CLAY BIRD SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1928, Page 9

CLAY BIRD SHOOTING

C.A.C. CUP COMPETITION. STRATFORD DEFEATS HAWERA. Under showery and unfavourable conditions yesterday a team from the Stratford Gun Club successfully withstood a challenge from a Hawera team for the C.A.C. Challenge Cup. A gusty wind and an overcast sky combined to make high-class shooting well nigh impossible, but the Stratford team, knowing the local conditions, had an advantage over the visitors, who were defeated in the cup shoot by 120 to 83. Besides the challenge shoot, there was a 12 bird and a double-rise competition. Details are:— C.A.C. CUP, off 16yds. Stratford. —A. Nelson 19, F. Casey 20, J. Lombard 15, J. Petrie 17, A. Coleman 14, A. E. Brown 19, B. Green 16; total 120. Hawera. —W. O'Brien 16, S. D. Coleman 13, F. Nickle 13, L. R. Davis 11, A. Scown 11, J. Kettles 13, J. Armstrong 6; total S 3. 12-bird Shoot: A. Nelson (19 handicap), 11; W. O'Brien (16), 9; A. E. Brown (19), 10; L. R. Davis (11), 9; J. Petrie (16), 8; S. Couchmah (11), 5; A. Coleman (17), 9; A. Scown (11), 11: B. Green (17), 10; J. Lombard (16), 7; F. Casey (19), 12; Pobrica (11), 2. Double-rise (6 pairs): Petrie (14 handicap), 10; Brown (16), 6; Kettles (10), 6; Scown (10), 5; O'Brien (14), 5; Casey (16), 5; Mickle (10), 5; Green (16), 5; Nelson (16), 5; Lombard (14), 4; Davis (10), I.