RIFLE SHOOTING
WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION \ MASEFIELD’S GREAT PERFORMANCE (Peb United Press Association) MASTERTON, March 4. Marksmen from Whangarei to Invercargill competed in the Wairarapa Rifla Association's meeting to-day. W. N. Masefield, the well-known Blenheim rifle shot, put up a wonderful performance, winning the Bidwill Memorial Challenge Belt and the shield for the Championship Grand Aggregate, the Maunsell Challenge Cup for the highest aggregate at COO yards, 800 yards and 900 yards, the Buchanan Memorial Challenge Cup for the highest aggregate at 300 yards. 500 yards and 600 yards, and the Rivers Challenge Cup for the highest aggregate at 800 yards and 900 Yards. The Walden Challenge Cup for the Handicap Aggregate was won by R. G. Gray (Okato. New Plymouth). Results: — SERVICE MATCH. - (300 yards.) £2 —D. S. M'Kenzie (Opaki) .. .. 31 £1 10s—R, Farley (Wanganui) .. .. 30 17s 6d each-»-R. C. Anderson (Invercargill), R, H. Nieholl (Petone) 29 BIDWILL MATCH. (300 yards.) £2—Masefield .... 50 £1 10s —C. Morrison (Alfredton) .. 49 £1 each —Anderson, D. P. Thorley (Bulls) .. .. 49 BUCHANAN MATCH. (500 yards.) £1 15s each —Anderson, R. J. King (Opaki) 50 £1 each—H. W. Feast (Greytown), F. J. Nicholls 49 WELLINGTON MATCH. (600 yards.) £2 —F. J. Soler (Wanganui) .. .. 48 £1 10s—H. W. Feast d S £1 each—W. N. Masefield, R. M. Wrigley (Opaki) 48 MASEFIELD AGGGREGATE. £1 15s each—H. W. Feast (and cup), W. N. Masefield .. .... - - 144 WAIRARAPA MATCH. (800 yards.) £2 —R. B. Gray (Okato) 50 £1 5s each—T. Orr (Greytown), W. N. Masefield 49 DOMINION MATCH. (900 yards.' £1 15s each—H. W. Feast. J. Whiteman (Opaki) 34 £1 each—W. N. Masefield, C. Gower (Waiwinui) 34 CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND AGGREGATE. £4—W. N. Masefi-lJ 227 £3—H. W. Feast 225^ HANDICAP AGGREGATE. £3 —R. G. Gray 225 £1 10s each—Z. Lovell (Tararua) A. Cook (Featherston) .. . .223$ TEAMS’ MATCH. £2 —Opaki 351 Wanganui 343 Petone • • ■ • 336 Opaki won the Tukerangi Challenge Shield for the Teams’ Match, and E. M. Wrigley (OpakO won the Association Challenge Cup for the highest scorer in the Teams’ Match.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22822, 5 March 1936, Page 11
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