BOWLING.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 14 December 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)

BOWLING.

OPENING OF THE MOTUEKA CLUB'S GREEN.

(From "The Colonist," Dec. 1. Few greens have been opened 'under more favourable auspices than was the ' Motueka Club's green yesterday. The weather was perfect, and the members of the Club liad made their arrangements most complete for the reception of the visiting teams, which included a strong detachment from both the Nelson and Takaka Clubs, and a rink from the Maitai Club. For seven years the formation of a club at Motueka has been xulder consideration, and thanks to those who were the, keenest a nice green was -made, and the Club took its'birtli under the most favoured conditions and promises at no distant date to be highly successful in respect to green and players. In the forenoon the following matches were played :— Motueka v. Maitai. Maitai: Harford, Stewart : Shone^ Lomax (b) 36.-Motueka: Budden, Brougham, Easton (s) 9. Nelson v. Takaka. Stiles, Trent, CresswellLittlejohn (s) 23.-J. G. Page,'Reilly, Prmce. P ln a^ievln^Ho g g, i Mansford(sy 23^-Leslie, J. faaldane, T. Haldane. ■Gotten. Fikd, Shallcrass, Sharp; (s) 23— Johnston, H. Page, A. Haldaaie v J.Shery(s)22.- ;-• ,;; „ . : . Nelson teams' given first., kelson won on the three rinks by 8., and it is a coincidence that each of the; Nelson rinks scored 23. „.,,,,. 1 At the invitation of the Motueka Club tlie visiting bowlers were entertained .at the Post Office: Hotel, when the health' of the hew club was drunk, and ' complimentary references were made by Mr J. Sharp (Nelson) and Mr' W. J. Reilly (Takaka)" to the Mo-, tueka Club, and responded to by Messrs L". D- Easton and J. Wai.ace (tno secretary). .'- '.....'. In the afternoon there .was, a large gathering on" the green, 'including ;>a". numerous attendance of the fair' sex, when the. Official opening took place. . Mr Easton, in the absence of the,president (Mr Sinclair), made a.particiilarly happy ; '"speech 1 . He said the, club were indebted to the visitihg bowlers, and hoped tliat'the ' : locSil eiithusiaits :would benefit by the .instruction they would receive. ' There were at present ■ 60 members, therefore the Club might" congratulate itself on its position ifi/' this respect. lii'declaring the green open -he invited Mrs "Sinclair (wife" of ' the' president) to , throw. the jack' and bowl 'the l first bowl, cheering follbWJng: the event. Messrs* Sharp (Nelson).. Reilly (Takaka) and Lomax ( Maitai} took further occasion to: compliment the Club on its' successful debut; ! ■' ■ Matches were ; then;/ played : as' f pt lows:— '•' '• '■''- '""" :: '.''.," '- ; ' ; ' '..i.-''''''. ' ' •'' Motueka v. Takaka/ ' Motueka :• Gibbs, Rolling, . Lane, Wallace (s) " lO.^^k^ka : H. ; rPagt, Reilly , Penney, J. G, 'Pag^ (s) .2^. , Nelson .7. Motueka; >;' ; _■ Nelson: Stiles, Allan, Clutten, Littlejohn (s) 35.— -Motueka: Pidgeon, Bovce; Budden, Griffen(s) 11. ' ■;."• :■: ;; ■■.■ Nelson; v. Takaka. :: - .Nelson : Hogg, Jacka, Mahsford, . Cresawell ■ (s) , 20.---Takaka : J» Hal-", dane, T. Hatdane, Adams (s)' l3.^ ' -.■-■'. Nelson v.- Motueka; : - : -•■"■■ .'"" Nelsoij;- Field, -Trent, :Slmrp, : Shallcrass (s) 24. —^Motueka: J/ Boyce. - Staiiton,- SkUton, Easton; (s) 21.: :■ ; ' .: Maitai v; Takaka; -• -, -■ .. Maitai: Harford, Stewart;- -Slioh'ej .Lomax (s) -14.—^-Takaka: 1 ! Johnston;! Prince, 'A.; Haldano, Sliery (s) 27. ■ • Afternoon tea was supplied by tile ladies: of Motueka. and a very enjoy-' able day was spent. > ••:•■■ .■ ■::.