CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 210, 6 September 1939, Page 16

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING.

HUNTLY GUN CLUB MEETING. I'RKLIiIIXAKY TO CHAMI'IOXSHIPS. In preparation for the Auckland provincial clay pigeon eliampionships which the Huntly (inn Club is lioliling "ii September Hi and 17. a special shoot was» held during' tlie week-eiul. anil attracted over thirty shooters. A feature was a free novice event, which Ceslie Kosoof won bv shoo-ting tlie possible : li. Hart, gained secoml prize after shoot-off of a further five birds, and T. Holland was third. A. Hor-e and B. Naylor were only one down. Other results were : — (iimcrack (first in i out).—lo. I toga n (Hamilton). IB— 2.">. 1: (i. Tarr (Hamilton), lo —10. 2; .1. Malcolm. 17—24, :!. Five Bird Sweepstake. I*o:-*:ibles were shot l>y T. Henry (Hamilton). l{. Krinkwortli (Hamilton). (J. Tarr (Hamilton), K. Saild (Hamilton i. .1. Malcolm. (1. Kosoof, X. Saunders. B. Naylor (Waikokowa iI, T. Stephenson. Ten-bird Malcli (for trophies).—Geo. Tarr (Hamilton). 1; <1. Kosoof. 2: N. Bossad. .'!. The following shot nine birds anil divided the sweep : K. Bogan. li. Brinkwortli, F. Wilson (Taupiri). Teams Shoot (five members. possible 7.">). —Huntly A <!S, Hamilton Huntly (' ."i.'i. Huntly B 47. Imliviilual scores : X. Bo^.-gird. 15: 'I', .lames. (5. Kosoof. T. Henry, 14: .1. Malcolm. B. Bogan. 13: N. Saunders, H. Meyer. F. Wilson. .1. Hobson (Hamilton), 1.. Kosoof. T. Neil (Tauwharej, H. Sodersten (Ngarua waliia ), 12. Six bird Box Shoot (off 211 yds).—M Pratt (Otorohanga) and Geo. Tarr divided with 5 breaks. First Miss Out. —B. Clinch, 1 ; X. Saunders, 2. All matches were shot on the new five track system.