AKARANA RIFLE CLUB V. N.Z. INANIMATE PIGEON ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 93, 21 April 1902, Page 2

AKARANA RIFLE CLUB V. N.Z. INANIMATE PIGEON ASSOCIATION.

There was a grf «sJSnSr^l^ Rifle Club's F.ange at Avon {riendly urn «. as.ae, and ten |1> ou m ed in me a.sßi t-6a^ „ - +j, e p O sS^Klil T. ?£"«, tbt best Meres were Mr Atkinson's 45, Mr Doughty'! 44? and Messrs Langley's and BucbaSn's 43 each. For the visitors. Mr Kelly" 8 40, Mr Severn's 37, and Mr Hazard's 36. At the 6JO yards Messrs Buchanan and Greenfields each made «^ and Mr Kelly compiled 44 for the N.Z.I.P. Association. The following are the details of the shooting:— AKARANA RIFLE CLUB. 300 yds. 600 yds. Total. Mr B. Buchanan— 43 46 89 Mr M. Atkinson 45 43 8S Mr W. Greenshields 41 46 87 Mr H. Doughty 44 43 87 Mr J. Langley 43 38 81 Mr J. D. Webster.. 40 40 80 Mr A. G. Maughan.. 40 40 80 Mr F. Kearsley.... 37 37 74 Mr W. Mclntosh.... 37 37 74 Mr W. Thome 27 31 58 397 401 7SB N.Z. INANIMATE PIGEON ASSOCIATION. 300 yds 600 yds. Total. Mr F. V. Ke11y.... 40 44 84 Mr W. Hazard 36 ' 39 75 Mr G. Severne 37 23 60 Mr J. Strathern 32 27 59 Major Morrow 35 20 55 Mr N0ake5....... 26 27 53 Mr Roseingrave 31 21 52 Dr. Owen 30 7 37 Dr. Raynor 10 16 26 Mr Parry 6 4 10 253 * 228 511 The final round will be fired next Saturday on the Association's ground at Epsom, when each competitor will /ire 20 shots with gun at 15 yards from the traps The highest percentage of the possible of each match will be added, and the team with the highest percentage will be returned the winners.