FARMERS ON RIFLE RANGE

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1934, Page 11

FARMERS ON RIFLE RANGE

SHOOTING FOR C.A.C. TROPHY DOMINION-WIDE COMPETITION. OKATO BRANCH AGAIN TOPS LIST. Twenty-six teams representing seventeen branches of the North Taranaki provincial district of the Farmers’ Union from Okau to Okato along the coast and inland to Huiroa took part - in the ; annual shoot for the C.A.C. trophy yesterday at the Rewa Rewa range, New Plymouth, yesterday. The competition is open to the whole of New Zealand and must be completed by Saturday. North Taranaki, which competed for the trophy last year for the first time for many years won the shield, Okato putting up the splendid score of 487. Okato again leads for North - Taranaki, having scored 446 yesterday, and as the conditions this year have been altered to provide for shooting under service conditions with no aperture sights or slings, Okato’s score will be difficult to beat. The number of teams this year constituted a record for Taranaki, being seven more than last year, and the standard showed a considerable improvement Conditions were fairly good for shooting though the light at times was tricky. The wind, however, was blowing steadily across the range. Okato entered the same team as last year, S. Roebuck and R. Benton topping the score with 92. Wharehuia was again second, scoring 329, and Toko, which now possesses an up-to-date rifle range and entered three teams, displaced Urenui for third place, scoring 314. Urenui dropped back to fourth with 307 points. Fourteen teams scored over 200 points, compared with only six last year. Sergeant-Major J, T. R. Bell and Mr. O. P. George, deputy-president of the New Plymouth Rifle Club, had charge of the range. Mr. E. Armitage had charge of the butts and Mr. D. Le Cren Morgan, provincial secretary of the union, was signal officer. Major A. E. Conway, N.Z.S.C., was present. Complete arrangements had been made, twelve targets being used, and the shooting was completed early. The conditions provided .for five men in each team and seven shots at each of the 300 yards, 500 yards and 600 yards ranges. The scores were:—

Totals 105 108 94 307 Inglewood: H. R» Marsh 83, Clarke 67, Grofski 61, Dodunski 42, Kuklinski 29; total 282. Huiroa A: B. Taylor 80, B. Grierson 73, B. Stone 50, C. Fletcher 40, W. Blair 35; total 282. Tikorangi No. 1: H. J. Paterson 64, J. Widner 59, L. Lye 56, C. Mack 50, L. Lepper 50; total 279. Okoke No. 1: E. K. Blundell 78, G. Hoskin 65, A. Denne 61, G. Wright 36, C. Rarham. 25; total 265. Oakura: J. Jans 64, L. A. Brown 62, C. Gray 47, R. Julian 44, C. J. Harris 43; total 260. t Okau-Tongaporutu: B. Calvert 74, ,G. Kendall 63, J. Cannell 44, L. Anderson 38, J. Gibbs 35; total 254. Mangorei: E. Herbert 80, H. H. Wood 73, B. Herbert 50, C. Lethbridge 34, G. Bennett 12; total 249. Ratapiko: B. Dust 55, W. Wilians 54, J. Edmonds 51, J. Lepper 45, H. Telfar 42; total 247. Huirangi A: F. Mace 84, —. Watson 56, r. Tate 49, J. Turner 33, L. Jury 21; total 245. Toko B: B. Rowe 72, E. Milne 48, A. Rowe 46, L. Petch 35,-J. Jones 13; total 214.

Tariki: —. Taylor 74, W. Young 50,. —. Crowe 38, —. Harkness 29, Mahon 23; total 214. Okoke No. 2: W. Rogers 74, C. Lee 57, R. Darke 29, Alf. Smith 27, H. McLellan 19; total 206. Lepperton C: E. Latimer 62, R. Paul 44, F. Crowe 39, E. Hellier senr. 25, D. Le Cren Morgan 15; total 185. Hillsborough: F. Martin 58, E. J. Bishop 40, C. H. Sorenson 37, F. H. Joslin 25, A. G. Martin 10; total 180. Lepperton A: C. Lepper 60, H. E. Blyde 44, F. Matson 35, A. Rogers 25, H. Woison 17; total 179. Huiroa: R. Blair 59, B. Fletcher 51, G. McGaulham 29, J. Woods 20, H. Woods 14; total 173. Toko No. 3: E. Milne 56, R. Burgham 49, P. Walton 49, F. Petch 14, L. Tracy 0; total 172. Huirangi B: E. Harford 57, J. Poletti 48, J. Honnor 27, J. Andrews 15; total 172.

Uruti: P. Thomson 51, P. McGregor 45, S. Brett 30, A. Jones 28, A. Hopman 13; total 167. Uruti B: V. Boyes 44, A. Oxenham 41, W. Oxenham 27, J. Oxenham 15, D. Radcliffe 12; total 139. Lenperton C: A. Old 34, E. Hellier 29, W. Hunger 26, J. Hunger 20, C. Hellier 14; total 123.

Tikorangi B: A. Soffe 53, L. Jupp 24, J. Paulger 12, F. R. Vickery 10, R. McKenzie 6; total 105.

Okato. • 300 yds 500 600 yds yds TL S'. Roebuck 32 30 30 92. R. Benton ... 30 32 30 92 R. B. Gray . 25 31 32 88 25 30 31 86 C. B. Benton 27 23 28' 78 ■I'll— III Hl Totals ... 139 156 151 446 Wharehuia.. R. A. Sangster 25 24 27 76 A Brin pn. . 24 21 21 67 G. S. Strack . 20 27 16 63 R. Hosking .. .; 25 20 17 62 A R CorkiR 20 29 12 61 Tot-3 * * * 114 122 93 329 Toko No. 1. BctrHor 21 27 32 80 I . 17 28 31 76 21 29 14 64 TT "WvliA - 11 27 19 57 J Go Id up .. 15 17 5 37 — —- —• Totals ... 85 128 101 314 UrenuL C. Rumball . ;.. 27 23 25 75 ■R/T Tnnac 18 30 22 70 A. M. Zimmerman 26 20 13 59 R. Topless .. 16 18 20 54 S. Topless .. ... 18 17 14 49 — — —