KAPONGA RIFLE CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1933, Page 5

KAPONGA RIFLE CLUB

the ANNUAL MEETING HELD. The annual meeting of the Kaponga Defence Rifle Club was held on Friday evening, when the president, Mr. S. J. Hollard, presided over a good attendance. Sympathy was expressed with the family of the late Mr. A. J. Dempsey, who had been an enthusiastic member of the club for many years. The annual report stated that the bal-ance-sheet showed a satisfactory position, the funds being a little in excess of last year’s, notwithstanding that during the year money had been spent on considerable improvements to the targets and range. The club won the shield from the New Plymouth Club, but after Kaponga had defended it in matches against Patea and Okato the New Plymouth club won it back again. A considerable amount of shooting was carried out during the season. The championship cup was won by D. Hollard after tying with G. R. Smith. E. M. Izett won the handicap championship cup and the Harrison Memorial Cup was won by the late A. J. Dempsey, who also won the Elgar trophy. The most successfsul marksman to compete at outside meetings was J. F. McCarthy, who was first for the long range cup at Nejv Plymouth, second.

for the Belt at Okato; he also shot well at Patea. The balance-sheet showed the receipts to be mainly received from subscriptions £4 ss. and contributions £26 10s. On the expenditure side insurance for marksmen cost £2 and mamtenance ■ and repairs to range and other ■ incidentals, accounted for £lO 105.,, while markers fees totalled £l3 11s. , ; The election of officers resulted: President, Mr. S. J. Hollard (re-elected); vicepresident, Mr. G. R. Smith (re-elected); secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. H. Espiner; executive, Messrs. J. F. McCarthy and A. E. Jackson; selector, Mr. G. R. Smith.

Subscriptions were fixed the same as last year, ss. It was decided to try . out the automatic system, without limit,, in preference to the official handicapping, for the first competition, which will take place on March 4. It was also decided to compete this year for the Harrison Memorial Cup before the shoot for the championship and handicap series. The automatic handicapping system will be given its trial on the Harrison Memorial Cup competition, and the system .will be reviewed subsequently. The opening day shoot was fixed for February 18, and the weekly shooting day was fixed for Saturday in each week. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr. and Mrs. H. Espiner for hospitality to the .piub,

BOWLING COMPETITIONS. A postponed banner match between the A and B teams of the Kaponga Bowling Club was played on Saturday afternoon. The high westerly wind and a shower before the commencement of the match precluded any very brilliant bowling, but a fairly closely contested game resulted. The game was won by the A rinks and honours between the A and B 'teams are now even; a replay at the end. of the season, the losers to give a dinner, is mooted. Scores were: A team, Pascoe, Melville,. Williams, V. Tait (s) 30, v. Death, O’Neill, W. Anderson, Fallows (s) 18; A second team, Hammersley, D. Malone, N. Gardner, Tyack (s) 29 v. A. W. Anderson, Law, Carrington, Dawson (s) 24; totals, 59-42.