CHAMPION TEAM MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 7 March 1912, Page 7

CHAMPION TEAM MATCH.

AVON B?: OPAKI (A). Seven shots at. 300, .100, mul COO yards; open to teams of 'iiv« mm from any territorial unit or riflo club in New Zealand or Australia. 'I'hero were "(I entries for the contest, nndito the entrance money of £1 per team, vfan added a cheque for Jti donated by Messrs. Staples ami Co. to the Associntioii's fund, making n total of JB2B for the dirision of prizes, us follows; First prize. £10; 2nd, £U; Itrd, .£5; 4th, ,U; stn, .£!!. 'The winners, in addition, were awarded, tlie .District Challenge Shield. Thiough soine misunderstanding, iiirce of tlie teams— Petone B, Karori i>, ami i\e«' Plymouth— \yero unable to complete their firing within the time-limit at iSOOydSt, and suJVercd accordingly when 7iie juinibers went up. Four ■ possibles were scored—the shooting was or a very high aider, tho scores being: Laking, of Blouhelm, at :100yds; Atkins, of the 7th Regiment, and A. H. Guy, of Kaponga (at 500 yds.); and cx-chnmpion G. Hyde; of Opafci, a); 600 yds. Rosults:— Opaki Club (A Team). ' ' 300 500' 600 • yds. yds. yds. Tl. H. Mawlqr 31 31 3-t 99 G. Hyde 32 31 3:. 98 i>. M'lntctfh 33 33 31 97 A. J. Cameron 32 3,1 31 !I6 R. J. King- 33 31 . 30 1)1 Totals 101 162 161 -iU Christehtcrch Rifle Club (A. Team). R. Duthie M 31 »2 100 N. Wood + 31 31 . 32 97 B. Sandford 32 31 3(1 96 H. Remolds 32 31 30 93 J. Henry - ■ 27 30 33 90 Totals * 156 163 157 476 Akarana Club. A. ,T. Lethal* 31 31 33 9S E. Elliott 34 31 30 98 W. G. r.ano 33 31 30 M f. H. Head 32 31 28 91 T. Alexander 31 31 it 90 Totals 161 161 149 474 Katrori Club (A Team). H. Bulford 31 31 32 97 H. Marshall 31 32 32 95 J. Burns 31 32 31 91 N. F. Willcmghby ... 33 33 28 01 E. O. Letter 33 32 28 93 Totals .- 159 163 151 473 Ohura Club. S. Currie ..: 33 32 30 95 W. Williams 30 34 30 91 C. B. Dewar 33 32 29 94 G. Loveday 31 34 28 93 C. AVilliams 31 32 29 92 Totals 15S lfit 116 408 Karori Club (C Team). W. C'liirnside 33 34 34 101 H. V. Croxton 33 33 31 97 W. Aston 31 31 30 92 A. France 32 28 31 91 J. Kabe -...;... 24 31 29 84 Totals 153 157 Iμ 4G5 Other teams:— Blenheim Club 155 101 ,148 404 Christchurch Club (U Team) 151! 157 140 459 Okawa Club 150 15!) 147 .150 Opaki (B Team) 155 153 HI! , 154 Linton Club 142 ltil 147 450 D Company (7th : fle-rt) 145 ICO 115 450 Wanganui Club 150 159 139 443 Suburbs Club (A Team) UT 153 143 443 Karori Club (D Team) 148 MB Ml 43S Kaponga. Club 149 152 • 137 438 Opaki Club (C Team) 151 150 137 438. Karovi Club(B Team) Ml 151 141 136 Upper Hutt Club ...148 153 134 435 Suburbs Club (B Team) 139 152 143 134 Petone Club ............ 125 .160 lit 432 -/■•lAgßfcPgate-f-Results; ' ■ ■'i ■' 1. Christchurch Rifle Club '.....'. 2132 2. Opaki, No. 1 : 212G 3. Ohura 2121 •1. Karori, No. 1 ....;..... 2119 I). Opaki, No. 2 2109 C. Akarana - 2107 7. Karori, No. 2 2078 8. Linton 2048 •J -'032 RIFLE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Right through tho championship matches a record of scores made was kept by tlie rifle clubs for the purpose of determining the result .of un interesting aggregate competition, for which teams were selected. On the aggregate of all matches, the Christchurch Rifle Club, with 2130 points, was judged to b B tho winner, and awarded the C.A.C. Shield, each member of the team also receiving a miniature silver cup.