H.B. GUN CLUB.
The autumn meeting of the Hawke's Bay Gun Club was held yesterday at the Stortford Lodge grounds, the weather being all that could be desired. Owing, however, to the threatening aspect of rain for the past two days the attendance was not as large as had been anticipated, but the shooting for the club's trophy evoked an interesting contest between Messrs G-. R. King and Tareha, who shot each of their seven birds, and in firing off Mr G-. R. King killed no fewer than 11 birds before he was proclaimed the winner, Me Tareha killing bird for bird with the victor until his eleventh, when he got a bird particularly strong on the wing, which took an awkward angle, and Mr Tareha missed. Mr G. R. King has now won the trophy twice, Mr P. Martin twice, and Messrs Mackersey and Douglas once each. It has to be won three times by a member before it becomes his absolute property. The shooting of Messrß Do Pelichet, Hooper, and Davis was very consistent. There was an excellent supply of birds, which were, however, somewhat slow to rise. The arrangements were under the direction of Mr W. D. Ireland, Mr A. T. Danvers was handicapper, and Mr B. C. Ware Bcored. An excellent lunch waß provided by Mr and Mrs A. Bllingham at Stortford Lodge Hotel.
FIRST MATCH, Hawke'a Bay Gun Club trophy of 25 soys value; seven birds each; first prize .£lO, second £5. J. Douglas, 25}ytls 0111U0 E. L, Mackersey, 30yds ' ... 10110 P. Martin, 27yds 11001U E. J. Watt, 24yds 1100U0 L. de Pelicbet, 22$ yds 1101H0 G. E. King, 21-yda ... 11111111 D, E. Davis, 24yds 0111111 Tareba, 24yds 11111110 SECOND MATCH, Open handicap sweepstake; five birds, one miss out. L. de Pelichet, 21yds 11111 H. S. Hooper, 27yds 11110 D. E. Davis, 24yds ... 10 0. Nel-on. 24yds 1 0 Tarelrn, 2GSyds 110 C. L. Muckersßy, 28yds 11110 O. B Kimr, 27yds 10 E. J, Wutb, 33yds 0 Messrs H. S. Hooper and C. L. Maokersey divided second prizes. third match (Sweepstake). G. E. King, 26yds 0 I). E. Davis, 23yds 1111 Tarelm, 2(ijd3 0 0. L. Mnekersay, 28yds 1110 B. J. Watt. 2.3yd3 0 H. S. Hooper, 27yds 1110 h. de Pelichet, 24yds 10
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11173, 15 March 1899, Page 4
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379H.B. GUN CLUB. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11173, 15 March 1899, Page 4
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