RIFLE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 April 1935, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

FARMERS’ UNION CONTEST. The annual rifle shooting competition for the C.A.A. Shield, conducted by tho Ncav Zealand Farmers’ Union, has been Avon this year by the Eketahuna branch team, with Alasterton a very close second. The results Avere as folio av:—

Eketahuna branch, 489, 1; Masterton branch, 488, 2; Greytown branch, 484, 3; Alajton branch, 478, 4; Hampden branch, 473, 5; Hutt Valley branch, 472, 6; Alfredton branch, 4GB, 7; Okato branch, 458, 8; Wakanui branch, 422, 9. Tho scores of the Avinning team AA'ere: —

The range totals of the Alasterton branch Avere: 167 at 300 yds.; 165 at 500 yards, 156 at GOO yards. The folloAving marksmen outside the Avinning team made 101, tho order of the scores being 300, 500 and GOO yards: J. AlcKenzio (Alasterton), 35, 34, 32; F. SliaAV (Alasterton), 34, 34, 33; C. J. Jury (GreytoAvn), 33, 35, 33; C. Whiteman (Hutt Valley), 33, 35, 33. FolloAving tho usual custom, J. AlcKenzie, the loAver scorer of the four at GOO yards, aa as counted out first, then F. ShaAv the loAvest of tho remaining tlireo at 500 yards. The separate shots of tho trvo remaining marksmen at GOO yards Avere C. Jj Jury 4,4, 5,5, 5,5, 5; C. Whiteman 5,5, 4,5, 4,5, 5. With his five last shots '‘bulls,” C. J. Jury Avins the medal for tho highest score outside the winning team. Tho Wairarapa district held the Shield trvo years ago Avhen they lost it to North Taranaki.

300 500 GOO Tl. yds. yds. yds. J. P. Petersen ..... 32 34 34 100 J. P. Sigvertson ... 33 31 33 97 c. E. Sigvertsen ... 33 34 30 97 p. Berry 35 34 33 102 B. Thomasen 32 32 29 93