BOWLING

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 693, 18 June 1903, Page 6

BOWLING

The annual meeting of the Auckland Bowling Club was held in the pavilion, Grafton Road, on Thursday, Mr W. Lambert being in the chair. The secretary (Mr G. A. Buttle) read the annual report, which congratulated the members on the increased prosperity of the club. References were made to the opening of the green for play at the beginning of November ; the Northern Bowling Association tournament at Palmerston North, the Easter tournament, special meetings, inter-club and club matches. The championship fell to Mr J. V. Dingle. The following were the matches played and the results :—Club -cup and championship, Mr J. V. Dingle ; runner-up' P. Oliphant. Subscription pairs: J. W. Jones, W. Lyons. President and vice-presidentsr prize, full rink: A. J. Denniston, J. W. Jones, W. B. Tait, J. V. Dingle ; ditto, second prize, W., Coleman, A. Jowitt, W. Gorrie, T. A. Crawford. Ehrenfried-Ross trophy : J. R. Hooper. Geo. Main memorial prize, full rink : P. Oliphant, F. W. Coombes, J. R. Hooper, James Carlaw. Geo. Main trophy : J. M. Mennie (cup), J. V. Dingle (second prize). W. Elliot’s trophy : C. Arnold, J. R. Hooper. A. A. White’s trophy : J. R. Hooper, G. A. Buttle, H. P. Huddlestone ; second prize, A. Hosking, J. Carlaw. W. Ledingham’s prize : Dr. Hooper. Stewart Dawson's prize : G. A. Buttle. Equitable Life Insurance Society : G. M. Handcock. Wingate, Burns and Co. (second prize) : W. Elliott. First year’s players : F. W. Coombes. Consolation prize : J. Gilmour. With the opening of the season nineteen new members were nominated, and the whole of these were elected. The club had lost two or three members through resignation owing to removal to other districts. Several improvements had been made, and further improvements would be undertaken. The resignation of the secretaryship by Mr W. Elliot was received with regret, and the thanks of the members were due to Mr Elliot for his able services during two years of office. Mr G. A.

Buttle had been appointed to the vacancy. Owing to the protracted illness of the treasurer, Mr James Carlaw, Mr R. Cameron had been appointed assistant treasurer. The committee asked members) to pass votes of thanks to the ladies who provided afternoon tea on several occasions during the season ; to the members and others who so liberally donated the handsome prizes, to the caretaker, and to the press. The assistant treasurer (Mr Cameron) presented the annual statement of account s, which showed receipts amounting to £478 18s, expenditure £342 18s, leaving a credit balance of £136. The club’s assets were valued at £2005 17s 7d, and, after deducting liabilities, there was a surplus balance of £1167 is lod. The following officers were elected) for the ensuing year : —President, Mr W. Lambert ; vice-presidents, Messrs Wmi. Culpan and William Elliot; treasurer, Mr James Carlaw ; secretary, Mr G. A. Buttle ; auditor, Mr Easton; general committee, Messrs Gorrie, Thornes, Mennie, Cameron, Myers, and Tudehope.

A certain amount of dissatisfaction was expressed at the manner in which the teams for the ordinary afternoon matches were drawn for, and it was decided to appointed a match committee to attend to this matter. There is some new blood at the head of affairs now, some of the former committee having dropped out.

The application of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Club for a lease of the tennis lawns might well have been agreed to. The nosition of the Tennis Club in this in this respect has been most unsatisfactory for years past, and as a lot of money had been paid for rent, the tennis people were entitled to more consideration.

The members' of th<e Rocky Nook 1 Bowling Club held a social in the Kingsland Wesleyan schoolroom last week, when prizes donated by Messrs Hodgson, Whitham. Kayes, Bailin, Bouskill and Veale were presented to the winners :—Club championship, Mr Bouskill; handicap singles, Mr Rathbone ; first year’s players, Mr Butler ; fixed lack competition,, drawing, Mr Bouskill, driving, Mr Bouskill, drawing, Mr Haselden ; pairs, W. Cooper, H. 0. Haselden ; club fours' G. Fletcher, F. Ellisdon, Manson, Hodgson (skip).