LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3274, 13 December 1916, Page 45

LAND AND WATER.

A snlendid catch of trout is reported from Lake Taupo, three English visitorsMessrs Grxn. Tomlin, and Boaeheroit — securing 144 fish for one day's angling. The average weight was 4|lb, the largest being 91b.

SHOOTING.

The annual group rifle meeting was held at Wingatui on December 7. This meeting is he'd for the purpose of encouraging and improving the shooting in the Territorials and Senior Cadets. The prize-raoncv is derived from the Government emit, assisted" by small entrance fees from the competitors. The"highest scores were:—

\ T o 1 Practice (seven rounds, slow, at 200yds).— Private W Hayes (D Company, 10th Regiment), "2 points; Cadet A. It. Gawn (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 22; Cadot A. Stewart (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 20; Private J. Lindsay (D Coinpnnr, 10th Regiment), 19; Cadet G. P. Hendry '(43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 17; Cadet T C Hendry (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 17; Cadet L. Marwiok (43rd Company, Senior Cadets),

No. 2 Tractico (flvo rounds, (map-shooting, oOOyd's). Cadet A. H. Gawn (43rd Company, Senior CMe'--.) 18 point*; Corporal D. Gough (43rd Company. Senior Cadets). 17; Cadet G. W. Teller (43rd Company. Senior Oade'-s), 12; Cadet A. E. Horn (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 12. No. 8 Practice (flvv; round*, rapid, in 15soo). — Private J. Lindsay (1) Company, 10th Regiment), 10 points; Corporal D. Gough (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 15; Cadet P. G:bson (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 14; Cadet A. E. Horn (43rd Company. Senior Cadets), 13; Cadet G. W. Teller (4Srd Company, Senior Cadets), 12. No. 4 Practice (10 rounds, Glow, 500yds).—

Cadet G. V. Teller (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 24 points; Cadet A. R. Gawn (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 23; Cadet h. Warwick (48rd Company, Senior Cadets), 23; Cadet T. 0. Hendry (43nl Company, Senior Cadets), 19; Cudet A. E. Horn • (48rd Company, S-enlor Cadets). 15; Cadet D. M'Donald (43rd Company, Senior Cadets), 14.

CK!GKET. FIRST GRADE. The- weather was gloriously fine for Che owi* tinuation of grade cricket on Saturday, and) wickets generally were in good order. The following are the results ol First Grade matches I Cansbrook 209 for live wickets, inning* "declared" (Ban.sden 70, Ilardmaj), not out, w, Hutchison 23) beat Dune-din 104 (Casey, not ous, 40) by 105 runs. High School 131 (Knight 60, Cameron 25!, Yea 17, Kchnari, not out, 17) defeated Mornington 118 (Watson 23, John Kaig 23, Jas. llaig 22). Grunge 173 for seven wicket* (Ualland 40. Nesbitt, not. out, 33, Malcolm 24, jjrawford 22) defeated St. Kilda C 4 (J. Barron 17, Edwards 31). SKCOXD GBADB. Albion defeated High School on the North Ground bv 2£'.) runs. The School, batting first, were dismissed for 37 reus, Ma: shall (11) and Allen (10) alone reaching double figures. Albion replied with 32G runs, Stiglich reaching top scare wifn a hard-hit 60. Auld (58), Bel! (40), Cameron (37), Forrester (24), Keast (23), Monk (-0), Stead (14, not out), and Allen (10) also contributed materially to the total. Bowlir.g for Albion, Cameron's performance was a remarkable one. Besides securing eight wickets [or eight runs, ha captured five wickets in one over (four being clean bowled). He also did the hat trick. Marshall was the most successful bowler for High School, securing three wickets. THIRD GRADE. After a very close game, the North End Schools' team defeated Albion by five runs. In their first innings the Schools' team made :!7, Bethune and Botlnvick taking all the wickets. Albion replied with 25 (Cherry five wickets for 11 and Milrtes five for 15). lii the second inning?! the Schools made 51, leaving Albion Gl to win, which they fell short, of by live- (Milnes ulae for 23). LEAGUE MATCHES. Standard 7!) runs (Ellis 17, Ingram 14, sn<l Quest 12), defeated Hillside, 32 (Often 12). Bowling for Standard, Richmond took seven wlcketa for 13 ruua and Ellis three for IS, and for Hillside Often secured five wickets for 27, Drabble two for one, Ross one for 13, and A. Stewart one for 11. Orokonnt (Of) runs) defeated '['runway (SS). For Orokonui Whiting made 33 and M*Neil 24, and in bowling M'Lcnnan took tour wickets for 26, Reardon two for five, and Dods two for 20. Tramway's best scores were: Foul I'3, Paine and M'Kenzie 1G each, and C. Hayden 11. Harden took three wickets for 23 runs a; d Forgmon fivt for 41. Shacklock and Co., 23 and 32 for two wickets (Hodge 11, not out, and M'Kbdey It not out) beat T.M.0.A., 36 and 23 (F. Thomson 16). Shacklook's bowlers were: Burt (seven for 17 and seven for 13), Ilodgo (two for 17 and two for nine); wid for Y.M.C.A. Thomas took four for four and ono for 12, Owen five for IS and none for 15.