METHVEN GUN CLUB

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22198, 15 September 1937, Page 7

METHVEN GUN CLUB

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The Methven Gun Club held its shoot on Saturday afternoon on the Mount Harding racecourse. Before the matches, Mr J. T. Corbitt, president, referred to the loss the club had sustained by the death of Mr S. G. Holmes, who was the club's vice-president. A vote of condolence was carried, members standing in silence. Five matches were competed for during the afternoon, including the club championship and the fifth shoot for the President's Trophy. Shooting conditions were somewhat tricky, a heavy nor'-wester blowing and making the clays travel fast. In spite of this some excellent scores were recorded, particularly in the championship, when five put on the possible of 17 birds and the shoot went on to the tenth round, when L. C. Anderson defeated W. J. Robertson. The third man was S. H. Anderson. W. Holland took the trophy for the best performance of any shooter handicapped in front of 14 yards in club shoots. Tile performance in this match has never been equalled in the club's history. A tie, with 13 breaks each out of 14, between L. C. Anderson and W. M. Holland was the result of the President's Trophy, which is aggregate over the season. Five others broke 12 birds in the match. As a try-out for the championship, a six-bird clay match, all off 16 yards, began the programme. This was for a trophy presented by Mr E. A. Bland with an added sweepstake. The result was:— T. S. Harrison 6, L. C. Anderson 6, W. J. Robertson 6, N. B. Morrow 6, W. Anderson 6, S. H. Anderson 6. J. T. Corbitt G. A. Franks, J. S. McHugh, and A. McLeod each broke five. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, 17 clay birds off 16 yards. Best performance of shooter In front of 14 yards in club shoots

L. C Anderson and Holland, each with 13 breaks, divided first and second money. The third money was also divided with those with 12 on. Nine Clay.bird Match, for Mr E. Ooss's trophy, with added sweepstake—G. A. Franks 9, E. F. Ward 9. W. Anderson 9,

N. B. Morrow 8, G. H. Anderson 8, W. Holland 8, T. S. Harrison 7, L. C. Anderson 7, W. J. Robertson 7, J. S. McHugh 7. The sweepstake was divided between Franks, Ward, and W. Anderson. The shoot-off for the trophy resulted to Ward wininng on the ninth round, when Franks missed. Both shooters had a second life after each missed his sixth bird. W. Anderson went out on the third round. A first-miss-out for the L. C Anderson Trophy resulted finally in a match amongst McLeod, Robertson, and HeHugh. McHugh missed his eleventh bird. leaving McLeod to win from Robertson on the twenty-first round. McLeod put up 21 consecutive first barrels, while Robertson used his second twice. 3otn were good performances.

half a guinea and also addqd sweepT. S. Harrison .. 11111111112111111 17 G. A. Pranks .. 11122111211021211 16 L. C. Anderson .. 11111U1111UH11 17 W. J. Robertson .. 11111211111111111 17 N. B. Morrow .. 22121222220122112 16 W. Anderson .. H01111H1U11111 16 G. H. Anderson .. 11121121111111122 17 W. M. Holland .. 1121111121121111 n In the shoot between the five possibles Harrison and Holland went out on the fifth round. G. H. Anderson on the sixth, and L. C. Ander son won on the tenth round when Robertson missed. The sweepstake was divided. PRESIDENT'S TROPHY, fifth shoot, with added sweepstake; 14 clay birds. L. C. Anderson .. 11111111110111 13 W. M. Holland .. 11201111111121 13 T. S. Harrison .. 11U0111111101 12 J. T. Corbitt .. 01121122120111 12 J. S. McHugll .. 11112121001111 12 A. McLeod .. 11111010111111 12 W. Anderson .. 11111001111111 12