PUKEKOHE ROD AND GUN CLUB.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 88, 27 September 1915, Page 3

PUKEKOHE ROD AND GUN CLUB.

Annual Open Shoot. Un Friday last the Fuk'kohe Gun Club s nnrual open shooting handicap whs dicided and the whole 30 entrants culy put in an appearance, the competitors including some of the best known shots in the North IhlHi.d. The prize inomy totalled £3O. With lour comp.titots each Kbilll a fighett possible, viz., 21 kills out of 21 birds, the amount oi prize inciiey was equally shared bv the quaitette, tfcc winners being L. I'. Hughes (sparrow champion d New Zialand, of Auckland, off the 16 yaidß mark; W. Wilson, of Pukukuhe, handicap 13 yards; nomas Hedley. oi Huntly, handicap 12 yards; and Cris Mayl«»r, of Karangahakc, handicap 10 yards. Wilson's record was perhaps the most meritorious one, as his "kills" «»u gained on the tint nomination, whereas Hughes mitscd his first bird in the same series and paying an extra fee for what it) technically knowu as a "star" for a miss of the first bird in the match then rattled off his kills. On their part Hedley and Navlor, after scoring 20 and 17 at their first attempt, gained their .success rf.%l Kills on the second nomination. Hughes and Wilson had 19 kills tipicce in their second nomination. Ihe shootiDg as a whole 1 ft rotting to be desired, as the rClUltl Will SllliW. H. Mr Jull, Waiuku, the instigator of ilay P>g^ n sh nolin K in New Zealand, wts ore of the competitors, and gave a creditable performanre. 'lhe light was good, ard with the pxrpftitn of a sligLt hreeze in the nfl moon nothing more favourable could hnve been desired. The president of the dub Mr <,. g. Lawrie, prior to the commence-

ment, welcomed the visitors and declared (he meeting open. He proceeded to tire the first shU, but was not successful in breaking his biid. The arrangements for the day were in the capable hands of the following:-Secretary, Mr A. P. Dayih; referee, Mr F. Seccombe, Auckland; cell siewa:d3, Mts.rs W. Hawke and F. Graham; blackboard scorer, Mr J. Beatty, and buok scorer, Mr J. Fattenon; trappers, Meaara U. Barber and j?. O'Mahey. The scores were as follows, viz. :

In a "tirst-out" handicap sweepstake, 28 competitors, J. Wright, Pukekohe, won with eight birds. The prize money for another " tirstout" handicap sweepstake, 29 competitors, was equally shared between L. P. Hughes, Auckland, G. L. Winger, Taumarunui, and Thomas Hedley, Huntly, who secured 20 birds each. J. Wright, Pukekohe, was again successful in a handicap long-shcot sweepstake, 10 competitors, securing three birds.

Kills. Yds. 1st 2nd s Sj a D> V 0 3 o" a 0 B o' a L. P. Hughes, Auckland 16 21 19 H Clinoh, Huntley 16 20 20 W. Wilson, Pukekohe 13 21 19 F. Seccombe, Auckland 13 17 16 T. Hedley, Huntley 12 20 21 C.W. Shepherd, Karangahake 12 19 19 S. Winger, Taumarunui 12 17 17 A. Sharpe, Waihi 12 17 — W. McNally, Pukekohe 12 19 19 F. J. Dare, Karangahake 12 20 15 T. Brocklebank, Huntly 12 18 20 H. Jull, W&iuku 12 18 15 J. Wright, Pukekohe 11 18 19 G. L. Winger, Taumaurunui 11 — — J. Harlock, Huntly 10 — — C. Smith, Huntly 10 19 — W. McNeil, KaraDgahake 10 15 — Cris. Naylor „ J. Fausett, Pukekohe 10 17 21 10 19 19 J. Reynolds „ 10 20 20 C. Giibble, Karangahake 10 14 — C. McCormick, Pukekohe 10 19 — E. L. Roose „ 10 15 — J, Blake 10 19 — C. E. Fausett „ K) 14 — W. Boaee „ 10 15 — J. M. Handfling, Waiuku 10 15 16 S. Fitness, Pukekohe 10 20 19 W. Adams „ 10 20 20 A. P. Daysh „ 10 18 20