AUCKLAND SHOOTERS.
MANY HAVE THEIR "EYE IN,"
BIG LIST OF PRIZE-WINNERS. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Stat.") TRENTHAM. Monday. Auckland provincial prize-winners at the New Zealand rifle shooting meeting today :— Service Match. Snapshooting.—Bowes (Auckland) 68. Devore (Auckland) 66. Johns (Kaitaia) 66. each £1 : Siminonds (Auckland I 65, Elliott (Akarana) 64. each 10/. Counted out: Turner (Navy) 64. Service Mutch, Rapid.—Devore (Auckland! 80. £>; Purvis (Auckland) 76. f1 : Clark I Auckland I 76. Simmonds (Auckland) 76. Bowes (Auckland) 75, Johns (Kaitaia) 73. each 10/. Service Match. 500 Yards.—Devore (Auckland) 72. £4; Clark (Auckland) 71. Siminonds (Auckland) 69. Turner (Navy) 6!). each £1: Torrie (Kaitaia) 6S. WakeHeld (Akarana) 68. Jeune ((iisborne) 6S, Johns (Kaitaia) 67. each 10/. Wellington Match. — A grade: Bowes (Auckland) 0!). £5: Palmer lOtorohanga) 05. Norris (Kaitaia) 93. Ivan Spry (Auckland) 04. Bull (tiisborne) !)4. Hcrevel (Glshorne) 93. Harris (Auckland) 93. each £1 : Clark (Auckland) 93. Jeune (Gisborne) 93. Taylor (Gisborne) 03. Wakefield (Akarana) 93. .Tudkins (Auckland) »2. Russell (Auckland) 92, each 10/. B grade: Torrie (Kaitaia) 93. Purvis (Auckland) 03. Perrln (Auckland) 92, Chrlstensen (Kaitaia) !)2, each £1 : Ashton (Kaitaia) 91, Palmer (Mnrsden) 91. each 10/. Otago Match.—A grade: Jeune (Gisborne) 50. £3 12/; Bowes (Auckland) 40. Elliott (Akarana) 40, each £2: Ivan Sprv (Auckland) 48. Wakolield (Akarana) 4S, Palmer (Marsden) 48. Collingwood (Auckland) 48, Perrin (Auckland) 48. Siminonds (Auckland) 47. each £1 ; Norris (Kaitaia) 47. Taylor (Gisborne) 47. Robertson (Auckland) 47. each 10/. B grade: Reynolds (Matamata) 40. £2; Fordo (Matamata) 47, Purvis (Auckland) 47. each £1. Hawke's Bay Match. —A grade: Torrie (Kaitaia) 48. £4: Ivan Spry (Auckland) 48. Devore (Auckland) 46. Wakefield (Akarana) 46. each £1: O'Donnell (Reparoa) 45. Norris (Kaitaia) 45, Perrin (Auckland) 45. Johns (Kaitaia) 45. each 10/. B grade: Palmer (Marsden) 47. £3: Allen (Whangarei) 45. .Tudkins (Auckland) 45. each £1; rorde (Matamata) 45, Reynolds (Matamata) 45, Collingwood (Auckland) 44, each 10/.
CLEVEDON DEFENCE CLUB.
The minimi classification of members of the Clevedon Defence Rifle Club was completed on Saturday. Competition was keen. The trophy for class firing is a handsome silver cup and badge, presented bv Colonel N. I\ Adams, president of the club. On the first day's shoot N. L. Munro and f». H. Browne tied for top score. As this was not beaten on subsequent shoots a. shoot-off was necessary. 1,. H. Browne being successful by a narrow margin.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 14
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