RIFLE MEETING HELD AT WANGANUI.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF NORTH ISLAND IS DECIDED.
Per Press Association. WANGANUI. December 28. The North Island Rifle Championship Match to-day was won by C. A. Whiteman (Upper Ilutt Club) who finished two points ahead of W. H. West (Renwick) and T. Marrett (New Plymouth). The shoot-off for second money saw West take priority. Shooting conditions were not of the best, a tricky fishtail wind beating the most experienced shots. The light was changeable, a fierce glare at times making the vision bad. Results;— CHAMPIONSHIP. C. A.Whiteman (Upper Huft, final ten shots 46—total 321, £lO. W. IT. West (Renwick), 44—319; T. Marrett (New Plymouth), 44—319, £5 each. W. J. Green (Okawa), 47—317 £3. A. V. Swanson (Karori), 45—317, £2. C. M. Broughton (Wanganui) 45 316, W. Johnson (Featherston) 44—316, L. E. Braithwaite (Napier) 42—315, H. Barlow (Linton) 41—315, E. S. King (Wanganui) 40 —315, E. A. Ballinger (Petone) 43—313, W. N. Masefield (Blenheim) 311, D. Roots (Patea) 41— 311, J. C. Carter (Linton) 46—310, F. H. Sharland (Renwick) —3lO, C. J. Nix (Renwick) 41—309, H. V. Searle (Nelson College) 41—309, J. G. Turnbull (New Plymouth) 43—308, A. Govenlock (Wanganui) 39—308, L. G. Benton (Featherston) 36 —308, B. Holmes (Wanganui) 39 —307, W. M. Civer (Petone) 43 —306, H. R. Hunt (Suburbs) 42—306, H. Boon (Karori) 41—306, W. Hudson (Wanganui) 40—306, R. Donald (Featherston) 39—306, E. E. Vennell (Tewharau) 37—305, J. Patterson (Wanganui) 41—304. A. G. Robertson (Hawera) 39 —304, C. H. Speck (Kaponga) 35—304, £1 each. TEAMS MATCH. Territorials 457, Suburbs 456, Hawera 454, Linton 447, Wanganui B 446 Petone 440, Featherston 439, Wanganui A 434, New Plymouth 424, Karori 423. OPTIONAL AGGREGATE. (Over Taranaki match, 500yds, Wellington 600yds, Manawatu 500yds, and Hawke’s Bay 600yds.). L. G. Benton (Featherstone), 187, £lO. E. King (Wanganui), 183, £7. R. Donald (Featherston), 182, £5. T. Marrett (New Plymouth), 181, £4. E. E. Vennell (Tewharau), 181, £3. Governlock (Wanganui), 181, £2. MASTERTON MATCH. (300 yards, 10 shots). C. W. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 48, £5. W. IT. West (Renwick), 48, £4. C. IT. Speck (Kaponga), 48, £3. D. Roots (Patea), 48, £2. MANAWATU MATCH. (500 yards, 10 shots). W. G. Green (Okawa), 49, £5. C. Whiteman (Upper ITutt), 49, £4. E. S. King (Wanganui), 48, D. Roots Roots (Patea), 48, £2 10s each. HAWKE’S BAY MATCH. (600 yards, 10 shots). T. Marrett (New Plymouth), 4S, £5. H. Barlow (Linton), 47, £4. E. }t. yennell (Tewharau), 36 £3. A. S. Ballinger (Petone), 46, £2.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18349, 29 December 1927, Page 6
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