RIFLE SHOOTING

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5878, 3 April 1920, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

SOUTH AUCKLAND ANNUAL i MEETING FIRST DAY'S COMPETITIONS. RESULTS OF PAEROA AND CAMBRIDGES MATCHES. The fourteenth annual meeting of the South Auckland Rifle Association was commenced at the AVaihi rifle range en Good Friday morMing. The list of competitors k'iis larger thau lor some jcars. During the major part of the day a strong fish-tailed wind prevailed. Appended are the scores:—

PAEROA MATCH. Ton Shots at 200 Yards

Rifleman A. E. Hughes (Akarana)

£3 „ 48 Rifieman J. C. Yeo (Auckland City), £2 40 l.ieut. Atkinson (Akaralaa), £1 ... 46 Rifleman Dodd (Auckland City), £1 45 Rifleman W. Thomas (U'nton), £1 45 Rifleman O'Reilly (King Country), £1 45

RihVnal.i Eva'as (T'e Kuiti), 15s 44 Rifleman J. Yarr (Cambridge), 15s 44 Rifleman Vcale (Akarana) 15s ... 44 The following took 10s each:—Riflemen Shove (Akarana) 44, Spry (Auekaud City) 44. J. Parslow (Akarana) 44, Major MiU'r'.lees (Tauranga) 44, President Skelton (Auckland City) 41, Rifleii en Watson (Akarana) 44, Wallis (Cambridge) 43, W. 13. Stock (Akan-.na) 43, Major Strong (Coast Defence) 43, i :Ylco-Fre,feidc'nt Ashley (Akarana) 43, President Causlcy (Thames) 43. Riflemen | A. Wallace (Akarana) 43, Baird (Fr;.,'.>kton), 43, Major Potter (Auckland) 43, Riflemen Harrington (Ponsonby) '43, Wallace (T'e Ar'oha) 43, Bryan (Akarana) 43. Lowe (Auckland City) 43. Tyros: Riflomtfa Priestly (Akarana) 42 O'lkver (Taumarunui) 41, R. Hughes (Auckland City) 41, President Lender | (Frankton) 41, Rifleman Eidgeeumbe J (Frank'tcn) 41, Lieut. Mitchell (6th ! Haurakis), 10s each.

Cambridge match. Ten Shots at 300 Yards. Rifleman A. Henderson (Akarana), £3 45 Rifleman Larsen (TOahaku), £2 ~. 44 Presiacnt Chea! (To Kuiti), £1 44 President Skeltoti (Auckland City), £1 !: 43 Rifleman Spry (Auckland City), £1 43 Rifleman Yeo (Auckland City). £1... 43 Rifleman W. Mamgay (Te Aroba),

15« Rifleman. H. G, Evans (Te Kuiti),

15* 43 Rifleman Cameron (Thames), 15s ... 42 Lieut. Moncrief (Pueroa), 15s 42 The folio* mg took 10s each:—Rifle men Dunstan (Waihi) 42, Watson (Akarana) 42, Lieutenant Atkinson (Akarana) 42, Biflemun Baird (Frankton) 42, President Causley (Thames) 42, Riflemen Patrick (Auckland City) 42, Wallace (Akarana) 42. S. Saunders (Waihi) 41. Poole iTaurangw) 41, Veaie (Akarana) 41, Brownlee (Thames) 41, Vice Pre-Hent Ashley (Akarana) 41, Riflemen Potrell (Akarana) 41, Shuve (Akarana) 41,{Lowe (Auckland City) 41, Major Mernlees (Tauranga) 41, Mijor Strong (Coast Defence) 41.

Tjros : Killemrn Olliver (Tauranga) 10, Barrett fAkuraiia) 4°> Priu.vtlj (b"rankion) 40. Adams (Ponsonby) 38, EHgoeura-bo (Frankton) ' 37, Sufford (ilawera) 37.