COLEMAN SHIELD AND BELT

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 48, 27 October 1925, Page 3

COLEMAN SHIELD AND BELT

WAIPUKURAU AGAIN SUCCESSFUL The annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Rifle Association -was held at Roy’s Hill yesterday, when competitions for the Coleman Shield, the Coleman Belt and for money prizes were held between Cadets and Territorials. The weather conditions were very good, and the only unfavourable feature was a tricky cross-wind, which made shooting difficult at times. In spite of that, however, some good scores were registered. The Waipukurau team were again the winners of the Coleman Shield. This is the fourth year in succession that Waipukurau have secured this much-coveted Shield. In the shoot for the Coleman Belt, Lieut. J. Cook had hard luck in that he was only one off the winner’s score. Trocjper A. J. Smith also shot well, securing third prize in the Belt. G. Phelan, last year’s winner of the Belt, did not shoot. Winners of trophies were as follow: Coleman Memorial Shield. —7th Mtd. Regt., Waipukurau, 390, 1; Hdqrs. Wing Ist Battn., H.8.R., Hastings, 363, 2; A. Coy., H.8.R., Napier, 328, 3. Coleman Belt and £lo.—Private Glcdhill, B Coy., H.8.R., Danncvirke (44). Territorial Prize Money.—SecondLieut. J. F. Cook, 7th M.R., Waipukurau, £6; Tpr. A. J. Smith, 7th M.R., Waipukurau, £4; Cpl. A. P. Poole, A Coy., Napier, £2; Pte. Johnston, ■’Hdqrs. Wing, Hastings, £l. Cadet Prize Money.—Sgt. Heaton, 71st Coy., Hastings, £6; Cadet Ihayo. Bth Coy., Napier, £4; Cadet Gloyn, 7th Coy., Hastings, £2 10/-; Cadet Carmichael, 70th Coy., Hastings, £1 10/In the Teams’’ Match, the other scores were as follow: —B Coy., Dannevirke, 317; 71st Coy., Hastings, 308; 69th Coy., Hastings, 280; 70th Coy., Hastings, 279; Bth Coy., S.C.A., Napier, 263; 7th M.R. Band, Hastings, 256; 106th Coy., S.C., Napier, 236; Bth Coy., B team, S.C., Napier 176; 74th Coy., Waipukurau, 166.