RIFLE SHOOTING

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5879, 6 April 1920, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

SOUTH AUCKLAND MEETING CONCLUDED RIFLEMAN SHOVE CHAMPION. AKARANA WIN THE TEAMS MATCH. Tlie South Auckland Rifle Association’s fourteenth annual prize-firing meeting was continued and concluded on the Wailii rifle range on Saturday afternoon. The championship wloat t)o Rifleman Shove, of the Akarana Club, who was always prominent in the match competitions, and wound up with an aggregate of 36A points. Rifleman Baird, of Frankton, filled the position of runner up with seven points less (358), and -Major Mterridess of Tauranga, came third with 355. The Akarana Rifle Club’s three teams fought out the issue in the Teams Match, the honours going to the C team after an oxaSti'ug.contest, with a bettor compiled 374 points than their comrades of the B team, who finished up with a like score, while the A team was only one point behind. The meeting was well conducted by the executive officers, and the details fn the hands of the secretary (Mr H. B. Dale) were efficiently carried out. The results are appended:—

TAURANGA MATCH. Ton Shots at 600 Yards

Rifleman Shove (Akarana), £3 4!) Lieut. Atkinson (xVkara.ua), £2 ... 47 Rifleman Saunders (Waihi), £1 47 Rifleman Thomas (Linton), £1 46 Vice-Pros. Ashley (Akarana), £1 ... 4Tj Rifleman F'innis (Te Kuiti) £1 46 Rifleman Watson f Akarana) 15s ... 46 Rifleman Harrington (Ponsonby) 15s 46 Pres. Stokes (Kinahabn) 15s 45 Rifleman Cameron (Thames) 15s ... 45 Twcjnty-throe other competitors, with scores ranging from 45 to 38, cadj. secured 10s.

TATJMARUNUI MATCH.. Ten Shots at 500 and 600 Yards. Rifleman Baird (Frankton) £3 05 Rifleman Deinstall (Waihi), £2 93 Rifleman LoWc (Auckland Oity), £1 93 Rifleman Parslow (Akarana), £1 ... 02 Pres. Skelton (Auckland Oity) £1 ... 1)2 Major Potter (Aucklanl City), £1 ... IT Major Strong Auckland City) 15s ... 01 Pros. Oausley (Thames). 15s 01 Rifleman Henderson (Akarajna), 15s i)l Rifleman Shove (Akarana), 15s 01 Twlenty-tbrcc others with scores rang, ing from 90 to 82 each won 10s.

THAMES MATCH. Seven Shots at 300, 500, and'6oo Yards. Riflcmafi Meyers (Frankton), £3 ... 98 Rifleman McLoay (To Kuiti), £2 ... 9-7 Rifleman Bryan (Akarana), £1 ... 97 Rifleman Evans (To Kuiti), £1 96 Riflcmaki Vealo (Akarana), £1 96 Rifleman Shove (Akaralua), £1 90 Pres. Skelton ((Auclda)nd City), 15 96 Rifleman Lowe (Auckland City), 15s 96 Alajor Potter (Coast Defence), 15s 96 Pros. Poole (Tauranga), 15s 96 Twenty-three others with scores ranging from 95 dowki to 85 each worn 10s.

WAIKATO AIATCII. Ten Shut at 700 Yards. Riflemn(.i Harbutt (Cambridge), £3 45 Rifleman Shove (Akarana) £2 44 Major Mcrriclocs (Tauranga), £1 ... 44 Rifleman Parslow (Akarana), £1 ... 44 Riiflcmah Neale (Akarana), £1 43 Rifleman Watson (Akarana), £1 ... 43 Rifleman Wallace .Te Arolia), 15 ... 43 Capt. Alonerief (Te Arolia), 15s ... 43 Rifleman Bryan (Akarana), 15s ... 43 Rifleman Afel.oay iTe Kuiti), 155... 43 Twenty-three others with scores ranging from 42 down to 35 cadi won 10s.

GRAND AGGREGATE (Counting for Championship. Rifleman Shove (Akarana) 365 Rifleman Bail'd (Frankton) 358 Major Mcrri,e-lees (Tauranga) 353 Pres. Cnnsley (Thames) 353 Rifleman Skelton (Auckland City) 352 Rifleman Lowe (Auckland City) ... 352 Riflcmala Veale (Akarana) 351 Major Strong (Cbast Defence) 351 Rifleman J. Parslow (Akarana) ... 350 1 Rifleman G. IV. Wallace (Te Aroha) 350 TEAMS MATCH. Akarana C team 371 Akarana 11 team ......... 371 Akarana A team 373 Auckland City team 368 To Aroha team 366 Tauranga team 365