NELSON DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11668, 2 July 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

NELSON DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

Thn ib)i'i\ qnavtr-riy metvll''f. r of tbe _.'ibr:vo Clvi) ficl'i in tin> Non- ' Ccmrmsaioned Officers'' Club Ivoom on Jnrie 29., when tbere wvis a very fair attendance. Mr W. Lock, a Vice-president.; was voted to the chai'jf. Correction den cc \yti3 read from the Officer Command ing the District ro the proposer! memorial to tbe late Deforce Minister, and it was resolved that the VAub would support tbe raoTp.nvnt. Attention liarin^ boon- tlravn to j the new Regulations of the Defence Forces, which proT-idp that fcbe executive officers of Defence Rifle j Clubs shall be called President, it was resolved tbat the title of Captain should be nifw>d to President. The rules of the Cl»;i> were amended accordingly. The folowing alterations were made:— President to be called Chief Patron. Vice-presidents to j Patrons, Deputy Captain to Vice- j President. The Chairman then presented the following trophies, won during tbe season :— Championship trophy (for the year 1905-06. aiven by Mr O. Y. Fell, one of the Patrons of the ! Club), J. W. Milroy; Championship, | trophy, 1905-06, J. W. Milroy: Eun-ner-up for Championship (trophy given by MrW.T. isond),"R, Catley; Third in Championship competition, W. Bradley; Second Class Aggregate, gold medal presented by MrW. S. Milner. .7. P. Smallbone; Kuoncrup, H. J. Burch (trophy given by MrW.T. Bond); Third prize, A. G. Small; Messrs Speight and Co. 's trophy, Marble Clock, the aggregate of two out of three competitions each yoar, to be won two years in succession or three at intervals (won in 1002-Q:} by W. S. Milner, in 1903-01 by Captain Wilson, and in 1901-05 and 1905-0(5 by J. W. Milroy. thus becoming his own property) ; Mr T. Gorman's trophy, W. S. Milner: j ] Mr A- C. Maginnity's trophy, J. W. Milroy: Mr 11. Saunders' trophy, A. G. Small : Mrs Witt's trophy, J. W. Milroy; Champion Milroy's trophy (Bisley binoculars), H. J, Burch. j The Chairman, in somo wcli-chosen words, heartily congratulated the winners on their success, and said i the Club might well be proud that it possessed eucb fine shots in their j ranks. It was resolved that a hearty vote I j of thanhks be accorded to tbo donors I j of prizes. j j JTho President announced tbat Mr jW. T. Bond would give two more i trophies for competition next year, i Resolved that it bo a recommendation to next season's executive committee iho desirability of erecting Jong- distance targets. A vole of thanks to the Chairman fnrm'naterl Ibe meeting.