Skeet Shooting SKEET TITLE TO G. READ

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30153, 10 June 1963, Page 8

Skeet Shooting SKEET TITLE TO G. READ

Only Possible In Field Of 37

Scoring’ the only possible in a field of 37 the Ashburton shooter, G. Read, . won the Christchurch Gun Club’s skeet championship at Yaidhurst on Saturday. This was the second year in succession that Read has taken this championship. The B grade championship was won by the 16-year-old Christchurch shooter, D R Marston.

The Christchurch No 1 team retained the Christchurch Skeet Teams Shield with the good score of 118 out of 125. Amberley being runners-up with a score of 114. The successful Christchurch team was S. W. Geddes. B. G. Begg. C. J Malzard, C. W. Stott, and S. R. Marston. Detailed results:—

Skeet Shield.—Christchurch No. 1 118 Amberley 114. Belfast 110, Christchurch No. 2 100. Ellesmere 91, and Christchurch No 3 89.

Club Skeet Championship (37 entries).—Possible: G. Read. 24: B. G. Begg C. W. Stott. S. R Marston, A W. Fraser, C. Streeter, C. Booker. T. Everett, and J. F. McPherson.

15-target Handicap (40 entries).—Possibles: B G. Begg. C. J*. Malzard. A. W. Fraser. E. A. Elliott W. T. Morton. I. Streeter, C Streeter. J. Gilmore. L. G. Baldock G. Gallagher. J. Havill, L. J. Eden. M. Eden. G Read. W. Brunton. S. G. Holmes. R. W Burnett. I. Ballinger, E. J. Pankhurst. J. Dillon A. J. Lancaster. J Simpson, and C. Skinner.

10-Target. Ist Barrel Handicap (21 entries).—Possibles: L. G. Baldock, J. Havill, and S. G. Holmes.