HAMILTON GUN CLUB'S CARNIVAL

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1926, Page 10

HAMILTON GUN CLUB'S CARNIVAL

THE BIG MATCH. AMUNDSEN AND ROFE THE WINNERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Wednesday. The Hamilton Gun Club's annual carnival was continued on the club's grounds at Ruakura yesterday, the weather conditions were ideal with a good light and practically no wind to trouble the shooters. The main event was the £75 open handicap; this brought out 2L entrants and the shooting was very keen. Messrs. J. Amundsen (Matamata) and C. A. Rofe (Marton) brought down the possible of 21 birds and divided the first and second prizes, the former getting all his birds with the first barrel and Rofe had only one second barrel. Five others found 20 birds and four got 19, while six only missed three birds. Mr. W. H. Tissdall, of Wellington, who has shot all over the world, and a very old shot, said he had not seen such excellent shooting anywhere else; in fact, he thought that the shooting conditions would have to be more stringent so as to avoid so many ties and find out the best shot indeed. In nearly every match during the carnival ties were the order of the day. Mr. E. Thornton (Thames) shot very consistently, getting 62 birds out of a possible 63 in the three programme matches, and Frank Loughlin (Hamilton) got 61 birds. Mr. R. J. Reid (Hamilton) acted as referee throughout the carnival and gave satisfaction to all the competitors; a large portion of the success of -the gathering is due to the painstaking efforts of the club's secretary, Mr. Colin Speight. , The results were: — Open Handicap Match, 21 birds (21 rntrles). — J. Amundsen (Matamata), 11yds, and C. A. Rofe (Marton). 11yds. 21 birds each, 1; M. Pratt (Otorohanga), ISyds; D. K. North (Wliangarei), luyds; E. Thornton (Thames), Kfyds: A. .1. McGready (Otorohanga), 12yds: J. Pollard (Wailii), 11yds; and J. Lloyd (Walhl), 12yds, 20 birds each and divided third money. Otb°r shooters wero :—E. 11. King, C. Seddon, S. Tisdall, E. 0 4 Kane, 10 birds each: A. Dobson, D. Fraser. F. Loughlin, J. MeMiken. W. H. Greaves and J. A. Parkinson, 18 birds; TV, H. Semmens, 17 birds; P. Woolven and G. Peach retired. Ten Shilling Sweepstake (First miss to drop out and after 12 birds shooters to move back a j ard each time, and after reaching 18 yards only J yard back). — Bossard, 20yds, and Lloyd, 191 yds, 20 birds each, 1; Pollard, 181 yds, 10 birds, 3. Other shooters were : —Donald. 18yds, 18 birds; Kofe, Greaves. Fraser, Parkinson and Peach, 15 birds; King, Pratt, Amundsen and McGready, 12 birds. Quail Drive, 6 birds (13 entires). —Pratt, G birds, 1 : King, 5 birds, 2 ; Bossard, 5 birds. 3. Other shooters were:— Seddon and .Semmens, 5 birds: Pollard. Amundsen, North and Clinch, 4 birds ; Parkinson, Dobson, Knight and Woolven, 3 birds; and Peach and Mc.Miken, 2 birds. In the shootoflC for second and third moneys. King won with Bossard next. Bos Sweepstake, 5 birds, 'IT, yards.— King and Woolven, 5 birds, 1, and" divided first and second money : Seddon, 4 birds, 3 Other shooters were :—Loughlin, Kofe. Dobson. Pollard, North and Semmens, 4 birds; Donald, Pratt, Amundsen and Lloyd, 3 birds: Dominvich, 2 birds; and Parkinson 1 bird. P.ox Sweepstake, 5 birds, 25 and 30 yards distance.—Pratt and Seddon, o birds each, 1. and divided first and second mirney • King, 4 birds, 3. Other shooters were : Kofe, Pollard, North and Lloyd, 4 birdsLoughlin and Dobson, 3 birds; Amundsen Semmens and Tisdali, 2 birds; Woolven and Knight retired.