TRAP-SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 5

TRAP-SHOOTING

NORTH CANTERBURY CLUB The North Canterbury Gun Club's clay pigeon championship was decided at B&ngiora on Saturday afternoon The conditions wore 15 birds off 16 yards. The first prize was an open order to the value of £3 35,. given by the club, the second a trophy given, by Mr I. G. .Watkins, . the third 8. trophy provided by the club, and fourth a trophy given by the president. The shooting conditions were not good, both light and wind being variable. Tliere were 13 competitors, of whom 10 subscribed to an optional sweep J."Simpson. A. 2*. Turner, J. Brightling, and I. G. Watkins broke the possible. Simpson, Turner, and Watkins divided the sweep money, and the four shot off for the championship. -Simpson missed his second bird and secured fourth trophy; and Turner and Watkins missed their fifth, leaving Brightling, the winner. In the shoot-off for second and third trophies, Watkins beat Turner on the second round. Following are tho details of the best 6cores: J. Simpson ~ ■ .. 111U11UU1111—15 A. K. Turner .. .. 111111111111211—15 J. Brightling .. .. 111111111211111—15 1. G. Watkins .. 112111111111111—15 !•'. Truseott .. .. 2121U110U2212—11 M. Anderson .. .„ 0111111212] 2121—14 . G. Bruere .. ... 111111112012110—13 H. M. Wright .. : .. 011111011111012—12 F. Brightling .. .. 120210211110111—12 E. Hammond .. .. IUIIIIII2OJOOI—I2 J. Skiliing .. .. 021112010110111—11 W. Heney 111110010110111—1} This was the final event for the cup presented by the president (Mr J. Skilling) for the beßt aggregate in the three club championships. It was won. by A. N. Turner with 36 points out of a pqssible'SS. . H. M. Wright and I. G. Wattans were runnersup with 34 points each'. There were two other matches, tho first being a aix-bird sweep off 1C yards, to which 1 18 subscribed. A. Prestney, h. Korr, and W. Heney shot the possible and divided the prize-money. A nine-bird sweep oft 16 I yards attracted seven entries. 11. Al. Wright | and I. G. Watkins, with the full number j of breaks, divided' the prise money. J