The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-06-24
LADIES' DAY Of THE MAUI
RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ASe AcucS Oas VI the HAUL pl1i
Association.
TIE weather was perfect. Lat
showers had laid the dust on tn
slopes of Hslesksls and the rosd
were in perfect condition. Tn
besuty and chivslry of Maui began
to assemble from all points of tn,
compass early, and at 10 A. NJ. yer,
respectable company had gathered
TO witness the opening match, which
was for q medal offered for member:
of the association who had alresdy
held medals The light was very
dazzling st this hour which partly
accounted for the remarkably poo,
scores. The boys were probably
somewhat ratified also by the pres,
enee of the fair visitors. In this
match Capt. John g. Anderson was
conqueror, but SIS he has telephoned
me that he viii have vengeance If
tell his score, ! won't.
The second event was for q medal
open to members of the association
who had carried no medals up to
date. Mr.. Hugo Lsndgraf made a
score of 80, and for long time no
one beat it; but Just as it was an
nounced that the lusu was spread
Arthur Baldwin scored 50 and car
ried off the medal. Quite feather
IN the cap of the pokii of the
association aged fourteen.
About 40 guests sat down to the
three long fern covered spreads OF
Iusued pork. chicken, etc, tianked
with q large number of Hawaiian
delicscies, fruit and coffee and iced
drinks in prUfusion. Every one was
in good humor in spite of the low
scores, aud an hour or more was
very pleasantly spent in eating,
drinking and making merry under
the cool lanai.
The spot was very romantic one
under the beetling cliffs of Maliko
gulch near the edge of the stony
water course and in a grove of kukui
trees. The waving flags, fern decked
lanai and gsyly dressed attendants
with the guests reclining on the
grass along the tables made a scene
well worth remembering.
The inner man being satisfied the
guests returned to the range leaving
the tables TO the hungry attendants
and their hungrier friends, in num-
bers fully equal to the invited
guests.
Now came the event Of the day.
The contest by the ladies for gold
bangle. Thirty eight and forty-four
CALDER Winchester rifles were used
by them and the distance kept at
200 yards:
Among the first Miss Schoen of
Wsihee started in with a bulls-eye,
which was greeted with great sp-
plsuse. She followed it up with
such good effect that her five shots
tailed IL. The most strenuous
efforts of the other ladies failed to
beat this, although excitement ran.
high when Miss MeLennsn stood at
Is on her fourth shot and Makawao
had fond hopes of keeping the
bangle. Unfortunately the excite
ment was too much for the fair
msrkswoman. Amid an exciting
mixture of such remarks as IF she
makes two it Will tie her. If she
makes another four she will win
with one to spare" "Oh, / hope she
will" "Oh, I'm afraid she will"
See her tremble," ETC., she unfor-
tunately pressed the trigger before
she was ready and the bullet whistled
through the clear air toward Ula-
lena, leaving the bangle in the hands
of Miss Sehoen. Hon. L. McCully
of the Supreme Court, being among
the guests, was pressed into service
by the over modest president, and
presented the bangle to the victor,
Tor rather Vietoria) in a neat speech,
which was replied to appropriately
by the young lady. Three cheers
were given for her by the assembled
multitude.
The last event of the day was to
be the most interesting one, being a
team match between five of the
Association and team of five gen.
tlemen of Waikiki and Kahului.
This had to be dropped on account
of the absence Of some of the crack
shots of Wailuku and the unwilling
ness Of the balance to tackle the
team of five selected in the Associa-
ton The medal, however, which
had been provided for this match by
the Association was by far the hand
soonest of the lot and must be shot
for. The executive committee de
cided on match with chosen sides,
Anderson and Y. Omsted being
chosen captains of the rival teams,
the guests from Waikiki and Kahu-
lui being chosen first
Captain Anderson's team won the |
medal by a majority of twelve, the |
best score of the day being made by |
n. Omsted-21 In his five shots.
The day was voted a success as a
grand good time, and guests and |
shoOtists scattered to their homes,
the latter with firm resolve to prac-
tice I'D and do better next time.
The Association owes so many
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