NORTH CANTERBURY GUN CLUB.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16694, 1 December 1919, Page 9

NORTH CANTERBURY GUN CLUB.

. 4 The Xorth Canterbury Gun Club closed iU wagon on. Saturday ofternooc. The weather yrae not altogether pleasant for ehootine, » cold and puety eou'-wceter prevailing. Three. Biatchee wcro ahot off during the afternoon. Tbo first event wae a ecvor.-bird match. 203 siccp, second rnies out. Added to the ewecp money tliorc were trophies valued nt £> 5s and £2 >. given a* Aral and eccond prizes by Mr J. D. McCrscken. The results were: — P. McCracVen Oiyda killed all h» bird* with the first barrel and won the irophr and £7 Hβ cub. A. B. Ken 23?ts, F. Trnscolt SSyAf. 1\ Stokes -2ayde, end W. Pareorw 26yds tied with Bix bird* each. They divided wcor.tt •nd third rnoncy, and decided to ehoot ofj for UkO trophy in tuo next match, when A. B. Korr wae w* winner. G. Cudby and V. Johne ii>d* killed four birds each. Tho second mvAeAi wae a lft» ncwn bird"!, in which fourteen competed. 0. Bruero £2yca. I , '. Jobre 22vds, A. B. Kerr C-Jyds. and V. TruscoU 23yds tied, killing all , birde, and dividrd the prize rnoncr. For J trophy value ICe 6d. presented br Mr K. Borland f»r the boat result with tho fi:5S barrel, 0. Bnieio and F. Trvecoit tied, eacb killing all hie birds with the jiret barrel: Tho tie woe decided on the ecorcs of the nexß match, nnd G. Brucrc on. Others scores wore:—O. Cudby HytU and F. Stokes 01 vert five birds «ach," and V>\ ChisnaH 25yds fivd birds. The third event wae a cle? bird match of ten birds, ibo prize in which wae a cUf bird trap value £3 3b. br Hγ E. llant* rnond and half tho eween money. Thirteen competed. Cr. Cudby lOyo*. G. Feary i3yd«. and VT. Ciiisnall lirda tied with nice- birdd e.ich. and divided tie prise money. In the eboot-off for the trophy G. Cudby won in the eecona ronnd. Othir ecores •■vere: —A. B. Kcrr 10yds. L. Ecrr Syds. O. Xcime* I2yds, end G. Bnicro llvd* ehot ei?ht birds' each, and F- John* lV.ds wven jirds.