CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20781, 29 July 1929, Page 6

CLAY BIRD SHOOTING.

SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The South Island Clay Bird Championship was held in Timarn on Friday. .There were a fair number of shooters present, and the match was shot off under difficulties. The club grounds were flooded and the matches had to be shot on a nearby ground. The day was dry overhead, but rather damp under foot; but the shooters made the best of a bad job, and some very good shooting resulted. In the first match, a £SO match for 17 birds, four competitors shot all their birds and divided the stake. They were G. E. Turner, of Dunedin; and J. Little, R. E. MTUwrick and D. Stowell, all of Timaru. The next match was the South Island Championship for 21 birdiv This was a very keenly contested match. Thirty shooters lined up on the- 18-yard mark, and some very fine shooting was witnessed. Mr L. Kerr, of Rangiora, and Mr E. P, Graham, of Dunedin, shot their 21 birds, and divided the first and ‘second money. In the_ shootoff for the medal and championship, L. Kerr was successful, Graham losing his fifth bird. Messrs R. E. M’lllwrick and G. E.'Turner tied for third money with 19 kills. Mr W. Stevens, the president of the South Canterbury Guff Club, was referee for both matches. The following are the scores of the leading competitors in the £SO match, in which there were 30 shooters:— G- E. Turner (14),11111111111111111 - 17 D. Stewell (12), 11111111111112111 .. 17 J. Little (11), 12112111221211112 .. 17 R. MTUwrick (18), 11111111221212122 17 A. Gorman (11). 11102221122112211 16 G. M’Cullock (12). 12011121111111121 16 W. M’Cullock (14), 02111112111112111 16 W. White (11). 11112111211101212 .. 16 E. P. Graham (16). 11211111101112111 16 R. Graham (11), 12221111111113110 16 R. Baker (11), 11111111011211211 ~ 16 A. M'Leod (12), 21111111111111101 16 W. G. Gerard (13), 11011111111111012 15 L. C. Anderson (14), 21111111011120111 15 W. J.Cooksley (12). 11111111111111001 15 W. M’Breen (11), 00111111111111111 15 R. (11), 11211121111001011 . 14 J. Shalcrass (11). 11011111011101111 14 T. S. Harrison. (14), 11111101120011112 14 W. R. Grant (12), 11101110121111110 14 S. H. Anderson (15). 11011110121011112 14 G. Franks (12), 11211111110110101 .. 14 The following are the leading scores in a 21-birds’ match at 18 yards:'— L. Kerr, 111111)1111111111111212 .. 21 E. P, Graham, 111211111121111111112 21 R. E. MTUwrick. 111111201111111111011 19 G. E. Turner, 111011211112012111121 19 G. M'Cullock, 111121001111111111101 18 I. G. Watkins, 110121101111111011111 18 G. A. Franks, 121011111111111101110 18 The result of the shoot off for the gold medal and championship of the South Island was as follows: L. Kerr, 11111 5 Graham, 11110 4