DUNEDIN GUN CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 22620, 12 April 1937, Page 4

DUNEDIN GUN CLUB

GOOD SHOOTING UNDER BAD CONDITIONS A shoot was held on the Dunedin Gun Club’s grounds at Green Island on Saturday afternoon. Although the weather conditions were bad, there was a good attendance of members, and some good scores were registered. The eye-opener match of six birds was closely contested, seven competitors scoring possibles. Results:—G. E. Turner, E. P. Graham, R. M'Donald, T. Long, L. Graham, A. Begg, and R. Bruce 6, W. R. Morland, H. Smellie, H. W. Brooks, W. Morland, J. Paterson, P. E. Wood, J. Hutchison, and J. K. Begg 5. The big match of the day (an 18bird handicap) resulted in a tie, S. F. Aburn and H. Smellie scoring posThe shooting was concluded with a nine-bird handicap, which also resulted in a tic. H. Smellie again registered a possible, together with E. P. Graham and H. W. Brooks. All three broke all their birds with the first barrel The rest of the scores were as follow:—L. Graham, W. R. Morland, R. Graham, R. Bruce, W. Morland 1 , and P. E. Wood 8, H. T. Weir and D. A. M‘Leod 7, G. E. Turner, R. M'Donald, S. F. Aburn and S. Begg 6 ‘ Scores of the 18-bird handicap Wei 8 ’ Hop. First Second yds. Barrel. Barrel. TI.

S. F. Aburn ... 14 18 — 18 H. Smellie ... 13 18 — 18 R. M'Douald 21 16 1 17 R. Bruce 16 16 2 17 .1. K. Begg ... 12 14 3 17 L. Graham ... 11 16 1 16 H. W. Broo.ks E. P. Graham 14 22 15 15 16 15 W. R. Morlaml 14 14 1 13 P. E. Wood ... ■IS 14 1 15 R, Graham ... 11 13 2 15 G. E. Turner 20 12 3 15 15 D. A. M'Leod 11 8 7