors, of couieo, will readily |)<TCt'i«.e thiU it lias some connoortioa with bowluig. SToro some tune Mr Dali lifts had the idea. Ilxat for tiie rrurpose of ailtcrrhg the bias of a bowl -onw otlu>r plan, than re lathing ih<> wood shnuld be adopted, and w«:h tlw-; end in view experimented, ilu result be«ij that ho now s«eka to prote't his '"patt-nt equilibrium djias adjuster." 1 am not prepared to into the jjossiJ>ilit:<»s of xh<- jL(i)VL£tcr, but may *ay &&t 'Nlr Ifcill courtec^'ilj' uivitod one to view Jii= work and noto the praoticableness cJiin-.^-d lor j(, and — well, everything is fcirupte wheti you kruow how it is dor*?. It struck me <tltar, looking at the invention /roii a layman's point of view, it's a, good 4 king- Aoyivay, the adjuster -caa be so arranged that four bowls nuuft take oscactly tho eajne bias Should the invention fifed acr^ept«Tnc« with the leading bowl-makers in fch« Old Country — and surely there «kould ■.be an even <svith bcwU — tlierfe is pasEibility thai Teiort to a turning dfttho onoe ih«' bowls leave tha hfinds of the maker \\iH I>c relegated to ihe dim and distat t pvst. nr.A bowl-te3ting will be re•Juced to a minimum. It said that Kdituna Club lias secured

the services of Mr Low, brother of Dtm edin's caretaker. Pt. Kilda and Dunedin tried conclusions (cribbage and euchre) on Friday evening, in tlie former's roomy pavilion, ivhen the fOT-» mer met with defeat. The parent club had a strong team out — in fact, they were nearby \ all skips, 24 of 'cm— bat St Kflda smiled — used to getting wiped out During the evening- vice-president H. M. Ewing - said bis club was gradually warming \tp; ' and, br-and-bye, they're just going to stalk ' cm to the Dunedin 'Green and smash an [ the opposition. Good on you, St. KildaT . It would be a great day that, wouldn't it! ; And Mr Sinclair responded by zaTitinjg ; the "saints" to the Cumberland street green ' any and every time, wished them success, L hoped they would wallop Dunedin — I woncW if he'll be playing that day — and w ( ceive congratulations ! Jost so, jast sol There was some music, t©o, and -while iti I was all first class. I fancy boih Meaera Wyatt and Miller had not had a reheartal— « t bit on the high side. Mr Downi».g*6 Bcmg -was really Al, and as for Mr Conn's imi- . tations of local speakers^ it was a treat* > Everyone left the pavilion -perfectly satis- . pc<i tiiat St. Kilda had a good, ' thing wfeen they started oat on their -social ( Winter -evenings. .Dunedin and Caledonians jojay a teturn . on Friday night ne>ct- in the former 'e pavilion.