HUNTERVILLE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9392, 11 March 1909, Page 8

HUNTERVILLE.

From Onr Own Corespondent. The first quarterly shooting of the Upper Rangitikei Gun Club was held yesterday and resalted Points’ prize, Mr Barthorp’s cap to be won on aggregate, and Mr Hammond’s gold medals. —H. S. Mercer 1, O. Brock 2, E D. Hammond 3. These three tied for points and in the shoot-oS the reaultjwaa as above. The trophies for second match (Mr McElroy’s and Mr Mercer’s) were won by H. S. Mercer and E. D. Hammond, dead heat, 1; O. Brook, 3. , I No. 1 Sweepstake.—o. Brook 1, H. S. Mercer 2, T. Carr 8, The best shooting was in the second event (7 birds) when Mercer and Hammond made the possible. Taking the whole day through Mercer’s performance was exceptional, as the light was none too good. After the event was over, a meeting of the Club was held, and as the secretary (Mr J. Perry) felt it incumbent to resign owing to his relinquishing his present occupation, the president expressed his regret, and the Club donated him a substantial amount expressive of their appreciation of his past services. Mr Frank Petherick accepted the position of secretaryship of a club which has hitherto proved most prosperous, and which we may hope to see firmly established. Mr Petherick has always proved himself an enthusiast, and though not a shootist, baa been unstinting in the way of time and energy in support of what is now one of the most firmly established and prosperous gun clubs in the South Island. At the S.M. Court, before |Mr A. D. Thomson, the following oases were heard;—Ellis Bros. v. Thos. Shields, claim £ll 6s lid. Judgment by default, costs, and solicitor’s fee £3 Os 6d. G. Morris v. Thos. Spaulding, £1 3s, costa 11s; H. O. Thompson v. H. Bishop, by default £lO 5s 6d, costs £1 10s 6d ; Brooker v. J. Flanagan, by consent, £1 14s 4d, costs 11s; J. Brunton v. E. McCarthy, by default £4 5s 6d, costs 10s; Petherick v. N. Hammond, 16a 6d by default,- costs 6s; Morris v. F. Floyd, £1 Os 3d, costs ss; F. O. Perry v. A. R. Watt, 9s, costs ss. Police v. J. Floyd, for procuring liquor for Maud Laurenson, during the currency of a prohibition order, fined a total of £ll Is 6d ; in default one month; 21 days allowed for payment.