SHOOTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19989, 4 November 1927, Page 5

SHOOTING

AT RETARUKE NEWLY-FORMED GUN CLUB. MATCH IN BAD WEATHER. The King Country Sporting Gun Club held another very successful meet recently on the property of Mr N. Dempsey, senr., at Retaruke, when Mr and Mrs Dempsey entertained over . 40 guests at afternoon tea. In view of the fact that heavy snow had fallen at Raurimu and there was rain at R-etarukc, ihe popularity of the newlyformed 21ub was evidenced by the large attendance. Two matches were fired, the results being:—Mr Geary’s silver cup: I. Rutherford, 9 kills, ; L. Person. 2; I. McKay 3. Cookie’s bottle match: F. Rutherford 1, T. McFayden 2, I. Rutherford 3. The next “shoot” will take place on November 13, at Mr Shires’ farm, and the club’s ball has been fixed for Noember 5. Of late years little or no interest has been taken in rifle shooting in the Taumarunui district, though a fairly strong Defence Rifle Club existed there a few years ago. The Defence Department has been approached for permission to disbaud the Upper King Country Rifle Club, and the secretary, Mr R." F. Harris, has received from Major Glendiniring, officer in charge of No. 4 Regimental. District, advice that the suggestion to disband has bedn approved, and that it will take effect from November 30, 1927, unless the Defence Department receives objections to this course prior to that date.