CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 17

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

THE AUCKLAND CLUB.

P. NORTH NEVER MISSES

When the Auckland Gun Club held Its • Christmas shoot on Saturday the results , were: — Three-bird Eve-opener.—E. J. Schofield (23yds), A. U. Wells (21yds), R. K. Farrow I (23vds), W. Turner (25yds), ,T. Dolisoii i (24yds), L. Bedford (22yds>, R. H. Hartley ("lvds), P. Newcouibe (22yds), IJ. Ewing I (27yds), P. North (20yds), K. Cathcart (23yds), and G. Moore (21yds), each shot the possible. Club Championship (ten birds, all ; shooters off 28yds).—P. North and P. New- i combe each secured the possible. In the shoot-off for the Hazard Silver l'lieasant, | decided annuallv at tills shoot, and an addi- i tional club's trophy, Newcouibe missed the loth bird. North secured his. and in doing so established a record, this being bis third year in succession to hold the memorial trophy. In this shoot D. Ewing, E. Monteith, W. Turner. E. J. Schofleld, ] K. Nehoff each secured nine birds. ; Seven-bird Match (for Mr. F. E. McKenzie's trophy). —J. Donnelly (25yds), It. lE. Earrow (24yds), W. Turner (25yds), B. Hanigan (23yds), E. Cathcart (23yds), G. Moore (22yds), E. Monteith (23yds), IJ. Wilson (21yds) and I*. North 129 yds), each shot the possible. In the shoot-off Moore missed the eighth bird. Hanlgan the 11th. Catli 'cart the 16th, Monteith the ISth. Farrow ! the 10th, Donnelly the 2<>th. and Wilson the 21st. North securing his and winnin; ' the trophy. P. Nor,til, the winner of both tbp club's , championship and the trophy match, was i in excellent form. He secured, on the day's I ' 6hooting. the possible of 39 birds, and used fcis second taarreJ «nly iwice. i