DUNSTAN DISTRICT GUN CLUB.

Dunstan Times, Issue 841, 31 May 1878, Page 3

DUNSTAN DISTRICT GUN CLUB.

—o— The members of this club met on Saturday last, the 25th instant, at CJyde, and had a capital day’s sport. The attendance of shootists was good, and the birds being strong and lively put their opponents on theirmettlc. The first match, for a silver cup, for which 10 entered, was won by Mr Bonrcbier, of Hawksburn, be killing S birds out of 10 at 21 yards, Mr R. Stewart scoring 7 birds at 27 yards. Some of the birds beiug very strong, though mortally hit, managed te get beyond the boundary before falling, thus altering the position of the scores. The'fbllowing are tbe'scorcs : Ten-Bird Handicap for Cup. Robert Stewart (27 yards) 1110101110 7 S. M. Mgleish (27 yards) OOOIIOOdOO 2 John Strnnach (26 yards) 1110001010 ... 5 W. G. Rees (25 yards) 1101110010 ... 0 W. Sams (25 yards) 0101111010 ... 6 —■Sweet (24 yards') Oil 10U000 ... 5 John Handyside (24 yards) 0101000110 4 W. L. Simpson (21 yards) 10100100i0... 4 P. L. Dignau (21 yards) 0101000000 ... 2 R. Bourchier (21 yards) 1111011110 ... 8 There was subsequently a five-bird match which was won by Mr S. M. Dalgleish, who killed all his birds, Mr John Handyside scconb, Hvith fifur birds. DCNSTAN DISTRICT CRICKETCLUB. The cricketing being now over for the season, it ic only necessary for us to compliment the Club for the creditable maimer they have performed.. Out of five matches they won four, one being a County match— Vincent v. Maniototo—the latter eleven being chosen from the members of the lilt. Ida Club and players in the district generally, and was played at Lauder Station, the residencebf J. Handyside, Esq., who prepared a very good pitch, and entertained the teams in a sumptuous manner. Two matches were played with the Roxburgh Club, and two with Queenstown, and it was at Queenstown were defeated. We append below the different scores of players but will hero state that special mention must be made of Messrs Williams and Sams foi their excellent howling j also, Mr Sweet for his uniform good fielding. General Matches. O OJ ( *5 ,« . o jg gs a fo.SJ ?) 5) Name. .£ Hyp H g.a Williams 13 1 128 4S 43 10.2 Ecea.W.G. 8 1 59 12 21) 8 3 Sweet 12 0 91 16 2S 7.7 Dennis ton 7 0 55 21 Si 7.6 Sliaw, C. 13 2 75 27 30 6.0 Stevens 12 1 75 15 IS 6.9 Phillips 5 0 37 15 15 7.2 Sams 13 1 80 16 23 6.2 Fache, W. S 2 34 17 20 5.2 MacGcorgOj 6 1 17 6 6 3.2 Simpson . 6 0 13 5 5 2.1 P.e-s, C. 6 0 II 4 4 1.5 M ‘Kay, A.j 5 0 8 5 5 1 3 Stewart ! 4 0 3 3 3 .3 Club Matches. Sliaw, C. 7 j 2 j6l 27 30 12.1 Sams, W. 7 ’ 1 162 16 *J3 10.1 Williams 8 1 162 17 30 8.6 Phillips 3 0 |25 15 15 8.1 Iters,W. G 4 1 j24 12 20 8 Fache, W. 42' 11 7 9 5.1 Stevens 6 0 j3i 8-0 5.1 Sweet 7 0 i 36 12 13 5.1 Dcnniston 3(0 14 8 S 4.2 MaoGcorge 4 | 1 jl2 6 6 4 Simpson 4 j 0 j S 5 5 2 Stewart 210 ! 3 3 3 1.1 MTvav, A. 3 0 j 3 2 3 1 Rees, C. 2(0(2 1 t- .2 “ Yon have a considerable floating population in this village, havn’t you?’’ asked a stranger of one of the citizens of a village on the Mississippi. “ Well, yes—rather,” was the reply ; “ about half the year the water is up to the second-story windows.” During an examination, a medical student was asked the question, “ When does mo - tification ensue ?” and replied, “When you pop the question and are answered ‘ No.’ ” We are pleased to'see that, the warlike spirit which seems to pervade the whole of the Empire, has reached the Vincent County ; we allude to a notice that appears in this issue requesting the attendance of gentlemen to meet a" the Dunstan Hotel on Saturday the 15th Juno for the purpose of forming a Volunteer Mounted Rifled Corps to be raised in the Vincent County. We trust that the .attendance will bn large, as wc have reason to believe that there are a sufficient number of gentlemen in the County able and willing to cstadlish a really good Corps, and that Government will see their way to give support to the movement.