Shooting.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 279, 14 March 1929, Page 8

Shooting.

; , TAUPO GUN CLUB, j Seven Clubs Represented. The Taupo Gun Club held a most {successful shoot on Saturday. The ;weather was fine and the conditions JEor shooting were good. Visiting shooters from Hastings, Taneatua, Whakatane, Taihape, Ohakur.e and Matamata were present. The club gave a game bag for the best aggregate over the first four shoots, and an automatic cartridge vest for the best first barrel performance in the same events. 3. aMcMullan and Bretherton, of Ohat- ■ kune, tied in the aggregate even, ieach having shot 54 birds out of a (possible of 57. A coin was tossed Ho decide who should take the game Jbag. Bretherton won the toss and •ecured the trophy, A The best first barrel performance '

was won by J. McMullan, who broke 52 birds on the first barrel out of 54 broken in the first four events. Results :

Sweepstake Handicap, of 6 birds.— W. Howatt, 12yds, and H. Belk, 12yds, possible; J. McMullan, 18yds, and Bretherton, 11yds, 5 each. Sweepstake' Handicap, of 12 birds. —J. Ormond, 16yds, and W. Semmens, 16yds, possible; J. McMullan, 18yds, H. Belk, 18yds, J. Duncan, 15yds, Bretherton, 12yds, 11 each. Sweepstake Handicap, of 15 birds. —J. McMullan, 18yds, and Bretherton, 12yds, 14 each; J. Duncan, 15yds, J. Amundsen, 17yds, and H. Belk, 18yds, 13 each. £lO Handicap, of 15 birds.—J. McMullan, 19yds, J. Amunsden, 17yds and Bretherton, 13yds, 15 each; H. Belk, 18yds, 14; A. Stott, 12yds, 13; Elliott, 17yds, 12; W. Semmens, 17yds, 11; W. Howatt, 13yds, 7; J. Ormond, 17yds, 10; J. Duncan, 14yds, retired, 5; W. Dibley, 14yds, 8. Sweepstake Handicap, of 15 birds. —H. Belk, 18yds, and J. Amundsen, 18yds, possible; J. McMullan, 20yds, and Bretherton, 14yds, 14 each. Sweepstake Handicap, of 9 birds.— A. Stott, 12yds, possible; J. McMullan, 20yds, H. Belk, 19yds, and J. Duncan, 14yds, 8 each. Gymncraek Shoot.—D. Campbell, 12 birds; J. McMullan, 15yds, 11. Double Rise Handicap. 10 birds. H. Belk, 16yds, W. Howatt, 12yds, and Bretherton, 12yds, 7 each; J. McMullan, 16yds, J. Ormond, 12yds. and Elliott, 12yds, 6 each. Novice Shoot, of 6 birds.—H. White, 16yds, 4; G. Barclay, llyda, 3; Armitage, 11yds, 2.