METHVEN GUN CLUB.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20022, 2 September 1930, Page 8

METHVEN GUN CLUB.

| CLAY BIRD SHOOT. ! • ■ —• — i The Methven Gun Club heUl a shoot on tho Mt. Harding : racecoufse on Saturday afternoon. Tho principal attraction was the ' Canterbury clay bird championship, tho conditions of the match being 21 clay, birds off ■ an 18 yards rise, the winner to receivo a gold medal valued at .5 guineas and GO..per pent, of the-sweepflt'ake. There waa a good attendance of . shooters, including -; representatives of clubs from Tiinaru to Rangiora. Includcd'among the competitors was I*. Gordon, t as ' Canterbury champion, who, however, JHliled to hold tho title. T. fo. HarrisoniPfas the • winner. No competitor put possible. . ■ ' Following tho championship a £SO open clay" handicap ' was held, gjid .n this three shooters—T.. Gordon, J. (Winchester, and R. B. Mcllwrick—tied with the possible of 17 birds and divided the .stake. Other matches were a twelve-bird' sweepstake, which was divided by T. Gordon, S. H. Anderson, and I. G. Watkins, who broke the ppssible'number. .' j.. '• V Tho afternoon's sport was brought to a • close ..with a- first-misa-out; sweepstake. Four competitors—Franks, Wfttkins, find C; Anderson—tied, *nd divided thS-stake.'; During an internal the preaident (Mr' G. A. Franks) called upon the club's patron (Mr W. Fairclough) to present the chainpionship prize. Mi Fairclough referred to tho success that had attendod Methven shooters in annexing both the' New Zealand and Canterbury clay championships, and heartily ; cpngratulated "them. He presented T. S. Harrison with the gold medal, which he-s%id ,>vas a , reward, well earned after rpueh .consistent shooting. Mr Fuirclough also presented his trophy , to the president, and the.gold medal presented by Messrs Bishop . and C.0.,-' Christchurch, for the highest aggregate : over the three open ; shoots held . during, .tlio :. season;; . .This Was ! Won,, by, A. McLeod..; - .Results of the various matches are. ss follows: •. . v CANTERBURY. .CLAY •. CHAMPIONSHIP,; 21'-birds off 18 .yards rise; winner to receive «. gold-medal • valued~»t -£5-6b- and

60 per cent. of the sweepstake; second 25 per cent., and third 15 per cent. T. Gordon .. 111101110111111121012—18 S. 11. Anderson .. 211112111112110121010—18 Cr. A. Franks .. 101002110U1211211012—10 T. G.'Watkina .. 110100211011011211111—18 A. A.r.derson . .. 01111111J011U0112010—15 T. S. Harrison .. 211111211111122012111—20 W. G. Gerard .. 222011011121111211111—19 L. C. Lemon .. 021111211012121111111—19 J. Winchester .. 111120121111102111101—18 E. 13. Mcllwriok .. 311 111 111112101X111J0—19 L. C. Anderson .. 0110111112111112111117-19 I). McGregor .. 1111011110011201111.11—17 A. A. McLeod .. 012111011112121122110—18 Harrison, with 20 on, was the winner of the .- championship mead] diid 'first money. Gerardi Lemon, Mclhvrick, and L.;.C. Anderson, each with 19 breaks, divided second and third money. £SO OPEN'CLAY HANDICAP MATCH; of 17 birds. T. Gordon, 15yds .. 11211111111111111-17 S. H. Anderson, 20yds 101U00011111H11—13 G. A. Franks, 12yds .. .'2111110111111011—15 I. G. Watkins, 15yds 01111111111111111—16 Colin Anderson. 12yds 11111112101110112 —15 T. S. Harrison, ISyda 20111111200022100—11 W. G Gerard, 12yda 10011210111212111-14 L. C. Lemon. 17yds .. 11111121110011121—15 J. Winchester, 15yds 21111111111111111—17 R. E. Mcllwrick, 18yds 21121121111111111—17 L. C. Anderson, 14yds 11101120111021100—12 D McGregor, 14yds .. UlllllllllOllllO--15 A. McLeod. 12ydi .. 10111111121112110—15 C. C. Winri, 12yds -.. 10111211101111101—14 Allan Anderson, 16yds 11011111011110010—12 J. Garden, 12yds .. 11111211210211211 — . Goi'don, Winchester, .and 'Mcllwrick, each with a possible, divided the stake. - TWELVE CLAY-BIRD SWEEPSTAKE. T. Gordon ...... 111111111111-12 S-. H. Anderson .. .. 111111111111-12 G A.'Franks .. " .. 111100010211- 8 I. G. Watkina .. .. 111111111111—12 A.. Ander.ior. ■ .. ... 101010000111- 6 T. S. 'Harrison . ... t .. 111110012010 - 8 W. G. Gerard .. 101211111111—11 Xj. C. Lemon .. .. ;02lllllllHO-tlO J. .Winchester . ■ .» 101211111100— 9 R. E. Mcllwrick. .. • • llOllilOlOll. 9 L. C. Anderson .. .. 111212101100 9 D. McGregor • .. .. lmillllMl- -11 A. Mcleod .. .. 221021111122--11 C. C. Winn .. .. 110101101101— 8 J. Garden. ... • .. 221201100300 7 . T. Gordon, S. 11. Anderson, and I. G. Watkins divided the stake. ■ ; A-.tirst-miss-iout • concluded ; "the 'programme.- . Tho sweepstake' was- divided-by : A. Franks,

I. G. Watkina, It. C. Lnmon,' and Colin Anderson after tho seventh round.