The Archive · 1927

China Day Con Champions

H. H. Read Wins from Fiftzen Competitors Pigeon Champion-as held on way at the Clay Pigeon Club, under ideal weather conditions. "Sixteen of the 22 entrants competed, but only nine completed the shoot.' OF this number, eight were members of the Clay Pigeon Club and one came from the International Gun Club, The winner was LIH. Read, who! thus secured his seventh championship. The day was an auspi for Mr. Read, as he was celebrating 64th birthday. The championship trophy was presented by Jude} Grain, who, in a happy speech, conjzratuiated Mr. Read on his success, and expressed the wish that would win many more championships on many more birthdays. is needless to add that Mr. Rend's win was most popular, and the members present were loud in their praise of his brilliant exhibition.

The conditions of the shoot were 100 birds, Leggett trap, from the centre stand, and the following were! the scores of these who completed the competition,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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