CLAY-BIRD SHOOTING
COROMANDEL MEETING [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN* CORRESPONDENT] THAMES, Monday The Coromnndel Gun Club held a successful cliiy bird shoot on Saturday. Competitors from Thames and Kerepeehi also took part. Results:— No. 1 Sweepstake (beginners), 5 birds.—o. Ilawkeswood, 1; G. R. McKinlay, 2. No. 2. Eye-opener, 5 birds.—C. Rae, 24yds, R. Denize, ]4yds, P. Senior, 12yds, O. Hawkcswood, 11yds, shot the possible and divided. No. 3 Open, 10 birds.—P. Denize, 14yds, O. Darling, 13 yds, O. H'awkoswood, 13yds, A. McLean, 15yds, tied. In the shoot-off A. McLean won on the loth bird. 0. Darling was second. , No. 4 Open, 10 birds.—C. Rae, 23yds, P. Denize, 14yds, tied, and in the shoot-off J\ Denize won on the 15th bird. No. 5 (beginners), 5 birds.—C. Norman. 11yds, A. McQuoicl, llyds, Hooper, llyds, tied. In the shoot-off Norman won on the seventh bird. McQuoid wns second. No. 6. 5-bird sweepstake.—P. Senior and R. Bright shot the possible and divided. In No. 4 event competitors shot on the nomination of a lady, the prize going to' Mrs. Denize, who drew her husband. Mrs. Darling was second.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22352, 25 February 1936, Page 16
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