AY PIGEON A - - Australian Clay Target Association

AUSTRALIAN CLAY PIGEON SI-IOOTING NEWS
Coffs Harbour,
20/G/55.
Secty. A.C.P.T.S.A.
Apropos the "Ne\\rs".
hare a ~vorking kno~~ledge of the
rules \\.auld save a lot of argument
and possible embal.rassment to club
executives.
So many times, at various clubs,
something crops up which needs an
explanation. If this copy is kept
handy, the solution of most of the
trouble is soon evident.
It is pleasing to note, too, illany
new clubs registering. This proves
that elav shoatinr is a nonular suort
ilnd at ' the varrous fict6res "rood .
sportsmen meet".
visitor. On Saturday, down to strict
business, the Victorian Doitblebal.rcl
Championship, which mas
. ably . won by that outstandillg clay
olrd "buster". Ne\vton Thomas, with
80/80, closel$ pl.csscd by Art. Ilinneberg
and Tony Ribarits. Diniicr
and tea \\.ell served on the ground.
On Sunday the visitors \\,ere laken
for an extensive tour of the district.
The onlv blot was x'hen the rear
wl~eel aj Mr. Brucr's Vallts\~~ag~on
came off; no one uras hurt and many
xvilling hclpers soon had the cur on
the road again. Arriving back at the
M.G.C. ground, we mere soon attack-
inr some beautiful Murrav cod. \!.ell
co'oked by chef Eric Bruce; and being
washcd down mith plenty of amber
AUSTRALIAN CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING NEWS
issuc ai News, reference to the lor- at heart to contact the writer should
ilialion of oile Central Club in the they kno~r. ol any suitable ground
n~etropolitan area of Melbourne. location.
It has becn the goal of the \:.:.iter
for the past t\va 01. three years to
have this Central Club formed and
have talked it over mith many shoot-
ers. I11 most cases they have been
all in favour.
If n-e look at this Central Club
fl.om a practical poii~t of viev, one
\?ill adinit that its formation is overdue.
It ~~.ould, oi course. mean the
~~ ~~ .~~.
ainalgamation of all Melbourne clubs.
Some people ill not agree with
this, saying that jt mill kill the individual
club feeling. This may be
to a degree, but the advantages to
be gaincd will far outweigh this
feeling.
Space here mill not pel~mit lne to
polnt out all the advantage. Houever,
to mention a few--
. ~ ~ ~~o --
making it possible to I
Yours faithfully,
GEO. BIGGS
(From Rex Miles)
"
Our weather for the Inland Empire
nras terrible, cold, wet and rotten
high winds. Earl Colson, a boy ~IIO
has not becn shooting for a few
years, came out and did a remarkable
job. Earl is a Class AA. 25-yd.
shooter. He won the Double A Championship
of North America at the
Grand in 1947, with a 200 straight,
breaking allother 150 straight in the
shoot-off, 350 in a row on the same
day. Well, at our shoot this year he
\\,on the Singles with 200 straight
1G yds., next score to him was 196.
Earl also won the Handicap from 25
yds. with 95, then he broke a Dl from
25 yds., winning a Pontiac car worth
2,800 dollars for his total on the 200
Handicap targets, 18G; runner-up
had 185, he mas a local boy.
The folla~ving extract lram onc of
our local newspapers is also interesting.
It reads:
Wit11 best xvishes for greater
success,
the sporting country visitors, after
Yours truly,
tossi~~g with Eric Bruce, bought
chips and crays for those v;ho still
TED WED~WOOD. remained in the party.
Later on the party adjourned to
. . another shelter till midnigl~t. After
the Mondity shoot Presidelit Bruce
again entertained quite a fern right
To - the -. Editor, A.C.P.T.S.A. "Nel\,s". at dinner.
uear sir,
Many thanks and congratulations
Some seven or eight Melbourne to the Mildura G. Club for ti~eir
clay bild shooters attended the June hospitality and the splendid 1vay
meeting ol the Mildura Gun Club they conducted the shoot from begmand
were entertained rirht rovallv ning to end. This club is \\.ell \vorth
throughout the whole fixtire. A&