PIGEON MATCH.
The contest, between teams 'fit {the! South and North Wairarap-i Ouu Stubs,so':ftnxiously : looked forward to. by sports,■ o&me off on Messrs ■Lowes and lows' grounds, II asterfon,! .oil'Hatnrday, in the presence of at leant one hundred andifefty;spuct-i-l ;tok ! Sport comnionccdwitlfa, handicap. : match, in which great interest was • taken. At its.• ..conclusion ►an ■i totbeiuTiciieou i booth on tlie grounds, wlmre' an excellent spread was provided by Host Elkine, and to which full justice was done.
The match of the day was thou fired, Mr Breed leading olf -with a sphudidshot, v?hioh Wiled his bird instanter; The drit seven shots fired, fouivbY .Mastertpn-and, tbiee. by SoqtlTqVYiaJrßrAM •' Mr Battes hid rather hard Inch. He killed his eight ; the ninth whfoh-'fell'andifluttered a few inches ouiaide of (he ring where it expired; '.'Mr JVC.Walker 'made some good shooting, securing eight put .of trae birds', Mi'U Bidwil'l fot South doing;, the,, epe. ...North nj'atdtf'by'five points. .. . . ; ~. . . A handicap ! followed which'was won by ,Mr. \yalker.,; The ; following are the results ;-r Nortu Wairarapa. o.Batten ... ..,..., 1L1111U0..8. J'.U Walker ;.; illOllUl '8 J. Breed 111010111■;7 n. Hill loiiiuoi 7' T.H. Hill 111100011 -6 IM. Meredith .., ~,101101011. 6 B. E. Charaberlain* OllOtilOt 6 B. Campbell .:. 100110011 > 5 O'.H, Osborne ~, 'OidnoOOlf 8 A.Blkins QOOIOIOM. 0
SouibWaibaiiapa. O.BId-vi11.,.;, „, .111110111',8 "W. Feißt ...,■ :>,.■■ 011110111. 7 T. Grace 011101111 7 E.Rawson 111101100 6 0. W. Schroder ... 01,0110111 6 F.,BiirV-"ii. ? ' i;i ..t-ibiioiloo' :; 6 ; N.'Graco ... .... 001111010 5 j:.Bidwiii\.'.' : \V.ilOl 101)00 4' W'i C. Buchanan... 000000011 4 E. Buckeridge .-... 000000011/2
■■■■■.:■ . ' "\,^T"'"m immu&i, »■■■•■■£: The following are tbe'scores of (lie five bird sweepstakes, .fired m the afternoou, the first xqie's counting OUti- . ~'.. . ('.. '.-'•; .•■,'/■..;, ',-. \ r.Hiii';.'. ';.'.'"..;" iio "2 W. E. Bidwill ... .•/, 0 0 T.-W. Wardell ■. 10 1 J,C.Walker' ,'i. : Ulllll 7 ■<i. Buckeridge > O 0 ii.'i-iiii ""lb 1' R.Cumpbell ... .1111110 6 1 Breeds 111110 5 C.Hidwiil ... ... 11U0 4 P O. Battes ... :\-1.. 10 1 ! J.. Meredith 0 0 !Whatman. • ;>.;■. ~ •.:•.,. 110 a'2 iN.Grace 1 ' ' "... "... "10 3 T.Grace r .„ .0,0 .A.Elkiiis 1 ..'.' ".'„' 1110 3 W.0.8uchanan,..,:,... . ; '.0 ; 0 G, E). Hood''' ~. ... HO 2 Holiroder .... ~ ...<.,. 10 1 H.M.Drew 110 2
Finanoially tlis club will benefit by the day's shooting.. Thp birds were 1 very good, of which -iliere wore any quantity, but. the traps were slightly faulty; 'We 'understand the return match, i ( sl. • ,prol)ably btV | arranged to ba 'fired iu Greytowu during next month. •
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3437, 17 February 1890, Page 2
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379PIGEON MATCH. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3437, 17 February 1890, Page 2
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