CLAY BIRD SHOOTING
METROPOLITAN GUN CLUB The Metropolitan Gun Club held its fortnightly shoot on Saturday. Weather conditions were not the best lor good shooting, but there were some good scores. 'There was a large attendance of members. The results were as follow: — Five-Birds’ Sweepstake.—P. N. Gallie (16yds) and F. Keene shot five each and divided the stake. The fifteen-birds’ match for a trophy presented by Messrs. W. IT. Tisdall, Ltd., drew 24 entries. G. PI. Brown (17yds) and F. Keene (16‘yds) shot 13 each and divided first and second money. In the shoot-off for the trophy Keene won on the 25th bird. F. Hazard (16yds), J. Milne (13yds) and L. Peterson (16yds) divided third money with 12 each.
The fifteen-birds’ match for a cup donated by Mr. W. Houlston drew 19 entries. G. H. Brown (15yds) shot the possible and holds the cup for one year. J. Milne (12yds) was second with 14. C. E. Plodge (16yds) and E. J. Schofield (14yds) divided third money with 13 each.
The club will hold teams matches open to any club in the Auckland Province, also one £25 and one £SO open handicap match, on August 22 and. 23.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1053, 18 August 1930, Page 6
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197CLAY BIRD SHOOTING Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1053, 18 August 1930, Page 6
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