CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 109, 11 May 1931, Page 12

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

METROPOLITAN GUN CLUB

There was a fa. tendance at n ■ tice shoot at the Metropolitan Gun grounds on Saturday. A strong talW' I west wind made conditions rather dlflW!.' but, nevertheless some very good shoo inwas witnessed. Results were as followFirst match of seven birds, sweeDnfak —.T. Gribble (12yds) 1, J.'c, WS (15yds). M. 11. Tisdall (llvds), F Stratton (16yds), Major Joske (i4vd=V divided second and third money. ' Second match of sevpn bird' stake. —G. F. Keene (15yds) and \isw k > e H (1 M yllS i-L eaCh Shot the Possible divided the stake. Third match of seven birds. srymcra«v J. C. Whitney (13yds to 10yds), L PptiT son (U-20ydsi. W. H. Wilson (loiftSkf J. Milne (12-lSyds), each scored tK sible and divided the stake. ® Fourth match, of five pairs, double-ric* —.T. C. Whitney (14yds). R. h 2 (13yds), Feterson (14yds), F. KVini (14yds). shot nine each and decided t shoot off. the winner to take the s'ahT Keene missed his first pair. Bartlev on „ each on the third round. Whitnev e'etH*; all his bird£ and winning. seulfl » The next shoot will be held on Mar -n when the opening of the season will 7i held. The chief event will be for Holster Cup, a match of 15 birds off haortl cap marks. HAMILTON GUN CLUB. A series of clay bird shooting match« was held by the Hamilton Gun Club s? Ruakura on Saturday afternoon. weather 'was fine. The results were a« follow: — First sparrow match, 5 birds: E. O'Kase and V. Bregmen each scored the possible and divided the sweep monev. Second sparrow match, 7 birds: E. O'Kane won outright with all birds. C. Seddon and V Bregmen tied for second place with six birds each. First clay sweep, 7 birds- H Earle, T. Glenn, A. Aitken, W. Aitken W. J. McMiken and V. Bregmen tied for first place and divided. W. Aitken ana V. Bregmen used first barrel only. Second clay sweep. 7 birds: C. Seddon, T. Glenn and E. O'Kane scored the possible and divided. O'Kane used first barrel only. A gymcrack shoot was won outright by W. Aitken, who scored the possible, finding on the 23-yard mark.