SOUTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22204, 6 March 1934, Page 13

SOUTH OTAGO

BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS

'(Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) BALCLUTHA, March 5, The Otago Gun Club held a successful shoot on the Lower Reserve on Saturday, when there was a good attendance, including several visitors from Dunedin. The wind was very tricky, but, notwithstanding. some very good shooting took place. In the shoot-off for second place in the Nine-bird Match Stiven, Barclay, and Easier carried on, going back a yard each shot. Barclay was eliminated on the fourth shot and Easier on the ninth, leaving Stiven with second place at 25 yards, a very creditable performance. In the Quail Drive Adamson took first place with three first barrels, Stiven and Dippie carrying on with 10 more shots for second place, which eventually fell ‘to Stiven. Results:— •

. Nine-bird Handicap Sweepstake.—R. M'Donald, Dunedin (211111112), total'9, 1; J. Stiven, Paretai (11112111), total 8, 2; G. Easier, Balclutha (I12211I10), total 8, 3. Also competed: Wilson Elliott (7), W. Kean (fi), G. Sinclair (4), D. Campbell (5), A. Campbell (5), R, Arbuthnott (7), E. J. Barclay (8). W. Dippie (7), P. Craig (7), C. Thomson (5), G. 11. Hunter (3), M'Kenzie (Dunedin, 7), AAdamson (Dunedin, 7). . Handicap Sweepstake (six birds). —C. Easier (111112), total 6,1; C.. Thomson (111111), total 6,2. Also competed: J. Stiven (5), Wilson Elliott (3), W. Kean (1), G. Sinclair (5), D. Campbell (4), A. Campbell (3), R. Arbuthnott (s)i E. J. Barclay (3), W. Dippie (5), P. Craig (5), M'Kenzie (3), Adamson (2), R. M'Donald (3). ". x Quail Drive, —Adamson (IH), 1; Stiven (110), 2. Also competed: Wilson, Elliott, D. Campbell, A. Campbell, Barclay, Arbuthnott, .Easier, Craig, ,C. Thomson, M'Kenzie, M'Donald. FIRE BRIGADES’ ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the executive of the Southern District Fire Brigades’ Association was held in Balclutba on Saturday night. The following nominations were received for the executive for 1934: ; —President, Captain F. Wallis (Gore); vice-president*—Firemen W. M*Kay (Gore), R. Orr (Cromwell), A. M'Kellar (Alexandra), Deputy Superintenden t Hinkley (Oamaru), 0. L. Munyard (Tapanui),. C. E. Shetford^; (Port Chalmers); treasurer, Fireman, J. \ Mitchell (Mosgiel): auditor, Fireman L. J. Thomson (Gore); secretary, Fireman E. y. Hughes (Balclutha). ; The following, bf igades w have entered teams for the demonstration to be held at Oamaru on Easter Saturday:—Gore, Tapanui, Balclutha, Queenstown, Milton, Alexandra, Cromwell, Mosgiel, Port Chalmers; Oamaru, A full list of officials for the’ day was also selected, with. Captain F. Wallis as field superintendent, and I. Martin, Nightingale, R. Orr, and L. C. Wallis as judges, and E. E. Vallis « 8 referee. .•