AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN WINS WAIAU SHOOT
The captain of the visiting Australian team, E. Henderson, narrowly won the Canterbury Rifle Association’s A grade shoot at Waiau. He scored an aggregate of 130, one point ahead of the runner-up, W. Oakley (Malvern). V. Percy, of the Kiwi club in Dunedin, won the B grade and L. Ching, of Ashburton, won the C grade. Possibles were fired by B. Hoban, Percy and Mrs R. E. Taylor. Results were:— A Grade 300 yards: B. Hoban (Waiau) 50; R. E. Taylor (Christchurch), I. Ballinger (Sydenham), J. Arker (Ashburton), C. Lee (Queensland) 49: J. Waller (Christchurch), C. Simonsen (Sydenham), V. Curtis (Christchurch), J. Cameron (Ashburton), E. Henderson (New South Wales) 48. 500 yards: C. Simonsen (Sydenham). W. Oakley (Malvern), E. Henderson, K. Dunbar (Waiau), 49; .1. Waller, J. Cameron, T. Duncan, (Ashburton), 48; R. Johnstone (Christchurch), C. Lee, V. Curtis 47.
600 yards: Mrs R. E. Taylor (Christchurch), 35; I Ballinger, 34; B. Hoban, W. Oakley, E. Henderson, G. Bland (Waiau), 33; V. Curtis, T. Duncan, R. E. Taylor, J. Waller, 32.
Aggregate: E. Henderson, 130; W. Oakley, 129; Mrs R. E. Tay lor, I. Ballinger, B. Hoban, R E. Taylor, J. Waller, C. Lee, C. Simonsen, 128; V. Curtis, 127.
B Grade 300 yards: A. McLachlan (Christchurch), V. Percy (Kiwi), K. Foster (Waiau), S. Pettigrew
(Waiau), 48; H. Davies (Waiau), A. Ramsay (Sydenham), A. Marshall (Malvern), J, Marshall (Malvern), R. Hammond (Waiau). P. Northcote (Waiau), 47. 500 yards: V. Percy 50; A. Marshall 49; R. Chaffey (Waiau), A. Ramsay, J. Marshall. Miss N. Long (New South Wales), 48; A. Kingsbury (Christchurch), S. Pettigrew, G. Wills, (Kiwi), H. Davies (Christchurch), 47.
600 yards: W. Oliver (Malvern), R. Hammond, 34; Miss N. Long, H. Davies, 33; A. McLachlan, A. Kingsbury, J. Marshall, 32; A. Ramsay, A. Marshall, R. Chaffey, V. Percy, 31. Aggregate: V. Percy, 129: R. Hammond, 128; Miss N. Long. H. Davies, J. Marshall, A. Marshall 127; A. McLachlan, A Ramsay, 126: A. Kingsbury, 125; W. Oliver 124. C Grade 300 yards: M. Jones (Waiau), L. Ching (Sydenham), 46; J. Findlay (Waiau) 43, 1. Dunbar (Waiau) 41. 500 yards: M. Jones 46: B. Blackle (Waiau) 44, L. Ching, 43; J. Findlay 42. 600 yards: L. Ching 33: G. Pannett (Waiau) 33, M. Quaife (Waiau) 31: J. Findlay 30; Aggregate: L. Ching: 122; M. Jones, 120: J. Findlay, 115; I. Dunbar, 107. Safe Stolen.—A safe containing nearly £4OO was stolen from the Grosvenor Hotel, New Plymouth on Wednesday night. (P.A.).
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30952, 7 January 1966, Page 6
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