GUN CLUB.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1079, 25 March 1913, Page 3

GUN CLUB.

OFFICIAL OPENING. The official opening in connection with the recently-formed Foxton Gun Club took place on the race course on Friday afternoon. The function was a very successful one indeed and was well attended by the public. Visiting shooting men were present from Shannon, Sanson, Glenoroua, Levin, Otaki and Martou and altogether a very enjoyable afternoon was spent. Among the visitors were a number of very good shots, and in the majority of the sweepstakes the local champions had to take second place to these. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor,.the opening ceremony was performed by Mr C. Hunt who also fired the first shot. After the opening ceremony a match was fired between teams selected by the President and VicePresident, which resulted in a win for the President’s team by 22 kills to 9. . The scores were as follows president’s team. G. Edwards 1100002 3 Dux (Boswell) 11x1211 7 F. Lumsden 2110020 4 C. Edwards 2221020 5 W. O’Brien 0100011 3 VICE-PRESIDENT'S team, R. Hynes 0 H. Lunn onooor 3 D. Hammond 1000020 2 E. Smith 1110100 4 H. Hamer • 0 During the afternoon two sweepstake matches were fired, one being won by F. Lumsden (Glen Oroua) and the other by Sands(Shannon). The Club has a number of trophies to be competed for and arrangements in connection with these competitions will be made at a meeting to be held this week.