BOWLING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue III, 21 July 1900, Page 112

BOWLING.

AUCKLAND BOWLING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Auckland Bowling Club was held on Friday last in the club pavilion. Mr Hugh Campbell (president) presided. The secretary (Mr A. Hegman) read the annual report. Several visits were received from sister clubs, and return visits paid. Five matches were played, and the club was only once defeated. It was hoped that more of these inter-club matches would take place next season. The membership of the club was 140, Instead of 142 last year. The committee regretted the loss by death of a very esteemed member. Capt. Harris. Indebtedness was expressed to Mr G. M. Handcock (green superintendent) and to Mr W. Smith (the caretaker) for the excellent condition of the green, as also to Mr M. McCallum for presenting the club with a pair of patent screw measuring callipers. The services of the ladies were, as usual, very valuable, especially during tournament week, in so kindly and willingly responding to the call made upon them. The treasurer (Mr J. Carlaw) read the balance sheet. It stated that the year’s receipts, Including balance carried forward, were £494 3/10, and the expenditure £329 13/9, leaving a balance of £164 10/1. Of that surplus, £72 was devoted to extinguishing 3C deben-

tures. The club’s share of the recent tournament expenses (£7O) was more than met, the handsome sum of £lll 13/ being subscribed, and the balance was placed to the funds of the club. The general expenditure was nearly £l3 below that of last year, while the expenditure for the green was £23 9/6 below that of last year. The reports and balance sheet were adopted, on the motion of the chairman. The chairman presented the pris.es to the successful competitors:— Club cup and championship, Mr J .V. Dingle. Subscription pairs, Major Pirie, first prize, electro plated butter dish; W. Lambert (skip), gold brooch; J. McDonald, second prize, silver napkin ring; VV. C. Culpan (skip), silver teaspoons. Subscription fours: J. Gilmour, electro plated cream and sugar dish; J. 11. Mackie, gold brooch; J. Thornes, gold medal; W. C. Culpan (skip), pair silver mounted bowls. Match for first year’s players: Fair of Laurie’s bowls (presented by Mr F. I’rime), Mr J. H. Mackie. The election of officers then took place as follows: President. Mr W. Coleman. The retiring president pinned the presidents gold medal on Mr Coleman’s breast, and inducted him to the chair. The newly-elect-ed president returned thanks. Vice presidents, Messrs Arthur Myers and James A. Haslett; secretary, Mr P. Butler (Mr A. Hegman retiring); treasurer. Mr J. Car law; auditor, Mr Wm Kay 11. All these officers were elected unanimously. Committee, Messrs A. W. Thomson, William Gonie, W. C. Culpan, W. Lambert, J. Thornes and D. Ross. Trohies or prizes were offered for next competition season as follows: Mr Arthur Myers, a trophy, to be left to the committee; £5 prize by Mi J. V. Dingle, to be arranged by committee; Messrs Culpan and Haslett, trophies of two guineas each, to be left to be manged with committee; Mr Hugh Campbell, trophy for runner up in championship; Mr A. Holden (on behalf ct St* wart Dawson and Co.), two prizes of two guineas each, for a pairs’ match; prize of two guineas by Mr A. Hegman: and trophies by president (Mr W. Coleman) and D. Ross. Mr A. W. Thomson moved. “That in order to economise time, it be a recommendation to the Ma tel; Committee in the annual crcou liter for the championship of the club to arrange the entrants into sections, according to their merits, to play the match r.i such sections, and that the sections shall play off to a finish.” Carried unanimously. Mr Carlaw moved, “That the secretary be requested to ask the ex-pre-sident s to furnish their portraits to the club, if they can kindly do so,” He stated tha. through Mr Gorrie they had obtained the portrait of the late Mr Thos. Macfarlane. one of the founders of the club, and that it was already suspended upon the walls of the pavilion. The motion was carried. Mr Lambourne announced that the holders of the Challenge Fours gold badges had disbanded, and i eturned the badges to the club. It was left to the committee to arrange the conditions for fresh contests. It was carried that it bo a direction to the delegates to the bowling association to ’obtain an alteration in the condition of competition for the pennant, namely, that one rink represent each club,instead of three rinks. Votes of thanks wore accorded to the outgoing officers, with special votes of thanks to the secretary, treasurer, green superintendent, and the ladies, who had attended to the refreshment department. A vote of thanks was also accorded to tne i-ess for devoting space to the play of the season, and matters of interest to bowlers.