Rifle Shooting

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 87, 29 March 1926, Page 3

Rifle Shooting

OKAWA CHAMPIONSHIPS. WON BY wT'j 7 . GREEN. Last week-end the annual championship was shot off under ideal weather conditions, and some very high scoring was done. The championship was won by AV. J. Green, who takes the Lowry Belt and one guinea with the record score of 230. The runner-up with 221, was E. L. Brathwaite, jnr., who won the Bone Cup and 10s 6d. The B Grade Championship, with the Campbell Cup and one guinea, was won by R. T. Cleary. The runnerup was I. G. Mackersey, who won the Junior Cup and 10s 6d. Following are the detailed scores: — s A. GRADE.

RIVERS CUP. ’The scores for ranges of 300, 500 and 600 yards also counted for the final series of the Rivers Cup competition, which was won by AV. J. Green with a total score of 273. Following are the scores:—

WAIPUKURAU DEFENCE CLUB. During the week-end the above club shot off for the final round of Air J. W. Harding’s silver cup and for Air. Bert Orr’s gold medal. A light, variable wind upset some of the scores, otherwise the conditions were good. The details of the silver cup shoot art as follow, seven shots at 500 and

S. Annand (5) .... 28 19 52 H. AVoodward wins the silver cup with a total of 189, R. Butler 157, S. Annand 186, and A. Chambers 18-1 were next in a keen contest for first place. The details of the shoot for Bert )rr s gold medal are as follow, 10 shot,

The present leaders in the following shoots are:—Hunter Shield, T. Sullivan 272, F. Fryer 271, H. AVoodward 163; Hodge Cup. H. AVoodward 278. T. Sullivan 272, F. Fryer 271; Alain Challenge Belt, F. N. AlcA’icar 513. H. AVoodward 511, L. J. Taylor 506, A Chambers 505. All these have two shoots yet to complete. NAPIER CLUB. At the rifle range on Saturday last members of the above club held a shoot for Air AVm. Nelson’s gold medal and Air T. Parker’s trophy. Rifleman R. Mundy won the medal with a good score of 91 out of 100. Rifleman J. T. Hawkins won Air. 1. Parker’s trophy with a score of 90. Rifleman R. Nicholson made top score of 87 off the rifle, and takes the club’s ladder badge. PASSMORE SHIELD. Nelson, Alar. 27. “C" Company of the Nelson, Blenheim and AVest 'Coast Regiment (holders) have again won the Passmore Shield for the best company in the Southern Command, obtaining 529 points, against Oamaru’s 440 and Ashburton’s 381. The company will now represent the Command for the Campbell Statuette.

Green . 47 8 o 47 o o 46 00 48 42 230 Brathwaite. jnr. 45 45 4.4 42 45 221 liallagan 44 46 43 44 41 218 L. Brathwaite . 47 43 42 44 37 213 Cropp . 47 46 38 47 35 213 Petterson . 41 48 41 44 35 209 \\ hite . 46 44 41 36 40 207 Humphries . 43 43 45 39 46 206 Russell . 44 42 39 35 42 202 Candy . 35 44 39 48 20 186 B. Cleary GRADE. . 46 41 38 41 38 204 Mackersey . 38 40 40 47 35 200 Rivers . 46 46 38 31 197 Connor . 42 37 31 39 3,5 184 Holderness . 39 37 27 44 34 181 Burton. . 38 38 41 38 z;i 180 1 urness 36 34 33 173 Me Ivor .... . 42 41 33 31 22 169 Manson .... . 33 38 36 41 11 158 Giorgi . 39 18 30 38 32 157 Evans . 26 27 10 21 16 100

Green 1st series. 133 2nd series. 140 Tata 273 White 136 134 270 Rivers 128 136 264 L. E Brathwaite 127 132 259 E. L Brathwaite 124 134 258 Macke rsey .... 126 133 259 H older ness «. 119 136 255 Cleary 123 131 254 iiailagan .... 120 133 253 Humphries 118 127 215 Alcl.vor . . . .— m 131 242 Pederson .... 104 130 234 Evans 114 88 202

600 yards:— 500 GOO yds. yds. Total R. McLean (scr.) .. 33 29 62 A. Chambers (1) • • 32 29 62 A. (Been (2) 30 29 62 Vi’. G. Bryce (scr) .. 27 33 ■60 l-I. Butler (9) 28 23 60 .1 McBride (12) . . 25 22 59 I'\ N. Me Vicar (scr) 32 20 58 II. Woodward (2) .. 29 27 58 L. J. Taylor (scr) .. 30 27 57 .1. R. Atkins (2) .. 28 26 56

at 800 and 900 yards:— 800 900 yds. yds. Total. F. N. Me Vicar (scr) 43 42 85 L. J. Taylor (scr) .. 42 41 83 F. Fryer (scr) .... 38 43 81 R. McLean (1) .... 36 39 7'6 S. Annand (8) .... 28 34 70 J. R. Atkins (3) .. 36 31 70 11. Woodward (2) .. 43 24 69 A. Chambers (2) . . 27 36 65 J.. McBride (11) 24 16 51