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MAHEN FUNCTION
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RIFLE CLUB SOCIAL:
Presentation of "Cup. -"->v
Our
with essr'nsfeehf-lveiy'ijttUE-
.ghng-unaei-'adyrse-jcontrjjfohs' oilate,
and. although no.afEected:t(. the same;
extent, perhaps, still for:somemonthG'
' past we have been hold m the firm
grip of .the disastrous prevailing.
drought. :But- Thursday evening, 23rd;;
saw dull care thrown to >the winds,
and one and all were m a happy moodr.
The committee of the rifle. club, a, real-
live body of men, . hitting upon the
scheme to relieve the monotony of-
everyday routine, decided to arrange
a social evening upon the - occasion -.of
presenting the medals and cup won:at.-
.tlie recent final of the quarterly shoots
Invitations were issued to past
members and their friends, and the
order was given out generally that all
interested in that fine sport would be
heartily welcome. The ladies, who.
always render such invaluable assist
ance, whatever, the .object, were on
this occasion to be the guests of the-
committee. The response to the in
vitations should -indeed have' proved
gratifying, for I noticed visitors from
all surrounding districts, and I know
of more than one disappointed family
who were unable -to be present owing
to the -condition of their faithful
steeds, and the distance intervening:'
The fine new hall, the property of
the club, was tastefully decorated for
the occasion, and. upon arrival after a
fair drive m a biting cold wind instead
of entering as usual upon- such occa
sions a hall prepared for dancing, one
was confronted .'with rnws- nf tnhlen
prettily laid ..out with dainty edibles,
fruits, lollies and flowers, while with
in immediate vicinity glowed a roar
ing log/Are with steaming billys all
.in readiness. When all were assem
bled the aforementioned live body
Messrs D.: and G. M'Quaker, J. An
drews and H. P'Brien and G- Hopper,
after assuring themselves all were
comtortably seated, proceeded to.
serve tea, and for a. while, were devot
ed to the requirements of their.'guests<
who thoroughly enjoyed-.:; the- good:
things provided __
Tea finished -Mr H/Gooderiim,- gn>:
-behalf of the. club;-: extended: Si hearty, >
-.yrelcome'Ao.H|hE?suestBS:-H stated'-: ifies
club had been m existence; now five
years, and he was- pleased to say was
still going strong. Other . years they-
had been able to arrange matches,
with other clubs and although on one
or two occasions had -met with defeat,
they were proud of their record. He
felt sure that upon the return of nor-'
mal seasons, matches would again be
arranged, and he had no doubt they
would still keep their end up. He was
pleased to state that after five years
the club found itself in a sound finan
cial condition, and this, after install
ing the telephone from mound to
butts,, building the spacious hall m
which to keen ammunition and etmin-
ment, and acquiring furniture, etc.
The club had been fortunate m its-
patrons. First the Misses Greenup,
"Wylara," who presented the Club
with a cup, then Mrs C. Bassingth-
waighte, "Niagara," who did likewise,
while this year, when- the club decid
ed it would prsent a club challenge
cup, gold medals were presented to
tiie oiuu ny mr u-. 1111 ana Mr Ji' M -
Intyre, both of Bell. Mr M'Intyre was-
present that evening, while Mr Hill
was only recovering from an attack
of the 'flu and could not in conse
quence attend. Amongst thase present
that evening he noticed Mr R. Lane,
an old captain and coach of the club,
whom he was very pleased to wel
come. Mr. Lane had during his term
proved himself an able .and tactful
captain and an efficient coach, and he
had no hesitation in saying that some
of the conspicuous form shown by
the younger members of the club was
due to what they had learned from Mr
Lane. He regretted that their nopular
captain of the present time, Mr Bill
Cran, was absent. He nad gone to Bris
bane to uphold the prestige of the
club and had not vet returned, al
though he had sent a wire apologising
for his absence, having been detained
at Stockyard Creek. The number of
financial members this year was 32,
which was very good indeed, while the
average number of shooters through
out the quarterly shoots was 20. This
handsome cup was -won-dast year, and
had been held until? handed over for
presentation that" evening-;- by Mr H.
Greenup. This year, :Mr T. Edwards,
one of the district's rising generation,
had indeed come out of his shell, ac
complishing almost the impossible '
for upon a day when conditions were
by no means favorable for shooting,
Mr Edwards from the last stage, 600
yards, opened with an inner and then
put on six consecutive bulls, a really
splendid performance for a young
shooter' at his first attempt. Mr D.
M'Quaker, their jovial and genial sec
retary, was the runner up, and thus,,
had won the handsome medal present
ed for that honor. The gold medal pre
sented by Mr M'Intyre was also won
by Mr Edwards and Mr M'Quaker was
again runner-up.
Mr Gooderham then read the scores:
of the nine highest competitors in the
cup, and called upon Mr Edwards; to
whom he presented the trophy amid
rounds of applause. To Mr D. M'
Quaker .lie presented a silver medal as
runner-up and "that winner came" in
for an enthusiastic reception. Mr M'
Quaker had been an - active - member
and an ardent worker for the club
since its inception, and is at present
the popular and courteous Hon. sec-
ifetaiy. His activities are not -confin-
, v£d -:to the rifle cleub. alone, lie and his
,i|rother Jim figured conspicuously
. 4gd successfully amongst every bodv
' assembled for the welfare of the
ipjstnct.
= '4-Ia a somewhat humorous vein Mr
: gff ffnalrpr vMqicn I113 experiences
Cghile competing this year. He had, he
jSsuid: at one time, almost .received the
-cup -from the hands of the chairman, .
yhen, .absolutely, on. thermogt,- Mr Ed-.
Pprds.diad wrested it?JijmMm. He
;:VJhs disappointed, yes-disappointed.
-hilt ms disappointment was as notlnns
4a the pleasure- it gave him to see a
,'y<5ung man like Tom Edwards come
up and give linn the beating that ne
. h&d done. He had won, and won it
-.wbll but he would have him bear m
mind, that if he wished to retain it.
hAiould have to shoot even better
riflx&jrear. Success alwavs carried its
pBparties, and _ next year the winner
wquTd find Ein?self much nearer the
limit. He hoped to be shooting again.
,i (Applause). Mr J. M'Quaker said he
-felt a- word should be given the "also
.-raps,'!- although he himself was one
.-.of 'them. They could not all win, but
but-;for..these "also rans" happy days
-oniothe range would be impossible. All
;had done well and much credit was
due -"to them. .
. v.iMr G. Hopper said he could, not un
derstand- why the committee had im
posed on him the . task of proposing
-'The. Ladies.'. He was a single man
: and : knew nothing about them, still he
, had1 formed the opinion that only for
-tlivpresence of the ladies the quarter-
'Ty-fehootpicnics would be ghastlv fai-
-lure ' Wliat on earth would such a
-gathering as the present be like hut
fppithe ladies? He was pleased they
took such an interest in he rifle club.
It iwould be no good if they weren't
thWei (Laughter and applause). -Se-
nopiy, though, the club was deeply
-indebted to" the ladies, and greatly
appreciated all they did for them. It
was «ood to see the interest display-
ed by the young ladies on the range at
the: 'quarterly shoots;, and the scores
recently made' were indeed, creditable..
Hehad pleasure in stating the com-; :
mittfe had decided that ' all those la-
dtes£taking part at the last shoot
shpuid be made honorary members,
anjWOuld thus be eligible to shoot for
theficup next .year. Musical honors-
werthen accorded the ladies, and
thisibrought to a conclusion that: part:
proceedings.
.--:.T|'hall was then cleared foradan-
iBtngl which proceeded merrily to the
sstrS of capital -music , provided .-by. -
sMesmfc M'puaker,' Itielly_and .
;wIfpfi>Hifter"another round -of tea ;and.
Mlaintie, a most enjoyable function
came to\an end
COMPETITIONS
-Mahen Cup, a silver challenge cup,
to; he shot for. at 4 quarterly shoots,
-the two highest scores at either shoot
to count; to be held -for one year. by.
the winner, together with a gold me
dal which the wmer retains: — T. Ed
wards 193, D. M'Quaker 186, -H. L. ,
Ensor'pL84, J. M'Quaker 1S3,J. .Gooder- ;;
ham 178, W. Gran 177, J. Andrews 174,:
P O'Brien 174, E. Hoskms 173. .
The M'Intyre medal, a gold medal,
. the two highest scores m the last two
quarterly shoots to count. The scores
were.:T. Edwards 136, D. M'Quaker
129, E Hoskins 127. H. L. Ensor 126,
P. 0£Brien 121, J. Gooderham 118, J.
M'Quaker 117, W. Cran 115, J. An-
drews-106. -
Mr; Hill's medal lias not yet been
competed for, most bulls three out ot
four quarterly shoots.
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