CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 222, 19 September 1929, Page 17

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

AUCKLAND GUN CLUB. A series of matches held by the Auck- > land Gun Club at Pakuranga yesterday, attracted 20 shooters. s A five-bird match was divided by F. H. ) Seccombe (27yds) and E. N. Barratt (-3yds) - with the possible. • A first miss-out match was won by C. , E. Hodge (2SJ"ds) with five birds. R. H. 1 Bartley (25yds), R. H. Montgomery (2oyds) r and W. Fairley (25yds) tied for second with four birds each. The second miss-out match was divided 2 by E. J. Schofield (26yds) and A. E. ; Browne (25yds) on the fifth round. i. A 15-bird match for Mr. W. E. Grant s trophy resulted in a tie between B. Hanigan (23yds) and R. H. Bartley (15yds), with 14 each. They divided the stakes and j shot 'off for the trophy, Hanigan winning \ on the eighteenth round. 1 Mr. A. M. Bartley's trophy will be com--3 peted for next Wednesday. j

TE ARO GUN CLUB.

3 (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) TE AROHA. this day. ! The opening clay pigeon shoot of the Te v Aroha Gun Club's season took place yester--7 day afternoon. The principal open -sweepb stake was won by Mr. W. Aitken with the i possible, and the winner was presented by 1 the president, Mr. L. Davies, with a handsome silver cruet. Following are the results: — • Opening Sweepstake (six birds) .~-E. e Green, 17yds. six birds, 1; A. Aitken, 15yds, - five birds, 2; H. Johnson, 12yds, four birds 3 " - Open"' Sweepstake for Trophy, (eight ! birds).—A. Aitken, lGyds, eight birds, 1; l. parlour, 13yds, seven birds, 2; E: Green !. IBvds, seven birds 3. ■l Third Sweepstake (five birds).—E. Green, 17yds, five birds, 1; S.. Goldabury, 10yds. 3 four biras, 2; H. Johnson, 12yds, fo« r _ blr . cl . s ' r 3 Green. Goldsbury and-Johnson tied with ii the possible, and in the shoot-ofl E. Green was victorious. t