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LISMORE BOWIENiGrCLUB.j
MEETING, OF THE COMMITTEE.
A meeting: of the committee of tho Lis- j
more Bowling- Club was held. at tlio A.M.P. j
Chambers last ni'yht, when* tho President, j
Mr. A. G. Robertson, presided* the other ^
mein]K>rs present beinf£ Messrs.. Syer, .3 oily, (
Wilmot, Ho/'-ue und thu honorary secret
ary, Mr. Clarke.
Apologies were tendered oa behalf of Mr.
T. M. Hewitt undi Mr.. .1.. CK Hicks.
COKRKSPQNJDENCE.
From the secretary of the Benevolent
Society, thanking the club for u contribu
tion, of £1 da.
From Mr. .J. Macgregor Dunn, enclosing
a clipping from tho London "Sportsman''
describing a new foitm ; of game with a
suggestion from him thnt the game might
be adopted hero..
From;J. Lovo* (caretaker),Misking for an
increase of salkry. After a abort discusr
slon, it was agreed! to grunt an increase
of 2s 6a pcr wGok,.
From Mr. J,; G. I-Iickn. (at. present,on a
visit to Too\vooin£a), thanking the Club
for its letter)'of introduction to .the Too
woomba, clubs,. and rurther stating that ho ;
had already taken part in six games and,
only "went 'down'* onco. Ho further stat-.
ed that ho was in close touch per medium
of the/'Northern . Star" -\vlth alt that was
going on in the vOowl';-! world" in Lismoro.
.Mr.v G,. Larkin (North . Sydney). wrote,
forwarding ahuimber of - clippings from
newspapers relating to t the unme.
The- Grafton-Club forwarded an invito/^
tion to tho . President ami a party to be
present at the'opening of their green on
I>ecember 22nd.
The Secretary, . of the same club also
wrote, stating' that It was the . wiHli of the
coirmiitfcecL that .Mr, Wicks should represent
them at tho, drawing in' connection with
tho competition for thel.Wlcks shield. Xn
tho ev«itof Atr;. Wicks riqt.being able- to
act then members would like Mr., D. Mason
to take his plnco. Mr. Wicks was not pres
ent; the «ecretary. explained that he had
not informed "Mr.1 Mason «f "the. alterna
tive selection, and Mr. Ryer was appointed'
,to the*, position. . . ; >
From' the secretary of' tho Now South
?Wales Howling] Association in reference: to
the formation ' of Club 'districts... In an
other letter ho enclosed the conditions for
.tho «Iohn. Vour.fr: shield competition, ...and
'asked1--whether If - the .competitions /.wero,.
open to nil chilis would the l^ismore Club |
compete . with' either. Ballina or Grafton.
No action was taken in the matter.
: Tho secretary of tho Grafton Club wrote
suggesting that 41 game l>otweea his . club
, and JJsmoro niii^ht.hoarranged for tho
Christmas holidays. No; action was taken
In thin matter. .. .
. Accounts . amounting to on (Id were
piiMKod for payment.
TIIK.WJCKSVuSHJBL/T). ;
Tho* riroAviiif? for competitors In the
<\Yickp' Shield competitions occupied much
of tlio time of the cormiuittco. Owing*, . to'
tho rulo governing tho drawing belbg of an
exacting character,. **nd. there being-: four
clubs competing,; much difficulty was found
in Rotting at a workable method of "'com
plying, with tho rule. - After tho . difficulty,
.had been solved, tho'drawing resulted h'h
follows.:-First round j Bungalow. v. Graf
i on at llalllna ; Tvlsmoro v, Bangalow . at
Xviamoro i-BangaloAV v. Balllna at, Banga-.
low.; Ballhm v."Xismoro at Ballina ; Bdn
galow v« Grafton at Bangalow ; Llsmoro v.
Grafton tit .Tjlstuoro. Second round Oraf
*ton v. Hantrnlow at Orafton ; Orafton' v,
*Balllna at Orafton ; Grafton v.;Usraore at
Grafton ; Us-more v. "..Balllna at Llsmore ;
Bangalow., v. TJsmore at Bangalow ; 'and
| Tlnntfalow v. Ballina at Ralltna.
.,'Mr.i Syer< offered/-.'a trophj; ofitwofoun
tain.pens for a pair« handicap, pairn-to bo
drawn, from,'a hat on the'iOrcen nt 2.80
.p.in. on Tkjceiriber 18-the ditto of th<? coin
petition-the tfiimo to be 18 up, und the on-*
'trance Hlxpenee pur niomborl'
Dr. Franceachi, it \va« reported by; tlio
Secretary, had offered-a trophy for a con
siHtonny Ha^'H^ftp- . Thft fnpnv wn« accept
ed with thanks,.und the conditions of com
petition -worn left in the hamta of the
donor, . I
t»T1io mooting then closed, . I
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