SPRINGSTON GUN CLUB.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18461, 15 August 1925, Page 8

SPRINGSTON GUN CLUB.

CLAY BIRD MATCHES. The Springston Gun Club held two £25 Ciay Bird Matches yesterday, twenty competitors from all parts of New Zealand partioijuitins;, including E. Groome, live bird champion. and A. Dobson, ex-champion. The officials were: —Handicappers and referee.. Mr ,T. F.- Hill and J. Moore; scorer Mr (r. l.asspn. The secretaial duties were carried out by Mr T. ,T. Kimber. Each m an shot at la birds and the winner receiv'iwl *ls. second man £7. third The "hoot started at i».a» and was carried on until " p.m.. when a misty rain set in and it w • decided to bring the shooting to a elosT Scores: — R. Mellrick (15yds). 113111111111111 n - R. Arnst (15yds). 111011121222111 7, F. Krampton (12yd«), 111111 llOlliiii A. Dobson (17yds). 1 111 HlOniln, 7, 0. Evans (12vHs). U121102im lu ,7 F. Whittle (17yds). 2101211lin u i: T? T. J. ICimber. 0 121 11111111111 . Second and -Third money was dirin o j * the six with 14 breaks each. 3 The second match resulted:— K. Mcllrick (lSyds), 121111211 in i,. A. Taylor (11yds). 01111221111 H,, 0. Evans (12yds). 121111Ul01liii ' ' J* A. Dobson (18yds). F. Frampton (13yds), HHOllUliiiii i* Second and third money Wgs d - ~ tin four with 14 breaks each. ™ hy A sweep o{ nine birds w IS Wn _ , Mcllrlrk, who phot all his birds. 4 r» (17yds), F. Frampton (12yds)' ,® ou second and third uoney. taking No. - R»«ep was won by R. who «hot ftll h'» birds. R. Mellriet /o^ r< ? p)> J, Everest (13yds), and N. Powen «hot eight birds each and divid-j (12ida ) and third money. ea second In No. 3 °i nine bj, d * < TTUh PTO till » nd '1 the tle n d Arati »nd S, Jackman -won and d;ij . RmoTtjy. a,Tid e<l the A of d B J" 'was the .j, R. McllrtcJs, who shot 44 bird. „°? tln E of SMiibte, « out of a