PIGEON SHOOTING.
HAMILTON GUN CLUB.
SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. fBX TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Thursday. . Hamilton Gun Club held its concluding day s shoot yesterday on the Buakura State Farm. Some exceilcnt shooting was again witnessed, especially on the part of Mr. Whittle, who shot the possible, 21 birds off the scratch mark. Several young shots put on eomo very good scores, ana show great promise. The following weie the principal scores in Tuesday's £100 match of 21 birds: F. W. Peck JJ a p la -P®). 11yds, C. Seddon (Hamilton), 10ydB. F. Campbell (Hamilton 1, Byds, shot 21 birds each and divided £92; E. B King (Hamilton), 19yds. T. Parker (Napier), 18yds, C. L. Gordon (Hamilton), 10yds, T. Gjenn (Te Aroha), Byds, L. P. Hughes (Auckland). 19yds, A. Dobson (Auckland). 18yds. F., Seccombe (Te Awamutu). 15yds. shot 20 birds and divided £8. , A 10s sweepstake, with 22 entries, was won by T. Parker. Yesterday's £100 match of 23 birds resulted:—R. W. Whittle (Stratford), 10yds, shot .21 birdß and took £60, T. Parker (Napier), lSyds, W. Woolven (Hamilton). 17yds. A. Bartlett (Cambridge). 12yds, M. rratt (Otorohanga), 12yds, W. Tilsley (Te Aroha). 10yds. C. L. Gordon (Hamilton). 10yds. and F. Campbell (Cambridge), 10yds, shot 20 birds and divided £40. ,A, £1 sweepstake, with 2S entries, was divided between W. Woolven . (JHamUton) 18yds, J. Brind (Hamilton), 9yds, and J. Pratt (Otorohanga), 12y<5s. A consolation sweepstake, with 16 entries was won by Seccombe H. Belk (Taihape). R. Whitford (Hamilton), being second.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17894, 23 September 1921, Page 3
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245PIGEON SHOOTING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17894, 23 September 1921, Page 3
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