GUN CLUB SHOOT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 52, 21 August 1939, Page 5

GUN CLUB SHOOT

A SUCCESSFUL DAY WHAKATANE MEN COMPETE The Opotiki Rod and Gun Club "held a \ery successful shoot on the club ground?, Hukuwai liill, last week. The weather Avas OA'ercast "with a very tricky boisterous Avind, riCA r ertheless, some A r erv fine shooting Avas witnessed. Special mention can he made of th? performance of Leo Parkinson (12vd) and Joe Bennett '(13yd) in the President's Trophy. Both shot the possible 10 birds, using the first barrel only. In the shoot °fi\ Joe Bennett AA r on on the "twentieth bird. Both these shooters haA-e greatly improved during the season. FollOAA'ing are the results: — Eve Opener, 6 birds, 18 entries: Alan .Fleming 14yds, W. A. Jephson 14yds, Jack Ross 16yds, E. Torrie 13yds, Walter Semmens 16yds, •and Vic Barton 11yds shot the possible and divided. President's Trophy, 10 birds, ,17 competitors: Some very consistent shooting Avas seen in this eA T ent, Leo Parkinson 12yds and Joe Bennett 13 :.yds each broke their 10 birds. Joe .Bennett Avon on the shoot off. Black and White Cup and Miniature, 10 birds. This event saw a field >of 23 shooters, including most of the "Bay crack shots. Alan Fleming 14 vtis (1938 holder), E. Torrie 13yds, li. Pratt 12yds, and Walter Semmens 16vds shot the possible. A. Fleming repeated his 1938 victory, Avinning on the 17th bird, receiving ;.a vociferous ovation. Aggregate Shoot Handicap, 6 birds Jack Ross 16vds and E. Torrie 14yds shot the possible —all first birds — and diA T idcd, J. Plamus "Waioeka" 7 ) Jack Parkinson and Joe Bennett div Abided second and third stakes. Harold Jones Memorial Cup Avith 'Miniature, 10 birds 19 "The A T eteran shooter, ''Waioeka" Jack Parkinson 12yds, Joe Plamus 15yds, ■ And that - great sport, Walter Semmens 17yds, tied for first place, Joe Plamus eA'entually won on the 17th bird. Semmens failed on the 13th "bird. Hukuwai Hill Sweepstake, 6 birds 17 entries: The Avind in this CA 7 ent AA r as exceedingly boisterous, many birds being driven down, necessitating a quick second barrel. Foil.' shooters diA 7 ided tlie possible. Mal_ calm Ross 13yds, Norman Semmens 11yds, Ernest Pratt 13yds, Vic Barton llycis. The Gimcrack, 6 birds: More excel- ® lent shooting Avith Jack Brice and Vic Barton, both on 11yds, dividing the stake after reaching the 25 yard mark. The C.A.C. Trophy, awarded to the competitor with the highest aggregate in events 2, 3 and 5 AA T as Avon by Leo Parkinson.