WAIRARAPA GUN CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2450, 12 November 1886, Page 2

WAIRARAPA GUN CLUB.

The meetiug of the Waimrapa Gun Club was held on the Race-course, Groytowo, on Thursday, but lifting, no doubt, tolthe unpleasantness of the", .day, there was a very poor attendance. .. ; pa first was a glass ball matoU, in which only-four competed, and resulted in MfT. Grace winning with two out of three balls. Jsto socond matbh was, similar, and M?s\ Grace also won this «nc with two balhi. The third uiatoh,» pigeon match waa'the sweepstake of £1 each'; first prize £3, second prize £2,' for which only fiw entered, Mr N. firace won this match easily with five birds out of seven,' and ft shot to the good, Mr Welch being a good second, Many of the birds rose badly, and with the high wind was-against good. • scoring. The following are the scores *~ jE.Vounell ... 0 0 00 retired W. Lucoim ... 0 10 "l-'O retired ' , H. Welch ... 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 N.Grace ... 1 0 1 1.1 1 ' T. Grace ... 0 I 0 ..1 0 retired The second pigeon match waa fired fek six corapotitora the stakos beiug a stakes of 5s each, Ist prize LI, seoond prize 10s. Mr McFarlarte won the matoh easily with thveo out of fivo.birds, and a shot to go, Mr Webster being second aftor firing off a tie with Mr Grace. W. Lucena .. . 0 0 0 0' retired N. Grace 0 0 10 0 T. Graoe 10 0 1 0 A. L.Wobster ... 0 1 0 1 0 A.R. McFarlano 0 11 1 A. Jones 0 0 .0 0 .retired A third glass ball match was won by, Mr A. Jones after a tio with Mr. W Graoe.