CLAY TARGETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 14

CLAY TARGETS.

CENTENNIAL MEETING. TKIIUjE TIB IN CHIEF EVENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) weu.ix<;t(>n', Tufwdny. Bach shooting the possible of i>s, I. (J. Wntkine (Kangiora), A. X. Turn** , (Christchurrh) and J. XV. MeKcn/.ie (Muster ton), <livi<k-(] Hie tirsf, second an<l third prizes in the £ 130 singlc-ris-e clay target huiuli--I'ilp at. the New Zealand Gun Clubs' AssoPMlton'H (Vntennial trip-shooting tmimameiif. -wliiell opened -it. tire Hut* Valley Club's ground to-day. Turner and McKcnzie scored fche possible off the lirst tnirrel. Watkins had the nerond barrol i>ll Iho tilth. Four were equal with lit, theec being I). I*. North (Weuiganni), T. Clouston (I.audvr). E. Broiid (Invewarjrlll), M. Kenriiis (l\ilinerston North). They divided fourth and fifth nion«y. There were comjM-tit.irs at the tournament from all parts of New Zealand, including niii* former New Zealand ehiy target shooting champions!. Other northern worew in the Cl.">o handicap wen-: J. Dobwon (llarnilton), C. Tbunift-s<-n (Hsiuraki Plains), C. P. \\>l»b. r (.M«rrlnnviUo), J. Malcolm (Huntly). 14. I.indsiiy (Ker««pi'«l)i>, 2'J ; if. I'rtur (( >torohtinga), K. <>at<*s (Tokoiiiiiru). T. \V. Klliott (Hiiuraki). 21; H. \V. Oarter ((Horohanga I, I*o. In the A: 1 swi-opstake event (20 tiirgets from live trucks), H. Ur-Minell (I'ort Levy) and K. Williams (l.NirfPrMm) wich scot«xl the iMMMlhle and took lirst :md Keiond i»nze liDonoy. CJrenuoU shot off 17yds, and \V illisims oft lliyd*. For the 10-targe-t event, M. Pritt (OtorohiLnga), W. Outos (T.ikoiuaru), K. Flux (Hutt). R. Lindsay (Kenpohi) flnd G. V. Kdg«> (Bluff) wwwl the possible. ThfS divided the optional :,we«pstak". In Ihe shoot-off for trophies oates won on the fifth round fivm E<lge, who tvok seooud place.