TAUPO GUN CLUB.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 219, 12 January 1928, Page 8

TAUPO GUN CLUB.

THE NEW YEAR SHOOT. Success of Amundsen. Matamata Man Wins Medal. The Taupo Gun Club held a most successful shoot on Monday, January 2. The weather was fine and conditions for shooting were good. Visiting shooters from Auckland, Hamilton, Taneatua, Matamata, Napier and Hastings were present. A gold medal presented by C. Manning, Esq., of Napier, was given for the shooter securing the best first barrel average in the first four shoots. The winner turned up in J. Amundsen, of Matamata, with 56 points, J. McMullan, of Taupo, being runner-up with 55 points. Some good shooting was registered during the day by most of the shooters, while J. McMullan, of Taupo, broke 57 bird;: in succession without a miss. The first shoot was a sweepstake handicap of 15 birds:— J. Amundsen, handicap 16, barrel 121111111111111, total 15. D. Campbell, handicap 19, barrel 111111121111111, total 15. J. McMullan, handicap 14, barrel 011121112111111, total 14. H. Clinch, handicap 19, barrel 211111211210111, total 14. C. Green, handicap 14, barrel 122111101111111, total 14. W. Lewis, handicap 14, barrel 011111111111211, total 14. W. Woolven, handicap 13, barrel 111111111100112, total 13. A. Stott, handicap 13, barrel 122102101121111, total 13. W. Simmins, handicap 19, barrel 111110101111100, total 11. Second shoot, handicap of £2O, 18 birds:—

J. McMullan, 13 yards, 1111111111 11111111, total 18. W. Woolven, 15 yards, 1111111111 01111111, total 17. J. Amundsen, 17 yards, 1111101111 11111110, total 16. C. Green, 11 yards, 10121021111212 1112, total 16. A. Stott, 11 yards, 11112011110111 2111, total 16. W. Simmins, 18 yards, 011111110 111101111, total 15. H. Clinch, 18 yards, 011211101222 101121, total 15. W. Lewis, 11 yards, 1101112122110 11101, total 15. D. Campbell, 20 yards, 1111012111 01110111, total 15. Third shoot, sweepstake of 15 birds:—

J. McMullan, 15 yards, 1111211211 11111, total 15. C. Green, 11 yards, 1111111111112 11, total 15. W. Lewis, 11 yards, 110111211111 211, total 14. D. Campbell, 19 yards, 1111011101 11111, total 13. A. Stott, 11 yards, 1111122111221 00, total 13. W. Woolven, 16 yards, 10110211111 1211, total 13. J. Amundsen, 17 yards, 1112201011 11111, total 13. H. Clinch, 17 yards, 021101112111 111, total 13. W. Simmins, 17 yards, 1111010210 21111, total 12. Fourth shoot, sweepstake handicap of 15 birds:— B. Clinch, 16 yards, 1111111212111 12, total 15. C. Green, 13 yards, 1211111111122 11, total 15.

J. Amundsen, 16 yards, 1111111111 11111, total 15. J. McMullan, 17 yards, 1111112111 01211, total 14. W. Simmins, 16 yards, 1111101211 11111, total 14. W. Woolven, 15 yards, 1111221211 21101, total 14. W. Lewis, 11 yards, 111111112011 111, total 14. A. Stott, 11 yards, 0121112111121 21, total 14.

D. Campbell, IS yards, 2111110101 01112, total 12. . Fifth shoot, gymn crack shoot of 12 birds:— H. Clinch, 15 yards, 111111111211, total 12. W. Simmins, 14 yards, 1121111121 11, total 12. J. McMullan, 15 yards, 1111112111 21, total 12. A. Stott, 8 yards, 111110112111, total 11. C. Green, 12 yards, 111101211120, total 10. D. Campbell, 16 yards, 1210111111 10, total 10. W. Lewis, 8 yards, 110111011101, total 9. J. Amundsen, 14 yards, 1121112000 22, total 9. The sixth shoot was a quail drive of 6 birds, which resulted in H. Clinch and C. Green each breaking 5 birds and dividing first and second money. | The last shoot was a sweepstake

of 6 birds. All competitors had to shoot from the 30-yards mark. W. Lewis, W. Woolven and J. McMullan each broke 5 birds. In the shoot-off W. Woolven was first, J. McMullan second and W. Lewis third.