GOOD SHOOTING
AUCKLAND • GUN CLUB MATCHES AT PANMURE A series of matches held by the Auckland Gun Club at Panmure provided some consistently good shooting. The first five-bird match was divided by J. Williamson (28yds), D. Cairns (22yds), and W. Fairley (21yds). with the possible of 5. The second match was divided by F. Seccombe (29yds), ,T. Williamson (29yds), and I. Lomas (23yds), with the possible of 5. The third match was divided by F. H. Seccombe (30yds), C. E. Hodge (24yds). and D. Cairns (23yds), with the possible of 5. A special five-bird match was won outright by F. H. Seccombe, with the possible, W. Fairley being runner-up with 4. F. Seccombe shot splendidly, not missing a bird on the day.
“Lav”: W. G. Downie, one of the crack shots of Melbourne Gun Club, has been causing a stir in Monte Carlo. He divided the Prix de la Seine with two Frenchmen, and is regarded as having a good chance in the big money handicaps which will be decided soon. Not bad for a man with only one arm and one eye*
WALES'S TRIBUTE TO NEW ZEALAND A Wanganui sportsman and his wife had a unique experience while visiting Wales last year. At the close of the Eisteddfod the promoters returned ceremonious thanks to those who had patronised the festival and asked q.ll overseas visitors to come to the front. Out of the 10,000 present some 2,000 responded, representatives of the different countries standing up in turn, as requested. Uncle Sam supplied the largest contingent, with Canada second. Australia was well represented, but when the call came for Maorilaijd Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Williams found themselves absorbing all the limelight. Wales, keenly interested in Maoriland as the home of the “All Blacks,” rose and gave them the reception of the night, and two overcome Maorilanders were presently acknowledging an ovation such as usually falls only to the lot of royalty or some national hero. Mr. Williams is a wellknown golfer in Wanganui, and a keen follower of the Dominion’s national game.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 269, 3 February 1928, Page 10
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