NORTH CANTERBURY GUN CLUB.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18402, 8 June 1925, Page 11

NORTH CANTERBURY GUN CLUB.

IJ.e Xorth Canterbury, Gun- Club held » shoot on Saturday. in favourable weather. According to tho season's programme the .witch was to J.avo been a sparrow one, but o«mg to inability to obtain .birds, three ;.c% bud events wpro shot off. The first J r Tvas ii twelvo-bird sweep, with a ?j trophy presented by the Mayor of r '. E - ~as ' /? «rt additional prize . There were eleven £, competes X. Skilling (12yds) ahot all tgf biUs, and foot theVst prize iLey K*id the trophy. F. Leech (11yds), A. Ta/S\V Ujd !! ) ',: m . < lf li{>rrcl l ("yds) broke 11 lW h ' ? n , d . divided second: and third money, XT 10 ? lubs special'prize for tho' beat-un-•r placed performance inside tho 13yd mark uon by A. Prcstncy, with eight breaks W Tho second event was a fen bird sweep, "fete which oloren subscribed. L. Kerr (18yds) s?J<roke Iho possible and took .first money. J fait,' Matthews (Wyds), J. Horrell, and O. 'Stf?' me3 (12\«Jb). broko nino each and tied ftm second and third money. J. Mat-' took his eharo and the other- shot SfiS, J. Horrel} winning on tho sixth round. %sty clubs special prize- for. the best un--M|wcd poiforruanc© was divided by J. Miles Wiaa. A. Taylor (12yds) with eight birds B8S& ''/■•■ final oyont was «v 10 bird sweep, with SaP* -(entrants: -G. Brucro and J. Horrell JaMfds) broke 10 each' and'divided first and %tJß»rid money. L. Kerr (20yds) and A. ®«jl9cd third. money. Thf> club'a special SgMWjWaa woni:by A . Taylor with, eight rffflWesks'off folpV trophy won by Mr. Skilling was presyinfed to him by tho donor. /