THE AUSTRALIANS AT HURLINGHAM.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 3, 16 August 1890, Page 4

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HURLINGHAM.

By the last mail full particulars of Mr. W. Sayer’s victory at Hurlingham are to hand. Mr. W. J. Woolcott also shot; he missed his fifth bird and had to retire, but Mr. Sayer shot splendidly, and the London Sportsman, referring to the final tussle, says : —“ The scorer now announced three ties, those successful up to this point being — Mr. Sayer Count Trauttmansdorff (26V), and Colonel Shelley (24). The latter gentleman was the first of the trio to miss, an easy bird from No. 2 trap escaping minus a few feathers, therefore, our countryman had to be satisfied with the third position. The struggle for premier honours between the crack Australian shot and Count Trauttsmandorff, a native of Hungary, was of short duration, as Mr. Sayer, adding two more birds to his score, was, amidst much cheering, declared the winner of the first prize, consisting of the Cup and £l2O, his total being eleven kills consecutively. Count Trauttmansdorff was credited with the second award, £s°, stopping ten birds out of eleven; and Colonel Shelley the third money, £23- Mr. Sayers used a gun by that well-known maker, Charles Boswell, of 126, Strand, and his victory was one of the most popular seen for some time.

Colonel Shelley shot with a weapon by J. Purdev and Sons, of South Audley-street. Scores — £5 Handicap Sweepstakes, With a £5O Cup or specie added, first miss out; 43 subs. Mr. W. Sayer, yards rise, (first prize, Cup and £2O) .. .. Count Trauttmansdorff 26J (second prize, £0 I, 1,1, I, 1,1,1,1,1,1,I Colonel Shelley, 24 (third pnze, .£23 1,1,1,1,0 Forty others competed, there being representatives of England, America, Australia, Germany, Hungary and France. Australians in England.—ln referring to the doings of the Notting-hill Gun Club, the London Sportsman of June 16th says : “Members mustered in fairly good numbers yesterday, when the list of shooters embraced several Continental and Australian sportsmen Proceeds commenced with a £ 1 Handicap Sweepstakes, and no fewer than five of these events were decided. Mr. W. J. Woolcott (26 yards rise), a well-known member of the Melbourne Gun Club, was seen to great advantage, as killing 15 birds out of 17 he shared three pools, the other recipients being Mr. C. A. Barton (30I), Mr. W. Sayer (29), Mr. Wordmon (26), and Mr. J. Lindsey Scott (26). — Australasian.

Death has been busy this season among the ranks of the most respected sportsmen in Australia. First Mr. Andrew Town, the wellknown breeder, then the Hon. James White, whose name is familiar to all lovers of the horse. It has now claimed Mr. W. J. Dangar, of Neotsfield, and lastly Mr. Melkardo, who was like a connecting link between the past and present generations of bookmakers. With the exception of Messrs. De Mestre, Hassall, and T. Ivory, there are few metallicians of note left who were contemporaries with Messrs. Melkardo and Curtis.

It is reported that J. G. Kennedy, Amateur Champion of Australia, is likely to go to .England for the purpose of testing the abilities of the English oarsmen.

“ Don’t marry a woman who knows more than you do,” said the father to our Prodigal. The Prodigal has been hunting around for many years, but has never been able to find one who knows any less.