Hawke’s Bay Gun Club.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 586, 24 March 1891, Page 2

Hawke’s Bay Gun Club.

[Saturday's Hawks s Bay Hkbald] Thi above club held a gathering at Farndon Pink yesterday, and as the weathur was favorable for outdoor amußnmentt' is wai not surprising to fi id a good attendance of local sportsmen, and a number of visitors who had arrived tn take part in the racing carnival, Mr J, P. Smith had provided a good supply of strong bird*, and some good shooting was done bv «he various competitors, Mr Whittle, of Christchurch, kiting no fe*er than 22 birds out of 25 shots. In the T«ial Handicap he tied with Mr Fargusson, who killed his 9 birds, and tt was decided to divide the s’akee, The big event of the meeting, the Open Handicap, was won by Mr Sanders, who shot 7 birds consecutively, Messrs Whittle and Smith dividing second honors. The Consolation Handicap was appropriated by Mr Fawkner with 6 birds, Messrs Mania and Clark being a tie for see.nd place with 5 birds each, Captain Winter, who acted as referee in the absence of Mr Danvers, proved the right man in the right place, for his decisions gave general eatisfaotioo. The following are the details trial handicap. Ferguson, 25yds .. 111111111 Whittle, 26 .. .. 111111111 Macandrew, 27 .. 11111110 Jull, 26 .. .. 1111110 Profit, 22} .. .. 1110 Gronm», 21 .. ..110 Clark, 29} .. .» 10 1 Donnell v. 25 •• 10 1 Carroll, 23 .. .. 011 Elliott, 24 > • •• 010 Tancred. 24 •• « * 10 1 Smith, 29} • • •• 10 0 Beamish 29} •• 110 Broughton, 25 •• 10 Martin 26 .. •• 110 E. Broughton, 27} • * 0 1 Sanders, 25 •• •• 0 1 De Peliohet, 24 • • 0 0

OPIN HANDICAP. Stnndem. 25yds .. 1111 1 1 I Whittle. 26 .. .. 11110111111111 Smith,29} ('Osborne) 01111111111111 (Hack, 29} .. .. 1111 0 1 1 te 6 L »wry, 25 • • • • 111101110 Hamlin. 23 .. .• 10 11111110 Prnffi't, 22} .. 1111100 Ferguson, 25 • • 10 1110 1 Mirtin, 26 .. .. 111111010 Fawkner, 20 .. 0111110 Macwdrew, 27 .. 011111110 E. Broughton, 27} ■ • 10111110 Chier, 25 .. .. 10 11011 Beamish, 29} .. 110 1101 N. H. Keamibh, 31 .. 0 110110 J ill. 26 .. .. 1110101 W. Broughton, 25 .. 010 10 Hroome, 21 .. •• 10 0 1 Donnelly. 27 «• 011 0 0 Carroll, 23 .. .. 110 0 0 CONSOLATION HANDICAP. Fawkner, 20yds . • 111111 Mirtin, 26 .. .. 111110 Clark, 29 .. •• 111110 Donnelly, 25 .. 11110 E. Brotutvoo, 27 .. 10 111 Carroll, 28 .. .. 1110 Lowry, 25 .. . * 10 11 Macaudrew, 27 «• 10 10 Tancred, 24 .» . • 1110 W. Broughton, 25 .. 10 11 Beamish, 31 ». 10 10 (iroome, 20 .. . * 0 0 Ohier, 25 .. ~ 10 0 Juh,26 .. .. 10 11