Rifle Shooting.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 15, Issue 31, 19 April 1904, Page 4

Rifle Shooting.

CANVASTOWN v. SOUNDS.

The third match between these Clubs took place at Waitaria Bay on , Saturday. The first match, at Manaroa, was won by Sounds, the second, at Canvastown, was a victory for Canvastown, and the one on Saturday gave the Canvastown men the “ rubber.” The visiting team left the Havelock wharf at 6.45 a.m., in the Reikura, and, although a strong head-tide was running, a good trip was made, and Waitaria was reached at 10 a.m. The visitors were there met by Captain Masefield and Mr R. Harvey, and, although the members of the home team were not particularly punctual, a start with shooting was made a little before 11 a.m. The match was a very close one, the result really depending on the shooting of the last squad at 500 yards; but the three Canvastown members (T. Fuller, C. Smart and E. Wells) here shot particularly well and the match ended in a victory for Canvastown by 27 points. The marking at 200 and 800 yards was very smart and correct, but owing to the poor target at 500 yards the marking was very slow and rather uncertain. An excellent lunch and tea were prepared and partaken of, and the hospitality of the Sounds Club, combined with the glorious weather, made the outing most enjoyable. Captain Wilson suitably thanked the home team for the pleasureableness of the match, and expressed the hope that a return match would soon eventuate; he then called for three cheers for Captain Masefield and his men and three more for the ladies. Both teams were then photographed, after which a start was made for Havelock, which was reached ab r 'ut nine o’clock. Following are the scores (seven shots were fired at each range):—

CANVASTOWN RIFLE CLUB. 200 O O 0 0 Tl. N. Simonsen , , 26 25 26 77 E. Wells 25 25 27 77 H. Stratford 25 27 24 76 W. Wilson , 25 24 22 7i G. Wells 23 26 22 7i L. Burton , 24 22 21 67 T. Fuller 18 17 27 62 C. Smart . 16 18 25 59 S. Couper .. 19 23 l6 58 R. Burton . 24 14 16 54 H. Price.. •• 21 22 II 54 Total , . • • .. .. 726 SOUNDS RIFLE CLUB. 200 300 500 Tl. W. Masefield 28 29 30 87 C. Thompson 29 22 24 75 W. McMahon 26 21 23 70 J. Henderson 25 20 21 66 ,N. Harvey 25 17 23 65 S. Hunter *4 24 25 63 P. Johansen 25 18 18 61 V. Ruffell 19 24 17 60 J. Webb.. 20 17 16 53 R. Harvey 26 14 12 52 W. Henderson 18 14 15 47 Total , . 699