BULLS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 132, 6 June 1935, Page 3

BULLS

YOUNG RIFLEMAN’S SUCCESS. T. PRITCHARD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. The annual championship of the Wellington Aliniaturc Rifle Association was held on Alouday, over 120 compeli tors taking part in the contest at the Winter Show Building. The winner was the well-known young rifleman T. Pritchard, who came to the fore in the Bulls Miniature Rifle Club, prior to his departure recently to take up a position in Wellington. Air. Pritchard has been shooting con sistently well during the past three seasons aud last year he was the aggregate champion of New Zealand. In the Wellington Championship Air. Pritchard scored 397 out of a possible 400, tieing with R. T. Boddy and H. R. Hunt. In the shoot-uff they finished in that order. In the Birthday Match Pritchard scored a “possible,” equal with AV. Nickless, while he scored 99 ’? in the Invitation and Wellington matches. K. Lumsavn (of the Sanson Aliniature Rifle Club) was also a competitor at the meeting, finishing seventh in the championship with 393. Lumsden tied with Hunt and McNab with a ‘ possible” in the Invitation match, but dropped two points in each the Birthday and Welliutgon matches. PERSONAL. Air. F. J. Ellis is visiting Auckland for medical advice. Airs. W. Simpkin is holidaying in Hunterville. Aliss B. Stevens is visiting relatives in Auckland. Air. and Airs. J. A. Cornfoot, “Surrey Farm,” have returned from a holiday spent in Auckland. Aliss E. A. Burt, Christchurch, is the guest of Air. and Airs. T. Radd. Messrs. G. W. McKenzie, P. Richardson and L. F. Homes are on a visit to Auckland for the races. The Great Northern meeting also claimed the attention of Alessrs. AL C. Gould, E. V. Wilson and A. Way (Marton), who motored through to view this spectacular sporting fixture. LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ducks are reported by local sports i men to be far less plentiful than in other years aud pheasants, too, are few and far between. A party of six, who celebrated the King’s Brithday at a lake quite a distance out of town secured but five birds for their long vigil. The weather that day, however, was far too clear for successful duck shooting. I The local stables of the well-known ! mentor. A. E. Neale, are experiencing a ] lean time just at present, but Neale has i a nice team to prepare in view of the j spring meetings. Diatomous was to have raced at the Otaki meeting al ; Levin last week-end, and was actually : taken down to the course the day be i fore the meeting. Arrangements were jso poor, however, that there was no I stabling accommodation and Neale had |no option but to return to Bulls with I his charge. Diatomous may race at ' Foxton on Saturday, in which case he 1 will not be neglected by his local admirers. Parewanui School Dance. The Bulls Town Hall was crowded to capacity la«s-t night when the Parewanui Social Committee staged its dance and euchre party in aid of the school funds. The popularity of these dances is winning renown throughout the countryside and no fewer than two packed bus loads came through from Marton to the function. Last night’s dance exceeded the high standard pre viou.'ly attained and sets a furter high mark for future dance committees to aim at. For the non-danccrs there were cards, this section of the evening’s entertainment being in charge of Air. O. Reid. Supper arrangements were in the capable hands of Alesdames Cole and Abraham and the Aliases Brown. A splendid programme of novelty anti old-time dance music was provided by Godson’s Orchestra, which played no mean part in keeping things going with a swing until the very end. The masters of ceremony were Alessrs. W. Holland and W. Hart. Those successful in the cards tournament were Air. Lovell (12 games) and Airs. Hart (10| games), after a play off with Aliss Loft and Airs. Larsen. Consolation prizes were won by Airs. N. Anderson and Mr. T. Rogers. During the supper interval Alessrs. Cyril Sharp (Otaki), and P. Rewiti played for an extra dance and a novelty was provided by Air. S. Bills (Palmerston North), who gave an exhibition of the tap dnee. A Alonte Carle- valeta was won by Aliss 1. Rogers and partner and the spot waltz by Aliss Holland and partner. TAXATION REFUND The Rangitikei Racing Club ha> been advised by the Under-Secretary for the Depart merit, of Internal Af fairs, that its application for ft 24 per cent, refund on the toialisator taxa tion for its March meeting has been approved. This means that the clulwill receive a re/und of £163 17s 3d. which will be a very welcome measure of relief. PERSONALS Airs. J. T. Horne, Woodville, who has been the guest of Airs. H. .1 Hendry during the week, has returned home. Mr. and Airs. H. J. Hendry visited ATasterton during the holiday’ week | en d. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING The weekly shoot, of the Bulls Al in.a ' ture Rifle Club, postponed from Mon ■ day night, was held on Tuesday, when owing to counter-attractions, there wa a smaller attendance, than usual. N Amon repeated his fine performance ot a fortnight ago by scoring a double ‘' possible. ’ ’ Details of the shoot are as follow: N. Amon, 70, 70, 140; C. M. Broughton. 69, 70, 139; R. White, 68. 66, 13-1; C Anderson. 64, 68 132; G. l-’Hery. 6-1, 67, 131 : A. Tattle, 62, 58. 120; S. Har ris, 63, 61. 121; A. Walker. -16. 59. I O5;