PETONE RIFLE CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 305, 18 September 1908, Page 9

PETONE RIFLE CLUB.

-— ' (cm*' , _' Tho annual, meeting of the Tetone Rifle Club was, held on' Wednesday evening. The annual report of the committco showed that the club was: in a sound, position— : numerically'aud financially. The average' attendance of:'members and the standard- of ■shooting attained, v/ere very. good. . Refer■enco was made to the remova.l from Petono of Mr. 0 E. Hollard, the club's late secretary.: Keen 'competition was experienced for the several trophies, the shooting of D. Jenness, aB-class man, being excellent. The club championship was won by Rifleman H. 'Hawthorn.,' : Tho balance-shoot showed, a credit of £3, • with assets estimated £26, and no liabilities. : : ■: The election of, officers for the ensuing year, resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. W. A; Grace : .president, Mr. W. H. Ballinger: 'vice-presidents, Dr. Purdy, and Messrs. G. A. .Chapman, 1. W. Ludwig, E. P. Bunny, •T. :A. :Poterkin, Geo. Cudby, T. M. Wilford, 0: Daley. J. Duthie, J. \V. M'Ewan, 0. Trevothick, C. Hollard, C. Hall, and C. H. Treadwell ; secretary pro. tern., Mr. E. Johnson-; assistant secretary, Mr. J. Clark; trea- : surerj Mr. S. Knight; management commit* tee Messrs. A. Ballinger, J. E. M'Lachlan, C- Hollard, J. .M. Clark, G. Drummond, B. A\ . -Bird, .and H. Hawthorn. ■ -' Several of the frophies won during last season wcro presented, the list being as follows:—Mr. W. A. Graco's, won by D. Jenness:;"Mr. G. A. Chapman's,. B. *W. Bird; Mr. L. W. Ludwig's, C. Bird; Mr. G. * Cudby's, H. Hawthorn;-Mr..E. P. Bunny's,W., H. Thomas; club's championship shield, : H." Hawthorn'; Mr'.'A. Ballingcr's, S. Knight; - 'Mr. "W, Hunt's, H. Hawthorn; Mr. S. Knight's, J. Carter; Mr. G. Hawthorn's, J. 11. Caldwell; Mr. W. H. Cook's, J. E. M'Lachlan; Mr. F. Flewellyn's, A. S. Hen- • dorson. : • Trophies for the coming season havo been ■ Offered by Messrs.' ; \V.,'.A. Grace, G. A. Chap.man, T. Burt, Feist and Co., C. Stewart,- and l'V Jenness.".',. ... • 'Five ;new, members were elected. Tho club .has' received into its ranks Mr. C. W. Mellow, a well-known Australian marksman, ' who on several occasions,has been .included ■ in -the South Australian representative shooting team. - : V