BOWLING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18353, 26 August 1929, Page 11

BOWLING

PARK CLUB The committee of the Park Bowling Club will submit the following report to the annual meeting of members on Thursday next:— We commenced the season with a credit balance of £l3/6/9, and ended with a small credit. Against this there are some outstanding subscriptions to come in, which will give the Club a balance to commence the new season. Centre Competitions. The Club entered two teams, comprising four rinks each, and although they were not successful in winning any of the competitions, a good number of wins i were obtained by both teams. Several f friendly games were also played with other clubs, and these proved most . enjoyable. The Club played Waimate j for the Bristol Cup, but the holders i proved too strong, and retained the j trophy by a fair margin of points. I Club Competition.—The usual Club ! competitions were held during the sea- | son, and also an extra doubles com- j petition for prizes kindly donated by j jMr J. Gilmore. The following were ; the winners of the respective competi- j [tions: — Championship Singles —F. B. I Hawkey; runner-up, J. Millar. Club; doubles—R. Kirk (s) and C. Clarkson; j runner-up, C. Howe (s) and J. Toney- ! cliffe. Challenge Cup—R. Kirk (s), J. j

| Gilmore, H. Barker, H. Creasy. Gilmore doubles—D. Bell (s), A. Oliver.

Champion of Champions.—The Club were represented in the various competitions, but did not meet with a great amount of success in the games played.

Christmas Tournament. We are I pleased to report that a team from this jciub, comprising W. Cowles (s), W. ; Boyce, D. Bell and J. Gilmore, were j successful in winning the rink com- | petitions at this tournament. We wish to congratulate them on their j success, as it is an honour to the Club for a team to be successful against the numerous players that take part In this tournament.

Membership.—The membership roll at the end of the season was 45. This, we wish to point out, is a decrease on last year, and unless the membership can be supplemented this season, the annual meeting will have to seriously consider the question of increasing the annual subscriptions. Members will notice that the income of the club barely covers working expenses for. the year, and the executive will welcome a full discussion on this matter.

Obituary.—lt is with much regret that we have to record the death of two valuable members during the year, Messrs W. Hitch and A. Sherlock. These members were very enthusiastic bowlers, and their presence will be very much missed by their fellow members. Presentation of prizes.—This function was held this year in the Scottish Hall, taking the form of a social evening. Invitations were sent to memjbers’ wives and lady friends of the Club, and a most enjoyable evening was spent in games, cards and dancing. The lady friends of the Club supplied the refreshments for the evening, and your executive greatly appreciate the efforts to make the evening so successful, and those of all who any way assisted on that occasion.

Closing Day.—This function took the form of a Ladies’ Day, and although the weather was not all that could be desired, there was a good attendance of members and lady friends. Games were provided for the ladies, and a most enjoyable afternoon terminated a very successful season. The thanks of the Club are due to the ladies for providing refreshments for the afternoon.

In conclusion, the executive wish to thank members for their co-operation and support during the season, Mr Harper and his staff for their careful attention to the green, Messrs F. J. Rolleston and Mr C. Raymond for donation of club funds, and all those who in any way assisted the club during the season. WEST END CLUB. The following is the annual report, to be presented at the annual meeting:— We sincerely regret the loss by death, during the past season, of two of our oldest members, in the persons of the late Mr James Smith and the late Mr William Reid. The sympathy of members has been conveyed to the relatives. We opened for the 1928-29 season on 13th. October, when our president (Mr M. Vucetich) gave a hearty welcome to the large number present, and called

upon the Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace) to officially declare the green open for play.

The following donations were given to the Club’s funds during the year:— A. Irvine (debenture) £2O; G. Trott

• (debenture) £10; H. Edginton (deben--1 ture) £2/10/-; F. J. Rolleston £1; W. f C. Raymond £1; E. R. Guinness £1; ■ W. Thomas £l/1/-; G. J. Wallace > £l/1/--; M. Vucetich £l/1/-; T. W. > Manchester £1; A. Davidson £1; T. ■ Currie £1; and S. Cunningham £1; i making a total of‘debentures £32/10/-, i and cash £lO/3/-. The thanks of the ' Club are due to all of the above donors. We received an entry of 60 players : for our Club competitions, and these ! were got off and completed by the Match Committee before the close of the season, with the following results: Senior championship, L. C. Dewar 1, D. Dewar 2; junior championship, H. Segar 1, W. Guthrie 2; handicap singles, R. G. Sampson 1, G. Crerar 2; handicap doubles, W. Guthrie and R. IG. Sampson (s) 1, S. L. Brooks and G. B. Pike (s) 2; colts’ competition (6 entries), J. A. Neilson 1. The Tozer Cup rink competition was again fully , entered for, and played during the j evenings, and resulted In a win for j the following rink:—W. Guthrie, H. D. Blair, S. F. Turnbull and D. Dewar (s), j to each of whom a miniature cup was : presented. Mr E. Firkin donated two miniature cups to the Club, and these j were played for In a doubles competi- j tion by afternoon players, and were i won by R. A. Bach and A. Irvine (s).; Our thanks are due to Messrs R. ; Wilson and Co. for having donated a ! set of bowls to the Club for competi- 1 tion. A progressive rink competition was played for the same, and the priz- j es were won by the following:—E. j Winnington 1 (bowls), R. G. Sampson 2, W. Arras 3, J. Gunn 4. On January 2, a doubles tournament was played on the green, when 32 players took part, and first prize went to Messrs Macdonald (s) and Greenwood (Baling, e wan Club, Dunedin), and 2nd. prize to Messrs N. Hamlyn (s) and B. Manning (Ashbury). The Club entered two teams of four rinks for the Centre competitions, and the A. team were successful in winning the competition, losing only one game during the season, and winning the Leslie Gold Cup and the Moyes Honour Board for the sixth time in seven years. The four skips in the A. team were Messrs R. G. Sampson, D. Gibson, D. Dewar and L. Dewar.

The Club entered two teams for the Sidey Pairs competition, but neither team was successful.

West End was not represented last season at the Dominion tournament in , Wellington, but we were fully repres- i ented at the local Christmas tournament, and at the Easter tournament at Oamaru. The only tournament success to come our way was the winning of second prize in the champion

pairs at our Christmas tournament, by Messrs E. Winnington and F. Lowry (s), to whom we offer congratulations on the fine bowls played by them. We also wish to congratulate the Tlmaru Club (Messrs Ingram and Leslie) on (winning the champion pairs at the Oamaru Easter tournament. The Club was represented in the representative match at Christchurch i for the Steans Cup, by a rink comprising E. Cornwall, G. Blackham, T. Currie and D. Dewar (s), who were j successful in winning their game, and | we were represented also at Waimate | in the match against North Otago for the Murray Bowl, by a rink comprising J. V. McKeague, E. Cornwall, D. Dewar and L. Dewar (s), who won their game also. Our president (Mr M. Vucetich) represented this Club at Christchurch, in the match against Otago, for the Redpath Cup. In the Champion of Champion matches of the local Centre j our representatives in the pairs j (Messrs L. Dewar (s), and G. i Blackham) were successful in winning, i We wish to congratulate those players | on the fine bowls played. Several j friendly matches were played with i other clubs during the season, and j gave great pleasure to all. ) On Labour Day, we joined with the j West End Ratepayers’ Association in , running a gala in Oldway Park, which | proved to be a great success, and of j great benefit financially to your Club, ; and we wish to thank all those who gave their services so freely to make the gala a success. In conjunction with the Ladies' Croquet Club, we held two socials during the year. Thanks are due to those who assisted. The executive committee held nine meetings, and the attendance record is as follows:—M. Vucetich 9, T. Currie 4, T. W. Manchester 4, E. Cornwall 8, J. V. McKeague 5, F. Lowry 8, G. Blackham 4, J. Richards 5, W. Walker 6, A. Davidson 9, F. Davey 8, R. G. Sampson 5, S. F. Turnbull 4. We have had a very successful year as regards membership, the number on our roll at the end of the year being 84.

With regard to the financial part of the Club, our receipts for the year amounted to £363/8/4, and expenditure to £324/16/-, leaving a cash credit balance on the year’s working of £3B/12/4, while we have a balance of assets over liabilities of £658/14/5. The Club has improved its position for the year to the extent of £72/10/4, made up by a cash credit of £3B/12/4, debentures redeemed £32/10/-, and plant account £l/8/-. The thanks of the Club are due to the president and the executive officers for the way they have carried out their duties. We also wish to thank our sole selector (Mr L. Dewar), match committee (Messrs W. Walker, F. Lowry, and D. Dewar), and our delegates to the Centre (Messrs T. Currie and J. V. McKeague), for the good work done by them. The green supervisors (Messrs T. Currie and A. Davison), and the green keeper (Mr J. A. Dewar) for their attention to our green, are also deserving of thanks. A word of special praise and thanks is due to Mrs M. Vucetich and her lady friends, who, during the past season, dispensed afternoon-teas in such a pleasing and able way. We wish also to thank the local Press and all others who have assisted the Club during the season.