P.K. GUN CLUB.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3108, 29 December 1921, Page 2

P.K. GUN CLUB.

; CLAY BIRD SHOOT. The shooting match promoted by the Fahner.sion North Gun Club was coniinued on ihe grounds oil’ Boundary Road .Hast yesterday aUcrnoon before a lair crowd of .spectators. The shooting throughout' the meeting was exceptionally good and il Is a mailer for regret that the principal fixture, . carrying a £IOO prize, had to be abandoned, on account of the lack of entrants. The three sweepstake mutches which were tired oil’ in the afternoon resulted as follow (handicaps in yards):—£l Sweepstake, 15 birds: A. IA Bartlett (14) It). B. Burgess (16) 16, N. Orabb (13) 14, LA Triplow (11) 14, K. Gray (15) 14, A. Dennison (10) 14, J, Donald (16) 14, R. Bet vert (16) 14, I). Fraser (19) 14, 11. Haycock (9) 15, J. L. Orabb (12) 13. 1A Seivert (16) 13, \\. li. Benson (9) 12, IA G/.atme (8) 12, W. Fenwick (8) 11. I'eler Median (13, Baddy Median (14) and C. Gray (16) retired early in the shoot. This match, as the scores indicate, was very closely eoulesled, and Bartlett and Burgess, with 15, divided the prize money. £1 Sweepstake, 10 birds: A. 1A Bartlett (16) 10, R. Gray (15) 10. A. Dennison (10) 10, I’eler Median (13) 10. R. Seivert (10) 10, IA Gzamie (8) 9, ( Gray (14) 9, IS, Burgess (18) 9, F. '1 riplow (i 0) 9, L J. Grabb (11) 9,1!. Benson (9) 9, 11. Hayrod; (9) 9, F. Seivert (16) 9, W. li. Hankins (15) 8, H. Fraser (19) 8, N. Crabb (14) 8, ,1. Donald (16) li, W. Wynn (ID) 6. Paddy Median (14) retired. The high standard of marksmanship was well mam mined in this shoot, the great, majority ol the discs falling In (he lirsi hand, de,spile the fait (hat the gusty wind made jndg men! dillienlt and die. birds, by breaking on leaving the trap, provided many dis concerting delays. 'I he live names lirsi nielli ioned secured die possible total ol ten birds and dived the prize money. The last match of the day was a “quail drive” sweepstake ol ss, for wlndi there were 21 competitors. Ihe shooting ol the low (lying birds proved a much more dillicull matter for the competitors than with die straight diets, and only one man secured dm possible ol live birds. I Ins was B. Burgess, and N. D. Stubbs secured second place with four birds to bis credit. Most of die olhers failed to hit more than ( one or two birds. The winner was awarded £3 as the lirsi prize and the runner-iq) £t. At an interval in the proceedings, Mr \\ . Turner, president ol die club, thanked die visitors lor their support and staled dial die club intended to provide meetings on a 1 larger scale in the near future. The llxliire 1 was fi most successful one and the (banks < of all present are due to die energetic < committee, of which Mr N. D. Stubbs was ( secret arv. <