TRAP-SHOOTING.
ELLESMERE CLUB. I Ideal weather favoured the Ellesmere Gun 1 Club's Christmas shoot, held at Leeston on Saturday afternoon. About 40 competitors took part, including representatives of the Springston, Christcliurch, North Canterbury, and Methven Clubs. Just on 50 prizes were competed for, v*t\t nil bwn* been given by members and of ttc clurj. Tnere were three matches of nine birds e.-.:,.. Afternoon tea was provided by the ciuL. In No. 1 match there were 37 competitors, and the ten prizes were won in the following T\ Potts (14yds) -. 111111111 9 L. O. Lemon (14yds) .. 111111111 9 H. Anderson (15yds) .. 221122121 9 I G. Watkins (15yds) .. 0111111U 8 E. Hammond (14yds) .. 112121011 8 \V R. Heney (14yds) .. 111220111 8 T. Gordon (14yds) .. 111011121 8 F L Graham (14yds) .. 111UU10 8 H M Wright (14yds) .. 01111111 l 8 H.' E. Garth (11yds) .. 112111011 8 Thoso with nine on shot off for the first, second, and third prizes. No. 2 match drew 39 competitors, and the 13 prizes were won in the following order:— . K Hammond (13yds) -. 112111111 9 F. L. Graham (14yds) .. 111111111 9 H. M. Wright (14yds) .. 111111112 9 E. A. Washbourne (14yds) 111112111 9 H. C. Washbourne (11yds) 111111211 9 A. McLeod (11yds) .. 111112113 i» H. T. Stephens (11yds) .. 111211111 9 P. Truscott (12yds) .. 121111111 9 D. McFarlane (11yds) .. 111121121 9 T. Gordon (14yds) .. 111121111 9 I. G. Watkins (15yds) .. 2101111U 3 J. Skilling (12yds) . . 111211021 8 J. Brightling (12yds) .. 121111011 8 Those with possibles shot off. There wero 21 prizes in the third match, and the winners were: E. Hammond I, S. Anderson 2, L. C. Lemon 3, A. Washbourne 4. I. G. Watkins 5, W. B. Heney 6, D. McFarlane 7. J. Winchester 8, H. T. Stephens 9, J. Brightling 10, D. H. Boid 11, T. Potts 12, L. Chambers 13. W. Quigley 14, »J. Skilling 15. H. E. Garth 16, A. L. Matson 17, W. Patterson 18, P. Bowell 19, G. Boyle 20. H. C. Washbourne 21. E. Hammond won th> special prize tor best aggregate, and F. L. Graham, with 26 out of a possible of 27, took the trophy for best first barrel performance. A lamb weight-guessing competition was won by Mr J. T. Parkin, and another cornpetition by E. A. Ellis.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20733, 19 December 1932, Page 17
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