HAMILTON GUN CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 730, 1 August 1929, Page 13

HAMILTON GUN CLUB

BIG TWO-DAY SHOOT (Front Our Own Correspondent) HAMILTON, Wednesday. More than 50 competitors from districts as far north as Whangarei and as far south as Taihape, were present at the first day of the annual open claybird shoot of the Hamilton Gun Club at Ruakura today. Light was favourable and the shooting was, taken all round, of a good standard. Among those present were Alessrs. D. Fraser and IT. Clinch, of Auckland, ex-cham-pions. Air. Clinch won the live-bird title at Hastings a few yeeks ago. Results: First Alatch, 21 birds.—ll. Clinch, 16yds (Auckland). Al. Pratt. 14yds (Otorohanga), W. Peck. 13yds (Taumrirunui), A. Aitken, 13yds (Alorrinsville), G. Shaw, 12yds (Thames). E. Green, 31yds (Morrinsville), and W. Smith. 11yds (Thames), each shot the possible, and divided £45. J. AlcMiken. 16vds (Hamilton), L. F. Ramsay, 11yds (New Lvnii), G. Bretherton, 11yds (Taumarumii), S Parlour, 11yds (Morrinsville), E. Thornton. 11yds (Thames), O. Brown, llvds (New Lynn), F. Keene. llvds (Now Lynn), each shot 20 birds, and divided Second Alatch, 2L birds.—C. sSedclon 13yds (Hamilton), and E. Green, 12yds (Hamilton), each shot the possible, and divided £4O. H. Clinch, 17vds. J. AlcMiken, 15yds, Al. Pratt. I4vds 'Otorohanga). C. Hodge, 13yds (New Lynn). V . Aitken. 11yds (Alorrinsville), T. Glenn, 11yds (Hamilton), G. Bretherton, llvds (Taumarunui). s. Parlour, llvds, E. Thornton, 11yds, and G. Brown, llvds, each shot 20 birds, and divided £5. G. E. Anderon, 11yds (Taihape), L. F. Ramsay. 11yds (New Lynn), Al. Delich, 11yds (New Lynn\ J .Donnelly, 11yds (Auckland). A. J. AlcCready. 11yds (Otorohangu). and W R. Smith (Thames), each shot 19 birds and divided £5.