LAND AND WATER

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 50

LAND AND WATER

A rifle club has been formed in the East Cliatton district, which includes the adjoining dish lets of Cliatton and Knapdale The Invercargill Rowing Club's carnhal leahsed £500 m a week. The money will be devoted to the purchase of new boats and in extending the existing ?hed accommodation.

A-* a result of the recent pigeon shooting matches in and around Christ-church, Mr E P (iraliam. of Gore, has (says the Standard) isruod a challenge to shoot a match with Mr H. Ecclcs, of Marlborough, for £50 aside, the eondiwons to be 100 birdo each off the 30yds niaik.

'I he Western Star says that, encouraged by the high prices ruLng for fish, Captain J. Roderique is prepaiing to start trawling. Hp is just about to launch a 20 ton. \e?srl, and has another on the >-to<ks of 40 tons burthen, both of which will be fitted with oil engine?. Ho "will erect a fish cleaning shed and s-moke-house at Riverton, and ex gyft lup fisii to ths different fna^«t^

At the Canterbury Acclimatisation Council a letter was received from Mr L. F. Ayson stating that large numbers of mature trout in the hatcheries in the colony were affected by a disease of the gills and throat. The council decided to call the attention of the Minister to the fact that acclimatisation funds had been spent on erecting huts for anglers at river mouths, and to ask if such expenditure uere legal.

It i.< stated (writes the Oamaru Mail) that poaching has been rife for some considerable time in tho Otepopo River.

A lnr>»e octopu°, or squid, was washed aslioro at Kaikoura a day or two ago. The tentacle-, measured about 20ft in length.

There is now on exhibition on the premi«e> of Mr Edwards, fruiterer. Princes street, a true blackbird, which it liberally applied with white in its plumage. It is well and beautifully marked. It was shot about three years ago in the garden of Mr Janie- Pomeroy, North Invercargill. A North Island hunt club lost three of its hounds by rabbit poison when .hunting a few days ago.

At the (Queensland Rifle Association meeting on the 15th inst. Miss Savage, daughter of Quartermaster-sergeant Savage, made the highest possible ecore at 500 yards. A Lordon message =ays that the Sportsman newspaper is or^urrising a testimonial to the sculler fJrorgc Towns upon the occosion of hl3 rnariiage said his return to Australia.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

LONDON, -August 19

Lane beat Cavill by a tcuch m the 220 yds Championship at 'Weston-super-Mare (.Soinersetdhir?) Time, lmin 48 2-s=>ec, which is a rccoid. Derbyshire did not compete Rgnmst t'ue Svdvey swimmers. «

August 21

Cavili won the Quarter-mile Salt Water Championship at South Shields by 2>ds from Bead. Time, sm in 4 4-ssec. BelliHgton was obseiit from the competition.

COURSIN(J

An Oavnaru telegram states that at the cour-ing meeting St. Paul the Open Stake, St. Cannon being mnncr-up. The* ■Sapling .Stalcc was won by Marvellous Lady May being ri'iiner-up.

CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, August 14. York, the holder, again won the Five-mile Cross-country Championship. Time, 'iSnnn 63sec.