THE HOLIDAY.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 91, 12 November 1879, Page 3

THE HOLIDAY.

Monday having been proclaimed the day} on which [the /anniversary of . the birth, of; the ;^f Wales was to, be observed, was kept as a close holiday,- all the Gtovernn K n fc 'offlcea, the banjks; asol principal -^fares' 'being closed.' The-aay was not very propitious fquo^t^dppr amusements, and theonly •events whidh : ca)nV off; were the opening of Mie. Rifle >Range and^ Rifle match, an.d a Trotting Race.- ?r 'vj ■ " - |-''-i ■ "'•^.■-■-. ; . BrFBH ATATOH. // '. :. •.-,;■■.;.,■ ;J The- weathet was ; so threatening, m the morning .that, until tiponi^Vab 'hot 'known whether the volunteer ; uiatch would come 1 off, but about that time the weather looked up^anduttwas determined tha.t the pro? gramme shpuld be rarried put. ' , ; Thje Jmembers of the Rifle dorp's mustM-ed m good force m Manchester Square shortly ?/"£ and W?re put through preliminary exewjiaea rby CoioW-Sefgea.rit Blackiaiore. . They were then marched, >V?»d^d by the Drum and Fife Band, to the : range. HewPthe' company wore drawn up in-line at the 200 yards range, where a tripod had-beeri.erecfced on which a |loaded •rifla : was plaoed. Captain Sherwill then addressed, the volunfceera, bbaerrJhg lhafc they were met t6 inaugHrafe the opening of the riflfl^rangei: and hoped they would mate good use cf it so as to be able to give a good accounfc^pf themselves mi liiatbhes with other, ■companies. .Speaking 1 , not .as a volunteer, but as a resident of the township, he though t Feilding ought J» be' proud that soTraany. had'* oluTitarily cPnxe forward as volunteers, and might roat assured that .she! had now a body of men^'prepared 'tp defend their hearths arid homes 'should they ever be called upon to do so (applause) . He thanked 7 thorn for tJie pourtesy thef had shown m requesting' Mra. Sherwill to Jre the- first Tra'dfe^' She had consented to do" so," and he -would now (mlt upon her to declare the range opened. -Mrs. Sherwill then advanced •to the tripod and fired, when it was quickly signalled that a biilPs.eye had been made. iT>hree«=heftrty - cheera were; given for Mie Sherwill, three fo^thi* Oaphairi; and ■'* like number for Her Majesty, the'.Queeh; When the cheering was overMrs.'SheirwiU declared the raiigV^peried. TlieinembersseWtedtp take, part m the match-^MnVned ■». Single •■"- were ' then marched to the 150. yards -range, and the firing Commenced, . Captain fiijing-fche first shot; and scoring an outer 1 for" the Benedicts. '^ TKe" opposing team^-fired .alternately, with what suocess. WX be gatliered from the score we subjoin^'

VByJihis ifcjwfH ba seer, that th* Benedicts? beat;the Bachelors by 55 /points. The day. was'nOvi favomble for good scoring, a driVr Mi* r drlz(3ie : dciujg iia besfrv to* miai; \ results. This, coupled with the fact thnt 'many-had nejer fired a riflp before, will aoooun> m adiae - measure for the low figures. The" .IXru^i- and Fifiß.rjß^hd enlivened the proceerting hy playing" pf in.tarvala i a f selection ;bf airs m creditable style: . AfleK tlie roatch tlie.nion were ma.rolied up to" theSquasiaand Sl*Wss *■- ..•■'■•■■■ ■-"■■''■■

*- MABBIBD. - 150 yds. 200 yds. Tl. O*pt. Sherwai- ... 2,3,8,2,2 0,0,0,2,3 ,17 Ghroy ... _ 8,2,3,3,3 0.0,0,2,0 16 Low 0,4,2,3,4.- 4,0,0,3,2 22 Blfickmora ... 3,4,2,2,2 2,3,2,2 2 24 Pleasant 4,3.2,4,2 4,4,4 2,2 31 Thomson ... 0,2,0 2,3 2,2,3,2,3 19 ■Von derScliluhs 3,3,2;2,3 2,2.0,0.0 17 Humphries} ... 3,0,4,0,0 4,3,0,2,2 18 E-vrl ... ..'. 4,0.4.4,2 2,4,4,2,0 26 Clark- '.. y ... 3,3,0,0,0 0,2,0,0,0 8 Haybittle ...'2,2,0,4,2 0,0,0,8,2 ' 15 Oaklej 3,0,2,2,2 3,0,3,2,2 19 232 SINGES. 150 yds. 200 yds. TlHarding 3,4,2 3,3 4 3,4,4,3 83 Booth'-... '*... 0,2,2,3.2 0,0,3.0.2 14 Cajjpcr 0,2,8.3,3 0,0,0.0,0 11 OUen 0,0,2,2,0 0,0.0,0,4 8 "Atkins .- Q.,2.3,3,3 0,^.3,3.01 JB, Laing w 0,0,3,2,0 0,0,0,0,Q 6 Beiet i 0,0,2,3.0 3.0,0.3,3 }8 Snttin 2,0,3,4,3 3,0,3,0,Q 18 Owen 0,0,4,2.2 0,0,0,0.0 a Poilen' ... ... 2,0,2,4,3 0,8,2,2,2 20 Gosling ... - ... Q. 0,0,0,0 0,4,0,0.4 8 Jones ... ... 3,2,2,3,3, 3,0,3*0,2 21