CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 218, 15 September 1930, Page 12

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

METROPOLITAN GUN CLUB. . The Metropolitan Gun Club held a buo- , > cessful shoot on Saturday for a trophy - - donated by Mr. W. Kearns, which was won by L. F. Ramsay, with the possible of 21 birds. Following are the details:— No. 1 Match (7-bird Sweepstake).—C. E. Hodge (17yds), shot the possible, and the following shot six birds each and divided the second money: 13. J. Schofield (14yds), H. E. Knight (14yds), M. Delich (14yds), G. H. Brown (16yds), I. Lomas (12yds), G. F. Keene (15yds), E. M. Barratt (14yds). No. 2 Match (21 birds) for Mr. Kairn's Trophy.—L. F. Ramsay (14yds), s hot the ' possible, and G. E. Browne (16yds), A. C. Macßeadie (16yds), J. C. Whitney (14yds),' shot 20 birds each and divided second money. There were .twenty competitors. No. 3 Match (10 birds double rise). —A. E. Hodge (16yds), and L. Petersen (15yds), shot nine birds each and divided the stake. G. E. Browne (16yds) shot eight birds and took second money, while M. Delich (16yds). J. S. Whitney (14yds), and J. H. Macfarlane (11yds) shot seven birds each aud divided third money. HAMILTON GUN CLUB. The Hamilton Gun Club held' a successful shoot at Ruakura on Saturday under good conditions. The principal shoot jvas. for trophies donated by the club and was shot on a sealed handicap. After a l,ong •' contest, W. J. McMiken won the event on the 32nd bird.- '• G. Thrupp was sec6nd, . winning from W. O'Kane on the 42nd bjrd. • . The results were as follow: — - No. 1 Sweep (6 birds).—E. O'Kane,-. G.. V Thrupp, H. Earle and.W. Percival shot "the - possible and divided. , » • i No. 2 Sweep (9 birds). —H. Earle and T. Glenn shot the possible and divided.". > No.' 3 Shoot (for trophies, shooters, to.= be nominated by ladies).—W. J. McMikeff';"-, I.; I, G. Thrupp 2, W. . O'Kane 3., ... No.'4 Gimcrack (7 birds).—H. Earle and , *'' T. Glenn shot the possible and divided. ■' ' . N0..5, Double Riso (8 birds).—W. J. Mc- \ Miken shot the possible. H. - Earle, T. 'f Glenn and A.. Woolven tied with six each " -i for second place. H. Earle won the shootoff: