CLAY BIRD SHOOT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 7

CLAY BIRD SHOOT

TOKOMARU BAY CLOT. CHURCHES CUP SPECIAL (Herald Correspondent.) Tricky wind, conditions during the week-end made. shooting difficult, for clay-bird enthusiasts who attended. the Tokomnrn Bnv Gun Club’s gathering, but. nevertheless some good shooting wns registered. The principal match wns for a miniature cup presented by Mr. A. R. Churches, who until recently held the post of lion, .secretary to the club. This trophy was shot for by a. good field, the birds being grouped in lives at 10, ]fi, ami fiOvds., and Rex Oates proved the winner with a possible, breaking all If! with the first barrel. Detailed scores of this and other matches wore as under: — No. 1 match, six-bird handicap. —R. Craill. 17yds, and R, Scholium, 14yds, shot five and divided first and second money. 11. Newton, 15yds,. and IV. Oates. 18yds, shot four and divided third money. . . No. 2 match, nine-bird handicap.—RCraill, 18yds, shot seven, for first money, and R. H. Porter, 13yds* and R, Scholium shot six and divided second and third money. No. 3 match, six-bird handicap.—FLeggatt, 14yds, R. Craill, 12yds-, It. 11. Porter, 13yds, Rex Olatos, 18yds, 1L Newton, 15yds, R. .Scholium. 15yds, and W. oat.es, 18yds, all shot five birds and divided llie. stakes. No. 4 match, Mr. Churches’ Miniature Cup, 15 birds.—Rex Oates shot the possible, all firsts, and took tlie cup and first, money. W. Oates and R. Scholium, with 13. divided second and third money. Newton broke 11 birds, and B. Harries', Porter and Craill each broke 10. No. 5 match, club trophy, 10-bird handicap.—lT. Newton. 15vds, \V. Oates, 19yds, R. Craill, 19yds, and R: Scholium, 16yds, each broke nine, and divided the monev, and in the shot-off at live birds Newton was the only one to break the five and so won the, trophy. No. 6 match, six-bird handicap.—H. Newton, 16yds, shot the possible, all firsts, and took first- money. G. V. Dewes. 11yds, Rex Oates, 20yds, and Porter, 13yds, shot five and divided second and third money. No. 7 match, six-bird handicap.—F. Leggett, 14yds. TL Newton, 17yds. Rex Oates, 20yds, and W. Oates, 20yds, all shot the possible and divided flic money. No. 8 match, six-bircl gimcrack.—Rex Oates, 20 to 25yds, shot tlie'possible, all firsts, and took first, money. Newton, and \V. Oates, with four, divided second and. third.

No. 9, miss-out, match.- —R. Craill 18vds, won ou tlie fifth round.

No. 10 match, five-bird handicap.Rex Oates, 22yds, won with the possible. Leggett, and Craill, with three, divided second and third money.

The next shoot, will be held at Tata pouri about October 25.

sent, bis passes away, iir lightning' fashion, t bus giving:, that extra, andessential “kick’’ to the All Blade hack' attack.

One of the highlights of that- third test, and an incident that, will long he remembered, by those who saw it, was the dive-tackle, of Centner's that brought the burly British forward G. R. Beamish (the greatest of that side)-to the' ground. Beamish stayed there, temporarily “out.” The crowd roared with delight to see the diminutive Corner lay- low the British stalwart. In the fourth, test that, year at, Wellington, Corner recaptured some of the brilliance he produced in the Auckland match. In fact, that day the two outstanding, players.on the fie id were Corner and the New Zealand captain, 0. G. Porter.

CORNER'S ALL BLACK RECORD

Oik* tost only was jjhiyoil by the All Blacks of 1931 against S. .T. Malcolm’s Australian side, and after Corner's brilliant play of tiro previous season, there was no cldubt as to who would be the New Zealand half. The. match was played at Eden Bark, and through New Zealand eves it was notable tor two filings—tho failure of the New Zealand back lino, and the brilliant, exhibition of !{. <i. Bush at full-back, whose remarkably accurate boot .carried! Now Zealand to a 20—13 victory. It was not Corner’s fault that the All. Black hacks failed that day, for be played as well as ever. The men outside him, \V. A. Strange, 11. T. Lilbu.rne and .J.,H, Page, .were’ hopelessly at sen throughout the match, mid allowed themselves to ho overshadowed completely by the brilliance of .J. \V. Steggall, a. dazzling first! five-eighth,i who tore the Now Zealand defence to ribbons.

In all. Corner wove an All Black jersey on 24 occasions, and captained the New Zealand team against London Counties at Twickenham. In 1930 he played in three matches, 1931 iir one, 1932 in three, 1934 in four, and in 1935-36 in 13. 110 played close on 50 games for Auckland and twice captained Auckland teams.