RIFLE SHOOTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 March 1926, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TRICKY CONDITIONS TO-DAY

MISSES PLENTIFUL,

(by TELEGRAPH: —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) TBENTHAM, March 19. As the hours passed, clouds blotted out the glaring sun, leaving the light soft, and clear, but one of Trenthara’s trickiest “fish-tails” developed with disastrous results to the scores at 900 yards of the Dominion Match. Many cards disclosed misses, and the man who cot. every shot on the target counted himself as lucky. Rhodes put all ten into the “bull,” but as he only came back with 55 on for fifteen shots at 600 yards) the possible, the only one registered thus far, did not bring him much grist. H. Donald 71 —16—117, Caughley 70 —15 —115, at the end of the match, headed the list. Among the tragedies of the morning was Masefield’s shoot. Starting with a miss and 3 for sighters, he got another 3, then four misses, a 2. throe misses and a 2, a total of 7. Ho had come back with a useful 65, so the “crash” brought him condolences from all sides. Even the official flag at headquarters office was overcome and fell mysteriously to half-mast. The match was won by Donald (Opaki) with 117, followed by Caughley (Karori) 115, then R. J. King (Opaki), Henry (Kaiapoi), Jepson (Tahora), C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt), Holland (Opotiki) each with 111, and Mcßean (Wellington), O’Donnell (Petone), Roots (Patea), Guiney (Petone), Irvine (Nelson) each with ,113. ' This match does not count for the belt.

The tricky conditions for the 10 shots of the Hawke’s JBay Match, at 900 yards, belonging to the belt series. Caldwell notched the possible, while Roots came a “mucker” with only 29.