RIFLE SHOOTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 9 April 1928, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

AT NEW PLYMOUTH. BELT TO A. GOVENLOCK. Aluch good shooting took place at Dewar©wa Dang© on Saturday, when about sixt3 T competitors; shot tor th|3 Taranaki Championship Belt. Conditions were good generally, though in the morning the light was changeable. There were six individual and one teams’ match and Hawera and district ootists scored very well. P. 0. Veale won the Hawera. match, G. Harrison (Kaponga) the New Plymouth match, J. Booth (Hawera) the toner range aggregate with L. C. Harrison second, and G. It. Smith (Kaponga) was second in the Pa tea match. Booth also got third in the grand aggregate. Special interest- attaches to the Belt, because D. Boots (Patea) Avon outrightand Ufa-presented it to the association. The results were:— SERVICE AIATCH. 300 yards; 10 shots, £1 10s. —C. Humphrey (Okato) ... 39 £1 2s. —G. E. Parker (N.P.) 34 14s. —O. P. George (N.P.) 33 7s each. —A. E. Elgar (Hawera) 24, P. O. Veal© (Hawera) 24, D. Roots (Patea) 24. 'FAHOD.A AIATCH. 300 yards; 10'shots. £3—J. G. Turnbull (N.P.) 48 £2—J. Robinson (N.P 1 .) 47 £1 each: J. F. McCarthy (Kaponga) 44. 10s. each : M. Carey (Patea) 43, A. EL Elgar (Hawera) 42. PATEA, AIATCH, 500 yards; 10-shots. '£3 —A. Govenlock (Turakina) .: 50 £2—G. R. Smith (Kaponga) ........ 48 £1 each: El. Bootli (Hawera) 46, 1). Roots (Patea) 46. 10s each : A. E. Edgar (Hawera) 45. Tyros.—los each: A. E. Jackson (Kaponga) 44, H. Espiner (Kaponga) 44. WANGANUI AIATCH. 600 yards; 10 shots. £3 —A. Govenlock (Turakina) 48 £2 —T. A. Alarett (N.P.) 46 £1 each: G. R, Smith (Kaponga) 46, A. G. Robertson (Hawera) 44, S. J. Hoi lard (Kaponga) 44. 15s each; P. O. Atoale (Hawera) 43, 10s each : D. Roots (Patea) 42, A. E. Elgar (Hawera) 42. HAAVERA AIATCH. 800 yards; 10 -shots. £3.—P. 0. Veale (Hawera) 50 £2—L. C. Harrison (Kaponga) ... 49 £1 each: Booth (Hawera) 48, McCarthy (Kaponga) 47. 15s. —Hollard (Kaponga). NEW PLYMOUTH MATCH. 900 yard's; 10 .shots. £3—G. Harrison (Kaponga) 49 £2—D. Ale Lea y (Te Kuiti) .49 £1 each: Booth (Hawera) 47, Smith (Kaponga) 46. 15s each.—Jackson (Kaponga), L. Harrison (Kaponga) 45. Tyros.—los: D. Hollard (Kaponga) 41. GRAND AGGREGATE, £4 championship belt and cup—A Govenlock (Turakina) 234 £3—D. AlcLeay (Te Kuiti) 225 £2—E. J. Booth (Hawera) 222 £1 each: Smith 'Kaponga), Atoale (Hawera) 217, AlcOarthy (Kaponga) 216. SHORT RANGE AGGREGATE. Taranaki Rifle' Association’s Cup.—A Govenlock (Turakina) 141 J. G. Turnbull (N.P.) 139 LONG RANGE AGGREGATE. Taranaki Rifle Association’s Cup.—E. J. Booth (Hawera) 95L. CL Harrison (Kaponga) 94 TEAMS’ AIATCH. 40 shots at 300, 500 and 600 yards. £4—AYangnmii 521 £2 Ss and Tisch Memorial C'up.— . New Plymouth No. 1 518 £1 12s—Te Kuiti 513 Eight teams competed.