ELLESMERE GUN CLUB

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LI, Issue 66, 19 August 1930, Page 4

ELLESMERE GUN CLUB

THE SPARROW CHAMPIONSHIP.

WON BY S. M. JACKMAN.

Very difficult conditions prevailed on Saturday, when the Ellesmere Gun Club held its annual club sparrow championship at Lakeside. The light was bad and it was impossible to sight some of the birds. Most of the sparrows were fast and tricky. There were 22 entries and the winner of the championship was S. M. Jackman, who had to shoot off with W. Winchester. The match was at 15 birds, all off 21 yards, and the detailed scores are as follow: — S. M. Jackman— 111121011122211—14 W. Winchester— 111021121211222—14 T. A. Kimber— 212121120021121—13 L. Washbourne— 110111101111111—13 J. Winchester— 012110121112101—12 L. C. Lemon— 220111021121101—12 F. Alexander— 120211100110221—11 W. Strez— 021222101001111—11 F. Rowell— 110220211001202—10 W. Quigley— 200101221001211—10 Ft. G. Powers— 100112100101111—10 S. Vince— 011120100110110— 9 jJ. T. Parkin— 121021221010000— 9 F. L. Graham— 101221001100200— 8 W. Patterson— 211002101200100— 8 J. H. Lloyd— 100000101121002— 7 D. L. McGregor— 101020011010000— 6 T. Gordon— 200110220200000— 6 Retired: A. W. Strez, R. Burgess, D. H. Reid. The shoot-off for the championship trophy between Jackman and Winchester at 5 birds, resulted as follows— | Jackman 01121 a Winchester 22020 3 T. A. Kimber and L. Washbourne divided first and second money and J. Winchester and L. C. Lemon third money. W. Winchester was not entered in the optional sweep.