Shooting
VETERAN SHOOTER OPENS TANEATUA SEASON
Veteran shooter, A. F. McGougan, aged 75, fired the first shot and officially opened the season of the Taneatua Defence Rifle Club on Saturday. A large number of visiting shooters were present, including Major Eustace of Tauranga, members of the Rangitaiki Defence Rifle Club and senior and junior members? of the Whakatane Legion Miniature Rifle Club.
Except for a gusty wind which came up during shooting on the 300 yard range, conditions were good and A. Moore, of the Rangitaiki Club, who dropped only two points on the day’s shooting, was? successful in winning both trophies. The scores, which are out of a possible of 40, are, the first on 200 yards and seco'nd on 300 yards:— A. Moore 39, 39; W.'Mayo 37, 38; F. A. Eustace 37, 37; A. Mitchell 36, 37; C. Bathe 36, 36; A. Eggleton 38, 33; R. Burgess 35, 35; J. Butler 33, 36; J. Eggleton 37, 31; «L Prince 35, 33; K. Tebbutt 34, 34; F. Reichardt 32,* 35; J. Jennings 32, 34; L. A. Eggleton 33, 30; A. K. Prince 35, 27; R. A. Syverston 29, 32; A. Mitchell 30, 30; Miss A. Bathe 30, 29; W. Dippie 29, 29; R. McGougan 27, 31; T. Barr 28, 29; C. Olliver 27, 29; A. R. Tebbutt 28, 28; W. Tyssen 27, 29; J. Tebbutt 27, 28; Mi Eggleton 26, 27; W. C. Davies 26,,26! E. R. Hunt 28,’ 24; A. Judd 30, 22; Miss J. Moore 26, 26; A. Tebbutt 26, 26; G. Balison 25, 20; E. Hill 25, 20; M. Brown 20, 20; C. Turei 20, 20; A. F. McGougan 20, absent.. *
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 60, 7 November 1949, Page 5
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