SPORT AT MARTIN BOROUGH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4091, 19 April 1892, Page 2

SPORT AT MARTIN BOROUGH.

A pigeon match in which, consider- ;c able interest had been taken was i held at Mr G. Lawrie's on ] April 16tb, The weaker unfonunately was very showery and the attendance consequently. was small. Owing to this and to its being the opening of the shooting season, a good number were certainly precluded from'being present."' If ori "a subsequent occasion; the promoters se'efiVtorepeat/their] exoelhkt arrangements for a day's every probability:'that-"witlT'S'finer da;, they would receive a much Bir6iVge'i'.inea'sure r of support, both* as regards the list of and.in ' the atteridarice 1 of v ( ii itbre,, 1 ."'.', ; '" > ; On'S.aturfa'y, Mr'W.'"o. Williams, of Kai-Wauwai, aoted as Referee, and the following were the scores;—; Sweepstake of 18 Members, at; £1 1 1: each; money 1 £B, " 2nd'£S;'Brd £2.) '"" J. Bidwill, 0111111 .....;. ...:6 ■R.Campbell,illlOli ....,,. ...'6 1 Grace, 0111101 ,6 N, Jepson, 0111011 6 S.Olsen, 0011111 5 Horsburgb, 0110il0 : -...'':..; \l A.Reside;ololllo ' i. ' ..: 4 E. Chamberlain, 1110001' ... 4 W. Feast, 00110 ' .'.'.' '.... 2 T.Grace, 0100 ■ 1 A. Coy, 0100 , 1 W.Poterkin, 0010 ... l ..;. l| Messrs J. Bidwill and E. ; Campbell ' divided first and second money. The ',■ third money'waa shotoffand was won i by Mr N. Jepson.. ■ ~• A ten shilling sweedstake of fbur- . teen memhers,at Five birds, was won 1 by Mr J. Bidwill and Mr W. Foast,' J- who divided, both securing four out . of live birds,