PIGEON SHOOTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 179, 13 May 1935, Page 3

PIGEON SHOOTING.

THE METHVEN CLUB. OPENING OF THE SEASON. With a good attendance of members as well as many spectators and visitors from outside districts, the Methven Gun Club officially opened the 1935 shooting season at the Mount Harding Racecourse on Saturday, in brilliant sunshine. Prior to the commencement of the matches the president (Mr A. E. Wilson) welcomed all and expressed the wish that shooters v/ould enjoy a successful season. Apart from the beginning when competitors were finding their bearings over the trop, the scoring-board showed some excellent shooting. An under-the-arm match at the close proved most interesting, and while it tried shooters out the practice at this style of shooting should prove more than beneficial to those who took partIn a six-bird clay sweepstake for a trophy the best scorers were: T. S. Harrison 6, J. Harris 6, IS. H. Anderson 6, P. S. McHugh 6, H. J. Freeman 6, J. T. Corbett 6, S. M. Jackman's, A. McLeod 5, G. A. Franks 5, A. E. Wilson 5. The sweepstake was divided and in the shoot-off for the trophy Harrison won on the 14th round from Corbett, after each had missed their 13th bird. Details are:

President's Trophy, 14 clay birds, the winner hold from shoot to shoot, and the shooter with the highest aggregate over all shoots in this competition to become the owner. T. S. Harrison . . 11111121111111—14 L. C. Anderson . 11111122111111—14 W Anderson . . OOllOlllllllH—ll S.*M. Jackson . . 10101111111111—12 A. McLeod . . . 11101121111111—13 J. Harris .... 11111111111121—14 S. H. Anderson . 11111111111111—14 G. A. Franks . . 11111111121111—14 J. S. McHugh . . 11121112111211—14 E. J. Watson . . 11111111110011—12 H. J. Freeman . 11111111011121—13 A E Wilson . . 12101111122212—13 j' T.'Corbett . . 11111211111101—13 R. B. Hart . . . 01102121111111—12

Harrison, L. C. Anderson, Harris, S. H. Anderson, Franks and McHugh shot off the trophy, and after the 10th round Harrison, Franks and McHugii divided the stake, the decision for the trophy being left till the next shoot. This, howeyei', again proved a tie and the club is the holder until the next fixture.

Nine Bird Match for Trophy. T S, Harrison . . . 111111110--8 L. C. Anderson . . . 110110111—7 W. Anderson .... 121110111—8 S. M. Jackson . . . 101111111—8 A. McLeod .... 011111111-8 J. Harris 012112111-8 G A. Franks . . . 111111111—9 J. S. McHugh . . . 111111011-8 E. J. Watson . . . 111121110—8 H. J. Freeman . . . 110222121-8 A E. Wilson . • . 111001222—7 J T. Corbett . . . 111111121-9 R. B. Hart .... 101120111-7

Franks and Corbett shot off for the trophy, Corbett winning through Franks missing his first bird The two competitors divided first and second money and the eight competitors with one miss took the balance of the sweepstake. Six Bird "Under the Arm" Match for a Sweepstake. L C Anderson, W- Anderson, S. M. Jackson, A- McLeod J. Harris, U. Franks, J. B. McHugh, E J. Watson and H ' J Freeman all broke five buds and divided second money. The only possible was scored by b. M. Anueison who took first money.