CLAY BIRD CONTEST ! HELD ON SATURDAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19241, 1 December 1930, Page 13

CLAY BIRD CONTEST ! HELD ON SATURDAY.

LYTTELTON WINS SOUTH j ISLAND TEAMS’ MATCH, j The annual South Island teams’ competition for the C.A.C. Cup was held at Sockburn on Saturday, under the auspices of the Christchurch Gun Club. The conditions of the match were 15 jplays from the 16yds mark. Nine teams entered, making in all a field of sixtytliree shooters. The birds were, from the start, difficult to follow, an easterly wind causing them to rise fast. Hazy conditions also made shooting hard. Prior to the teams’ match a six-bird and a nine-bird sweepstake were held. In the nine-bird match F. Brightling, A. E. Brightling and J. G. Watkins broke the possible, and in the six-bird match K. Ower, A. S. Taylor, I. GWatkins and S. 11. Anderson tied with all on. In the main match, the scoring remained close throughout the first six rounds, when the scores were: Christchurch No. 1 35, Ellesmere 35, North Canterbury 35. Springston No 1 35, J.vttelton 35. Metliven 34, Christchurch Xo. 3 30, Springston No. 2 20, and Tai Tapu 2S. Lyttelton then took the lead, and at the end of the twelfth round had 55, North Canterbury running close with 51. Metliven had 62, Christchurch No. 1 52. Ellesmere 50, and Springston No. 1 50. . The Lyttelton shooters maintained their lead, but Christchurch No. 1 team crept up. and at the finish were 3. point behind Lyttelton, whose score was 90. North Canterbury, with SS, were, third. The competition was more closely contested this year than for seveial seasons, and. considering the weather conditions, good performances were put up by all shooters. Following are the results: — Teams’ C.A.C. Match. Lyttelton—9o. H. Grennell 11110113.1213111—14 11. Blacklcr 111110111111111—14 W. Whitfcrd 221111131310112 —14 R. B. Wilson 3 22022121120112 —13 S Sullivan 011212111021221—13 \V Grennell 112211211011001 —12 J. ’ Robertson .... 022010102121101—10 Christchurch No. I—B9. H. M. Wright 111111111111111—15 p. Truscott 210112111111121—14 F. Truscott 110111110111121—13 J. Simpson 00111 1011112211—12 W. R. Honey .... 121001211111101—12 K. Ower . 111021101201121—12 A. E. Brightling .. 112112001111020—11 North Canterbury—Sß. R. Arnst 311111111111111—15 A. Anderson .... 101111111111111—34 I. G. Watkins 3 11111 1 1 3 3 3 3 021—1 1 J. Matthews .... 3 0110110112123 I—l2 S. Bruere 23 11 211 1 3 10003 I—l 2 M. Anderson .... 101110211100110—10 J. Donnelly 01201101 1011102—10 Springston No. l, S3—C. N. Powell 15, T. J. Kimber 14. S. Henderson 12. A. 11. Kimber 12. 11. Jones 11, L. Everest 11, N. Musson S. Tai Tapu. S2—A. Payne 11. W. Anderson 13, E. E. Joblin 12, J. Wallace 11, T. M’Cartney 11, J. Matson 11, W. Dean 10. Ellesmere, 82—F. Alexander 15. L. 1 Leman 13, W. Patterson 13, D. M’Gregor

12, T. Gordon 12, J. Winchester 9, S. Jackman 8. Methven. SI—T. S. Harrison IS, A. M’Leod 13, G. A. Franks 12, G. Winn 11. M. Holland 11. S. Anderson 11, A. Bray 10. Christchurch No. 2, 77—J. Clark 14, F. Brightling 12. E. Gee 12. J. Brtghtling 11. D. Mawer 11, E. Brightling 11, E. M. M’Cahon 6. Springston No. 2, 73—F. Garland 33. J. Jones 12, Dr Cooke 11, G. A. Lassen 30, A. M’Bean 10, W. Bennett 9, P. Ryan S. Nine-bird Sweep. F. Brightling (12yds) .. 312111111 —9 A. E. Brightling (15yds). 311311111—9 I. G. Watkins (19yds) .. 313111121 —9 J. Donnelly (15yds) 111111011—8 A. S. Tavlor (12yds) 3 20111111—S L. Lemon (14yds) 311211021—S S. M. Jackman (11yds) .. 111011111—8 Six-bird Sweep. K Ower 311111—6 A. S. Taylor 3 11111— I. Cr. Watkins 111111—6 S. Anderson 111111—4? J. Donnelly 311011—a F. Brightling . —»• 211110 — M. Anderson —r T. Gordon 2 A. M’Leod-.-. 031121—5