TARANAKI RIFLE MEETING

Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1932, Page 12

TARANAKI RIFLE MEETING

CONCLUSION OF BELT SERIES A ROBERTSON (HAWERA) WINNER. GIRL WINS TYRO GH'AMPIONSiBIIP. NEW PLYMOUTH’S TEAMS’ MATCH. The Taranaki Rifle Association’s ■championship belt was won .for the third 1 time yesterday by President A. G. Robertson (Hawera) at. the conclusion of the championship prize meeting at the Rewa Rewa range, New Plymouth. Robertson was two points ahead of his club mate, G. H. Cross, and J. G. McCarthy (Kaponga), who picked up splendidly in the last two matches, dropping only three points, was six points away third. The champion shot consistently throughout the meeting, performing especially well at the short ranges, the aggregate for which he won easily. His range totals were 47 at 300yds., 47 at 500yds., 47 and 44 at 600yds., 48 at 800 yds. and 45 at 900yds. He was never out of the prize list’in any of the championship matches at the meeting. Robertson won the championship previously in 1925 and 1929.

One of the most noteworthy performances of the meeting was that of Miss P. Hogg, who won the tyro championship aggregate. It was Miss Hogg’s first season of clufo shooting and she made an aggregate of 268, which would, have gained her a place in the prize-winners in the A grade aggregate had the tyro aggregate not been of more value. J. F. McCarthy shot well at the long ranges to win the long range aggregate.' With a 44 at 600 yards on Saturday he was counted out of the prize list in the Te Kuiti match, but he scored 49 at 800 yards and 48 at 900 yards to give him an aggregate of 141, two more than that of J. Vinten (Hajvera), who was second. Conditions yesterday were much better for shooting than they were on Saturday, when a fishtail rear wind chopped from side to side disconcertingly. The wind was across the range from the left yesterday and was moderately steady. The champion teams’ match was won by New Plymouth A by seven points from Hawera. The winners scored the excellent total of 487 of a possible of 525. The high standard of their shooting was enhanced by the fact that three of the five were .tyros. New Plymouth B were third, five points behind Hawera.

The match consisted of seven shots over the ranges 300, 500 and 600 yards, and at. the conclusion of the first distance New Plymouth A were leading New Plymouth B by five points, with Hawera a point away. S. G. Higgs had scored a possible and New Plymouth A had dropped only nine. points altogether. Hawera had the best total at 500 yards, two points ahead of New . Plymouth A and four ahead of Kaponga A, but were still behind New Plymouth A. 'The leaders increased their advantage at the last range by notching three more points than Hawera, who were a point better than New Plymouth B. The best individual totals were made by Higgs 100, J. Robinson and G. E. Pearson (New Plymouth) 99, and G. E. Putt (New Plymouth) 98. Mr. H. McGahey. was signal officer in place of Mr. C. H. Moore. The trophies were presented at the conclusion of the meeting by Captain F. Hartnell, president of the association. Trophy winners were:— Championship belt and miniature cup: A. G. Robertson, (Hawera). Tyro championship cup: Miss P. Hogg (New Plymouth). Short range aggregate challenge cup: A. G. Robertson (Hawera). Long range aggregate challenge cup: J. F. McCarthy (Kaponga). . • Tisch Memorial Cup; New Plymouth A team. Previous belt winners are:— 1099; Captain Potter (Auckland). 1910: Lieut. A. S. Morett (New Plymouth). ■ " ■; ■ 19111: Sergeant Frank (Nelson). 1912: Rifleman D. Roots (Kaponga). 1013: Rifleman' Winslade (New Plymouth. : 1914: Rifleman H. Gilshnan (Patea). 1915 :• Rifleman H. Hunt (Suburbs, Wellington). - 1916: Rifleman H. Hunt (Suburbs, Wellington). . . ' ■ ' 1917-18-19: No competition. . 1020: Rifleman D. Roots (Hawera). 1921: Rifleman D. Roots (Hawera). 1922: Rifleman D. Scanuell (Hawera). 1923: Rifleman T. Corkill (New Plymouth). 1924: Rifleman G. H. Taylor (New Plymouth). 1925: President A. G. Robertson (Hawera). 1926: Rifleman F. C. Hogg (New Ply-, mouth). 1927: Rifleman F., C. Hogg (New Plymouth). 1928: President A. Govenlock (Turakina). 1029: President A. G. Robertson (Hawera). 1930: Rifleman H. C. Rasmussen (Tararua). 1931: Rifleman W. Hudson (Wanganui). Detailed results are:— CHAMPIONSHIP AGGREGATE. £3 55., champion belt and trophy: A. G. Robertson (Hawera) .... 278 £2 55.: G. H. Cross (Hawera) . 276 £1 10s.: J. G. McCarthy (Kaponga) 270 20s. each: H. H. Mawley (Opaki) 269, J. G. Turnbull (New Plymouth) 268, R. Benton (New Plymouth) 267, A. R. Elgar (Kaponga) 267, A. Govenlock (Turakina) 267, P. Palmer (Pate'a) 266, L. Davidson (Patea) 266, J. Vinten (Hawera) 266, R. J. Shepherd (Hawera) 26’6. TYRO CHAMPIONSHIP. £1 and trophy: Miss P. Hogg (New Plymouth) ......... 268 Ifts, each: W. H. Mackay (New Plyr mouth) 265, S. Pruden (New Plymouth 260. LONG RAiNGE AGGREGATE. Second 600yds., 800 and 9Ooyds. matches. £2 and Taranaki Rifle Association Challenge Cup: J. F. McCarthy (Kaponga) 1,41 305.: J. Vinten (Hawera) ........ 139 205.: A. R. Elgar (Kaponga) 139 155.: .G. Cross (Hawera) 138 10s. each: P. Palmer (Patea) 138, A. G. Robertson (Hawera) 13.7, R. Rook (New Plymouth) 137, W. H. Mackay (New Plymouth) 134, G. H. Taylor (New Plymouth) 134. Counted out: Turnbull, Evans, C. Benton and R. Benton, all 134. HAWERA MATCH, 800 YARDS. A Grade. 405.: J. F. McCarthy (Kaponga) . 49 305.: D. Holland (Kaponga) .... 49 205.: J. G. Turnbull (New Plymouth) 49 155.: Miss P. Hogg (New Plymouth) 49 155.: A. R. Elgar (Kaponga) .... 49 10s. each:' A. G. Robertson (Hawera) 48, E. Booth (Hawera) 48, C. J. Benton (New Plymouth) 48, S. G. Higgs (New Plymouth) 48, G.. Cross (Hawera) 48, ss. e<ach: C. Benton (New Plymouth) 47, P. Palmer (Patea) 47, C. Humphries (New Plymouth) 47.

Counted out: Robinson, Blackburn, Rook, all 47. Tyros. 155.: R. Evans (Hawera) ........ 48 10is.: Miss Kretschmar (New Plymouth) ' 48 10s. (W. H. Mackay (New Ply-. mouth) 47 10s.: G. Pearson (New Plymouth) . 47 ss. each: G. E. Putt (New Plymouth)' 47, L. Davidson (Patea) 47. NIEW PLYMOUTH MATCH, 900 YARDS A Grade. .. 40b.: J. F. McCarthy (Kaponga) .48 305.: J. Vinten (Hawera) 47 205.: W. H. Mackay (New Plymouth) 46 155.: L. Davidson (Patea) 46 155.: G. Cross (Hawera) 46 10s. each: G. H. Taylor (New Plymouth) 45, A, G. Robertson (Hawera) 45, H. H. Mawley (Opaki) 44, C. M. Broughton (Bulls )43, F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth) 44. ss. each: G. R. Smith (Kaponga) 43, P. Palmer (Patea) 43, R. Rook (New Plymouth) 43. Counted out: A. R. Elgar 43. Tyros. 155.: Miss P. Hogg (New Plymouth) 45 10s.: R. J. Shepherd (Hawera) .... 43 10s.: R. Benton (New Plymouth) . 43 10s.; R. J. Evans (Hawera) 41 ss. each: A. Dempsey (Kaponga) 41, A. E. Jackson (Kaponga) 40. Counted'out: H. Green (Kaponga) 40. TEAMS MATCH. £5 and Tisch Memorial Cup: &ew

Plymouth A:-— ; ' 300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. S. G. Higgs ... ... 35 33 32 100 J. Robinson ... 34 32 33 99 G. E. Putt ... ... 34 34 30 . 98 S. Pruden ... ... 33 32 31 96 W. H. Mackay ... 30 31 33 94 — —• —— Totals .. .. 106 162 159 487 £3: Hawera:— E. Booth .... ... 33 34 32 90 A. G. Rolbertson ... 32 33 32 97 R. J. Shepherd ... 32 33 31 96 G. H. Cross ... 32 38 31 , 96 J. Vinten ... ... 31 31 30 90 •• -— ■ ■’ ..— — Totals ...180 164 150 480 £1: New Plymouth B:—• J. G. Turnbull . ... 32 38 33 .98 F. C. Hogg ... ... 33 33 32 97 Miss P. Hogg ...«‘ 32 32 32 96 Miss C. Kretsehmar 31 32 31 94 G. H. Taylor . ... 33 30 27 90 ■ — — • . — Totals i . ... 101 159 155 475 Also competed: Kaponga A 469, New Plymouth C 468, New Plymouth-Okato 459, Patea 458, Kaponga B 427.