COMING EVENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 7

COMING EVENTS.

; A rifle meeting df.some' importance to trans- '¥;- ! pife on February 1 and 3, U that of tbeEua. ;/ : ; , hine Eifle "Association, which*- will take place .;..;; i, at Dapnevirke.;, This meeting has two- own ; ;:'S teams' matches contained in its schedule, ami :■.■.,'.'. ■■'. it is very.probable that the"Opaki Eifle Out , ; ; ; will ba represented in ..them. ;In any cost'.,"',.'.-. ;■ .:-.; individual members are almost certain to ft?: ~; tend,.including one or two of tho club's isaoV '/ .. ing shots,, , :,■■,.'. . .•■.;■%;:/■;;• ■■% \ The Wflirarapa Eifle Association's Eoventeent* ; : : ■':'■'} ■; annual meeting will be held on the Greytowi , : -j ..'./■/.- Eifle Volunteers' range at Papawai,'Greytown, ■ :'■ :| on Moa'day and Tuesday,:Mareli 1 and 2. ,'ihc■■■',-. :::-..' "j total.prize money offered is £127, besides w.'.ich : ' '. .. s are'valuable trophies, and 23 tyro pliiies. Thf'.: '::..-1 which is based upon 4 ; ''mmiinnni' : -.-' : '.;■,';•.'•-•• entry list of 80, consists of ten matches, as de- .-■..:: scribed, hereunder:—No. l.Featherstdn Match,'. . ;:;"■: 800 and 900, yards, ten shots; prize money,. .£2s. - ,' ;- : Ne.. 2, Masterton 'Match, 200 and ; ' 600- yards, . : " .': aevgfl shefs,' prize money, £20.': No. S, C«- , ; :: terton Match, 500; and 600 yards, seven shots'} V.., prize money, No. i, Greytowft.Match, 500- ■': ■/ S and 700 yards, Seven shots; prize money, . : No.- 5, .Petone-Match, 700 yards; prize- money,; ! :-:■■' m- Ncf. 6, W, F . C . A- u&tci, 500 yar&, tea-•■';:- ; : shots; a-trophy prize match, open to ftllmem* . bets ;.of the Association within the electoral .. ■ districts of Wairarapa,. Masterfon,- andPahk, :?O «tift, south of the Manawatu Eiver. -■■ Nα 1,-:''■ ■'■■'. -•".'.•. Mst Try Match,-500 yards, ten shots; open to ''..:, competitors, at. the meeting who have not' .. ' • ' won cash prizes over the total value of : 355.; V,;-:-/ miring the" meeting; prize money, .£lO. No, 8/.: '-.'-■■:■"■ leams. Matohj aggregate s,cores in Matches I Us'--''- '''■"■■'■■ s,(inclusive)-to ..count; Entrance fees' will ,be '■■■: : - ' subsidiseoV £. for. £ by the association, and.-, ■'-. . awarded 75 per cent, to the winners, and 25 : - - : : per cent.. to. the runners-up. No. 9, Aggregate;-- '-■ Prize Match; scores in Matches Ito 5 (incl* ' ■'- • sive7,.to count. No; 10,-.Cadet Match, 100' sad: : :- ; ; 200 yards, seven, shots,' open to membetS of the" ,''.■/:. -Wairarapa Cadet Battalion; 22 prizes,' gating in .value. ■ " -~-.-' -.- ■■■'••..'.•;-.". : --'■'.':■■ : The special prizes are— .;; ■ : - -~i . - ' i , ; l.Ttfenty-guineai challenge cup. and ■ gbld,-' , : J.| ■■ medal, to he presented to the highest aggregate'" ' scoref in Matches -itoS (inclusive), who (being; ..:'j:v : a member of the; association) is resident within'"'.';' .' ■" the electoral'districts of Masterton and \Vai- ■-.--•' : '.-. rarapa.; •'■- '. ; ' '■-.'-' ■•• - - -•; ■■ • • - -.- - ; .; ",-■ :: - ; ."' '■'' ... 2, 'Bidirill" challenge shield and gold meialj: • S'v for the highest aggregate score in Matches 1'to: . 5 (inclusive). v '".-;■ ' , :'■.-.:' ''-'-.'K'.'■ 3.. "Biiehanan y ' challenge-cup and gold medal, for the highest' aggregate' scofg is-. Matches 2, 3, and 4, by any'member of the'.:. i'' association resident withiri' the electoral diV-'- : ' ; tricts of Masterton and Wairarapa.-'. :] i- '■ ■: ■'■•'■' The; Papawai Rifle Eange, Greytown,'. is 25 : • miles ffom Trentham. The meeting commenW ' . four -diys. before the New Zealand Defence,; Forces' Eifle Association Meeting, and con- .':- : eludes in 'time to allow one full day-between '■'■■'.:( •" tne two meetings."■ Competitors at the '"■,:.-. Church nieatlßg ban reach Greytown in.time to" ';. v take.paTt;in every match, oy leaving by bt)at' : . ; ',: for, AVellihgten oil Saturday evening, and by- ' Y - first train to Grey tdwn- oft - Monday: iri6rniiig. ; ; ■"- : " '■ The train leaves.'■Wellington■'at- a.m.* «nd v - ;; : ■ :J ' '- Upper Htitt (which can be reached cm Sunday) "' ',-•'■■ it 6.15 a.M; 'Buses and brakes will eaph;"'- ■' ; ' ttSm to ; donvey passengers'. to the faflge at : '.>> ; ; ; ': Papaiva-i-a .distance-of one mile ■ arid : & half ' -'■ '. from'the railway station. A 'bus willkave the ; ■': \- : .-'"■■■■'' postoffide, Greytown, each morning -at 6;30 V : ■'- 6*dl66k for the ranged '."'-■■ •,..' ' ;...; : .... . :' :i. . All members' subscriptions' anS entrinde feed ; " :; '- for Matclips 1; 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be in the'.- : : hands.of the secretary, Greytown, :6nsrbetee': : : Saturdayj;February 27, at 8 p.m. Fdr alt after-.' -' '■: the time-above mentioned, alate fee of Is. will" ■■.:■, be enfof &&, .,esdept -in . the 6ftSe 'of inte'iidine ■•■ - : - :•'-: dompetitbrs from Wellington or the Huttdis-' :• : '- : roots,..These,may file their entries at Mr. W.■■"■■.■• : :: H - ,Tisdalls, ; Xambton Quay/ "Wellington, -or- ■■•^ i i with Messrs. Kins' and -&nfy> Masteiton,. up ■; '■■'.■ '-■' to.the.evening of Saturday,- February.27, 16Q9; Z'-.'.-: : - : .'-\