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Abernathyrins Pigeon ShootinsJ a c k Lee of Abernathy, Calixto Mora and Haul Garbza, widely known trapshooter and ; nationally known throwers from jformer Texas state trapshoot- (Laredo, ing champion, was the win- The irnitationa! event wras the!nner of the Amarillo Invitation- List Columbaire style shoot inal Charity Pigeon Shoot, held Amarillo, introducing a newt€11 Viiaill T 1 IglAni UUUVV) in UI ..... ......' o fSaturday and Sunday at the -Wt. In Columbaire shooting the 1 Amarillo Gun Club. shooter and the thrower stand cwithin a 20-yard square outlined If Lee and Oliver Barfield of by a wire lid'.'feet above the1 Amarillo were tied for first ground. The thrower hurls the!®place, each with a score of 14 x pigeon into the air- throwing 15. Lee won the shoot-off. him in anv direction. The bird cCarl Hare Jr. of Amarillo must go over the wire and the ^ was the shoot-off winner in a shooter is not allowed to fire cthree-way tie for third place, until the bird is above the wire. 1 With a score of 1,1 x 15 he was ue 1S allowed two shots and 'lied with Jimmy Cullum ant, .. , , ... , , must kill the bird or d rawilommv Lovett, both of Wichita,, ,Falls. Cullum took fourth place l3lo0(1- Lnds falling more than and Lovett was fifth. m yards from the_ shooter are.. , considered to have been missed.Hare was the first place in ln casc (horc js doub whctherthe Class B event while four a bird landing within the ring shooters tied lor second place was hit, chasers attempt toscoring 12 x 15. Allen Currie catch it to determine whether it Smith, Amarillo, who was the is wounded.outstanding new shooter, won The dead pigeons are not ( second place in the shoot-off. wasted but are picked andJoe B. Wells of Amarillo was dressed and donated to charit- * third, Jack Bradley of Wichita able institutions.iFalls was fourth and fifth went The charity shoot was for the;1 to Glenn Brosier of Amarillo, benefit of the Children’s Home 1In the women’s division, first and the Amarillo Hearing Cen- ' place w as won by Marcia ter. The amount of the charita-JFrench of Midland, with a score blc contribution will be an-of 11 x 15. Nickic Jeter of nounccd as soon as accountingtWichita Falls and Nila Lee of is completed, according to Bobb ; Abernathy each scored 10 \ 15 Bennett and Carl Hare Jr., or- lt;rand Louise Miles and Barbara ganizers of the shoot. lt;Pyng, both of Victoria, each -killed nine of 15 pigeons.Junior winners were Kakle MoilPV, IVarCOticsBarfield of Amarillo, first, andRobin French and Dru French DOrger lt;Midland, second and third BORGER — Roof top burglarsThere were 78 shooters in the hllt;- Barney's Pharmacy hereshoot. early Sunday morning taking iColumbaire style shoot were several thousand dollars in cashand narcotics.A /*rvrrlin cf t a Unn nt t' nn 1 i lt;-»
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo, Texas, US
Mon, Jun 29, 1964
Page 12
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