considered complete weatherproofing and insulation. The Club obviously would have to wait a while for the remaining dollars that were owed to the members who had backed the project.

It was rather ironic but it was at this late stage in the life of the Newstead Gun Club that the first real attempts to shoot a form of conventional trap were made. Throughout this season the Club would shoot their competitions with targets on a 16-yard rise, from three stations rather than the required five. They were shooting five targets from each station and were satisfied with 15 targets, rather than the regular round of 25. The reason for the accepted reduction is, no doubt, the habit that had been established over the life of the Club. After all, 15 targets was an increase over the 12 that had been the standard for years...and 25 would be twice as many aS normal.

The final shoot of the season was held on May 15th and along with the regular spoon competition, a special handicap match was shot for a cigarette case of sterling silver that had been donated by the Bank of Nova Scotia through the local manager and club member, Harry Binning. Another touch of irony prevailed in this competition when, after hundred of shoots, and many thousands of targets in the lifetime of the Club, W. K. (Bill) Rogers became the second gunner in the history of Island clay target com- petition to break every target fired at. Only Sir Louis Henry Davies had done it before, and that was back in the days of the Belvidere Gun club. Rogers won the silver cigarette case with fifteen straight, and this would be the only time it would happen in the Newstead Gun Club. Major Bill Weeks shot only in the Heartz competition, and won it for the third, and what would be the last time. The beautiful trophy would remain in the possession of the Weeks family for many years to come.

For the first time shooting averages had been

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