TRAP SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27090, 13 July 1953, Page 12

TRAP SHOOTING

SOUTH ISLAND SHEET CHAMPIONSHIP

Twenty-two shooters competed in the 25 target South Island Skeet Championship Cup match, held on the Christchurch club grounds. D. Wareman and A. D. Taylor each broke 22, Wareman winning by breaking another 25 in the shoot-off. Taylor shot 22. The next best scores were: J. Stiven 21, A. N. Turner, J. Brightling, D. W. Davison, and F. Inwood 19.

There were 55 competitors in the £lOO open handicap match. A. D. Taylor, I.' A. Taylor. L. G. Tatlor, H. M. Stewart, and A. G. Holmes broke the possible. L. Kerr, M. Holland, A. Thomson, W. Counsel), S. Holmes. M. Tattle, R. G. Allen, J. Dalton, and R- D. Reid were one off. The next best scores were: R. Turner, C. Rousell, S. R. Marston. L. J. Eden, J. Manson, B. G Begg, 23; W. Elliott, L. Bennett, G. Croft, J. Stiven, J. Clearwater, I. G. Watkins, L. Robinson, L. Hayes, jun., C. E. Morrow, L, T. Anderson and J. Brightling 22. In a 15 target sweepstake the possible was scored by C. Rousell, G. Smith, S. R. Marston, T. Everett, M. Holland, H. M. Stewart, L. Bennett, A. Thomson, S. Holmes, L. Hayes, jun., M. B. Tattle, and R. G. Allen. D. Campbell, J. Manson, W. Counsel!, and B. G. Begg were one off. C. Booker, J. Bell, N. Breading, E. Candy, L. P. Hayes, and J. F. Parkin broke 13.

Messrs S. S. Bennett and T. Everett were the referees.