BOWLING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11815, 12 November 1901, Page 1

BOW LING.

Beautiful weather was experienced for the formal opening of the New Plymouth Bovling Club on Monday afternoon, and there was consequently a large attendance of members and their friends, the feminine element making the enclosure gay with colour. The opening speech was made by Mr Tisch (Vice-President) in the absence of the President, Mr Paul t whose genial presence was much missed on the green. Mr Tisch at the conclusion of a few appiopriate remarks, requested Mrs Paul to open the season, which she did, the jack skimming across the green to the accompaniment of a hearty cheer. Play then began, the lawn, which was in perfect order, being fully occupied. A dainty afternoon tea was provided by Mrs Paul, who was $ ' Misses Cunningham, Lawson, at^L The Town Band was to~Titfve~pla.yed .during the afternoon, but owing to the illness of Mr Hempton. _^hose residence is very near the green, it- was thoughtfully decided to omitj this^pa/t of the afternoon's programme. ' ' The traditional opening match resulted as follows : — Phesident Vice-Pbesident Cattley Wright Clayden Bayly W. Randle H. Goldwater . Hall (skip)... 20 Sanderson (skip) 24 Beane C. Bundle Newman Hood Tichbon Jackson Gray (skip) .15 A. Gold water (sk) 26. Brown Tisch Cock J. Avery Knyvett G. Paul S. Bundle (sk) 18 Morey (sk) ... 25 Harper Watkins Marks Collins Arrowsmith Dell . Webster (sk) 18 Fookes (sk) ... 21 Alexander Clarke ' Heslop Furlong Sykes W. Cottier Archdeacon Govett<sk) 11 Quarrie^sk) ... 26 Hooper Harrison Harvey . Humphries Jenkinson T. Avery , McKeUar(sk) 14 Ward (sk) ...'35 Totals... 96 157 G. W. Sims, of the Melbourne Club, won the bowling championship of Australia.

'BESIDENT