CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING
AUCKLAND GUN CLUB
HODGE SHOOTS WELL.
The Auckland Gun Club l^successswssr ■$ ie c irtHH Srd 0 'Aft**? £&r£ as llSlfi Z the 7th each gettkig ™ k H L a - zard BFS'A. * H?BX and E. N. BarW&S&. shot 14 and four others got 13 each. A double-rise match of five doubles was won by C. E. Hodge (14yds), with 0 out ° f A°box-sweep, all of 24yds, first miss out after tho third round, was won by E. N. Barratt, who defeated M. Pratt, on the of 03, W. H. Hazard te out of 61, M. Pr The 5 ncxt Ut shoot 9 will be held on Wednesday week.
TAKAPUNA GUN CLUB
The Takapuna Gun Club flredtjo club sweepstake matches at its grounds oil Saturday afternoon, t'ight conditions were excellent, but a choppy mnd was conrVng in from an awkward angle. The events ™re both six-bird s trophies were annexed by A. Omundsen with 11 Wts out of 12. sfx-Bir\r Sweepstake T A. O™* a *f» (I3vds), 6 birds; W. Aylon (14yas), o, C.Rae, (23yds), 4; U Henderson (loyds), 4 'Six-Bird Sweepstake.— A. Omiutdsen fl4vds) 5 birds; W. Ayton (14yds), 4; i Henderson (14yds), 4; C. Kae (23yds), ** Next Saturday the club will fire its championship this being a 21-bird event, with aU competitors on the 18yds mark; The wnner will take the silver cup donated by Mr. C. Rae.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 15, 19 January 1931, Page 9
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