CLAY BIRD CHAMPIONSHIP
SUCCESS OF E. GROOME, OTANB , " Dy Telegraph.—Press Association. ' : Napier, Last Night. . The New Zealand clay bird champion* ship shot at Longlands, Hastings, to-day was won by E. Grdome, Otane, presi* dent-elect of the New Zealand • Clubs’' Association. ' 'V The winner was the only one of the. 62 competitors, who included 11 exchampions, to break the full number oS 21 birds. Seven others, however, secured 20 kills. . Groomo takes £6O and tho £lO lOS medal. G. W. Beard (Kimbolton), E. JX McLachlan (Masterton), A. N. Turner (Christchurch), 11. Grennell (Timaru), J. Mills (Hastings), T. S. Harrison (Lower Hutt) and H A. Quartermain (Hamil* . ton) divided the second money, £4O, and Beard won the shoot-off for tho runner*, p up trophy. . Asi 'T Tho £1 nine-bird sweepstake was ol» ' vided by J. Ormond, R. Arnst, G. W» Beard, J. J. Donnelly, H. D. Watkins, G. A. McCullough, H. E. Knight, I; ACripps, R. Anderson, D. Eraser and W» ; McCullough, all of whom secured. possible-. In this event Messrs.. Ham* mond and Turner (Christchurch) pre* .■ A sented a "special-trophy fop. which tra entrance fees' (amounting tb £IQ Were eharged»A This” Bflhf -Wl bb to. the earthquake I'eiiefVfti'nd?
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1929, Page 11
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