ELLESMERE GUN CLUB HOLDS SPARROW MATCH
On its ground at Leeston the Ellesmere Gun Club held a .sparrow match for a trophy given by Mr L. <;. Lemon and two clay sweeps. Conditions wore favourable and there was a fair muster of competitors. The sparrow match (ten birds) result, ed as follows:—E. A. Washbourne (20yds) 9, T. Gordon (20yds) N. I>. L. M'Gregor (20yds) 8, S. M. Jackman (20yds) 7, S. Vince (19yds) 7, W. Winchester (2 ycls) 7 L. C. Lemon (20vds> 5, W. Quigley (18yds) 5, Y. M. Doyle (I.6yds) 5. R. W. Jackman (16yds) 4, W. Watson (16yds) 2. Washbourne, with 9 kills, took the trophy. A six-bird sweep resulted as follows: L. C. Lemon 5. S. Vince 5, T. Gordon «, E. A. Washbourne 4, W. Quigley 3, L.
L. M’Gregor 3, F. L. Graham 3, AV. Winchester 2, G. M. Doyle 2, W. I-lampton 2, S. M. Jackman 2. Those with live on divided the money. The scores in a nine-bird clay sweep were as follows: W. Winchester 9 F L Graham 9, W. Gilbert 7, D. L. M’Gn'gor <, L. C. Lemon 6, S. M. Jackman 6. It. W. Jackman 6, W. Watson 6. R. A. Burgess 6. T. Gordon 5, E. A. Washbourne 4. S. A nice 4, G. M. Doyle 3. AVinehester and Graham divided first and second money and M’Gregor and Gilbert third
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 164, 13 July 1931, Page 14
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229ELLESMERE GUN CLUB HOLDS SPARROW MATCH Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 164, 13 July 1931, Page 14
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