TRAPSHOOTING
CHRISTCHURCH GUN CLUB The weather was Ideal for trap-shooting on Saturday, when the Christchurch Gun Club held a aeries of clay-bird sweepstakes on its ground at Sockbum. Fifteen shooters took part in the afternoon’s programme. Mr J. Simpson was referee. The first sweepstake was six birds off handicap marks. The following shot the possible;— E. Gee (handicap 13) .. 121111 6 A. Kimber (14) .. mill 6 A. Turner (18) .. mill 6 W. R. Heney (16) .. mill 6 T. E. Fisher (13) .. HUU 6 F Truscott (18) .. mill « T. Garth (13) .. mm 6 B. Garth, Jun. (11) 121112 « The second match, lor prizes of £4 4s, in which 14 shooters participated, resulted in eight scoring the possible and dividing the prize money. The following are the best scores:—
A. Kimber (hep 14) IUIIIUUU 12 A. Turner (16) .. lamiUllll 12 D. Doreen (11) .. 111211211111 12 T Potts (13) .. 11111111111 l 12 T. E. Fisher (13) .. 111211111111 12 W. R. James (12) .. 122121222211 12 P. Chamberlain (15) .. 111111111111 12 H M. Wright (16) .. 111211111111 12 The concluding event, a nine-bird sweepstake. resulted in four shooting the possible and dividing the prize money;— A. Kimber (hep 15) 111111111 9 T. Turner (17) .. 111111113 9 T. E. Fisher (14) ..111111111 9 P. W. Brlghtling (14) .. 111112111 9
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21792, 26 May 1936, Page 15
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