CLAY BIRD SHOOTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 177, 17 October 1927, Page 6

CLAY BIRD SHOOTING

CONTEST AT THAMES

The Thames Gun Club held its third shoot of the season on Saturday. A goodly number of shootists” competed and excellent shooting was witnessed. An ex-soldier, E. McDonald, who lost his left arm in the war, had a trial shoot and brought down four birds in succession with the first barrel, a remarkable performance for a man with one arm. The first three competitions resulted in dead-heats. The results were: No. 1 Shoot, of 6 birds.—W. R. Smith and O. Shaw, 5 birds each. They divided the stake. No. 2 Shoot, 7 birds.—G. Shaw and W. It. Smith, 6 birds each. They again divided the stake. No. 3 Shoot, 7 birds. —S. Miller and L. Sinclair shot the possible and divided the prize. No. 4, Gimcrack Shoot, 7 birds.—G. Thompson, 7 birds, 1; W. Sparkes, 6 birds, 2. No. 5 Shoot, 7 birds, for trophies presented by E. Hardman and J. Taylor.— The possible was shot by G. Shaw, W. Sparkes and S. Miller. In the shoot-off Miller won with six birds and G. Shaw ca mo Mcond with five birds.