SKEET CHAMPIONSHIP

Evening Star, Issue 24008, 6 October 1941, Page 4

SKEET CHAMPIONSHIP

SOUTH ISLAND MATCH WON BY J. STODDART There were 19 entries in the 1941 South Island sheet championship, which was held at Green Island on Saturday afternoon. The match was of one round (25 targets). .T. Stoddan fDunedin) won with 21 breaks. E. P. Grahau (Dunedin) and J. Stivcn (Balclutha) both broke 20 targets and shot another round -> i-.reidc the winner of the runner-up trophy. Graham won with 19 breaks. J, Stjvcn broke 13. Other scores were; W. Elliott (italelutha), G. E. Turner fDunedin) 19, 11. Finnic (Ba’clutha), G. Broad (Invert*- fill) 17, C. Wilson (Tawanui) 16, J. R. Poy (Palmerston), A. Robinson (Invercargill) 15. Some good shooting was witnessed in tlie morning ruder adverse weather conditions, for the i'io op' ii handicap match, five tracks too targets) 33 entries were received. Possibles were registered by W. Elliott (Bal-

clutlia) 15yds (17 first barrels), E. F. Leith (Lauder) 11yds (17 first barrels), and R. McDonald (Dunedin) 14yds (18 first barrels). They divided first, second, and third prize money. S. B. Leask (Lauder) 15yds, H. F. Broad (Invercargill) 12yds, H. Elder (Invercargill) 11yds, and T. Blackler (Invercargill) 11yds all broke 19 and divided fourth money. Other scores were: L. P. Hayes (Oturchua) 16yds, A. N. Turner (Christchurch) 17yds, G. M. Doyle (Christchurch) 12yds, J. Stiven (Balclutha) 15yds. H. W. Brookes (Outram) 12yds, G. Broad (Invercargill) 14yds, and D. R- Leask (Lauder) 13yds, 18 breaks; T. Leith (Lauder) 14yds, R. Bruce (Dunediu) 12yds. R. Finnic (Balclutha) 11yds, W. Sutherland (Palmerston) 12yds. S. Geddes (Otitram) 12yds, C. Wilson (Tawanui) 14yds, J. A. Shanks 11yds, 11, Ross (Invercargill) 11yds, and R. Graham (Dunediu), 17 breaks.