RIFLE SHOOTING.
SOUTH AUCKLAND MEETING. The 27th annual prize firing meeting of the South Auckland Rifle Association was held on Saturday on the Waihi range, when the weather was fine, but a strong, tricky wind militated against high scores. The championship was won by Wakefield (Auckland City Club), and the teams match by the Akarana Club’s team. Results were:— Auckland Match, 10 shots at 300 yards.—Wakefield (City), 49, £ 1 IGs; Kelly (City), 47, £1 7s; Oliver (Tauranga), 46, 18s; Feather (Waihi), 46; Morrison (Paeroa), 46, King (Morrinsville), 45, Kiddie (Tauranga), 45, 13s each; Degenkolbe (City), 45, Campbell (Morrinsville), 45, Hubbard (Paeroa), 44, Calder (Akarana), 44, Comes (Waihi), 44, Mirrielees (Tauranga), 43, Draffln (Akarana), 43„ Clark (City), 43, Andrews (Opotiki), 43, Grigsby (Morrinsville), 42, 9s each. Tyros: Munro (Waihi), 41, Faulkner (Katikati), 41, Trembath (Waihi), 40, Johnston (Tauranga), 40, 9s each. Goldfields Match, 10 shots at 500 yards.—Draflin (Akarana), 49, £1 10s; Clark (City), 47, Powell (Akarana), 47, Degenkoble (City), 47, £1 each: Kelly (City), 47, J. G. Comes (Waihi), 47, 13s each; Pox (Rangataikl), 46, Oliver (Tauranga), 46, J. Moore (Whakatane), 46, Wakefield (City), 46, Mirrielees (Tauranga), 45, Munro (Waihi) 45, Faulk ner (Katikati), 45, Kiddie (Tauranga), 44, Power (City), 44, Johnston (Tauranga), 44, Feather (Waihi), 44, Andrews (Opotiki), 44, 9s each. Tyros: Morrison (Paeroa), 44, Swindells (Waihi), 43, Wilson (Rangataiki), 42, Campbell (Morrinsville), 41, 9s each. Bay of Plenty Match, 10 shots at 600 yards.—Munro (Waihi), 47, £1 10s; Feather (Waihi), 47, Powell (Akarana), 46, Kiddie (Tauranga), 46, £1 each; Clark (City), 45, Calder (Akarana), 45, Faulkner (Katikati), 45, Olliver (Tauranga, 44, 13s each; Morries (Whakatane), 44, Wakefield (Akarana), 44, Andrews (Opotiki), 44, Wright (Katikati), 43, King (Morrinsville), 43, Draffin (Aka rana), 42. Hubbard (Paeroa), 42, Griffiths (Morrinsville), 42, Bowes (City), 42, Kelly (City), 41, 9s each. Tyros: Morrison (Paeroa), 41, Fox (Rangataiki), 41, Johnston (Tauranga), 40, Wotherspoon (Waihi), 40, 9s each. Waikato Match, 10 shots at 700 yards.—King (Morrinsville), 47, £2; Comes (Waihi). 45, £1 10s; Griffiths (Morrinsville), 45, £1; Wakefield (Akarana), 44, Oliver (Tauranga), 44, Draffln (Akarana), 43, Campbell (Morrinsville), 42, 15s each: Fox (Rangataiki), 42, Calder (Akarana), 42, prigsby (Morrinsville), 41, Morrison (Paeroa), 41, Bowes (City), 41, Degenkoble (City), 40, AVilson (Rangitaiki), 40, Kelly (City), 40, Lieutenant Clark (City), 40, Corporal Clark (Opotiki), 40, Faulkner (Katikati), 39, 10s each. Tyros: Johnston (Tauranga), 38, Trembath (Waihi), 38. Moore (Whakatane), 38, Wotherspoon (AVaihi), 37, 10s each. Grand Aggregate. Wakefield (City). 184, 30s; Oliver (Tauranga), ISO, 20s; King (Morrinsville), 178, 20s; Comes (AA r aihi), 177, Draffln (Akarana), 177, Kelly (City), 175, Clark (City), 175, 15s each; Calder (Akarana), 173, Feather (Waihi), 173, Morrison (Paeroa), 172, Degenkoble (City), 171, Faulkner (Katikati). 170, Moore (AVhakatane), 170, Powell (Akarana), 170, 10s each. Tyros’ Aggregate.—'Feather (Waihi), 173, £1 10s; Morrison (Paeroa), 172, £1; Degenkoble (City), 171, Faulkner (Katikati), 170, 15s each; Fox (Rangataiki), 168, Moore (Whakatane). 16 S. Campbell (Morrinsville), 166. Griffiths (Morrinsville), 163, 10s each.
Teams Match, 500 and 600 yds.— Akaraua, 361, £1 10s; Wuihi, 352, £1; Tauranga, 349; City, 345; Morrinsville. 325.
Notes concerning the Tauranga team will appear to-morrow.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11093, 19 April 1933, Page 3
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511RIFLE SHOOTING. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11093, 19 April 1933, Page 3
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