ENGLAND'S CHAMPION BOWLER.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8058, 16 November 1906, Page 2

ENGLAND'S CHAMPION BOWLER.

Local devotees of the king of games wil! be greatly interested in the following extract from a recent issue of the Turbridge Wells Adveit ser, referring to Mr Stephen Forteseue, the Englißb Cnampion, and father of Messrs L. and S. J Kortescus, of Newstead, who some time age viiitad New Zea:and, and played one or twe games on the Hamilton bowling gre n: ilr Stephen Fortesque's many bowling friends at home and in the colonies will learn with much gratification of his newlywon viotories upon the Streitham Consarvative Club's line new green : triumphclosely following his gaining the Woodfidld championship and silver cup The worthy veteran has marked his Streatham rinks form (he is a member ot four greens) by winning the Sir Henry lumber trophy, presented by the Parliamentary representative of the constituency, also the g'lld medal, carrying with it the championship, presented by himself. The latter, however, he generou-ly intends handirg to the runnerup, Captain David Williams, who defeated Air Dean, winner of Dr. W. G. Grace's recent great single-handed open tourn*ment at the Crjstal Palace. Mr Fortescue's most recent successes show that to the man who will " stick" to bowls, bowls will ''stick" to him. Since ve.eran Forteacue first took to the i<reen, over forty years ago, at Shepherd's Hush, generations have passed away. Truly, bjwls is a pastime in which coy victory does not fail doseivedly to honour "The boys of the Old Brigade."