TRAP SHOOTING.
THE £l5O HANDICAP MATCH. WELLINGTON, January 16. Each shooting a possible 25, I. G. Watkins (Rangiora), A. N. Turner (Christchurch) and J. W. "McKenzie (Masterton) divided the first, second, and third prizes in the £l5O single-rise clay target handicap at the N.Z. Gun Clubs’ Association centennial trapshooting tournament, which opened at the Hutt Valley Gun Club’s ground today. Each took £43 15s. Turner and McKenzie scored a possible off the first barrel. Watkins had a second barrel on the fifth and 25th shots.
Four shooters were equal with 24 D. P. North (Wanganui), T. Clouston (Lauder), E. Broad (Invercargill), and M. Kearns (Palmerston North). They divided fourth and fifth money, each taking £4 13s 9d. Other Canterbury scores in the £l5O handicap were: C. E. Brown (Lyttelton) 23, R . S. Taylor (Christchurch) 20, S. J. Godfrey (Hokitika) IS, H. Gi'ennell (Port Levy) 20. There were competitors at the tournament from all parts of New Zealand. They included nine former New Zealand clay target shooting champions. There were 62 competitors in the £l5O handicap,
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 82, 17 January 1940, Page 2
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