GUN SHOOTING.
CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP. <, ' The Canterbury clay bird'shooting championship was decided on the Ashburton racecourse on. Saturday, H. Grennell, of Lyttelton retaining the title after an interesting shoot' and a shoot-off with K. McHlwrick, of Pleasant Point. The results are:— CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP, 21 -birds off 18 yards. First prize gold medal valued at five guineas and 60 per cent, of entrance money; second, 25 per cent.; third 15 per cent. H. Grennell 1111111111211111111111 21 J. T. Corbett 1021003 E. A. Waßhbdrne 110111211111111111111. .. ■ ...'.• .., 20 E. Hammond 111101111111111111111 20 F C. Riehl 111211111112011112112 .. '2O R. Mclllwrick 21121111111111.11111111 21 T. S. Harrison 111121111211111011111 20 S. Anderson 2100211100010 ... A. Bray 10120003 .. .. H. White 211101110111111010 .. 14 L.C.Anderson 1110011111011110111111 17 H.M.Wright 111201120110 .. .. 9 W. K. Jackson 20111200 .. ... 5 E. Ward 101011211212122100 ■ .. 13 W. J. Cooksley 112122111011212111002 18 A. McLeod 11011010 .. •• 5 H. Cromie 10110121111111110 .. 34 In the shoot-dff '' Grennell :shot his six birds, and Mclllwrick five.';Grennell thus retained the championship,' with Mclllwrick runner-up. Washborne, Hainmond,. lieihl, and Harrison divided third . money;- After the president of the AsKßurton Club (Mr A. Bray) had presented the medal to Grennell,'; Mr Reihl, of America, expressed 1 his pleas- | ure at being present. He was pleased to note j that New Zealand was doing more clay bird : shooting than they were in Australia. i 12 Bird Sweepstake Handicap—lt. Mclllwrick (20) 11, A. Bray (11) 11, T. J. Corbett (14) 11, L. C. Anderson (13) 11, T. S. Harrison (17) 10, E. A. Washborne (17) 12, H. White (12)-8, W. Jackson (12) 10, H. M. Wright (17) 11, H. Grennell (21) 12, E. Hammond (16) 10, F. C. Reihl (17) 9, W. .1. Cooksley (14) 10, W. Timm3 (13) 9, S. Knox (11) 9, E. F. Ward (12) 10. Washborne and Grennell divided first and second money, and tho five with 11 to their credit shared third money. Twelve Bird Sweepstake (handicap)—R. Mclllwrick (20) 12, A. Bray (11) 12, T. J. Corbett (14) 11, L. C. Anderson (13) 11, T. S. Harrison (17) 11, E. A. Washborne (18) 11, H. Whits (12) 11. W. Jackson (12) 11, H. M. Wright (17) 7, H. Grennell (22) 12, E. Hammond (18) 11, P. C. Reihl (17) 12, W. Cooksley (14) 10, I. Knox (11) 10, A. Hart (13) 11, A. McLeod (13) 12, S. Anderson (14) 11, J. Drummbnd (13) 7. Mclllwrick, Bray, Grennell, Reihl, and McLeod divided the prize money, taking £1 each. Double Six, 6 pairs oft 16 yards—S. Anderson 7, R. Mclllwrick 6, L. C. Anderson 5, A. Bray and F. C. Reihl S, E. Hammond 3, E. A. Washborne 7, J. T. Corbett 5, W. J. Cooksley 5, 11. Grennell 9, T. S. Harrison 8, A. McLeod 8, A. Hart 4, W. Jackson 9. H. White, J. Drummond, and Grennell won with a total of 9, and took £2 14s.' White, Harrison, McLeod, and Jackson, with eight, took lis 6d each. Six Bird Sweepstake—J. T. Corbett (13yds) 6, A. Bray (11yds) 3, Washborne (15yds) 6, Mclllwrick (20yds) 6, Grennell (20yds) 6, Wright (17yds) 4, Hammond (18yds) 6, Reihl (18yds) 5, Jackson (12yds) 6. S. Knox (11yds) 4. White (12yds) 4, L. C. Anderson (13yds) 6, H. Cromie <l3yds) 6, G. Cromie (12yds) 5. Corbett, Washborne. Mclllwrick, Grennell, Hammond. Jackson, Anderson, and H. Cromie divided the stake.
£2O MATCH, 16 birds. First prize £l2, second £5, third £3. Washborne (16) 1111111121111111 .. 16 Corbett (13) 1111121112121121 ». 16 Grennell (20) 0121111111110111 .. 14 Wright (17) 1111110111111113 .. 15 Mclllwrick (20) 21111111111101X1 .. 15 L.Anderson (13) 1111111111011111 .. 15 Reihl (17) 1111112211112111 .. 16 Hammond. (17) 1111111011111121 .. 15 Bray (11) 1111101110110011 .. 12 White (12) 2110100011100101 i# 9 H. Cromie (13) 101160111211202020 .. 11 Cooksley (12) 1122111012002010 „. 11 Jackson (12) 0010221221010100 ~ 9 G. Cromie (13) 0101121011010110 .. 10 Harrison (16) 1111U1111111111 ..16 McLeod (13) 1110111111111011 .. 14 Ward.(l2) 1211100102012122 ..12 Knox (11>- 0112.103101210211. .. 12 S.Anderson (14) 131121111111110 .. 15 Washborne, Corbett, Reihl, and Harrison divided the stake, taking £5 each.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19145, 31 October 1927, Page 5
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