ELLESMERE GUN CLUB.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18463, 18 August 1925, Page 5

ELLESMERE GUN CLUB.

£SO SPARROW HANDICAP. On Saturday the Ellesmere Qua Club held .1 £SO Sparrow Handicap on the Christchurch Gun Club's Grounds at Sockburo. The weather was fine, but a stiff wind made the shooting very difficult. Amongst the competitors were A. Dobson, of Auckland, and E. Groomc, of Hawke's Bay, both ejNew Zealand sparrow champions, and tho Canterbury clubs were well represented. The conditions were 15 sparrows from handicap distances, under N.Z.G.O.A. conditions. Twenty-one started, and at the end of the fifteenth round C. Jamieson headed the list with fourteen kills, E. Hammond secured second place with 12, while the third prize money was divided by A. Stretz and O. Evans, each scoring 11. The scores of tbe prize winners were:— Tl. C. Jamieson (20yds), 212021221211121 14 E. Hammond (22yds), 121110210111110 12 A. Stretz (19yds), 012211111110001 .. 11 0. Evans (19yds), 112102001120121 .. 11 The next event was a nine-bird Sparrow Sweepstake, which resulted in a straightout win for F. Frampton, who accounted for all his birds. The second and third prize money was divided by E. Hammond, R. Mcllwrick, V. Truscott, and A. N. Turner. Tho scores o£ the prize-winners were:'— F. Frampton (18yds), 111112111 9 E. Hammond (23yds), 211101121 >. 8 F. Truscott (21yds), 121121011 8 H. Mcllwrick (21yds), 221112012 ~ 8 A. N. Turner (21yds), 221101111 .• 8 Twenty-two started in a. second ninebird Sparrow Sweep, and the stakes wero divided by F. Truscott, O. Evans and H. Ayres, each scoring 8. lu this match a liumler of those who had shot well previously had to fire at some almost impossible birds, and their scores were well down tho list. Kesults: — F. Truscott (2lyd'i), 211220122 •... 18 0. Evans (19yds), IHIOIIU .. 8 H. Ayres (19yds), 211121102 .. 8 A start was then made on clay birds, and G * Nairn shot the possible in both sweeps, while 11. Mcllwrick made a very excellent performance of 19 out of 20 off 20yds. The following were the scores of the prizewinners: — No. 1 Sweep. J. Winchester (13yds), 1111212211 10 w "Washbourne (13yds), 1111111H1 •» 10 li. Mcllwrick (20yds), 1122111112.. 10 G. Nairn (14yds), 2111111111 *« 19 No. 2 Sweep. T Potts (15yds), 1212221222 m 10 (i. Nairn (14yds), 1211111111 »•. 10 METHVEN CLUB. The Mcthven Gun Club held another o£ its shoots fur tho I'reeidcnt's cup on Saturday afternoon. A biting told sou'-west wind blew, along with several showers o£ elect winch niaae the conditions anythingbut pleasant i=r comyetitiors. The nrst shoot was lor the Presidents fi'u of 11 birds, with an added sweepstake This was secured by T. S. Harrison, u-itli "l2 birds, who thus secures his eecond leg in far tlie trophy. The best scores we ' e: ~~ Tola!. X S Harrison m 11201021122121 12 A V .« 01220211110112 11 f" Anderson 20111121201120 11 r Vranks - 100121102001U 9 Hand? < -• 01110100021110 0 ft. A Grigg - 11001001101110 S Hart and Anderson, with 11 birds each, divided second and third mcney. .1 nine-bird sweepstake eliooo resulted as mirier:— Tota ]_ A. M. Hait (I**) - I 'X'. S. Harrison (ib) ... ° L. Anderson (17) •• 7 *• '■<£*&:: mS «• ,"> n .. 110110021 6 l nd Grig S ■' 012121010 6 Hart Harrison and L. Anderson, the three ' Hivide-* the sweepstake. conc L uded " ith lho y match, which was "won b> S JI H a r m ds C Jtl a pcesible, all off the first 1' Hart beißS in iOX BeC ° n money. The five best Bccaee were:c ,T J. " 111111111 9 s. Hands •• 201111111 8 • A " 1 1 „ " 001112211 7 "VV. J. Ccokslcy 201010211 6 G. Franks - 010110121 6 S. AndeW° n •• ""