RIFLE-SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 104, 27 January 1931, Page 6

RIFLE-SHOOTING

Masterton-Opaki Club

Masterton, January 26.

A left wind was rather troublesome to the majority of marksmen who fired in the Masterton-Opaki Rifle Club’s shoot over 800 and 900 yards ranges on Saturday afternoon, and a changing light caught a number napping. E. M-. Wrigley was again in good form, and at 800 vards was topscorer with 48. L. Hill and K. McCalmont were next best with 46 and 45 respectively. Conditions were more troublesome at 900 yards, the best scores being 45, returned by McCalmont and Hill. The first place in tile match went to K. McCalmont with a total score with handicap of 92, which was the standard set for the day. L. Hill was next with 91, and H. King third with 90. The following are the scores, the conditions being 10 shots at 800 and 900 yards:— 800 900 Hep. Tl., K. McCalmont 45 45 2 92 L. Hill 46 45 — 91 H. King 41 44 5 90 E. M. Wriglev 48 41 — 89 R. H. Hill 43 36 10 89 R. J. King 45 41 — 36 Also fired: G. H. Murdoch, 37, 41, 7. 83; J. McCalmont, 31, 41, 11, 83; D. McCalmont, 42 34, 7. S 3; R. McPherson, 39, 38, 5, 83; •C. Pickering, 38. 34, 5, 77: C. Munro, 37, 33. 7, 77. Wanganui Club Wanganui, January 26. The weekly shoot of the Wanganui Defence Rifle Club was held at Aramoho on Saturday under good conditions. The top score at 300 yards was obtained by R. Shaw with 47, while fit 600 yards It fell to a junior shot, E. Farley, to show his clubmates the way. His 48 was a fine perfoimance. „ , The highest aggregate off the- rifle was secured by E. King with 46 at each range out of a possible.of 50. ■ The following are the scores (handicaps

are. in parentheses)’ 300 600 , Tl. Farley King Hamilton Glenny Garner Shaw ........ Hudson Luxford Doidge ...... Hughes O’Keefe ..... Manssen C'arde Shaw Windleburn Prowse The shooting 43 46 45 45 43 42 46 41 45 46 41 44 .42 47 40 37 next (2) 48 ( (-) 46 ( (1 46 ( (-) 45 ( (2) 45 ■( (3) 43 (_) 43 ,.( .(3) . 43 (1) 41 (1) 3» (3) 40 (2) 22 (2) 39 (—) 36 (5) 33 (5) 28 Saturday wil —) :js —) 92 -) 92 —) 90 -) 90 (2) 90 -) 89 (2) 89 (1) 88 (2) .88 (3) 87 (2) 87 (2) 85 (1) 81 (5) 83 5) 75 be jit Putiki.