FEATHERSTON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 458, 17 March 1909, Page 9

FEATHERSTON.

Tho following aro tho handicaps for tho Tbn ±°iv g !llatc ' of tho lliflo Volunteer ihL *iT 8 I™ I SeT J en sllots at tbo two, sichter \ PI b = nd r d 7 ards^ n^s with » vf e~3 s: Captain Charters, scr. • W?H S " ft 6 J N " Skeet > 9 Pte 10, Pte. Nicholson 12; Pte. Bicknell, 12Pte. Hare, 12. B 6lass: Pte. Hoddcr, scr. eludes the rest ot the corps, all shoot off from the samo mark except Pte. Hitchins, who receives 12 points. Tho shooting commences on Thursday next, and only a limited timo is to be given to finish it. Tho Thursday men will havo no difficulty in getting their 'shooting over, and tho Saturday men are bcin" arranged for by Lieut. Saunders. At the council meeting last week a discussion arose about tho Ferry Hotel, and one councillor asked if thero was much good in keeping tho hotel open. Councillor A. Matthews, who knows more about the matter than anyone else, said that it was absolutely iini>crativo to keep tho hotel open. The _ hotelkceper has to maintain tho ferry sorvico thero, and, although it is not generally known, thoro is a fixed scale of ferry charges. In tho oldon days hundreds of cattle wero ferried across, and, oven now th(! ferry was used fairly often. As a' sconic resort it is difficult to think of a graiulor sight than when tho lake has been "lot loose," and thoro is a heavy sea on. The fresh water forces tho salt water back till it seems from Iho beach to bo mountains high. Tlion tho great southerly swell prevails, and with a deafening roar and an irresistible rush, tho waves°swccp up to the shore, only to ho forced back to renew the combat. As soon as tho lako coos down a bit, and the pressure becomes less the breakers gradually block up the entrance, and the River Board have to natch their opportunity to open tho channel again, and save a'very largo tract of country from Jlooda.