CLAY-BIRD SHOOTTNGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20301, 8 July 1929, Page 13

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTTNGS.

MATCHES AT NEW LYNN. The Now Lynn Gun Club he'd ii t-crirs of matches on Saturday. There was a pood at- . ' lendauce of members. and some fine shooting: was done. The first match of seven birds resulted in a tio between M. Delicto (15yds), G, H. Drown (loydst, A. ?J. Bartley (13yds;, F. Kecne (14yds) and F. Hazard (Myds), each with tlio possible. Tho chief match ot tbc day, ono of 15 birds, for Mr. M. 11. Tiedall's trophy, was won by G. H. Brown with the possible, oft liivris This was a very fine performance. .. Brown gattini: all his birds with the first barrel I'' McGeebmi (12yds), M. Dcliih (Kiyds). It. 11. Hartley (15yds) and A. h.'. Macredie (16yds), nil tied tor second place with 11 each. ... , Tho next inutcn was one of five biros, ana resulted iu :i tio between J. Milne . It. tl. Bnrtlcy 1 15ydsG. U. Brown and W. Hazard (13yds). In the shoot-off h. Hartley lost, his sixth bird, G Brown Ins ninth. J. Millie dropped his twelth. while \V. Hazard shot, his twelfth and took tirst money. J. Milno v '(is second. The next shoot will bo held on July .0. MORRINSYILLE GUN CLUB. Following are the results of a clay-bird shoot held by the Cum ' ■ on Saturday:—First. Bweep of seven buc.s each; A. Aitldn. 'the possible Sccorrl sweep of seven biroa each: A. Aitun. tiio Possible. Third sweep of 10 birds, .fourth round for Hodges and C.A.U trophies: o. l°arlour aud W. Aitkin. 3 each I'our!!, sweep of seven birds eaca: G. Green. -ho possible. Fifth sweep ot seven biras caciK \ Aitkin. G. Green, S. Parlour, \\. \V. Aitkin, li each, divided the pnze. bi\.h sveep, piniernck. of six birds ca^ 1; . ' , lour nlid W. Aitkin, 5 each, d vided t,i« nrize Seventh sweep, turscy trop.ij. "t each- Parlour, the possible. AlUth swee, . A- "iin'in . winning in the shootou.