Hardy, an avid outdoorsman, was disappointed on arrival to find that there was not an organized shooting club, especially since he had heard that Prince Edward Island was a veritable gold-mine for shotgunners, with an abundance of wildfowl, ruffed grouse, and crow; and those who remembered the boardroom table at Montreal Trust, black with bounty- earning crows' feet, recall that he loved crow shooting.

In April of 1936 George Hardy attempted to organize a new gun club, but was somewhat stymied in that he was not familiar with either the local people or their shooting habits. Undaunted, he hit on the rifle association, deducting that, if he could find some shooting enthusiasts who were used to competition, and also avid wingshooters, he could convince them of the merits of organized clay target shooting, and form the nucleus of a new moving target club. He also had heard of the Newstead Gun Club, many years before, and discussed the matter witha number of the old members who were still in Circulation. Harry Tidmarsh had been one of the later members to join the Newstead Club, had only developed a brief taste of clay bird sports, and indicated his desire to help in any way possible.

A number of potential members were approached, and all expressed an interest in hearing more about skeet shooting. An organizational meeting was held in the board room of Montreal Trust on May 20th, and George Hardy showed the assembled group clay target action pictures he had taken over the years, described the game by drawing a layout on the blackboard, and generally conveyed his enthusiasm to the extent that, before the meeting closed, they agreed to bring organized clay target shooting back to the Island.

There is no complete record of all of the individuals attending that first meeting, but some of the first to pay a $5.00 membership, apart from George Hardy and Harry Tidmarsh, were E. D. (Ed) Nicholson, who will be remembered for his chewing tobacco

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