CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 175, 26 July 1929, Page 14

CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

TAUMARUNUI CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent.) TAUMARUNUI, Thursday. The Taumarunui Rod and Gun Club held a successful clay bird shoot on Wednesday afternoon. The results are as follows :— Seven-bird Match.—W. Peck (20 yards), 6 birds, 1; E. Lightfoot (15 yards), 2. Seven-bird Match. — J. Wiske (14 yards). 6 birds, 1; R. F. Harris (14 yards), 2. Fifteen-bird Match, for the Harris Cup.— A. J. Richards (13 yards). 13 birds, 1; W. Peck (21 yards) and E. Lightfoot (13 yards), tied for second place. Five-bird Match.— G. Bretherton (12 yards), A. .7. Richardson (15 yards), and E. I/ightfoot (15 yards), tied for first place. In the shoot-oil' Brcthcrton won.

KING COUNTRY CLUB

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

TAUMARUNUI, Thursday

The King Country Gun Club hold a successful clay bird shoot at' the Kaitieko Domain. Owing to tho bad light the shooting was not. up to the usual .standard. Results are as follow: — No. 1 (six-bird sweepstake).—F. McFadgen, four breaks, 1; R. F. Holder, three breaks, 2. No. 2 (six-bird sweepstake).—F. MeFadgen, three breaks, 1; T. Kctii, two breaks, 2. . , ' . No. 3 (six-bird : sweepstake).—F. J. Southee and .T. Inverarity tied for first place with five breaks; F. McFadgen, foulbreaks, 3.