PIGEON SHOOTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 3957, 24 January 1900, Page 6

PIGEON SHOOTING.

WEI.LIXOTOX PROVINCIAL GUN CLUB. SHOOTING FOR THE £l5O HANDICAP. The weather yesterday was admirable. for shooting purposes, and consequently the large number of competitors who gathered round the Wellington Provincial Gnu Club's traps on the old show grounds at the Hutt made some rattling good shooting. The new arrangements made by the c-lub were mueli appreciated, especially the provision of an enclosure, which prevented the encroachment of the public, and gave the competitors a clear field and no favour. The birds were on the whole lively, but a wind blowing into the traps was rather in favour of the guns. Some remarkably good shooting was put up by the crack shots from differe.nt parts of the colony, as the scores disclose. Messrs Eccle’s, Grier, Holman. Dobson. Cheeseman. Dunlop. Mackersey. Broderick, Hamilton, Redwood, Graham, Rotter, Kyle, Kilminster and Jlciiney tied, in their first and second nominations, and decided to divide £ll2, taking £8 each. These competitors decided also to shoot off for the remaining £3B. with the result that Mr J. Kyle, ol the Hutt. won from the 21 yards mark, shooting twenty-one birds without a miss, and using the second barrel twice only. The runner-up was Mr C. Maokersc.v. of Hawke’s Bay. who. shooting from the 30 yards mark, .killed twenty birds without a break, all'! used tinleft barrel four times only’. Appended arc the scores in detail;—■ FIR ST XOMIX ATIOX.

DINNER TO THE VISITORS. The visiting' sportsmen were entertained by the local club .at dinner at the Trocadero last night. Mr T. Wilford, president of the Gun Club Association, presided, and proposed the toast of the evening, "To-day’s prize-winners.” In the absence of Mr Kyle the toast was responded to by Mr Mackeisey. ‘‘The Visitors” wore also enthusiastically toasted on the invitation of Mr W. Ross. Amongst those who responded were Messrs A. Dobson, of Auckland; King, of Hawke's Bay ; and Cassin, of Canterbury, who were warm in their praise of the arrangements in connection with the shooting. The toast of the Wellington Provincial Gun Club was proposed by Mr Mcßae, of Nelson, apd responded to by Mr W. L. Meek; •‘Tim Secretary’ and “The Referee” were cordially toasted, Messrs W. H.' Tisdall and H. Dovey respectively making appropriate speeches in response. Amongst those who contributed, to the harmony of the evening were Messrs Alex. Hill. Meadows, W.'Ross, D. Jackson, T. Wilford. lion J. Carroll and W. Coffey Mr E. J. King, jun., playing the accompaniments.

Tl. c. H. Chavannos. 30yds, 1111 2 0 1 G c. L. Mackersov, 30vds, 0 1111 0 4 H. Eccles. 28.1 yds, 12 1111 2 . 7 J. Grier, 27vds, 2 2 11112 7 J. Holman, 27vds, 1111111 7 A. Dobson. 2Cvds, 1111111 7 Hamilton Redwood, 251yds. Ill "i 10 2 (5 J. H. Harvey. 25yds, 110 11 ”o 4 “Rowlands,” 25yds, 0 112 10 4 D. McCulloch, 25yds. 0 110 2 S. Vickerv, 241yds, 12 0 0 2 W. S. Broderick, 24yds, 0 0 retired G. Cheeseman, 24vds, 11112 1 i 7 C. Cliavannes, jun, 24yds, 0 0 retired J. W. Cassin, 231yds, 1112 0 1 i 7 B. Dunlop, 23yds, 2 111111. 7 D. Henderson, 23yds, 0 0 retired S. Scott, 23yds, i 0 1 1 0 ... 3 Duncan Fraser, 23yds, 2 1 1 10 2 i 6 j. S. Harding, 22vds, 2 12 0 12 2 G j. W. Graham, 22yds, 2 10 111 0 5 R. C. McRae, 22yds, 10 0 ... Hotter, 22yds, 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 . 1 G C. J Roes, 22yds, 2 2 112 10. 6 J. J.Storev, 22yds, 2 0 10 2 E. Willis, 21yds, 1 0 2 0 ... .. 2 J. Kyle, 21yds, 2 10 10 ... 3 11. McRae, jun., 21yds, 0 0 Pointer., 21yds, 10 2 10 Ij. 3 J. Kilminster, 21yds, 10 0 ... 1 F. Gadsby, 21yds, 12 110 0 4A. J. Bouncy," 21yds, 12 2 1 1 0 i G W. , Boss, 21yds, 0 1 2 0 2 A. McVinish, 21yds, 0 2 2 1 1 2 i O G. T. Cudby, 21yds." 2 0 1110 Stoppage, 21yds, 2 0 1 2 2 0 , SECOND NOMINATION. 4 4 C. H. Cliavannes, 30yds, 2 12 2 I 0 i G C. O. Macker.sey. 30yds, 2 111111 7 H. Eccles, 28.1 yds. 12 11 11 1 . 7 J. Giier, 27yds, 10 2 1112 . G J. Holman, 27yds, 12 110 11. G Hamilton Redwood. 25iyds. 1 12 'i 12 1 7 j; II. Harvey, 25yds, 2 0 110, 3 “Rowlands.'’ 25yds, 12 110 0 4 d. McCullough, 25yds, 1 1 1 0 O', 3 s. Vickery, 241 yds. 112 0 11 ij 5 W. S. Broderick, 24yds, I 1 11111 7 G. Cheeseman, 24yds, 112 111 i 7 ;C. Cbavai'.ne.s, jun., 24yds. 2 02 0 o J. W. Cassin, 23Jyds. 0 2 2 2 1 1 i 0 D. S Henderson, 23yds, 110 2 11 Scott. 23yds, 1 2 1110 1 i 0 G Duncan Fraser, 23yds, 10 2 0 o J. W. Graham, 22yds, 2 2 2 1 1 1 i 7 R. McRae, 22yds," 12 1112 0. 0 C. Retter, 22vds, 111111 i 7 C. J. Rees. 22yds, 0 111111. 0 J. Kyle, 21yds, 112 12 11 7 L. Pointon." 21yds. 2 2 0 1 2 0 . 4 J. Kilminster, 21yds. 111111 i 7 d. Gadsby, 21yds," 2 10 2 10 . 4 A. J. Bonney," 21yds, 2 12 112 2 7 W . Boss, 21yds, 2 112 12 0 THE SHOOT OFF. 0 J. Kyle. 1 1 1 1 1 1111 T1111 14 C. Muokersey. 11212 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 0 33 J. Kilminster, 1111111110. retired ... Holman, 1 2 1 2 2 2. retired 0 J. 0 II. Redwood, 2 12 2 110, retired 0 A. J. Bonney. 1112 2 10, retired 6 W . S. Broderick, 1 1 1 110, retired r> A. Dobson, 1 1 1 2 2 0. retired 5 J. W. Graham, 1 2 1 12 0, retired 5 G. Cheeseman, 1110. retired 3 J. Grier, 2 12 0. retired ... 3 G. Cheeseman, 110, retired 2 C. Retter, 110, retired ... 3 B. Dunlop, 2 0, retired 1 H. Eccles, 0, retired 0