SPARROW CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 15 July 1929, Page 6

SPARROW CHAMPIONSHIP

SHOOTING AT HASTINGS (fir T»l«*rapl»—Proas AmaateMmn 1 ) HASTINGS. This Day. The sixteenth New Zealand sparrow championship .shool/; was held'under very bad weather conditions on Saturday and resulted "< a win. outright for H. "Grennell, of Lyttclton. A very keen wind, together with frequent showers in the early part of the day, made shooting uncomfortable and difficult. The birds were in excellent condition and proved too fast for the majority of shooters. Several visitors remarked that they were the best, and fastest birds they had ever shot at. Owing to the bad weather conditions prevailing the executive of tlie Gun Clubs' Association asked all shooters with four misses Co stand down after the seventh round. This put fifteen out of action at Hie end of tlie eleventh round. . Woolver, the previous champion, was all on, but had the misfortune the lose the next three birds. 11. Grennell, who had lost three birds in the first ten, carried through the remainder of the match without a iniss and won the championship with 18 birds. H. Clinch, who could have tied with Grennell, hac) exceptionally bad luck with the last bird. Grennell, apart from winning the first prize money, gets a ten guinea gold medal. The winner's prize money amounted to £46 Is. Details:—ll. Grennell 18, 11. Clinch, R. Buick, W. Nichols, R. Melllwick, C. E. Grev, W. Woolver, all 17.