EXHIBITION PIGEON MATCH.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 11552, 4 December 1889, Page 2

EXHIBITION PIGEON MATCH.

•— — [Pije TJmimd Pbebs Association.] Donedin, December 3. Tte _______ ibi tion Pigeon Shooting Handicap, arranged by the Dunedin Gun Club, oame off on tho Carisbrook ground this afternoon, and attracted numerous entries from both islanda^bv*^ the attendance pf t\\e jj\i bbc was disappointing. Of tho 43 nominations/ thero tras only ond absentee. The conditions were nine birds (two nominations allowed). The weather waa perfect, there being barely a breath of wind, and the light was good. Mr B. W. Boper was referee, and the arrangements were most complete. At the j end of the seventh round, the completion was apparently gonifced to Messrs ' Whittle, Rftdwdod, W . Mason, and Bobbie^ all of -whom had not let a bird escape, ln the second nomination Mr .Redwood had already missed three birds. The next round Whittle lost a bird, but Redwood killed and Mason missed, but Dobbie killed with the second barrel. This left Eedwood and Dobbie to fire, I and they decided to divide, Red-wood taking.^ a . nd Bobble .4)53. Oowle killed all his birds, but was disqualified for putting his hat over one fluttering. In firing off the ties for third prize Mason and Hall eaoh scored nine ' consecutive kills, Mason killing the tenth bird, and winning the prize (_610). Messrs Hill, Knight, Whittle, Wilson, Lunn, and Cowie each took _£3 3s. In the handicap sweep of 1 guinea— 3 birds — B. J. Mason (Taldhurst) took first prize (.£20); J. Dance (Ashburton) and H. Wolvin(Eaikoura) divided second 3fl<. thircf jiriza, 4H* eaoh. Thera were 28 entries.