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Sporting. J. BATTERY, N.Z.A. £lB 1 OF MATCHES. EASTER MONDAY. 1. BATTERY J. ALL-COMERS.—Entrance 2s. 6d. Five aside. Ranges : 300 and 500 yards, 5 shots at each range. Prize f Lunch to Winning Team; 2. CIVILIANS’ MATCH.—Entrance 2s. 6d. Range: 200 and 400 yards, 5 shots at oach range ; 5 entries or no match, 3. PUBLICANS’ MATCH. — Entrance, Is. Three prizes : Ist prize Publicans’ Cup; Ranges : 200, 300 and 500 yards: 5 shots at each. 5; LADIES’ MATCH. — Entrance, free. Ranges : 400, 800, and 200 yards, 3 shots at each range. Ist prize Butter Cooler, to highest scorer married; 2nd prize Field Glass, to highest scorer bachelors : 3rd prize Pickle Jar, to third highest scorer; 4th prize, Spoon to lowest scorer. 5. BAND MATCH.—Entrance, free. Open for Bandsmen only (active and honorary) Bandblaster Faram, Whitby, Mogridge, Reid, Brown, Hall, Woodmas (3), and Clayton. Range, 300yds, 5 shots big target. Ist prize Lamp, 2nd prize Hat, 3rd prize Set of Jugs. 6. REVOLVING TARGET MATCH.—Entrance, Is. Rango, 200yds, 5 shots. Scores : Black 2, white 1. Ist prize Dress Shirt and Gold Stud, 2nd prize Pipe, 3rd prize Bottle of Lavender Water. 7. RUNNING MAN MATCH.—Entrance, Is members of Battery, 2s. 6d. to outsiders. Range, 200yds, 5 shots; to fire between posts, man having past and no shot fired scores a miss; any position. 5 points above belt, 4 points in abdomen, 3 points head, 1 point arms or legs. Ist prize N. Z. Clothing Factory’s Hat, 2nd prize prize Powder Flask, 3rd Book. Outsiders winning to take half pool. 8. RUNNING DEER MATCH.—Entrance, Is to members of Battery, 2s 6d to outsiders. Range, 200yds, 5 shots. Conditions same as No. 7. Ist prize Box of tea, 2nd Mr. Ratcliffe’s prize, 3rd Mr. Beveridge’s prize. 5 points between shoulder, 4 points barrel, 3 head. Outsider winning takes half pool. 9. MARKSMEN’S MATCH.—Entrance Is. For marksmen and first-class shots only. Range, 500yds, 5 shots at large, and 5 shots at small targets. Ist prize Mr. Locke’s Cup, 2nd prize Central Butchery 251 b Corned Beef, 3rd prize Mr. Brown’s Tobacco Cutter. 10. SECOND-CLASS SHOTS MATCH.— Entrance Is. For second-class shots only. Ranges, 300 and 400yds, 5 shots at each range; small target at 300yds, large,target at 400yds. Ist prize Mr. (mod’s ( up, 2nd prize Mr. Johnston’s Sack of Coal, 3rd prize Mr. Bishop’s Bottle of Scent, and. Box of Pills. 11. THIRD-CLASS SHOTS MATCH.— Entrance Is. For third-class shots and those who have not passed. Range, 300y<ls, 5 shots at large target and 5 at small. Ist prize Mayor’s Clock, 2nd Mr. Keefer’s prize, 3rd Mr. Weston’s prize. All entries to be made on the ground. E. H. PAVITT, Head Quarters, J Battery, Hon. Sec. 10th April, 1884. 14

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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 105, 12 April 1884, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 105, 12 April 1884, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 105, 12 April 1884, Page 2

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