CHAMPIONSHIP RIFLE SHOOTING AT HAUTERE

Chronicle (Levin), 2 April 1948, Page 2

CHAMPIONSHIP RIFLE SHOOTING AT HAUTERE

r — . — Gurney and Tombs Shoot Off For Belt A good attendance of riflemen competed for the- - Horowhenua championship at Hautere on Easter Monday, including Majo'r W. N. Masefleld, the present New Zealand champion. With the enlarged rarige and number of targets shooting was finished by 5 p.m. Unfortunately light showers fell from 4 p.m. onwards, spoiling some competitors' chances. In the Horowhenua championship R. G. Gurney (Levin) an'd K. A. Tombs (Blenheim) each.scored 100. Eleven teams made keen comr petition for the handsome Fresh Food and Ice , Company Cup, Karori A winning by two points from Levin. Wanganui, one point away, was third and Upper ' Hutt fourth. Mr. J. J. Maher, M.P., in presenting his trophy of table "knives to the winner, stated it was his desire that at least one competitor's wife would benefit from • the- shdoting. He also congratulated the association on an excellenU meeting". The following are the scores in the various matches:— Ngatiawa Match, -300 Yards A Gravie £2 each: J. Paterson, R. J. Bowie and A. L. Lumsden, 34, £1 each: W. N.- Masefleld, R. G. Gurney, S. C. Aanensen, A. H. Linney, R. L. Monk, • R. J. Shaw, H. Meads and W. Howard, 34. 10s each: O. L. Whiteman, T. S. Pritchard, F. J. * Soler and J. I. King, 33; A; Hill, M. F. Fletcher, P. R. Catley, P. W. Thomas, R. Doyle/ K. A. Graham, R. J. McAnulty and L. J. McKelvie, 32. . Counted out: E. Farley and S. L. Lumsden. B Grade £1 15s: A. L. Wood, 34. £1 each: J. Hunter, 34; and R. J. Stewart, 33. 10s each: B. D. Carlisle, K. A. Tombs, s. Owen and D. Mackersey, 32; W. D. Carle, I. H.- Bond and L. Anyan 31. . - 5s each: A. T. Fletcher, C. J. Godinagh, A; E. Harrison, A. W. Marryatt and R. Mottram, 31; D.. Howard, 30> Counted out: S. Braid, R. Bradey and N. Cress. C Gra'de £1 10s, E. R. Smith, 34; £1, M. Gregory, 33; 15s, N. W. Monk, 33. 10s each: K. C. Walshe, J. C. Hargraves, N, Be^t and F. J. Graham, 31; R. Cole and F. I. Thomas, 30. # 5s each: R. Ederi. and N,. Solomon 30; A. Scott, J. C. Griflith, L. Ridgeway A. Hansen, K. C. Gfiffith, L. K. Lumsden and J. F. Farley, 29J- Hooper, c. Strom and. E. Taylor, 28, , Counted - oiit; C, W. Tait, E. J. McLeavey and W. N. Patoh. Hautere Match, 500 Yards . A Grade £2 each: C. L. Whiteman, H. H. Kmg and D. Howard, 35. £1 each: A. H. Sowerby, A F Paynter, R. H. Whiteman, F. J Soler, T. S. Pritchard, W. N.' Masefleld and A. Hill, 34; C. Strom, 33. 10s each: H. Frankland, A. R. Elgar, E. Ballinger, E. Farley, A. H. Linney, A. W. Marryatt, H. ' r! Keene, B. Cress, H. Meads, K. A. vxraham, J. I. King and c. W Tait, 33. Counted out: G. C. Cronin. P. R. Catley, M. F. Fletcher, R. J. Shaw J. N. Hansen and S: Braid. B Grade £1 15s, K. A. Tombs, 34; £1 each, A. L. Wood and M. Gregory, 33. 10s each: R. Mottram and M E. Solomon, 33; R: J. Bowie, R. Cole D.vW. Bush, A. E. Harrison and r! Bradey, 32. ■ 5s each: A. L. Lumsden, R. Doyle, C. J. Godinagh, J. c. McAnulty, L. Garner and-.R. L. Monk, 32. Counted out: R.. J. Stewart. C Grade £1 10s, K. A. Bailey, 34; £1, W. D. Carle, 35; 15s, L. K.. Lumsden, 33. 10s each: J. Hooper, J. L. Graham, A. Hansen, D. A. Perry and N. Best, 32; F. I. Thomas, 31. 5s each: N. S. Monk, N. W. Monk, J. Hargraves, J. . F. Farley, K. C. Griffith, J. C. Griffith, R. J. McAnulty and N. Solomon, 31; A. Scott, P. W. Thomas, E. R. Smith % tnd C. E. Every, 30. Counted out: L. Ridgeway, C. Eden and K. C. Walshe. Levin Match, 600 Yards A Grade £3, P. R. Catley, 34; £2, R. G. Gurney, 34. £1 each: M. Hausmann, S. L. Lumsden, H. H. King and A. H; Sowerby, 34; j. N. Hansen, Miss Y. Anderson, D. B, Mackersey, H. A. Lumsden and L. J. McKelvie, 33. 10s each: J. Patterson, 33; K. X. Graham, D. W. Bush, R. L. Monk, H". Frankland, A. R. Elgar, M. Gregory, R. Bradey, A. T. Fletcher, .J. C. McAnulty, F. Freeman and D. F. Paynter, 32. B Gravie ' £1 15s, K. A. Tombs, 34; £1 each, R. J. Stewart and.B. H. George, 32. 10s each: J. F. Farley, 32; T. S Pritchard, L. Garner, A. L. Wood, N. Best, T. Mottram and R. Doyle, 31. 5s eaeh: L. Anyan, G. H. Godinah and B. D. Carlisle, 31; R. Cole, N. W. Monk and K. A. Bailey, 30. Counted out: N. E. Solomon, A. E. Harrison and L. E.-Duckett. ' C Grade £1 10s, L. K. Lumsden, 33; £1, C. Eden, 32; 15s, J. Hooper, 32. . 10s each: L. Ridgeway, R. D. McAnulty and R. J, Wright, 31: C. 1 Every, I. H. Bond and A. Hansen, ]

5s each:'"A. Hill and D. A. Perry, 30; C. Strom, V. Cottle, F. I. Thomas, C. W. Tait and J. Hargraves, 29; .F. J. Graham, R. Wehipeihana, E. R. Smith, K, C\ Walshe and N. S. Monk, 28. Horowhenua Championship A Grade £3 each: R. G. Gurney and K. A. Tombs, 100. £2 each: H. H. King, 99;^ P. R. Catley, 98., • . •./' £1 each: S. L. Lumsden, A. 'H. Sowerby, J. Patterson, R. L'; Monk and T. S.. Pritchard, 98. .1.0s each: H. Meads and A. M. Linney, 98; J. N. Hansen, J. McKelvie, R. J. Stewart, W. Howard, F. J. Soler, R. Shaw and O. L. Whiteman, 97; H. Frankland, 96, Counted out: R. H. Whiteman, E. Farley, M. F. Fletcher and J. I. King. B Grade . £2, M. Gregory, 98; £1 each, A. L. Wood and K. A. Graham, 97. 10s each: D. B. Mackersey, A. Doyle and R. Bowie, 95; R. Bradey, A. T. Fletcher, G. J. Godinagh and B. D. Carlisle, 94. : 5s each: A. L. Lumsden, 94: A. E. Harrison, 93; J. C. McAnulty, L. Anyan and B. Cress, 92. Counted out : R. Mottram. C Grade £1 15s, A. Hill, 96; £1, L. K.' Lumsden, 95-; 15s, N. Best, 94.*" 10s each: N. W- Monk, 94; J. Hooper, J. C. Farley, C. Eden, R.' Cole and E. R. Smith, 92. 5s each: D. W. Bush, A. Hansen, J. Hargraves and N. D. Carle, 91; L. Ridgeway, C. Strom and C. W. Tait, 90; D. A. Perry, P. W, Thomas, J. Hunter and K. Bailey, 89. Optional, 300 and 500 Yards £3, O. L. Whiteman, 68; £2, W. N. Masefleld, 68; £1 10s each, T. S. Pritchard and F. J. Soler, 67. £1 each: R. J. Shaw, A. L. Wood, A. H. Linney and H. Meads, 67; H.j H. King, 66. 10s each: D. Hill, K.' A. Tombs, M Gregory, J. I. King, Pv .C. Gurney,' R. J. Bowie, W. Howard, A. L. Lumsden and R. L. Monk, 66; D. Howard, A. H. Sowerby and R. H. Whiteman, 65. 5s each: M. F. Fletcher, E., Farley,. K. A. Graham, R. J. Stewart, J. Patterson and S. C. Aanensen, 65; P. R.. Catley, - R. Mottram; J.'. H. Hansen, H. Frankland, W. D. Carle, E. A. Ballinger, S. L. Lumsden. A. W. Marryatt, L. J. McKelvie, F. R. Catley and R. Doyle, 64. Counted out: E. R. Smith and N. W. Monk. Optional, 500 and 600 Yards .£3, K. • A. Ton>bs, 68; £2, H. H. King, 68; P. R; Catley; 67. ; ' il £1 each: A. H., Sowerby, 67; R. G. Gurney, S. ,L. Lumsden, J. N. Hansen, Lv K. Lumsden and A. F. Paynter,' 66. . - 10s each: M. Hausman, J. McKelvie, H.'A. Lumsden, M. Gregory, K. A. Graham, H. Frankland, A. R. Elgar and R. H. Whiteman, 65; J. Patterson, Miss Y. Anderson and R. L. Monk, 64. / 5s each: JFt. J. pttewajTt, R. Bradey, J, C. McAnulty, :H. Meads, D. w. Bush, A. H. Linney, A. L. Wood, E, Farley, M. F. Fletcher, F. J. Soler, A. Hill, K. A. Bailey and O. L. Whiteman, 64; D. B. Mackersey, A. T. Fletcher and F. Freeman, 63. Optional, 300 and 600 Yards £3, R. G. Gurney, 68; £2, J. Patterson, 67; £1 10s each, S. L. Lumsden and K. A. Tombs, 66. £1 each: R. L. Monk, 66; P. R. Catley, J. McKelvie and D. B. Mackersley, 65. 15s each: R. J. Stewart and M. Gregory, 65. 10s each: W. Howard, H. Meads, A. L. Wood and A. H. Linney, 65; J. H. Hansen, A. H. Sowerby, H. H. Kiner. Miss Y. Anderson, K. A. Graham, T. S. Pritchard and R. J. Shaw, 64. . 5s each: M. Hausman, H. A. Lumsden, E. Farley, M. F. Fletcher, B. D. Carlisle, R. J. McAnulty, H. Frankland. A. T. Fletcher. R. Doyle, N. W. Monk, J. I. "King, F. J. Soler, S. C. Aanensen and R. J. BoWie, 63; L. K. Lumsden, A. R. Elgar, R. Bradey, F. Freeman and C. Eden, 62. 1 '