PIGEON SHOOTING
(NORTH CANTERBURY CLUB. • £100 GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP. The North Canterbury Gun Club held their Grand National Liv© Pigeon Haodi- ' cap of £100. yesterday. Thero were 41 on-, tries and 43 competitors. The weather waq perfect, and come gocri shooting was seen'"'-H S. Watson (24yds) killed all his birds' with"" tho first barrel]. G. Bruero- (21yds), R. H. Chapman (21yda), C. Hickenbotton (21yds) , R. Graham (24yus), and S. Watson (24yds) v oach dhot all their birds and divided tho >;u ; stake. Results:— i, £100 GRAND NATIONAL LIVE PIGEON •"* HANDICAP, 11 birds, 3 misses out. Star £1 10a on first bird. First priio £60, Ksecond £25,' third £15. • f. v , G. Briiero (21yda,' R. H. Chapman (21yds), C. Hiokehbottom (21yds), R. Graham '; S. Watson (24yds),. each 14 birds; divided the / • G. R. Green : (2iyds), A. B. Smith (21yds). E. Hammond. ((23yds), C. Jamieson (22yds), -. Si H. Prieo (25yds), "Ballistite" (26yds), \V. Wolven (30yda), C. E. Brow'n (23yds) retired.. ' .N '> P. Hughes (28yd«), E. :F. Stead (26yd«), nd F. Ej Webb (21yds) 13.birds-eaoh. .r , J. Skilling (21yds), A.. Nelson (23yds) k . ;i : Cameron (21yds), H. Ensoj; (iJXjds), D. Mo wincken (24yds), W. Rcid; (21yds), H. A?c \ ,23yds), W. H. Grant (23yds), J. Wheel-? L. Moffatt (21yds), W. Peek (2Gydo! - P. Truscott (22yd8), E. H. Kimber (24ydt 12 birds each. . P. McCrackt-n (21yds), G. Cudby (23y<]0 » y*. Chisnall (24yda), T. Parker (31yds) each ]• birds. S. Boyd (21yd«), J. GflTland (21yds), T. Her ley (24yds) 10 birds each. ' •. _ • J. Ellinghain (21yds), D. G. do la Mn:ii i : (21yds) 9 birds each. ~ j F. "Whittle (27yda) 8 birds. * E. Stackhouse (22yda) 7 biirlo. A sweepstake mateh of £1 otioh, firet m-V out, drow 29 competitors. ' F. , Whittle, V Peck, G. R." Green,' C. E. Brown, E. V , Stead, D. Denneliy, E.- -Hammond, R. . H Cliapmßn, IT. Ewnr, L. P. H'fhos, H. T" ,r . cott, and H. Moffatt each killed all theii birds and divided the stake Half the profits of tho slwot go to patriirffc . funds. i .
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 8
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333PIGEON SHOOTING Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 8
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