CLAY-BIRD SHOOT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 98, 24 February 1947, Page 4

CLAY-BIRD SHOOT

OPOTIKFS BIG EFFORT STRONG COMPETITION The Opotiki Rod and Gun Club’s big shoot, held on Sunday, was a huge success and despite a strong gusty cross-wind some fine shooting was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators. The older shooters had to give way to the youths who carried off most of the prize money. The committee has to be congratulated in the way the shoot was conducted, and received favourable comment from the visiting gun men. The ladies did their part in providing the luncheon and afternoon tea. Visitors from Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, Gisborne, Tolaga Bay, Rotorua, Whakatane, Taneatua and Tokomaru Bay were present. The local shootists were by no means disgraced and were in the money on quite a number of occasions. The results were as follows: Eye-opener, 5 birds, 43 entries: H. R. Porter, W. Davies, J. Shove, T. Upton, Jim Ross, F. Matchitt shot the possible and divided the stake. Victoria Park £SO Handicap, 20 birds, 41 entries: C. Mitchell, of Taneatua, shot the possible. K. Cameron, E. Pratt, J. Plamus, A. Powdrell, T. Upton with 18 divided second and third money. President’s Handicap, £SO, 20 birds, 37 entries: C. Oates, of Tokomaru Bay, shot the possible. Ray Young and T. Upton, with 19 birds, divided second and third money. Consolation Handicap, 10 birds, 37 entries: J. Shove, T. Pratt, Ray Young and C. Haggie shot the possible and divided the stake money. Double Rise, 5 pairs of birds, 26 entries. K. Cameron and S.- Ker with 8 birds each, divided the stake money.. Gimcrack, 5 birds, 2 yards back, 20 entries: Ray Young, A. J. Brown, L. Leech, E. Pratt, K. Cameron, C. Haggie and E. Torrie shot the possible and divided.

The Box Shoot was won by K. Cameron.