foliage on the trees, as overgrowth has markedly nar- 
     
     rowed its original dimensions. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The official records at the Charlottetown Weather 
     
     Office tells us that Saturday, February 4th, 1911, had 
     
     an afternoon weather reading of 28 degrees, and that 
     
     approximately two inches of snow fell during the day. 
     
     But it didn't stop seven members of the Newstead Gun 
     
     Club who arrived at Belmont, set up their trap and 
     
     proceeded to shoot at ten straightaway targets 
     
     each...at a 14-yard rise. The scores recorded that 
     
     day were as follows: Captain Ernest Peake and Dr. 
     
     Blanchard hit nine of the ten clay pigeons thrown. 
     
     Arthur Peake was a close second with eight, John 
     
     Hyndman had five, Al Hyndman four, and Eardley Hyndman 
     
     and Frank Heartz managed to break only three, but all 
     
     in attendance had a great day, and totally enjoyed 
     
     John Andrews' hospitality. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The following Saturday the Club met again at 
     
     Belmont for a competiton and, following it, organized 
     
     the first annual meeting, which was done on the spur 
     
     of the moment because there was an excellent turnout 
     
     of members. The meeting was significant in recounting 
     
     the history of the Newstead Gun Club because a number 
     
     of important things happened...firstly, in selecting a 
     
     new slate of officers, they gave their gun club a 
     
     strong element of experienced leadership, and a link 
     
     with the past, when they elected Fred Hyndman as 
     
     President and Dr. Ernest Blanchard, Vice-President. 
     
     Louis Haszard was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer. 
     
     Next they agreed to order a new Western 'White Flyer' 
     
     trap, since the traps now in use were almost thirty 
     
     years old, and although still working, were not con- 
     
     sidered reliable. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Then, as now, safety was of the utmost 
     
     importance, where gunners were concerned, and Fred 
     
     Hyndman requested that the Secretary read the rules 
     
     respecting penalties for Acts of Negligence, and 
     
     following the reading, it was moved that they be 
     
     strictly enforced. In appreciation for his kind 
     
    
   
   
    
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