PIGEON SHOOTING.
SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The South Island clay pigeon championship was decided at Rangiora yesterday, the match being under the auspices of the North Canterbury Gun Club. The weather was everything that could be desired, and there was .-some good shooting. The arrangements were excellently carried out by Mr H. D. Bettger, the club secretary, and other officials. The afternoon's sport was opened with a .'.'CO clay handicap, of 17 birds, the prices being: First £l2, second £5, and thh'd JO. There were 23 competitors. P. C. Riehl (17yds) scored the possible and took the first prize. J. Skilling (12yds), D. Davison (ItSyds), Jf. Anderson (11yds), A. N. Turner (lo'yds), H. Grenuell (16yds), and D. McGregor (13yds) broke sixteen each, aud divided second and third money, taking £1 (is lid each.' Other good scores were: J. Matthews (1-lyds), T. S, Harrison (17yds), J.'T. Corbett (14yds), J. Danielson (12yds), It. Mcllwich (20yds), J. Hickinbottom (14yds) 15 breaks each, aud S. Tisdall (12yds), J. Brown (15yds), and H. 31. Wright (17yds) 14 breaks each.
The championship event was one of 21 clay birds, the shooting being from the lSycls mark, ties to be shot off at five birds, thereafter first miss out. The first prize was a gold medal, value £6 6s, given by tbo North Canterbury Gun Club, and 60 per cent, of the net amount of the sweepstake; second, 25 per cent., and third 15 per cent. Nineteen competed. K. Mcllwrick (Timaru) and H. Grenuell (Lytteiton) broke the possible and divided first and second money, taking £6 9s each, aud shot off for the championship medal, Mullwrick missed his 26th bird, leaving Grenuell the winner. T. S. Harrison (Methven). S. Tisdall (Christchurch), P. T. Riehl (U.S.A.), D. McGregor (Ellesmere), aud H, M. Wright (Christchurch) broke 13 each, and divided their money. The scores were:— H. Grcnnell 211112111111111111111 .. 21 K. Mcllwrick 111111121111111111111 21. T. S. Harrison 111211111111101111102 lil S. Tisdall 110111110111111121112 .. 19 D. McGregor 11111101111110111111 .. HI H. M. Wright 111111110011111111111 V.i P. C. Riehl 11011211111111101.1211 .. I'.) D. Davidson 101121111111210100111 .17 J. J. Danielson 211202120101211112101 17 A. N. Turner 111111110111111001012 17 .T. Miles 112111111011111101100 .. 17 C. Hickenbottom 101121111202212102011 .... 17
J. Skilling 101111100110101101111. .. 15 J. Hickenbottom 10001011112012112 U
W. Reid 200110210111022101022 .. 14 M. Anderson 120110000101210111100 .. 13 G. Bruere 011021200011111021001 .. 13 J. J. Matthews 110110020111200101010 12
The medal was presented to the winner by the president of the club (Mr J. Skill»n"s)< ' , The final event was an American sweep ol ten birds off 15yds, nineteen competing. A. B. Kerr, J. Danielson, P. C. Riehl, R. Mcllwrick, and J..Miles broke the possiblo and divided the money. ; •
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19150, 5 November 1927, Page 26
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