SHOOTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1937, Page 3

SHOOTING.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH.

HOROWHENUA DEFEAT 'RAN GTTIKEI. Resulting' in a win for the Horowhe nua team by a good margin, a match between Horowhenua and Rangitikei was fired on the Hautere Rifle Club’s range on Saturday. The weather was fine, but the high wind required the constant attention of the marksmen, and frequent changes were necessary to keep in the bulls-eye. At the conclusion of the match, Mr. A. Thompson welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Horowhenua Association, and spoke of the value of team shooting to improve the standard and also to help the younger members to gain experience. Speaking on behalf Of the visitors, Mr. F. J. Soler thanked the home team for their hospitality, and the pleasant day which had been spent on the range. Possibles were secured by H. Lumsden and W. Jenkins at 500 yards, while at 600 yards L. Lumsden returned a nine-bull finish for 49. The Horowhenua team shot particularly well to average 140.5, which gave them their win comfortably. It is interesting to note that in the 360 shots fired by the home riflemen, only five “threes” were recorded, which constitutes an eloquent example of the value of coaching. The (Tve Levin men did not record anything under a “four.” The scores were as follows: — HOROWHENUA.

300 500 600 Ttl. H. Lumsden 47 50 47 144 P. R. Catley 48 48 48 144 L. Lumsden 45 48 49 142 F. H. Monk 48 48 46 142 B. Monk 48 47 46 141 J. A. Monk 48 46 46 -140 S. Lumsden 48 47 45 140 A. Thomson 48 48 44 140 A. R. Tantrum 46 46 47 139 J. M. Wylie 47 46 46 139 A. Iv. Monk 45 47 46 138 A, J. Brown 45 46 46 137 Total 563 567 556 1686 RAN GITIKEI. 300 500 600 Ttl. C. Cockburn 48 48 47 143 w. Jenkins 49 50 44 143 H. Meads .... 48 46 47 141 D. P. Thorbv 46 48 46 140 Iv. Lumsden 45 49 44 138 F. J. Soler .. 43 46 47 136 J. G. Horn ... 45 45 46 136 C. Gower 45 . 47 44 136 W. A. Stevenson 48 44 44 136 H. Gower 43 44 47 134 Wing . 44 44 44 132 F. Simpson 45 45 41 131 Total ... 549 556 541 1646