PIGEON SHOOTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 209, 17 June 1935, Page 3

PIGEON SHOOTING.

METHVEN GUN CLUB. i With a heavy coating of snow 1 urider-j foot and bright sunsnine, conditions for the monthly shoot of the Methven Gun club, held at the Mount Harding racecourse on Saturday afternoon, were anything but desirable from a shooter's point of view. The targets were hard to pick up in the glare in the earlier part of the afternoon, and this was responsible for a falling-off in the scores. Later in the afternoon the light dulled off somewhat and this was reflected in the better scores. The best scores were: Six-bird Match with added sweepstake. T. S. Harrison 6, L. C. Anderson 5, W. Anderson 6, A. E. Wilson 4, A. McLeod 4, J. IV Corbitt 4, S. H. Anderson 6, J. McHugh 6, E. F. Ward 5. The sweepstake was divided among those with possibles, who shot off for the trophy, Harrison being the winner, with McHugh runner-up. President's 14-bird Trophy Match, with sweepstake; second shoot. T. Si. Harrison . 21111211110111—13 L. C. Anderson. . 11111001111111—12 W. Anderson . . . 11111111011011—12 A. McLeod . , . 11111111111011—13 J. T. Corbitt . . 21111210111011—12 E F Ward . . . 02111110212011—11 S. H. Anderson ... 1100111011101—10 Harrison and McLeod scored, most points on the day, which counts in the aggregate, and they divided the first money, L. O. Anderson, W. Anderson, and J. .T. Corbitt dividing second and third money. Nine-clay-bird Match, for a trophy, to be won outright after two shoots.

In the shoot-off between the possibles Harrison was the winner, beating McLeod on the third round. The Anderson brothers went out on the second round and McHugh missed his first bird. 12-Bird Handicap, with added sweep.

S. H. Anderson and Ward divided the first and second money and shot off for the cup. Anderson won on the second round. The balance ot the stake was divided.

T. T. Harrison . . 111111111—9 W Anderson . . . 111111111—9 A. E. AVilson . .. . . 101211212—8 A. McLeod . . . . 112111111—9 S H. Anderson . . . 111111111—9 J. McHugh . ... • . . 121112121—9 J T. Corbitt . . , . . 111111110—8 E. F. Ward . .. . . . . 101210021—6 L. 0. Anderson • • . . 100110111—6 H. J Freeman . . . . 121010220—6

s. H. Anderson .. . 111121211211—12 E. F. Ward 211111111212—12 A. . iioiiiiiiiii*-ii T. S. Harrison .. . 111101111101—10 L. C. Anderson . 11111101111—10 J. T Corbitt '. 111101102111—10 H J. Freeman .. . 010211222022— 9 W . Anderson ...... . 7 A. . 011112010100— 7