HAMILTON GUN CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 9 June 1926, Page 11

HAMILTON GUN CLUB.

FIEST DAYS SHOOT.

(From Our Owe correspondent.)

HAMILTON. Tuesday. The annual carnival of the Hamilron Gun Club was opened to-day on tie club's 'grounds at Ruakura. The programme contains two £23 open handicaps and a £100 clay bird match on Wednesday. Entries are very good, and the club has been favoured with beautiful weather, the shooting is of a very high order. To-day F. Loughlin (Hamilton) and A. Thornton (Thames.) shot the possible in both matches. In the first match seven shot the possible (21 birds) and six had 20 birds, while in the second match five got the possible, and nine came close with 2O birds. Mr. North, of Whar.garei. got his possible with all first barrels, and Fra.-er I.T" 3 Kuiti) only one second barrel. The rpsults were :— £25 Clay Pigeon Open Handicap (21 Birds I. —c! King (Waihi). 18yds. 21 birds; A. Fraser (Te Kuiti i, 16yds. 21; North (Wbanirart-n. 15yds. 21 : Clinch, jun. illuntlyp. 12-<!s. 21: Lloyd fWaihi). 12}vU. 21: F Lou<:hlin (Hamilton), 12yd5. 21: Thornton i Thames), llyds. 21. Those divided "he prize money. M<>*sr.s. Se<H<Mi, Koll>. Greeves. McCready, I'oUard anil (j. Peach go: 2" birds.

Sworn! £25 Handicap '21 Birds'.—tt". Semmens < Tunsatua >, lSydi. '2S birds: A. MeMiken (Hamilton \. llyds. 21; F. I.ouzhlin (Hamilton). 13yds, 21: M-rCrpady lOtoronanga'. llyds. 21; Thorntnil (Thames;, 12ydB, 21. divideil rhprize money. Messrs. Redden, K"!ff, Amundsen. Greaves. Tisdall. Pollard, Bedois. Peach and Stevenson. 20 birds earh.

Qunil Drive (Six Birds). —King and Sodden, 6 each : Amundsen and I'each. 5 each, Jelavicb. Semmens, North and I'ollard. 4 each ; McMiken and Knight, 3 each ; Kolfe. 2.