CARLYLE.
h (from otte own correspondent.)
Carlyle, Tuesday.
A triongular match between teams of twelve from Wanganui, Waverley, and Patea rifle corps took place on Saturday, each company shooting on its own range. The weather at Patea was very much against scoring, the wind being stiff and choppy, and rain falling at intervals. So unfavorable were the circumstances, indeed, that a postponement was at one time considered certain. Our average was poor in consequence. The scores were : —
As we are by no means satisfied with this hollow defeat, Wanganui will, in all probability, receive a challenge shortly to try issues again. Fifteen tenders for tip-drays, horses, and drivers, lor the railway formation at the
Junction and Ivakaraniea,. 3yere.-..opened yesterday. Prices ranged from-; 15s.' io 9s. 2d. per day, Alexander o'D.onnell, Patea, securing the contract at -the last named, figure, which is considered "very low.
Mr. John E. Keys' tender for supplying gravel to the Town Board, at 4s. 9d<-.per yard, has been accepted.
Mr. Downes, of the firm of Downes and Procter, contractors, arrived here his family on Saturday. ■ -
It is stated that the Wakatu s.s. is to be put on the Wellington- Patea trade almost immediately.
Wanganui. 200 400 Hughes ... 17 18 Boss 17 17 McTaggart ... 15 18 Foster 17 16 Low 17 17 Aarnodt ... 16 19 Nuteford ... 18 17 Cummins ... 18 16 Armstrong, W... 17 14 Oliver 18 15 Armstrong, J. ... 16 13 Signal 14 14 500 16 17 16 13 12 IB 10 10 12 10 10 9 Tl. 51 51 49 46 46 45 45 44 43 43 39 37 539 Patea. 200 400 Pringle ... • ... 18 19 King 15 15 Kells 13 15 Bitching ... 13 18 Dasent, 0. ... 14 16 Chadwick ... 13 17 Black, J. ... 11 • 18 Thomson ... 11 15 Dasent, W. ... 5 16 Black, A. ... 13 13 Tregear ... 13 7 Carey 12 9 500 15 14 16 12 12 11 6 10 13 7 7 6 Tl. 52 44 44 43 42 41 35 36 34 33 27 27 458 Waverley. 200 400 Mathieson ... 18 18 Hawes 14 15 Milne 17 19 Wilkins ... 18 11 Treweek ... 16 17 Mason 17 16 Riddell 15 10 Fookes 6 14 McDonald, D. ... 10 15 McDonald ... 8 9 Bridge 6 15 Johnstone ... 7 6 500 10 14 6 12 8 8 9 11 6 9 6 6 Tl. 46 43 42 41 41 41 34 31 31 26 27 19
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 33, 4 August 1880, Page 2
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