INTERPROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 708, 30 December 1876, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH.

Th« Hormey wood portion of Ellerslie Gardens was the icene yesterday of a pigeon nutch, arranged fjr firing off for tl c Interprovincial Cup woi* in the pigeon m ,tsh fired some slwrt time ago with tbe Dunedin team. Tlie ralue of the priZJ is 60 soys, which being won by the Aackland team, it was agreed should form the subject of a second match amongst ihe loctl team as to w'jo should, pjss'ss the trophy. By a further arrangement tbe Wailiato Club was allowed to enter the list with the Hatnley Gun Club. The conditions of thj mitch have alreadybeen published, and suffice it to say that the match was shot un ler the Hamley Gun Club rules. Mr VV J Marks acted as umpire ; Mr J Kirk wood M scorer, and Mr J Reid as puller ; the committee of management consisting of Messrs Marks, Kirk wood, T Brown and Perciral. Tbe trapi were tbree in number, and the boundary was tbe fence. Tha following is the sore :— Sellers 21yds, 22000 4 Cox, 2tyds, 1002212022 12 Hay, 21yds, 00210020 „ ... 5 Anderson, 27yds, 0202222112 ... 14 Gwynue, 25yds, 0200202200 8 Aitken, 25yds, 0202020 6 8 Morrin, 25yds, 2210222220 ... 15 Wjrnyard, 25yds, 120U001122 ... 9 Edwards, 22 yds, 210000 3 Russell, 25yds, 2(110222222 15 Godkiu, 25yds, 00021 1 4 F Whiiaker, 23yds, 2120021222 ... 14 Lang, 2Gy<l«, 0220000202 8 Bishop, 27yd«, 2220122122 IS Hammond, 21yds, 1212)22020 ... 12 X Hill, 2oyds, 021 C.222222 , 15 J MCWk, 22yds, 0020210 o , Leonard, 24yJ«, 220 i2L0020 9 VV F Buckland, 25y. 15, 0202212002 .. 11 Trust, 55yd *, 0220002210 9 Captain Isaacs, 2lyls. 2220121012 ... 13 Middleton, 25yds, 2220222^20 ... Itf Total 213 Mr Middleton's fourth bird fell dead outside the fence, which left him a, tie with Mr Bishop. In shooting off the lulter scoied 12 to his 1, consequently Mr Bishop became the winner. During the match some little amusement was caused by some of the metallic gentlemen offering to lay on the double event— that is, Ihe odds offered were 50 to 4 against; Bishop (man) and Tommy Dodd (horse) and 50 to 4 against Middleton (man) and Perfume (horie).— M Daily Southera Cross," December 28.