CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 18035, 1 August 1922, Page 6

CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY A, DOBSON. Tho Now Zealai/d Gun. Clubs' Association's olay bird shooting match for tho championship of Now Zealand took place on Tahuna Park to-day. Shooting commenced at 11 a.m., and concluded about 1.30 p.m. Tho weather was fine and the .light good. The light breeze had little effect upon tho pigeons when released from tho trap. The shooting was, on tho whole, very creditable. There were twenty competitors, representing the various gun clubs from. Auckland, Palmerston North. Napier, Canterbury, Southland, and Otago. Each competitor shot from, the 18yds mark, and the number of birds fired at was twenty : onc. The winner was Mr A. Dobson, of the Auckland Gun Club, who secured twenty 1 hits, which, is considered an excellent performance. Mr Dobson has been shooting very consistently for' the past two or three years. Ho has won tho Auckland' Club’s championship for tho last two veal’s, and also carried off tho Now Zealand championship for live pigeon and sparrow shooting host. year. Mr F. W. Peck (Auckland Giui Club) and Mr G. E. Turner (Dunedin Gun Club) tied for second place with 19 birds each, and they divide the .second and third prize money. The Auckland representatives were well to the front, Mr L. P. Hughes securing 18 birds. Mr T. Parker (Napier) and J. 0. Orlowski (Dunedin) also put up a creditable performance with 18 birds each. Mr Dobson takes the championship gold medal, valued at £lO, and 60 per cent, of the net amount of tho sweepstake. The medal was presented by the Dunedin Club, Following is a list of previous winners of tho chimpionship;—D. Fraser 1908 and 1909, J. .Simpson 1910, D. ‘Fraser 1911, E. R. King 1912. 11. Buick 1913, A. Gardiner 1914, E. 11. King 1915, J. Jones 1919, D. Fraser 1920, and J. M‘Lachlan (Masterton) 1921.

Following is the result of I'lic championship: — 1 A. Dobson (Auckland') 20 F. W. Peck (Auckland,l 19 G. E. Turner (Dunedin) 19 L. P. Hiigbea (Auckland) 19 T. Parker (Napier) 18 J, Orlowski (Dunedin) 18 Tho following also competed;—F. Truscotb (Cluistcluirch), Henderson '(Southland), W. 11. Reid (Christchurch), A. King (Dun-e-din), L. Moffat, (Christchurch), R. Marshall (Palmerston North), A. Bryno (Dunedin), E. P. Graham (Dunedin). Messrs H. V. Tmscott (Christchurch), C. Voice (Christchurch), Flondell, Macauley, and Taylor (Southland), Clinch (Aupldand), and F. G. Framptou (Christchurch) retired after making four or more misses.

Another clay bird handicap sweepstake was held at Tahuna. Park yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the New Zealand Gun Club Association. The match was of fifteen birds, and resulted in E. Graham (Dunedin) and R. Marshal] (Palmerston North) finishing equal, with 14 points each. The scores were ns follow: E. Graham 14 R. Marshall 14 A. King 13 G. Turner ... 12 W. Peck 12 d. Orlowski 11 F, Frarnpton 11 W. H. Reid H F. Tmscott 10 L. Moffatt 8 A, Byrne 8 C. Voice ?

Graham, who divides the stake with Marshall, was one of the three competitors who tied in the sweepstake yesterday morning.