Wairarapa Gun Club.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2096, 25 July 1887, Page 2

Wairarapa Gun Club.

GOOD SHOO UNO. The Onn Club held a most successful and enjoyable meeting at the Plattarm Farm, near Qreytown, on Saturday. The day wae delightfully flue for the_ purpose being warm and sunshiny, with 'no wind, and the shooting members of the club being well represented. The shooting also, on the whole, was well worthy of the occasion, being remarkably good, although the birds in many instances did not rise so well as could be desired. Mr Hammericb, the treasurer o! the club, with Mr A Jones, who volunteered to act as puller, were very indefatigable iu carrying out the duties devolving upon them, , and-Mr Charles Higgins, the secretary, and Mr E R Jones, the referee, were at their posts and, with the trapper, Mr A Bowers, per formed their respective functions without any bitch or dissatisfaction. The first match was a seven bird, the entries for which were ' v>x, and this commenced at about 1 p.m. iiie following ate tne scores Name. Birds. Total. Mr H E Bawson IUIIOI 0 Mr W E Bidwill 1001111 5 Mr P F Tancred 1101101 6 Mr JO Bidwill 0011111 6 MrN Grace 110010* Mr T Grace 10001* Mr W C Buchanan 0110000 Mr C Bidwill 01001* Mr E Vermeil 10100*

* Retired. Mr Eawson, the winner, shot all his birds* but lost one out of bounds. Nearly ali the birds hit were shot with the first barrel. Mr Tnrcred hit every one of his birds, but ho had the misfortune to see them fall over the boundary, two ol ibem getting away with difficulty. Mr N Gruee would have stood a grand chance for first or second honors, but lost two of his wounded birds Mr W E Bidwill shot in excellent form, and hit every bird, and one got away bmilv wounded. Mi John Bidwill shot five buds in succession, but missed the first two. Mr E Vanned made some good and rather difficult shots, bat Messrs Buchanan and C Bidwill were unfortunate with their birds, some not being struck in a vital part, and thus getting away. The shooting, as a whole, was something for the club to be proud of, as it was shown that among the active members there are a cam. her that could hold their own amongst the members of any elnb in the colony or else* where, and should they at any time be in* dined to challenge a gun club in any other part of New Zealand, they can find redoubtable representatives to enter the contest. The second place was fixed for by Messrs W R Bidwill, Tanned and J 0 Bidwill. Mr J Bidwill missed his first and retired, and Messrn Tancred and W Bidwill respectively, after shooting three birds in succession, decided to divide the second money. Second Match. Id the second match some splendid shooting was displayed, five of the competitors out of seven hitting hie bird with his first barrel in the three first shots, Urßawson, the winner, hitting every bird, and Mr W E Bidwill killing 4 ont ol S, Every bird shot by the respective competitors fell at the first pull. The following are the scores : Name. Birds. Total. Mr Rawson Hill 5 Mr WE Bidwill 11110 i Mr N Grace 1110 3 Mr PF Tanned 1110 3 Mr C Bidwill 1110 3 Mr T Grace 110 Mr W C Buchanan lt» As the first miss went out, Messrs Rawson and W Bidwill fired the concluding shots and Mr Bidwill missed.