RIFLE SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 40, 16 February 1929, Page 17

RIFLE SHOOTING.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM DEPARTS

(By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, this day *i En vr r ° Ute *° Melbour ne, via Sydney, the New Zealand representative rifl" team sailed by the Maunganui yesterday afternoon.

fc l am quite condent of success," said :.w C MarshalI > captain of the team. We have with us a great team, one truly representative of New Zealand. Of the six emergencies travelling five are up to New Zealand standard, thus giving us a team that will take a lot of beating. If we are defeated, I can only say the better team won." The following is the team:—H. Marshall (captain), W. Masefield, H. Simmonds, C. Whiteman, D. Roots. H. Boon H. W. Feast, J. Feast, W. Mclver, )X Keir, F. James, A. Swanson, R, Piper Emergencies: T. Orr, F. Hood, C. v 'ix' F. Solor, F. Bolton, J. Peterson. WHAKATANE CLUB. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHAKATAXE, Friday. The first round of the competition for Mr. A. J. Moore's trophy was fired on the Whakatane Clubs range at Awakeri, and resulted as follows :— J. M. Curtis, 42 at 200 yds, 43 at 300vds, handicap 2, total 87; Edward Law, 36,* 44 3—83; F. B. Barr, 35, 36, 8—79; E. \V Xewton, 37, 39, scr—76 :W. J. Armstrong! 31, 39, 4—74; W. O. Howat, 31. 30, 9— <0; R. J. Melville, 26, 16, 25—67- A E Melville. 23, 10, 20 —53.