RIFLE SHOOTING
GRKYTOWN MEETING (UnitP't Press Association 1 GRKYTOWN, April 27. The Wairarapa Rifle Association meeting opened at Rapawai to-day. There are 130 competitors. The weather was calm and dull. with au occasional drizzle, lint visibility is good. Among those present arc West. A. S. Ballinger, Nieholls, D. Rear, W. Duncan, W. -N. JM asefiold, apd Bert, Simmonds. Cast year's champion is absent. The service matcli of 300 yards was won by K. Bolton (Ouaki) with a score of 46, inking £2. 'I 1 Goodall (Wellington Sub), I/. McKenzie (Opaki). R. H. Nicholls (i’etone). all 44, £.l. .1. C. Carter (Linton) 43, C. liintcm (Upper Hutt) 42 each took £l. WELLINGTON, This Day. At the Greytown rifle meeting additional results were: —Wellington Match of 600 yards, fired in a failing light, was won by I). Keir (Ashburton) 49. taking £5. d. C. Garter (Linton) 2nd. 49. £4: I'. C. Hamilton (Wanganui) 3rd. 48, £3. Tip, Canterbury match of 600 yards was won by I''. Clark’ f Ashburton) 47, £5: ,). Bairstow (Greytown! 46, £4; I’. Khar land (Heuwiek) 46. £3. Grcytnwn No. 1 won the lea,ms match with 679 points. Feat herslon 676, Ka rori. 669.
C. J. Nix won tlie Midfield aggregate. TAKA K A V . WOODSTOCK A match of much interest was fired a! the Woodstock range between Takaka and Woodstock DrTemp Rifle Clubs. The ranges were 200. 300 and 600 yards, and resulted in a win for 'lakaka by the narrow margin of five points. At the conclusion of the match Air ,T. Balek, tins president, of the Woodstock Defence Rifle Club, referred to tins finr spnrtmanship of the Takaka men in travelling such a long distance and Imped that this match would he the forerunner of many more. lie hoped a return match would be fired at Takaka. at no distant date.
Following are the f.-eor> TAKAKA
Itil!( , lii:in. 200 300 500 Dit al K. Fciirv 21.1 32 28 88 F. llollci'l Mill 31 25 31 87 I!. (1. Sparrow 29 24 29 82 I.. Hitchcock 29 28 22 79 \Y. Paterson 31 22 25 78 A. II. Bicklfv 26 24 26 76 11. Frnrv 29 23 21 73 0. McOnlhrm 23 18 30 71 II. Hill u 32 27 70 Iv. 3Y. Sparrow 27 23 20 70 Tul nl 264 25.1 WOODSTOCK 269 774 Hillcnum. 200 300 500 filial .1. n.'i iik 32 29 33 94 K. 1 ’ r i < - 1 • 30 32 29 91 0. Sili Kick 31 29 or, 85 L. 15 nick 30 93 oo 81 A. Silcock 32 o c, 99 79 \j. Hull 29 22 27 78 H. Evlcs 29 24 24 11 J. Price 16 23 23 62 r„ IT. M vi lmi :.») M (.1 W. -Mviii.n 23 16 61 Tot'-il 28.1 247 241 760
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 April 1925, Page 3
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