SHOOTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 108, 10 May 1933, Page 5

SHOOTING

ANNUAL UNION SHOOT BUSHY PARK AND FARLEY CUPS Under ideal weather conditions rifle clubs from Patea, Turakina, Bulls, Alangaweka and Wanganui firod the annual fixture for the Bushy Park (A grade), and Farley (B grade), Cups. The A grade was won by Wanganui No. 2 team by a small margin from Turakina, while the B grade went to Bulls, Alangaweka No. 1 team being the runners-up. In both grades the shooting was well up to standard and the issue was not decided until the Im few shots had been fired. In presenting the cups to winning teams, the, president, Air. W. M. Luxford, said he was very pleased to see such interest taken in team shooting by teams coming long distances to compete for these cups. Top individual score was com piled by Rifleman t. Grant, of the Turakina team, and his 49, 48 off the rifle was a very creditable perform an co. Following are the detailed scores of the various teams: — A GRADE Wanganui No. 2

Alembers of tho Goeal club nrp re quested to he at Futild range on Saturday next to fir<‘ their musketry course.

G. Burford 500 600 47 49—96 Hamilton. .. . • . • 49 47—96 Ford 45 50—95 B. Shaw 4!) 44—93 R. Shaw 46 46—92 Patterson 46 42—88 Total Turakina .. 560 Grant 49 48—97 G. Glasgow .. .. 49 46—95 Goilc 4S 46—94 45 46—91 A. Govcnlock 43 4 ~) — s s J. Govcnlock 13 43— 86 Total .. 551 Wanganui No. 1 (). Burford .. IS 15 —93 i (i 46 92 M . Lu a foi d . . .. 4 b Hedges 44 47—91 Gower 47 43- 90 Hughes 45 43—88 .. 546 W anganui No. 3 King 49 46 -95 47 1.'. 90 M Luxford .. 4.) 11 — 86 Doidgo .. .. .. 45 41—86 O’Keefe 45 40—85 . . 530

Patea No. 1 Cunningham .. . . .. 47 48—95 Willis . .. 46 44—90 Roots ... 43 45—88 Carey . ... 45 43—88 Brunton .. .. . . .. 41 38—79 Total .. 524 B GRADE Bulls McKenzie .. .. 47 46—93 Lundy . .. 45 46—91 Simpson . .. 47 43—90 Thorby ,. .. 46 43—89 Meads . .. 48 40—88 Robins . .. 44 42—86 Total .. 537 Mangaweka No. 1 Billinghurst .. . . .. 48 17—05 A. Diekinsou .. . 48 45—93. I 1 ’. Dickinson . . . . .. 46 44—90 Toms . .. 44 43—87 Watkins . . . 41 45—86 Green . . . 43 40—83 Total . . 534 Patea No. 2 McDonald ... is 46—94 Davidson . .. 44 4.) — x9 Coad .. 46 42—88 Huston . . 43 12—85 Gilbert ... 41 43—84 Saunders .. .. . . . . 47 3.5 —82 Total .. 522 Mangaweka No. 2 . .. 48 47—95 Johnstone . . . 43. 44—87 Nash . .. 44 42—86 Mahoney . .. 4 1 41—82 A. T. Dickinson . . . . 41 11—82 S. Dickinson .. . ... 39 37—76 Total .. 508