FINE SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 21966, 28 February 1935, Page 4

FINE SHOOTING

W. J. BURTON'S ACHIEVEMENT WINS OVER All RANGES [Per United Press Association.] CARTERTON, February 27. For the opening day of the Wairarapa Rifle Association’s Meeting the weather was cloudy and overcast, but the light was good. There was a tricky wind blowing down the range and occasionally veering to cross it. The Champion Belt, the Bidwell Memorial Challenge Shield, the Maunsell Challenger Cup, the Rivers Challenge Cup, and the Walden Challenge Cup were all won by W. <J. Burton (Okawa), who dropped only 6 points over all the ranges, and at 800yds and 900yds scored possibles. The Buchanan Memorial Cup was won by W. M. Masefield (Blenheim) with a score of 146 over the 300 yd, 500 yd, and 600 yd ranges. Details: — BUCHANAN MATCH. —SOO Yards.—• 35s—J. M’Kenzie (Opaki), R. Grigsby (Morrinsville) 50. 15s—W. H. Ballinger (Petone), C. B. Benton (Okato), W. J. Burton (Okawa) 49. 10s—Eight with 49, nine with 48j-. WELLINGTON MATCH. —6OO Yards.— £2— W. J. Burton (Okawa) 49. 30s—W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) 49. 20s —P. B. Berry (Tararua) 48. 15s—H. W. Feast (Greytown) 48. 10s—H. King (Opaki) 48, C. J. M. Jury (Greytown), C. Sigvertsen (Tararuaj 47, and fifteen others with 465. MIDFIELD AGGREGATE. £2 —W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) 146. 25s—W. Feast (Greytown), W. J. Burton (Okawa) 144. 10s—C. Sigvertsen (Tararua) 1435, C. M. Pickering (Opaki), C. B. Benton (Okato) 143. 7s 6d—Four with 1425. TEAMS MATCH £3—Opaki No. 1 (E. M. Wrigley 139, H. King 141, D, S. M’Kenzie 137, C. M. Pickering 143). 560. £2—Okato (S. Roebuck 138, A. R. Elgar 134, R. D. Gray 138, G. B. Benton 142), 552; Wanganui. 551; Tararua, 550; Opaki No. 2, 533. WAIRARAPA MATCH. —BOO Yards.— 35s—L. C. Brenton (Featherston). W. J. Burton (Okawa), 50. 20s—R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 40. 15s—H. King (Opaki) 49. 10s—Five with 49, thirteen with 48$. DOMINION MATCH. —9OO Yards.— £2—W. J. Burton (Okawa) 50. 25s—J. C. Feast (Greytown), R. Grigsby (Morrinsville) 49. 15s—L. G. Benton (Featherston) 49. 10s—Six with 48, four with 47, eight with 465. CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND AGGREGATE (Leading Six). £3 —W. •!. Burton 242. £2 —L. G. Benton 241. 20s—H. W. Feast 239, C. B. Benton and C. M. Pickering 238, B. Dunn and W. M. Masefield 237. HANDICAP AGGREGATE (Leading Six), £2 10s —W. J. Burton (OkawaV 244. 25s —C. B. Benton (Okato), F. S. Hood (Featherston) 2395. 10s—R. Grigsby (Morrinsville), B. Dunn (Upper Hutt) 238, J. Day (Makomako) 2375.