RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 131, 7 June 1929, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

PATEA ASSOCIATION

The.annual meeting of the 1 Patea Rifle Association was held last Monday, and •proved..most successful, with over 100 marksmen .competing. The weather was fine, with scarcely any wind throughout the day. .Visibility^ was. good in the morning but itowards the late afternoon the background of sea,;*nd sky, a misty grey, did, not. afford much contrast to the whiteness of the.targets. Nevertheless, the shooting was 'of a very high order, and no less than six possibles were registered during the day, whilst sixteen competitors scored 34's. The championship was. won by Rflmn. A. G. Robert-?S?'-Brf Haw«;a, with the good total of iW, Knmn. D. Kenning, of Wanganui. being second with-fe'. The tyro ararregate was won by Rflmn. H. P. Dore of the Karori Rifle Club,' with a total of 97. The Champion Teams' Match was won by the Karori Rifle Club, the members of the team being Rflmn. T. H. R BoonM(captain), J. I.; King, HA*. Dore, a? d W. J. H. Haase. At the conclusion pi the shooting the Mayor" of Patea, Mr Ramsbottom, presented the trophies won by the successful competitors. The principal prize-winners in the matches were as follows:— ■• Wanganui Match (300 yards, 7 shots).— P. Peterson (Hawera), 35, £4; H. T. Boon (Karori), 34, and A. G. Robertson (Hawera), 34, each £2 10s; P. Palmed (Pohangma) 34, P. C. Hamilton (Wanganui) 34, By :P; Dore: (Karori) 34,^and I R. Shaw (Wanganui) 34, each £1 V Taranaki Match (500 .yards, 7 shots).— ■M. Luxford;: (Wangamii), L. Andrews (Wanganui); L. Uttinger (Hawera), L. Mellow (Hawera), • ;and : .0. Spellman (Pohangina), all scored the possible and took £2 4s each.. There werei rsix scores of 34. ' ' . :..,.:■■; - : Wellington Match (600 yards, 7 shots). —W. Alexander (Wayerley),. 34, £4: P. Balmer (Pohangina),.34, £3; A. Heather (Kaponga),- 33^r £2;-A. .Robertson '>:(Hawera)^ Gi Webster (Wa.verley), J. Turnbull (New Plymouth), j. Patefson (Wanganui),. E. Hogg x and D. Kenning (Wanganui) scored 33's, and took £1 each.. ■ . .'. ..-'-..,' Grand Aggregate: (Honeyfield' Belt and Morse GoUi Medal);—£B, A. G. Robertson '(Hawera), 100; £4, D. Kenning (Wanganui); 99, £3; A. Heather (Kaponga), 98; £2, G. Smith (Kaponga), 98.. .. :-.- Champion Teams' Match. Challenge Cup and £10 10s, Karori Rifle Club, 375; £6 6s, Kaponga Rifle Club, 374; £4 4s, Patea Rifle Club, 372; Hawera Rifle Club, 371; . Wanganui A, 370;.. Wanganui B,; 370. 11 teamsi; competed.- """■.-' Optional Aggregate (500 and'6oo yards). —D: Kenning (Wanganui>,: 67, £10; A. G. Robertson (Hawera), 66, £7; A. Heather (Kaponga), 65, and J. Paterson (Wanganui), 65 each, £4 10s; G. Smith (Kaponga), 65, £3; F. Hogg (Wanganui), G4, £2. • Tyro Aggregate.—H. P. Dor© (Karori), 97, £2; E. Izett (Kaponga) 95, M. Luxford (Wanganui) 95, and C. Spellman (Pohangina)^ 95, each £1.