RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 173, 18 April 1921, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

NORTH WAIRARAPA MEETING.

<Bv Telecranh-Snecial Oorra»oondent.l Masterton, April 16. At the North AVairarapa Rifle Association’s Meeting to-day, the championship was won by S “J.„ (Opaki) with a score of 266, T. Orr (Grevtown) 265, being the runner-up. , Rifleman Wiggins (Greytown) won , Lowe’s Handicap Aggregate. The Opaki ; B team won the teams match, w n Greytown second, and. Opaki A third. SUBURBS CLUB. The Suburbs Club fired a sweepstakes match on Saturday, at ranges 500 end ■ 600 vards. Deputy-President Smart topped the score with 89. The feature of the dav’s shooting was the score made by a veteran, G. Emms, who got 44 at 500 vards. He failed to hit the target . with his first counter. Then he raised his elevation from 300 yards to 500 ya™” and registered a 4 with his seoond sho and finished with eight T 9 ’ club’s shooting is now finished for the season. Following are Saturdays scores: 500 600 Hp. Tl. ,

The shoot-off for the ties in the fourth . series was also fired, the final result of this series being as follows:— C. Whiteman 260 A. C. Bellamore -j» P. Barcham “55 A. Henderson 2j3 PETONE CLUB. The Petone Club has completed the second and third series of the handicap and championship competitions, ths former, which was fired at 900 and 1000 yards, testing the calibre of the marksmen In some instances good' shooting . was done, while in other l the weather conditions proved oo sever , and low scores were registered. Hine man T. Warburton was the top scorer on the target, and annexes the s poon, and President R., E. Flaws and Rifleman J. Scott secure . the ammunition P Good weather conditions favoured the holding of the shoot for the third series, and some excellent shooting was the result. Rifleman E. Ballinger put on the exceptionally good score of 102, out of a possible l<b, registering 33 at 300 yards, 34 at 500 yards, and 35 (possible) at 600 yards. He.thus wins the spoon. Riflemen J Scott and C. Morris were the ammunition prizewinners. . . Appended are the scores in both

The final ‘competition for the season will take place next Saturday at ranges of 800 and 900 yards.

Dep.-Presdt Smart .... yds. yds. ... 47 42 ... 45 42 0 2 89 89 A C. Bellamore 42 3 89 ... 89 +5 5 President Fellington . ... 43 42 4 89 ... 36 45 W. J. Spencer 84 ... 41 J?. Barcham. ... 38 35 10 83 ... 42 32 8 82 30 7 81

matches:— . Second iSeries. j' Jj Flaws .... 800 1000 yds. *20 vds. U p. 11 100 31 39 ’ll. Warburton J 4 Scott iA. Ballinger ■ . J7. Guincy ... 41 .... 44 41 32 36 27 28 34 21 a 20J 20 225 982 912 89 ss.v R. Barkle C At orris 41 30 27 25 19J 29} 872 84} 26 311 82 i 38 11 30 79 R. Nichol •T. Carter 36 34 13 11 285 24J 7<i 69 i Third Series. 300 500 600 T’l. yds. yds. yds. H'p. K Ballinger ... .1. Scott C. Morris W. Mitchell ••• ’ 33 34 31 31 32 28 28 31 32 32 35 27 31 30 3 16 13J 184 91 105 105 1041 104} 103} T. Warburton A. Ballinger ... R. Barkle R. Nichol C. Hoffein P. Hill W. Bentley D. Guiney 11. E. Flaws A. Jackson S/ Knight J. Lepenski AV. Hicks 33 29 30 30 32 33 31 32 27 31 28 29 26 28 30 31 27 29 30 32 29 30 27 28 23 23 29 33 30 29 28 29 30 29 29 26 22 16 21 12 91 9 141 14 152 95 141 11 17’ 251 28} 103 102} 102 101 100} 100 993 99} 99} 99 983 96} 95}