RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22372, 19 March 1936, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING

BAY OF PLENTY CLUBS TAURANGA RETAINS SHIELD £by telegraph:—ovrs correspondent] i WHAKATANE, Wednesday * The annual shield match of the Bay of Plenty Rifle Club was held on the Rangi- ' taiki Club's range yesterday, the Kfiiikati, 1 Tauranga, Rangitaiki and Whakatane Clubs competing for the shield and the Opotiki - Star. Tauranga. holders of the shield, re- " tamed the trophy. W. Moors. Rangitaiki, made the highest score and his name wiU be engraved on the shield. The weather was good and some fine scores were registered. SiwT?/? Finn° nS ere: Ten B k° ts «»ch at the 500 and 600 yards ranges. Scores were:— , I | a «ranga.- r r Spratley 92. C. J. Kiddie 92. • £. xr 9 ?' yf,-. J - Johnston 92, R. BenjatStal, 637 IV6r 9 °* tt Ward 89: grand q „ R^n^ ai T kL — W -i Moore 97.. Mrs. W. Moore P' t' 91 ' d" S le^ns 89 > E - Morey total^'629 n ' ' VVllson 865 Brand Katikati.—G. D. Walford 94, W. H. Poole 92. Faulkner 91. A. M. Poole 88, S. Wright totaP' 6r7 d 8S ' A " Wri eht 81; grand Whakatane.—J. D. Clarke 92, W. McFarland 88, A. Johnson 84. Parkinson 83. H McConnell 80. J. Rand 73. H. G-. Rand 66: grand total, 566. For the Opotiki Star the aggregate points were:—Rangitaiki, 306; Katikati, 363: Tauranga, 361; Whakatane, 357. At a subsequent meeting of the centre the president, Mr. Poole, presented the trophies to the winners. Mr. D. Clarke -was elected centre president for the ensuing year and Mr. C. Pipe secretary. It was ; decided to hold the annual prize meeting and belt shoot at Opotiki on the King 1 * Birthday. BAY OF PLENTY CLUBS CHALLENGE SHIELD MATCH [BY TELEGRArH —OTCN CORRESPONDENT] Wednesday The annual meeting of Bay of Plenty rifle clubs for a challenge shield was held on the Thornton range yesterday in ideal

weather. The Katikati, Tauranga. Rangitaiki and Whakatane Clubs were represented. The ranges were 500 yds and 600 yds. 10 shots being fired at each distance. Teams of 10 men competed, the scores of the highest seven being counted. The match resulted m a win for Tauranga. the holders of the shield. Total points were as follows ' Tauranga. 637; Rangitaiki, 629; Katikati, 617; Whakatane. 566. Rifleman W. Moore, of Rangitaiki, with 97 points, made the highest score of the day.