MINIATURE RIFLES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 July 1935, Page 3

MINIATURE RIFLES

WAIRARAPA MEETING. Some exceedingly fine shooting was seen at the Wairarapa Miniature Rifle Association’s annual championship meeting, held at Greytown on Saturday. The winner of the championship was 11. Dore, Brooklyn Club and the runner-up was Rex Porter, of Carterton. Those responsible for tlie arrangements were:—Executive Committee, Messrs W. Johnson, C. J. Be Lacey, L. G. Rasmussen, C. J. Nix, Iv. McKenzie, R. .Tepson, G. W. Busby, P. 11. Wilton, 11. Iv. Smith. P. Russell, A. George, H. Tilson and 11. Meyriclc; secretary, Mr C. J. De Lacey; association secretary, Mr H. Rolls; referee, Mr P. Russell.

Details of the various matches are as follow: — wairarapa match, 10 shots with Optional Sighter. 16/6 —11. King (Masterton) 100 16/6 —P. Chandler (Wellington) 100 16/6 —11. Lane (Wellington) 100 16/6 —W. T. Cropp (Ilutt) 100 R. Porter (Carterton), M. Hodder (South Featherston), T. Pritchard (Wellington), A. Westwood (Wellington), A. Gain (South Featherston), L. Lumsden (South Featherston), H. K. Smith (Masterton), C. McCardle (Martinborough), E. Bunting (Wellington), R. Boddy (Wellington), T. McNab (South Wellington), A. McDowall (■Wellington), H. Whiteman (Ilutt), J. Ritchie (Featherston), 99 each 4s. “B” GRADE. 10s—Miss Birch (Longburn) 100 Miss Habib (Martinborough), Mrs 11. W. Cook (Railway, Wellington), A. Yule (South Featherston), 99, 3s each; R. House (I-lutt), F. Yule (Featherston), 11. Rolls (Featherston), 9S, Is 6d each. BUSH MATCH, 10 Shots with Optional Sighter.

16/6 —A. Gain IS. Featherston) 100 16/6—F. Feild (Wellington) 100 16/6 —11. Dore (Wellington) 100 16/6—R. Congreve (W’gton S.) .... 100 W r . Johnson (Featherston), D. J. Flynn (Martinborough), A. Ashworth (South Featherston), S. W. Harvey (Martinborough), H. King (Masterton), W. H. Nickless (Evening Post Club), W. Birch (Longburn), R. Porter (Carterton). J. P. Corder (Wellington), W. Lock (Wellington), J. Pitt (Wellington), C. Bain (S. Featherston), M. Hodder (S. Featherston), K. Brazendale (Carterton), 11. Lane (Wellington), E. Bunting (Wellington), P. Stewart (Wellington),' R. Boddy (Wellington), 11. 11. King (Ilutt), 11. Whiteman (Lower Ilutt), A. McDowall (Wellington), F. W. Costello (Wellington), J. Ritchie (Featherston), 99, each 2s 6d. “B” GRADE. 10s—R. Gundersen (S. Fth’son) 100 3s —R. Hawker (Carterton) 99 3s —A. Reed (Featherston) 99 3s —H. Rolls (’Featherston) 99 3s—Miss Birch (Longburn) 99 LADY’S MATCH. 7 Shots with Optional Sighter. 8s —Mrs King (Masterton) 70 8s —Miss J. Ashworth (S. Fs’ton) 70 Miss Birch (Longburn), 69; Miss M. Long (Masterton), 68; Airs H. W. Cook (Wellington Railway), 68; Miss Habib (Martinborough), 67; Is 6d each. WELLINGTON MATCH, 10 Shots with Optional Sighter.

10s—C. McCardle (Martinborough) 100 10s—R. Porter (Carterton) 100 10s—T. W. Costello (Wellington) 100 10s —W. Birch (Longburn) 100 10s—II. Keene (Hutt) 100 10s —L. S. Hare (Hutt) 100 10s —A. Tait (Mangumutu) 100 10s—H. Dore (Wellington) 100 10s —Mrs King (Masterton) 100 B. Congreve (Wellington South), A. Gain (S. Featherston), W. 11. Nickless (Evening Post), D. J. Flynn (Martinborough), L. Lumsden IS. Featherston), R. Tilson (GrovtoAAm), P. Russell (Masterton), A. G.‘Rhodes (GreytoAvn), H. Whiteman (Hutt), W. T. Cropp fHutt), Whiteman (Hutt). R, Bodr]v (Wellington), L. Heavns (Mangamutu), H. Preston ( Masterton), L. G. Rasmussen (S. Featherston), E. Bunting (Wellington), 99, each 2s.

i“A” GRADE OPTIONAL AGGREGATE, scores in matches 2 and 4: £3—II. Dore (Wellington) 200 18s—R. Porter (Carterton) 199 18s —w. Birch . (Longburn) 199 18s—R. Congreve (Wellington S.) 199 18s—A. Gain (S. Featherston) .... 199 18s —F. W. Costello (Wellington) .199 E: Bunting (Wellington), R. Boddy (Wellington), W. H. Nickless (Evening Post), L. 11. Hare (LoAArnr Hutt), H. II King (LoAver Hutt), H. Whiteman (Lower Hutt), F. Feild (Wellington), 198; each 4s. “B” GRADE OPTIONAL AGGREGATE. Scores Counted over all Matches. 10s—Miss Birch (Lono-burn) 297 7 S 63—R. Gundersen (S. Fs’ton) .... 294 4s Miss J. Ashworth (S. Fs’ton) 293 4s—Miss J. Brash (S. Fs’ton) 293 3s —Miss B. S. Murphy 292 TEAMS MATCH. Brooklyn Club: T. Pritchard, A. WestAA r ood, E. Bunting, W. Lock, H. Dore Hutt: L. Hare, H. Keene, H. H. King H. Whiteman, F. W. Cropp, 1476, £1 Wellington South: R. Congreve, A. McDowall, T. Boddy, H. Lane, F. W. Costello 1476 £l. FINAL TEN. H. Dore (Brooklyn Club), Sir H. E. Hart’s Challenge Shield and Association’s Gold Medal, 398 .... 1 R Porter (Carterton) Featherston Club’s £l, 397 2 W. Birch 'Longburn) 10s 3 A. Gain (S. Featherston) 5s 4 R. Congreve (Wellington S.) os .... o R, Boddy (Wellington S.) 5s ._ 6 H. Whiteman (Loiver Hutt) 5s ... 7 W. T. Cropp CLoAver Hutt) os 8 E. Bunting (Brooklyn) 5s ® H. Lane (Wellington S.) 5s 10