SOUTH TARANAKI RIFLE TITLE WON BY P. BERRY, OKAWA
With a score of 147, P. Berry (Okawa) won the South Taranaki rifle championship held on the Putiki rifle range, Wanganui, yesterday, and collected the handsome sum of £135. H. King, of Opaki, with 145, was run-ner-up and collected £7O. The following scored 143 and collected £27 10s each:—A. R. Shaw (Wanganui) and H. K. Smith (Opaki); A. H. O’Donnell (Petone) 142, £l2 10s; A. Linney (Upper Hutt) 142, £l2 10s. The 3blowing scored 141 and collected £7 6s Bd:—J. C. McAnulty (Alfredton), D. P. Donald (Opaki), A. H. Sowerby (Old Navals), H. Seymour (Alfredton), C. MorriXa (Alfredton), O. L. Whiteman (Upper Hutt). R. F. Wakefield (Ashhurst), C. Nix (Featherston). Miss Y. Anderson (Wanganui) with 140, collected £5. Other results were:—
Wanganui Match, 300yds.—C. N. Pickering (Opaki) 50, £B, Ist. The following scored 49 and collected £3 15s each:—A. H. Sowerby (Old Navals), J. McAnulty (Alfredton), P. Berry (Okawa), O. L. Whiteman (Upper Hutt). H. Lumsden (Hautere), J. W. Johnson (Featherston), J. Hitching (Okawa). Hawke’s Bay Match, 500yds.—P. Berry (Okawa), R. Shaw (Wanganui), W. Howard (Wanganui), H. King (Opaki) all scored 50 and collected Masterton Match, 300 and 500yds.— P. Berry (Okawa) 99, £l5, 1; O. L. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 97, £lO, 2. Southland Match, 600yds.—A. H. O'Donnell (Petone) and H. King (Opaki) 49, collected £7 each; R. Shaw (Wanganui) 48, £5.
Manawatu Aggregate.—H. King (Opaki) 99, £l5, 1; P. Berry (Okawa) 98, £10,'2.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 8 June 1948, Page 8
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