OCTOBER, 1955 - Australian Clay Target Association

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AUSTRALIAN CLAY I'IGEON SHOOTING NEWS
Sydney Gun Club
CBCOUNDS: U'PSPNCES
TWO AUTODIATIC TRAI'S
;1\"E0T7 SOUTIE WALES
(Afhlinicd A.C.l'.T.S.i\.)
IPUGlkWAY, WtVFERP:t01212
to be held on
:: AFTERKOOK TEA
SATURDAY, 8th OCTOBER, 1955
Commencing 1.30 l1.m.
No. 1 - 10 BlRD EYE-OPENER
Cow. Div.
No. 2 -
SYDNY DOIIBLl JA8IlL
CRAMPIONS'NP
20 Birds from 16 yards.
No. 3 -
lst, Trophy and Sash; 2nd and 3rd, Trophies.
Optiol~al Sweep, div. 60%, 30%, 10%.
$20 HANDICAP
20 BIRDS. (Ass. Hd. Marlts)
The Committee reselves the right to modify, add or delete or
alter the sequence of any event as advertised herein.
R. MORRIS, PRESIDENT.
PHONE WOLLONGONG B 4130.
AUSTRALIAN CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING NEWS
silo,ved tlint his cye w;is stilt in, riividing the A eonao~ntion 5-bird snrv tilt boys fiiiisi, ui,
2nd event 10/10. :,n excei1ent dry's trninins, and in a h:l,>,>~
(Les MeKinney, Han. Sec.) iittls s~eech. Dihvid Hadekinson thnnlted tho
Clnh President nod members lot. rivine them
(N.S,W,),-A severe westerly wjnll
the rlzy, and niao thanked hIrs. Grocan ntid
ih:it blew in L.,,sts hi,voe ,vith seori her heiiie1.s for the afternoon ten nnd cakes.
ti,c Ynss G",, clilh S.B. ~h;,~,,i~,,~hi,, which were :s,~reeiuted bu ;nil.
shoot held on the Tillla P;rrk crolinds on
(Gordon Reed. P~lbli~it~ omeer.1
WILLAURA (V.). 13/S/SS.--Wcrthcr eon-
A llromire oi failing lipht nnd n ions nro- rlitions: fine. Results: No. I, 5-bird S.B.:
E'nmme deoided the eio1, in omitting thc I,"a as eomoenrntion shoot- 2. 5-bird S.B.: D. Dnlyieish, R. Br;xin. P.
ers were g~ven :% pnir 01 sightors liefore the Willi;~n~son, J. Hueker, R. Pcacoek. R. Wnrfirst
shoot cammeneed.
The Accumulative sweco was won by Jim
hledwav. Quite n iew other shooter. had
two lczs in in this sweet,, but conditions
were toaeh and the only three members to
record the l>ossibie of 12/12 were Jim hleci-
XV;~Y, Iinrold Connell and Noel AIeAnliffe.
The hoot-off \vns sudden: Jim hledwny
smsshecl four with the first bnrrel to take
Bl;~uriee sh;xnnon nl-esented :i Cup for ;r
si>eci:ti 6-bit.4 I>.B. Shoot. :%nd this was xvon
by his son John, $16, the five hits beiny ;dl
sia~ler. D~tvid Hodgl~inson \rils riialner-lnr.
416. J. Hodckinson h;ld air0 aiven two OZon
orders, f3/3/0 nnd E2/2/0, for n 10-bird D.B.
shoot. John Sh;tnnon w:ls i~nndie;n,oed 1 yd.
for his first ,,.in, bo1 could not hold OR'
David Elodckinson, who dowried Silo to beeomc
outriaht winner. John Shannon ~~:ts
runnel..",,. t;,kina this norition :titer a shoaloff
with John Ell.inston. both hnvinp scored
7/10, Peter and Riehnrd WnILer foilo\ved
on: imth had mllde a good start, hut were
then un1uel.y in zettini: :I fcw birds that
would have stilmiled most oi the seniors.
.$ De~~vHla Dou"!~ was then shol, with a
senlor member taklnx one of the boys :xs
~,n~.tnci.: this shoot created :I lot of interest
;old w,,s finally ,vo,, by Gordon Reed and
John Sh:,,,""".
I~C. No. 3, 20-bi1.d Club S.B. Cshil,: B.
Pe:teock, 1st. 20120: R. Peacock. 2nd. 19/20:
L. Crutch. 3rd. 18/20. No. 4, 10-bin1 D.B.:
I. No.
a. sso II.C~,,, cia hipas s.n.1: di,.. s. B.
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