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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 93, 12 October 1868, Page 247

Rifle Match.— The return match between the Napier and Petane Rifle Clubs came off yesterday at the range of the Napier Rifle Club. On their own ground the Napier men fully atoned for their late defeat, beating the Petane Club by 87 points. The weather was anything but favorable, a heavy rain falling the whole time. The highest score (43) was made by one of the Petane club, Mr J. Villers, and the average was—Napier, 351; Petane, 24|. The following are the scores, as supplied to us by Mr F. W. Garner, hon. secretary to the Napier Club:—

BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE WEST COAST. (Grey River Argus, 26th September.) A few days ago a large whaleboat left the Grey River with a party of. eight men bound on a prospecting expedition to Big Bay. A letter has been received by the County Chairman from Mr Warden Price, at Okarita, stating that the boat had met with an accident whilst attempting to cross that bar. He says :—“ A sad catastrophe was very nearly taking place here on Friday last A boat with eight men, going down to Big River from G-reymouth on a prospecting expedition, attempted to come over the bar when it was nearly low water. In doing so she struck on a bank and broached to, and could not be got out of her position ; the surf, which was considerable, soon filled and swamped her. Most fortunately Lieutenant Woods and his survey party had arrived a few hours previously. His boat being a first rate one, and at hand at the time, bis men manned her and went to the rescue, arriving just in time to save the whole of the men, but they had a very hard struggle for it. Had it not been for Lieutenant Wood’s boat and men nothing could have saved them; .they have lost everything. Lieut.- Wood J s crew behaved so gallantly that a public meeting was held in the evening to return them thanks, and a subscription-was raised for them.” :

We (Evening Post) are indebted to the Postmaster-General for the following report : Okarita, New Zealand, Sept. 19, 1868. Sir, —Anticipating that some newspaper, report may reach you, conveying an account of the occurrence that took place soon after our putting in here, en route for Abut Head, I have tlie honor to communicate the fact for your information,-. We landed heye yesterday on the Beach , at 3.50 Sm., after a smart run up with a fair wind from torokua, and, having tracked our boat into the river and placed her, in safety; a call was made for her services in rescuing the crew.of, a large heavy boat' that we had sighted approaching from the north, and which, in her attempt to take the bar, was capsized, and was then being broken up in the surf. I have much pleasure in reporting- the alacrity and promptness-with wliioh.my orders were, obeyed,-. credit on the men,-who. exerted themselves to the utmost,-and engaged.the sympathy and: consideration of the whole popula-

tion, by their general bearing and masterly :cbmtnand of their .boat. :, Their, efforts, were rewarded, by the complete satisfactlon of the result, all beingsaved—when, but for the presence of otir boafc,they must have perished, ,as the port-is ..without any means of attempting to save life. Subsequently a special meeting was called bythe inhabitants, and in addition, to complimentary thanks to myself and men, the latter were presented with a purse of £2B, which’had been readily isab- * scribed in evidence of the high appreciation of the' services rendered. The men, I have much satis-, faction in reporting, accepted the’gift becomingly,; and subjoined a request to myself that the money' should he handed, to the Warden for distribution - amongst the sufferers by the catastrophe. I have, &c., •; ”■•• >

. G. A. Woods, ’ - - Colonial Marine Surveyor. James M. Balfour, Esq., C.E., Colonial Marine Engineer, . - Wellington.

NAPIER RIFLE CL UB. Name. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. Total A.Blake...... 33343 :6 03422 11 22323 12 39 W. Miller ... 33 222 12 30243 12 43044 15 39 P. Sutton ... 33333 15 <133-23 15 03303 9 39 II. Reuouf... 32433 15 02330 8 34024 13 36 J. It. Rees ... 33433 15 3023 3 11 20223 9 35 J. Dinwiddle 44323 16 30323 11 03300 6 33 J. Close 23433 15 24004 10 04300 7 32 A. Kennedy 33223 13 02234 11 03004 7 31 Totals 117 89 78 284 l PETANE RIFLE CLUB. Name. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. •’rt El J. Villers ... 43343 17 02234 11 33243 15 43 J. B. M'Kain 33323 14 32333 14 40002 6 34 C. Villers ... 30422 11 20422 10 00222 6 27 r. S. M'Kaiu. 33424 16 02323 10 00000 0 26 J. L. Carr ... 23232 12 00332 8 02022 6 26 J. Wilkinson 20330 8 03002 5 00030 3 16 J. Stevens... 22230 9 30200 5 02000 2 16 J. Evans 00230 5 00000 0 02020 4 9 Totals 92 63 42 197