PIGEON SHOOTING-MATCH.
The annual meeting of the Dunstan District Gun Chili was i eld at Clyde on May 24, and, as usual, passed off successfully. The day was beautifully fine, being very mild and calm, consequently, besides the shootists and their friends, a large number of people attended to witness the day’s proceedings—l was going to say sport, but by no manner of reasoning can I look upon shooting from a distance of from 20 to 25 yards as sport, a dove, as many 0 f the socalled pigeons were nothing else. The prizes for the principal event were a repeater carriage clods as first prize, and a silver ink-stand and silver salver for second and third honors, which were won by Messrs Willmott, Merewether and MacGeorge respectively. Appended are the scores of the above match : This Cup Match.
Handicap Sweepstake of 10s each; five birds. First prize L 3 10s, second L2, third Til.
The shooting in this event was, as a rule, very bad. Dalglish won the first prize, with Dewar and Turton ties, and Willmott third
After the conclusion of the match, the shootists and their friends adjourned to Mrs George’s hotel, where a sumptuous dinner was laid out. To use an old phrase, the tables groaned under the weight of the edibles provided, and all did justice to the delicacies. Hostess George laid the tables for 37 persons, but no less than 40 people in n hungry state sat down. The dinner wnc •’ " r onf, siiornss
On Wednesday several scratch matches came oil, mu we are not iu a position to furnish the results.
The Post Office at Edeu Creek has been closed.
Ttl Ties 0. Merewcther, 25yds, 1011I11I11 9 0 9 J. Stronach, „ 10110000 R, Stewart, „ 10110110 R. Bouchier, „ 100010111 R. Turnbull, „ 000OI0 S. Daltjlish „ loioinu 22yds, 1110001 111 7 ft 7 C Rees, 7 10 8 1). MacGeorge 21yds, 1010011111 7 11 9 J. Dewar „ 0011111011 7 0 7 H. Wi'lmott „ 1101111111 9 1 10 A. McKay „ 0100.010 R. Lnu lon 20yds, lOOlinOIOO S. H. Turton „ 1010101111 7 10 8 H. McIntosh ,, 0101000101 Dr 8tackpole ,. 1011000110
Total Ties T ti S. Dalgleish, scratch, 01101 3 inn 8 F. Willmott „ 11110 4 no 6 R. Stewart, 24yds 000 D. MacGcorge ,, 0100 R Turnbull „ 11100 3 no 5 R. Boucbier, 23yds 000 J. Stronach „ 10111 3 10 4 H. McIntosh ,, 01011 3 0 A. McKay, 22yds 10101 3 0 Dewar ,, oino 3 inio 7 S. Tuiton ,, non 4 in 7 A. McPhail, 21yds 01010 2 R. Loudon „ 0100
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Dunstan Times, Issue 997, 27 May 1881, Page 2
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