PIGEON-SHOOTING.
HAWKE S BAY GUN CLI B. The Hawke’s Bay County Gun Club held their autumn meeting at Hastings yesterday in a paddock lent by Mr. George Beatson. An open handicap for a silver cup presented by Mr. .D. E. Davis and £25 in cash was the principal event competed. The conditions were: Ten birds, two misses out. 40 yards boundary. At the end of the tenth round D. A. Graham, W. McMillien. I). Robson and F. H. Taplin had each killed all their birds and decided to divide the stake money and shoot off for the cup. Each shooter continue to bring down his birds up to the fifteenth round, and this stage it was decided to shoot off on the double rise. McMillien was the only man who succeeded in killing both birds in the next round, which made him the winner. A £l sweepstake, first miss out. was also held. Eleven shooters fired and at the end of the tenth round G. R. King anil Parker, who had each killed all their birds, decided to divide. Appended are .the individual scores: — OPEN HANDICAP. W. McMillien, 25yds.- 1111211 12 2211111 17 D. A. Graham. 25yds.--122221J1 111112110 16 D. Rodsoin 25yd5.—1112122212112 2110 16 F. H. Taplin, 23yds.-211111 1211 1*122110 16 A. Wagner, 24vds. —220211111... 9 T. Howard, 23vds. —121111 1021.. 9 T. Parker, 31yd5.—1021221112. . 9 W. A. Alexander. 27yds. — I 111 10 1121 9 G. R. King. 26yds.—21 I Hill 1. . 9 W. 11. Small, 23yd5.—1111112120 9 E. Johnson. 24yd5.—1102111112.. 9 T. Brown. 23vds.- 2202221211 v . . 9 C. Ellingham. 23yd5.—1221212020 8 W. R. Profitt. 24yds. —1 12020. ~ 4 U. E. Small, 24yd5.—10220 3 A. F. Douglas, 24yds.--1Q110.... 3 G. R. Foreman, 25yds. —1200.... 2 J. Ellingham. 22yds.- 2100 2 M Feirick, 24vds._ 1010 2 £1 SWEEP. G. R. King, 26yds.—111J1 121 11 . . 10 T Parker, 30vds.- 2121212121 . . 10 W.' Fl. Small. 23yds.- 222111110 8 G. R. Foreman, 24yd5.—1122110 6 I). A. Graham, 27yds. —11110... 4 C. Ellingham, 22yd5.—12110.... 4 T. Howard, 23yd5.—12110 4 J. Ellingham, 21 yds. —lO 1 C. E. Small, 22yds.--IO I M'. R. Proffitt. 23yds.—0 0
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 75, 12 March 1913, Page 2
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350PIGEON-SHOOTING. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 75, 12 March 1913, Page 2
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