CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21647, 13 November 1933, Page 9

CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING

AUCKLAND GUN CLUB EVENTS

The Auckhi: '* Gun Club held its usual monthly ahoot. at Pakurftiign on Saturday iiftenioon. Tho attendance was good and the shooting excellent. The most imporlant

event of the in cot in k. a 15-bird handicap match for ii trophy presented bv Mj-. \\ . E. Grant, provided a most interesting shoot-off. In this match»E. «T. Sehofield, 13yds, . Turner, 15yds, L. Ramsey. 17yds, and C. Cr. Hodge, 39yds, tied, with !■) birds. In the ehoot-off Hodges missed his third and Turner hi* sixth bird. Both Sehofield and Kamee.v missed their loth birds and again both missed their 2Sth birds. Sehofield finally fell out on his 3fith bird, Ramsey breaking his and winning the trophy. The results of the remaining events were as follows: — Seven-bird Handicap Match.—E. «T. Sehofield, 15yds. and AV. Turner, 15yds, both secured the possible Ten-bird Handicap Match.—The stakes were divided by I'. Seecombe. 16yds, J. Miller. 15yds, and C. E. llod K e. 10yds, all with the possible. , A five-pair double-rise handicap match resulted in possibles for AV. 1 iirncr. 12yds V. ]•; Grant, 13yde. and C. h. llod r e, Ibjd*. ,\ five-pair double-rise handicap match, with the gun held below the shoulder reunited in a. tie between t ■ Seee°.nbe 14yds. K Sehofield. 11yds, and C. L. Eodi,t. UWds with eight. breaks. In the shoot-oil Hodge won on the pixlh round. \lO-pair double-rise challenge match, with the gun below the shoulder, was won I> V (' E. Hod go with 13 breaks. • 'opportunity of piactice for the chaini.ionship ('hrist:nas shoot, for which four Lpliies have been allotted, including he 1 fa''.aid memorial trophy will be provided ;l | ti, ( , ucx t meeting of the club on December 2.