SHOOTING PROWESS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 3

SHOOTING PROWESS

(Totht Editor.) Sir,—May I, through your columns, .a* f an old rifle shot; publicly extend »» heartiest congratulations to the Lowest Hutt Miniature Rifle Club m winning th* A grade, B grade, and C grade champion* ships of Wellington, and especially to th* Hutt A team for its brilliant shooting in!. the final against the KaioriTllnb". A «cor* of 487 oiit of a possible 400 is no mea* performance, and it is one that deserve* the highest praise. It i» » record -that wis stand for some years in New Zealand, un*: less the Hutt team betters it next yew, a*.. I am mire they could if they, Bet ont to d^> it. As a team and individually on P*r*t (and also by performance) they are th# toughest nuts to crack in ■ the -whole of this Dominion. Every member 01 tbWI team has at some time represented ,W» lington in overseas and interprofancuilmatches and always been •among the topa scorers. . . '..'■:..■■ ' m '■ - Although I do not take any active pai# in the shooting I still keep a record ©8^ most of the rifle clubs .and their doings* and by looking through my notes I find! that since 1927 the Hutt Club has won th 4 Wellington championship in the' A gracto on no less than five occasions, the B| grade five, and the C grade four. In th«i North Island miniature champipnship4. fired last Saturday E. W. Veitch, of th^ Hutt Club, won the A grade champion* ship and .T. A. McHolm, of the sam* club won the B grade championship, '4 really wonderful record for one club. Al* though I do not belong to Wellington o«t know any of the Hutt Club's • member^ personally I could not let this opportu*. nity go by withbut extending my heartiesfj congratulations to them, and especially their brilliant A grade team. It i«>4, team New Zealand should be proud of.—lK am, etc.. , ■ i' OLD RIFLE SHOT. -! Feathei'ston. . ' '..'■■