That -sporting Axture, the annual all-day match between the Shanghai Scottish, S.V.C, Past and Present and the Rest of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club, on the SL.BC. greens on Sunday, resulted ina win for the former by the narrowest of margins. In the forenoon the Scot-were down 4 shots, 111-115, but in the afternoon with the thoughts of having to pay for the timm if they lost. (and what a tifin!) they bucked up and finished 7 shots ahead, 120-113, total in their favour for the day 281-228, for six rinks. That six rinks could play 21 ends in the fore-hoon and 21 ends in the afternoon and then finish within 3 shots, 1" more than remarkable and must undoubtedly constitute a record. The Scottish have won every match since this all-day affair was started in 1991 but this time The Rest gave them the hardest fight that they have had yet; s0 close was the game that on the 20th end in the afternoon, the Scottish were only 1 up on the total score, There was the usual draft beer and cheese and biscuits in the fore-oon, that one and all did ample justice to, The tifin was a huge success, especially the Haggis, which had been made by J. Stoddart; whether these were supplied to be demoralizing influence on the opposition or not is not known but certainly one and all from. the, number of helpings that they. took seemed to more than appreciate them.
Glover, president of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club, thanked, Messrs, C. M, Bain and EJ'O. Cumming again for their generosity in supplying the beer and cheese. He regretted that the match had not been on their Axture list but it had grown to be so important that in future it must be included. They welcomed one and all and if it was fon the fixture list there could be no. excuse for not turning up. T: WR. Wilson, O.C, of the Shanghai Scottish Company, thanking the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club, said that they re celebrating their 21st anniversary at their camp on November 16 and 17; the celebration would be held on the 16th, when he hoped they would all attend, Messrs, C, M. Bain and E, O. Cumming thanked W. Glover for his remarks and J. Munro said that the success of functions like the present and the club in general was largely due to. the fact that all the members pulled together,
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