Mataura Gun Club

Southland Times, Issue 19492, 24 February 1905, Page 3

Mataura Gun Club

The weather was anything but favourable for the above Club's inanimate autumn meeting, held on Wednesday afternoon in a paddock kindly lent by the President (Mr 11. Cameron). The money was divided as follows ; First, £lO ; second, £4 ; third, £1 ; the conditions being 21 birds, single nomination, and " star - allowed. There was a good attendance of the public, including a fair sprinkling of ladies. A tricky north-west wind, with occasional showers, greatly handicapped the limit man. The ’ first prize went to G. Gardiner (Gore), a promising shooter, who dusted his birds well, and at 19 out of 21 birds he had only used his second barrel twice—a most creditable performance considering the unfavourable conditions. The Kapuka men were again to the fore, D. C. Munro looking all over the winner until the last round, when nervousness no doubt accounted for ids failure. The first round brought in seven “ stars,” and after five rounds had been fired, the score showed that G. Gardiner, T. Double, D. C. Munro, and J. Graham had only missed two birds. .Several men retired at this stage. Following on, T. Double and J. Graham fell out, and in the last round the Kapuka man missed his bird, leaving the Goreite to break and win. The winner was greeted with a round of applause on dusting his winning bird. The arrangements in connection with the match were excellent. Refreshments were provided by the Club for visitors, and

a word of thanks is due to the secretary (Mr Alex. Gardiner), who was courteous and obliging....Mr W. R. Carver was referee, his decisions giving universal satisfaction.' Following are the scores HANDICAP INANIMATE MATCH OF

21 BIRDS.

At the conclusion of the above match a gun, valued at £l2 12s, was shot for. Wheo both nominations had been fired A. Gardiner and T. Double each registered a possible. In the shoot-off the Mataura man won rather easily.

W. Gardiner Hep. 11 ’101001221100 ret. G. McKechnie 11 *110011110000111001 ret. A. M. Dawson 11 1201910000’2020011201 11 E. J. Cameron 12 100210110002010 ret. J. Gardiner 12 220111201121110121202 17 I). Henderson 11 112110201021112112001 16 W. Harris 13.}*012022111011012211010 15 A. B. Moffett 15.1 210001121111001111002 14 W. Tulloch 14 101100010112102100111 13 E Denis 11 *100120001110100 ret. 0. J. Wilson 10 102011111101210111021 1G A. Gai diner 12 122011211110010111110 16 T. Double 171*121110211011110011011 1G G. Gardiner 11 101111111101111111212 19 D. C. Munro> 111 212111011111111011011 18 J. Beattie 12“ *201010020200 ret. J. Graham IGA 111120201112211100101 16