BOWLING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2713, 19 January 1910, Page 6

BOWLING.

GISBORNE CLUB

Two matches, between a team representing the commercial travellers and one from the 'Gisborne Bowling Club, have been played on the club’s green. In the first the commercials won by 29 to 15, but in the return game, which took place yesterday afternoon, the club was victorious by 24 to 14. The travellers’ team consisted of Messrs Stevens, Manson, Pettigrew, and Ifwerson (skip), and the club team yesterday was composed of Messrs J. F. Pettie, F. Harris, H. Mackintosh, and T. A. Crawford (skip). In a match in the colts’ singles, Gilmour defeated Grieve by 20 to 14. THE OPEN DOOR POLICY. One of the- chief features of the recent bowling tournament in Wellington was that it marked a, new departure. For the first time in the history of the Association the clubs were allowed to enter any number of rinks, instead of two only, and compulsorily, with the result that ninety rinks were competing —a far greater number than usual. The question of whether this system should be continued or not was discussed at a big gathering of bowlers. The chairman informed the meeting that any motion would only amount to a recommendation to which full consideration would be given by the council of the association. A Palmerston North delegate (Mr .Tasker) moved that the open-door policy be continued. _ Mr N: Bell (Wellington) seconded, remarking that the new system was evidently in favor of the small country clubs, one of which, with only one rink entered, (had a chance of carrying off the banner. Mr J. J- Roberts (Newtown) moved as an amendment that the open-door poliev be adopted only for the “big tournament every two years This was seconded by Mr J. P. Thomson (Napier), who urged that no town of secondary importance could find accommodation for all the teams that would enter for the Champion Fours •>'i every other year if the open-door policy was adopted for that r mpetition. It would simply mean that all tournaments would be confin- . <vl to Wellington and Auckland As to the system now adopted for the bien- ( rjial tournament, its success was assurIt was, ho remarked, not so much _ m n.toh between clubs as between ki ps a and he thought that once every f .ronvs thev should have a competiwhich, wouw re-

suit from the carrying of the amendment. Considerable discussion ensued, the chief question being whether the open door policy should apply! only to the ‘‘big” tournament every other year, or whether it should apolv also to the champion fours tournament, which" is held every other year,, and to which each club can only send one. rink. ,In this connection Mr Pettie, of Gisborne, said he had come down to ask that the champion fours tournament should be held there next year, but if clubs had unlimited right of entry that tournament could not be held at Gisborne or any small town, but would have to be held at Wellington or Auckland. After further discussion the fim meeting negatived the amendment by a considerable majority, and carried the original motion. A vote of representatives of clubs was then token, and resulted in 28 delegates expressing an opinion in favor of the open door and 15 against. It was decided to recommend that the next tournament be held at Auckland.