GUN CLUBS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20342, 15 September 1931, Page 6

GU N CLUBS.

' .* MONTHLY SHOOT AT METHVEN. j_ , , IDEAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. The Hethven Gun Club, held its monthly (hoot on Saturday, when the weather conditions were ideal'lor shooting. Thero _was a good light and a . complete/absence A fairly lengthy 'programme of four trophy and the cup shoot* was put on, and honours in each case were well distributed among shooters, of whom there was a good muster. The principal shoot was that for the President's Cup, and thiso produced fair shooting, but the winner, G. A. Franks, put on a possible of 14, all off the first barrel. This is Franks's second leg in for the cup, which has •to be won three times in succession or four .times at intervals. ■ln two of the trophy shoots competitors had to face the trap a second time before a decision was reaclied. At the close of the day's programme Mr H. J. - Freeman, president, presented the, cups and trophies and congratulated the winners on their successes. Details of the shopts, with the best scores J in each, match, are as follows — SIX-BIfcDvSWEEPSTAKE. S. H. Anderson 6,.L. C. Anderson 6, A. Bray 5, G. A. Franks 5, J. McHugh 5. -v S. H. Anderson and L. O. Anderson dirided the stake-money^ ' NINE CLAY-BIRD HANDICAP, for Messrs S. G. Holmes and A. A. AlcLeod's trophies and added. Bweepstake. S. H. Anderson .. 112111121' 9 •T. S. Harrison . . 211210121 8 ■ G. A. Franks' ' 100111111 7 A. A. McLeod .. 001111111 7 E. F. "Ward .. 211001111 7 . . Anderson, with a possible, took Mr S. G. Holmes's trophy, and Harrison, with eight on, ' took-Mr McLeod's trophy. NINE CLAY-BIRD HANDICAP, for trophies presented by Messrs Cross and Sons (Christchurch) and Mr M. Dumphy's tro-, phie3, with added sweepstake. A. A. McLeod ~111112121 9 T.' S. Harrison .. 111111211 9 J. McHugh .. 121211111 9 S. H. Anderson .. .. 101111211 8 •E. F. "Ward .. .. 111101112 8 G. A. Franks .. .. 111111110 8 McLeod, Harrison, and McHugh. each with possibles, divided the sweepstake and shot off for the! trophies.. Harrison missed on the' first- round and retired. McHugh missed his , sixth bird, taking . second place and Mr Dumphy's trophy, McLeod being the winner of Messrs Cross and Sons' trophy. NINE-BIRD SWEEPSTAKE, for trophies presented by Messrs F. S. McDonald and E. F. Ward.. • A. Bray .. .. llllimi 9 ''S.H.Anderson .. .. 11111111 l 9 U. F. Ward ... 112111111 9 0. Anderson ... .. 121111111 9 G. A. Franks ... .. * HII2IIOI 8 A. A. McLeod " . .. 101111111 8 J. McHugf .. .«? 111111011 8 Bray, S. H. Anderson, Ward, and C. Anderson; each with possibles, divided the sweepstake and. shot' off for the trophies. S. 11. Anderson missed his first bird and Ward the second. Bray missed on the sixth round and took Mr Ward's trophy, leaving C. Anderson the winner of Mr McDonald's trophy. FOURTH SHOOT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S "SILVER CUP, valued at 10 guineas, -~\vitli added sweepstake. Fourteen clay/birds at handicap maVks. G. A/ Franks . . lllllllllimi 14 A. A. McLeod .. 11011101111111 12 T.S.Harrison .. 11110211111210 12 J. McHugh .. 21200101111112 11 A. Bray .. 11112001011101 10 E.F.Ward .. 11112001011101 10 Franks, with a possible all off the first barrel, was the winner for the second time and took the cup and first money, while second and third money was dirided by McLeod and Harrison. •