SOUTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23828, 7 June 1939, Page 16

SOUTH OTAGO

balclutha! Miniature Rifle Match At Taumata on Monday •'night tho Balclutha and Taumata Chfps met in a friendly match. , In a clostt shooting contest Balclutha teams xmjnaged t<» win all three grades. Results were:™ Balclutha A: R. ArbuthnotU jun., 77, J. Bellaney 67, A. McEwan '72, R. Arbuthnott, sen., 77, N. Rutbjgrford 78; total 369. Taumata A: S. Bobertson 78, I. Carruthei«s 75, S. Smfrtb. 75, A. Miller 71, L. Houliston 68; tß*al 367. Balclutha B: L. Bell 74, A. iHayward 74, W. Sloan 76, J. Smail I 76, L. Cockerill 68; total 368. Taitanata B: W. Taylor 69, B. Peterson 7S; A. Broad 74, E. Brown 57, J. Taylor./ 61; total 336. Balclutha C: J. Dippie 16, \G ; Tash 70, D. Lattimore 74, M. Anderson 78, P. Deaker 72; total 370. Tatanata C: H. Carruthers 69, F. Carruth fer* 72, B. Osborne 72, J. Evans 65, W. Gjamxtberji 63; total 341.

RUGBY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Beautifully fine weather '"prevailed for the annual seven-a-sidtfc tournament of the South Otago Rugby Subunion on Monday. The Sen For Competition was won by Toko, Vnth Clinton runner-up. Clinton faron the Second Grade Competition, CJhitha the Third, and Owaka District High, School the Fourth Grade. Resuttp are a* follows:

Senior Grade

First Round.—Clinton A 10j,, Star nil. Toko 13, Crescent nil. Secojld round: Toko 21, Clinton B nil Clutha a bye. Semi-final: Clinton A 8, Clutha 3. In this game, which was a hard-fought one, W. Megget and Nicol sabred tries for the winners and Shand l&icked a penalty goal for Clutha. i\ "?'- The final between Toko anJd Clinton provided one of the best ganfiies of the day, and there could be no dcnjtfjt about the best team winning. Toko.won by 8 points to nil. For the winnfjrs Wood kicked a penalty goal and "'RThitaker gained a try. Names of winning team: Thomson, Currie, Wood, 'Morgan, Stewart, Burn, Whttakes. ?

Second Grid*. \ , First round: Clinton A 10, 'jCrNcctit nil. Second round: Clutha A 12, Clinton B nil; Clinton A 9, Clutha .tB nil. In the final between CUntap A and Clutha A, the former won ■eSEbily by 6 points to niL J. Walker ilcored a try for Clinton and J. Wilsoifc kicked a penalty goal. Names of J-winnintf team: J. McKenzle, R. Roy, XLWilson, J. Walker, C.CockerM, W.'lfotller. X. McLachlan, . v . >, v .■■**'■'

Third Grade Crescent A 12, Clutha B niifc Clutha A 10, Crescent B nil. Finaif Clutha won by 3 points (a penalty* [goal by Michie) to Crescent'* nil. £ fames of winning team: L. Washington, E. Michie, L. wayward. E. McJCeod. W. Stewart, E. Reid, t Gold. r Fourth Grade J First Round.—High School A XL Clutha nil; Crescent B 6, WikM School 85. Second found: Owaki.r District High 5, Crescent A nil; High School A 15, Crescent.B nil..' •• \ In the final the Owakfi Dislfact High School snatched victory at [the .last moment. In the first spellt Wright scored a try for High Sclpbol, and there was no further score u?itil close on time, when Landreth made a good run for Owaka to score behind the posts, and North had no diflneulty in converting (5 —3): '■', Names of winning team: W. Landreth, W. and J. McNab, J. Campbell, H. Wratten, R, North, D. McLaphlan. I . Primary Schools'Competition

Toko A 14, Clutha nil; Toko IB a by*. Final: Toko A 15, Toko B 3. ! Names of winning team: J. <pameron, W. Mason, L. Harvey, O. Bibnv WWright, J. Calder, R. Paul. '\ The concluding game was one between the referees and the Toklp Territorials, which was played in atie dark and was more or less of a ti»irlesqu« nature. .-,,, Referees for the day werd:.' Messrs Ivan Stewart, C. Williams,-G. McAßan, T. Hansen, E. Richardson, Dt IngHa, C. G. Clark, T. Fox, JJ. ,Waper, H. Jackman. ; Mr C G. Clark provided ahjd operated a loudspeaker that filteal In the intervals pleasantly with **canned music" and outside sporting results. Mr U. Walker presented thej y cups fa the winners. CLINTON Rifle Shooting ; i The Clinton Defence Rifle C|«S> flred a match over the 300 yards rind 500 yards ranges on Saturday afternoon for the Button Trophy. A tricfcy wind was blowing from the right, at SOO yards, while at 500 yards the got very dull, making shooting ißifftcult Riflemen Turner and Turnbttll tied for the button, Rifleman Turnbujai winning in the' shoot off. The (following were the scores, with the , handi-

caps:— 300 500 Hicpi Tl. yds. yds. Turnbull .. 30 32 ft— 88 H. Turner .. 31 34 3J— 68 J. Evans .. 27 29 111— 67 I. Carruthew .. 28 31 ■ :."!t'— » 66'. A. MeAuley .. 24 31 iai— 65 J. Miller '.. .. 29 25 "J—!? R. Robertson .. 29 26 9 1— trt T. Lamberton .. 29 31 3 j__63 S.. Robertson .. 31 29 (iijj OV J. Meggit •• .. 18 19 ap* —57