AUCKLAND GUN CLUB.
OPEN CLAY-BIRD MATCHES. Despite the bad weather prevailing thero was a fair attendance at the clny bird opon matches held by (lio Auckland Oun Club yestorday, Two .C.'O matches vrero shot ofl under most difficult conditions, the slrons (rile making shooting extremely hard. There Mere 31 competitors from nil parts of tho Auckland Provinco. Tho first match was won by A. E. Mncredie Auckland (lGyds.), with 20 kills out of a po3siblo 21. C. Seddon, Hamilton (lfiydn.), J. Mc Oread y, Otorolinnijn (12yds.) and A Hunm'san, Auckland (11yds.). divided second and third money .with 1!) out of 21. The sec ml match, which was shot in he ivy rain and condition's which were even harder than in the first matrh, resulted ill a lie between I' 1 . Hazard, Auckland (10yds.), H. 8. Kwinfr, Auckland (J2yds.) and P. .Telavieh, Hannlion (12yds.), with 18 out of 21 birds.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20074, 11 October 1928, Page 16
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149AUCKLAND GUN CLUB. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20074, 11 October 1928, Page 16
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