RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 48, Issue 14609, 7 March 1922, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

INTER-CLUB SHIELD MATCH. A match for possession of the interClub Shield took place on Saturday at Maurieeville, when the Te Wharau Club essayed to w-rest the trophy from the holders. A tricky north-wester, with changing light, made good shooting difficult, but in spite of the weather conditions some fair scores were registered. The Maurieeville Club were successful in retaining the Shield with a margin of 50 points. The visitors were entertained at lunch and afternoon tea, and a pleasant day was spent. Following are the scores: —

72(3 OPAKI CLUB. The Masterton-Opaki Club held their usual shoot on Saturday at the 500 and GOO yards ranges. The weather was against good shooting, and the members found it"difficult to put on decent scores. The conditions were ten shots at eaeli range, and the scores were as follow:—■

XI. *». XJCIL , yj Tlie shoot next Saturday will take the form of a field day, shooting to commence at 7.'!0 a.m. sharp. As this will be the concluding .shoot of the season it is important that a good muster of riflemen turn out, this being the last shoot to count in the Minton Memorial rose bowl agregate. As several shooters are in a position to win, next Saturday's shoot shiuld be interesting to all.

MAURICEVJLLH. 300 500 600 Tl. W. Farmer ... 2S 35 28 89 G. L. Bragging 29 28 29 86 J. H. Xavlor . :jo 25 26 81 L. Neighbours 27 26 26 79 E. H. Dagg .. 22 28 27 78 A. M. Rose ... 19 28 29 76 T. A. Bulling oo 28 23 73 D. Bennett ,(.. 26 23 23 72 R. A. Cameron 27 23 21 71 C. B. Algie ... TE •>:: WIIARAU. 27 21 71 776 E. E. Yennell :;o 28 27 So E. B. Vennell 29 30 26 So E. Cotter BO 24 26 80 B. McMaster 26 26 27 79 B. Ashton ... 27 28 oo i / W. N. Kumnier 25 25 2o 1 •) G. Simpson .. 26 28 19 1 ’> J. Trout 27 19 20 60 R. Yennell ... 25 15 23 63 A. McGregor . . 20 oo 4 46

500 GOO Tl. N. 0. Rayner, hep. 7 .... 45 35 S7 R. H. Hill, 12 34 38 ■84 H. A. Wilson, 6 90 i>»>. 43 S3 J. E. Duckett, G 40 36 82 R. .J. King, scr 30 41 80 Gordon Lee, 15 33 32 80 Geo. Hood, 2 40 36 78 D. Cooper, 11 35 31 78 H. H. Donald, scr 40 36 76 Geo. Hyde, scr 35 41 70 F. Shaw, 15 29 31 75 A. Lewin, 6 36 31 73

,i. McGregor, 3 ... 34 34 71 V. !•;. Donald, scr ... ... 36 32 63 E. ,T. Barton, 6 ... 34 27 67