RIFLE SHOOTING.
OPAKI CLUB'S SECOND COM
PETITION.
The Opaki Rifle Club completed the second trophy match ou Saturday, which had been deferred from the previous Saturday ou account of bad weather. The meteorological conditions ou Saturday were not at aii favourable to good shooting ; the wind was choppy aud the light bad, making good shooting at the selected ranges— 800 yds and MOOyds—a very difficult matter. Rifleman G. Hyde was; the winner, putting on 58 at* the two ranges off the rifle, which must be regarded as a satisfactory result on such a day. Rifleman R. Harding headed the "B" class with a total of 49, including a handicap of 7. The detailed scores of the match were as fullow :— A CLASS. 800 iJOO yds. yds. Hep. Tl. G. Hyde '33 2(5 — 58 A. J. Cameron 28 25 — 5o R. King 27 24 - 51 John McKeuzie 26 24 — 50 W. J. Welch 28 22 — 50 S. MeNabb 27 IS 5 50 J. Henry 29 20 - 49 J. Sutherland 24 19 5 48 J. McHattie 19 25 — 44 W. J. Winslade » 14 — 22 B CLASS. 800 900 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. R. Harding 27 '15 7 49 D. M. Mclutosh 29 12 8 49 H. Perry 25 21 2 48 G. Hood ' 27 X) 5 48 L. Barker 14 20 12 40 S. Evans 27 11 7 45 A. Lewiu 20 20 4 44 F k H ood 2(i 9 7 42 S. Bannister 20 7 15 42 S. Holmes 22 16 3 41 W. Hodges 25 6 10 41 W. Haslam 22 0 15 37 W. Hornblow 18 11 12 3(> O. J. Taylor 14 10 10 84 J. Williams 20 o 7 32 C. Evans 9 9 12 30 W. Spring 3 20 2 25 W. Bannister 9 '*> ' 7 25 On Saturday next the Club will lire its third match over the' 200 yds, 500 yds and 600 yds ranges. .
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9211, 2 November 1908, Page 5
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