CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.
HTJTT VALLEY G-TJN CLUB.
On Saturday afternoon the members of the Hutt Valley Gun Club opened the 1030 trapshooting season on the club grounds at Taita. The weather conditions wore ideal and some excellent, shooting was done both by members arid visitors. Three,-.matrih.es were fired and all were well contested.
The' first match was one .of fifteen bir/ls, and possibles were scored by, SCave and-E. Tisdall. In the shoot-off for the trophy Gave won on the fourth
bird.
, The-: second, match 'wa^algp.^oue of tifteon l^i rdsj and ~3. Caye, maintaining his excellent forrti, scored the possible and Avpn tic trophy allotted to this, match. A visitor from the West Coast, B. J. Godfrey, also shpt the possible and divided the sweepstake with Cave.
The concluding match was a ten-bird 'double-rise sweepstake, and the prize money was divided among the'following with' seven birds, apiece: J. Cave, |C. G. Pearce, T. Skippage' and H. Smith. : '
.'; Among the visitors present during .■the'afternoon- were-'Messrs R. Semple M.P., S. J; Godfrey (West Coast), A. G-. p'earce (Hawke's Bay), J. R. Sutdie and J. Staples (Wellington).
The results of the first two matches were as follows: —
First match: X Cave 18yds, 15 birds (winner); S. Tisdall (20) 15; C. G-. Pearse (18), 14; T. Skippage (17), 14; H: Smith (14), 14; S. X Godfrey (17), 13; W. X H. Haasc(l6), 13j L. A. Caldwell- (20), 12; H. H. Morris (14), 12; X BTassel (13),'12; R. Scm.ple (11) 12; E. J. Witconvbc (11), 13; X Staples (11), 13; C. Moore (16), 11; Dr. G•F. Y. Anson (13),' 9'; A. G. Pearce (11), 9.
Second match: J. Cave 19yds, 15 birds (winner); S. J. Godfrey (17), 15;, 6. TisdaJl (SO), 14; T. Skippage (17), 14- C. Moore (16), 13; H. Smith (14), 13- L. A. Caldwcll (20), 12; C. G. Pearse (18), 12; Dr.* G-. P.- Y. Anson (13), 12; J. Brasell (13), 12; R. Semplc (11), 11; W. J. H. Haase (16), 10; H. H. Morris (14) 10; A. G. Pearce (11) ]0; E. J. Witcombe (11), 9; X B." SutCliffe (11), 9-
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Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 13, 21 August 1930, Page 11
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349CLAY BIRD SHOOTING. Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 13, 21 August 1930, Page 11
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