GISBORNE BOWLING CLUB.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14052, 24 July 1916, Page 9

GISBORNE BOWLING CLUB.

The reporL to be submitted to the annual meeting of tlics Gisborne Bowling Club, to be held next Thursday night, states: — , }'. "The year' just ended has proved ai financial success and generally satisfactory. The unusually yvet autumn ' and ' winter experienced, though slightly curtailing play, has not shortened tlie season, which ran from , September 30 to July 13 inclusive. ! "Membership. — The present roll call stands at 76 active, 46 and three life members, showing a slight decrease as compared with [last year, notwithstanding an addition, of 16 members ; this is accounted fjir by the fact tliat no- less than 14 have;f removed from the district, five of whom have trans-, furred- from the bowlers'! active list to their country's active fighting list. We honor them and sincerely hope to play bowls with them agam; m tho near future. A few others , hay|e resigned and a number of names have/ been removed by default. .■ ' ' _ • Finance : The balance-sheet duly audited aaid herewith .presented shows a, nett profit of £75 13s' 3d jbn the current season's working. Tips niust, of course, bo considered satisfactorily but, whilst the club is not out af ten a big surplus fund, we think it advisable to make * strong effort to wipe <»it tlie overdraft.- To effect this: itris absolutely necessary to have an increased membership, and we urge all mqhibers to keep this m view. | . Improvements : Your cfpmmittee considering it necessary te nave the pavilions repainted, called tenders for same and the work is now inVprogress. It was hoped that this would have been completed by the end of the season, but a low tender was received- with the condition of no time limit-fhence the dela >*- 1 Burton Cup : This evftr-popular contest, run this year by sthe Gisborne Club, is losing none of its; popularity a.s proved by the record entity of 28 teams received from tlie following clubs : Gisborne 10, Turanganui. 9/ Ahuriri 4, Hastings 2, Napier ,1, Wairoa. 1 and Strangers 1. The greens ('Were m splendid order, earning the praise of all the visitors',' and the weather conditions were excellent. After a 'Very enjoyable and keenly-contested figh^/ honors again rested with the';' Cisb/^rne Club by medium bf the follq'wingUeam: Messrs Ashton, Hookey, Cox and, Kyme (skip), whose well-deserved, win Xvas the result of consistent play 'throughout,- the fnial being fought dut with Messrs Hbrton, Thompson, King and Beatson (skip), of Hastings. A consolation ev^ent follftwed with 18 entries,, the . winners being found m Messrs Power,- Nasmith (senr.), Dboley and Nasmith " (jam.),--,, of ' the Turanganui Club. v Champion Fours': This fixture inaugurated by the: East Coast centre, was held as Hastings -in February, and won by the Napier Club, 'We • w,ere represented by Messrs Home, W. A. Smith, Ponsford and T. A! Crawford (skip). . New -Year -Tournament : Fourteen teams entered, six , from Turanganui Club,, tho -.result being a win by Messrs CMeara, Ivil, R. G. Cra-wford, T. A. Crawford (skip), representing the latter., Inter-Club Matches : According to arrangement five contests , were to liave been held with seven teams 'from each club. Four were, successfully got off, but unfortunately .owing to tho continuous wet weather' it was found impossible 'to complete {"lie series, the position being that Turanganui Club hold the substantial lead of 30 points on the aggregate. Club Competitiptis : These were reduced, following the general opinion voiced at* the last., annual; meeting, the Thursday and sSaturdav Handicap Singles being dropped. The following are the results : — . t . . i. " .'Champion Singles: Mr W. 'Smith, runner-up Mr R.VW. Kyme : junior singles (Ist and 2nd year players)' Mr E. Dawson-, Saturday pairs', ""V^essrs O'Meara and Home (skip). <. . Thursday Fours : Messrs Findlay, Hamilton, Otxenham, Tj[elwall (skip), Saturday fours : D. J. Bga*ry, O.Meara, J. W. Witty, and W. -Smith (skip). The Ulhursday pairs were cancelled owing to an insufficient number of tgaines- having been, played. .y' ''«&'■' District Shield / "Matches! Three teams eacli- district were fefflre*ed,- skipped, by Messrs Huestpn, Bonsford, and Thacker for Kaiti; W. A. Smith. Martin and Thelwall for .OStyr. and W. Smith, Corson and Crawford, Whataupoko. Kaiti first defeated City,, who were again beaten Jby Whataupoko. Kaiti then met the'latter m the. final, witb the result that Whataupoko won the competition. ..... The- thanks of ( 'tlie club are due to the following • gentlemen for donations to the prize list :' 'Mesrs W- Graham, S. Thacker, J. S. Allan, F. Harris, D v J. Barry and J. R. Jjtedslone. We are also indebted to 1 the ladies for Hieir' great assistance during the- tournaments, - to Mr W.-. Paltridge for taking the green levels whenever necessary, and for' his' assistance as draftsman, also .to ' the, press.for the va-liiable space given m reporting club matches and tournaments. The balance-sheet *shows the assets as follows.: Freehold proparty'r £1500. buildings £771- 18s; furniture and plant £184 6s. Building -Society shares £142 10s, outstanding, subscriptions, 1 rent and testing fees £88 ! %8,5d/: total £2686 15p; Bd . < Liabilities :■'. Overdraft ,arid interest £226 17s 2d, mortgage ,iand .interest £1015, creditors £30 4s 4d, accumulated funds ;£1414 ,14s 2d ; totals £2686 15s Bd. The expenditure for the, year amounted to '£46s 18s Id, and the receipts to £541 Us 4d. i '