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Evening Star, Issue 3052, 29 November 1872, Page 4

I’u;eon Shooting in Canterbury. —Mr R, Redwood, of Nelson, and Mr W. C. Maxwell, of Canterbury, recently had a match on the Ricarton road, near Christchurch, the latter gentleman receiving five birds. The Lyttelton Times states “ that the weather was very favorable to the purpose, and there was a goodly number of spectators present. Mr Redwood fired with one of Purdie’s gun®, and Mr Maxwell used a Manto t i The cpnditions y/ere t\yenty-thr;.e yards rise, l.joz'shot, and the following'is the score :—Mr Redwood —0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, ), 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, I, 0, I, I, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, I, 1, 1.1 1. 1.1. 1, 1.1, I, I, 1,1, 1, I, 1, 1, 1,1, 1 1 1, 1, 0, 1, 1 ; total 44. Mr Maxwell — l! 1,0. 0,0,1,1. o, 1,0,1, 1, 1,1, I, 0, 1,1, 0, 1, I, 1, o 1, i, 0.0, 0, 1, 1, 1. 1,0,0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, o, o, I, 0, 1, 0. I, 0,0,1,1 ; total 30. In justice to Mr Maxwell it should be said that he had a large share of ill-luck, not only in the manner in which many of his birds shot away from the trap without rising so as to afford a reasonable chance to him, but also in the percentage of birds which, though killed, fell outside the bounds. Mr Redwood’s score is certainly a splendid one, and fully bears out his reputation.