A GOOD PRESENT to give is a BIKE. Wo have a very special lot to select from during this week. Call and Inspect. Reduced Prices. Don't Forget. FREEWHEELS, LAMPS, TYRES Are Useful Presents and Appreciated. RALETGHS, ROVERS, SPRINTERS. All English and Unbeaten For VALUE AND FINISH. ED. PARKER'S ONLY. THE CORNER SHOP. TO TOURISTS.—Wo have the Best Equipped Workshop in Town, And Bikes on Hire. NEW ZEALAND GUN CLUB ASSOCIATION. OFFICERS. President: T. M. Wilford, Esq.. M.H.It. Vice-Presidents: Geo. Rutherford and C. H. Chavannes. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: J. W. Cassin. Committee: T. A. Double, H. McElroy, G. R. King, J: H. Redwood, N. Yon Stunner. Referee: C. H. Chavannes. PIGEON MATCH —for the— CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND. THE Eighth Annual Sweepstake Pigeon Match for the Championship of New Zealand will be held under the auspices of the New Zealand Gun Club Association. The conditions of the match aro given below. The winner, in addition to 60 per cent, of the sweepstake, will bo awarded the Championship Medal, presented by the members of the Marlborough Gun Club. The Match will be held on Messrs Redwood Bros.' Grounds, Spring Creek, near Blenheim, Marlborough, on THURSDAY, 31st MAY, 1906. The day following the Marlbqrough Gun Club's Annual £100 Handicap. Shooting to commence at 9.30 a.m. ENTRANCE FEE. An entrance fee of £3 for each competitor will be charged. Proceeds to be divided amongst the three highest scorers in the proportions set 'forth below. PRIZES. Ist—Championship Medal and sixty (60) per cent, of Sweepstake. 2nd.—Cash, twenty-five (25) per cent. of Sweepstake. 3rd. —Cash, fifteen (15) per cent, of Sweepstake. (The Cash Payments will be suboect to a deduction of 10 per cent, for expenses.) CONDITIONS. Twenty-one (21) birds; twenty-eight (28) yards rise; sixty (60) yards boundary ; New Zealand Gun Club Association Rules. Competitors must be bona fide residents in New Zealand of not less than two (2) years' continuous standing, and must be members of clubs affiliated to the New Zealand Gun Club Association. Ties for Championship to be shot off, , first miss to be curt. . No competitor allowed to shoot unless his bird money and entrance fee have been paid. When entering, competitors are requested to state the name of the. club to which they belong. Entries to be made with" E. H. Eccles, Secretary Marlborough Gun Club, Blenheim, on or before SATURDAY, May 19th, 1906. Copies of Rules (price 2s 6d) may be obtained from the Secretary. ■ J. W. CASSIN, ■ Hon. Secretary, Gun Club Association, Christchurch. E. H. ECCLES, Secretary, Marlborough Gun Club. MARLBOROUGH G U N 0 L U B, OFFICERS FOR 1906. President: Jl'H. Redwood. VicePresident :J. W. Graham. Committee: ¥.' Redwood, E. Cheesman, J. Greigj' A. Rore, J. C. Ross, J. Couzens, W. Farquhar. -Auditor and Handicapper: T. O'Leary. Secretary and Treasurer: E. H. Eccl.es.' ANNUAL HANDICAP PIGEON , . i MATCH. Open to all comers who are members of Clubs affiliated with the N.Z. ' . Gun Club Association. TO be held on Messrs Redwood Bros.' Grounds, Spring ; . «® Creek, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 30th, 1906. Commencing at 9.30 a.m. sharp. Traps will leave the Square, Blenheim, at 8.30 a.m. on date of the Match. l ' HANDICAP OF 100 SO VS.—First prize, £63*/! second Prize, £20; Third Prize, £10; Fourth Prize, £5. Fourteen birds. Second miss out; 40 yards boundary. Shootists: allowed one star on first bird ... /only, on payment of .£l. Prizes S" aid less 10 per cent., which is educted for expenses. }\ Nomination (£2) with performances , for the last two years, to be lodged with the Secretary not later than SATURDAY, May 19, at- 9 p.m. Handicaps published on Wednesday, May 23. . Acceptances, (£3) on the Ground on the morning,-of the match. If time allows, other matches will be arranged on the ground by the Committee. '.''."„ .;;; condTtYons. All matches to be shot under the New Zealand Gun Club Association ' Rules. No competitor to be allowed to shoot unless his nomination, acceptance, and birds have been paid. Two misses out. Trappers and pullers paid by the Club. When nominating, shooters are requested to give the ? name of the club to which they belong, also their last two years' performances. E. H. ECCLES, Secretary. Blenheim, April 20th, 1906. mHE WORLD IN GLASSES. 3 The world in glasses most truly ap- . plies to this day and age. "Why so many glasses?" can best " T be answered by those who wear them —those who have been relieved of , headaches, indigestion, and innumer- . able like troubles of nervous origin, i We have the names of hundreds of just such people on our records who will testify to the efficacy of properly adjusted glasses. ALFRED LEVI, CONSULTING OPTICIAN, 39 Lambton Quay, Wellington .- H. MORRISON Manager. FEDERAL HOTEL, PICTON. MR T. J, STOREY HAS much pleasure in informing his friends and the Travelling Public generally that he has taken over the above well-known Hotel. Every Home Comfort. Best Wines and Spirits. Cuisine a Specialty. AN INDUCEMENT TO MARRY— Beautiful Designs in WED- ; DING CARDS at "EXPRESS" OFFICE.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 115, 18 May 1906, Page 4
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828Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 115, 18 May 1906, Page 4
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