SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 June 1924, Page 11

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

TENNIS. A NEW ZEALANDER’S SUCCESS. BY CABLE--PRXSB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, June 11. In. the Kent lawn tennis championship, T. E. Clark, a New Zealander, beat Denis Browne, 6—3, 6—4, in the first round.

CRICKET. SOUTH AFRICA v. OXFORD. 8Y CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received June 12, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, June 11. As. the ground is saturated, there will be no play to-day in the Oxford v. South Africa match.—Reuter. RIFLE SHOOTING. COLONIAL AAIAIUNITION COMPANY’S TROPHY. Last year the Colonial Ammunition Company forwarded to the president of the local Rifle Club a match barrel for competition among members of the Manaia, Meremere, Alanutahi, and Hawera Rifle Clubs. The conditions of the competition were fixed at two handicap shoots of seven shots each over ranges 300, 500 and 600 yards, and the highest three scorers from each club to meet in a final shoot on the Alanutahi range. The handicaps for the final shoot have been declared by the well-known rifleman, Mr D. Roots, of Patea, and the shoot has been arranged for Saturday afternoon next, the 14th inst. The local club will be represented in this shoot bv President A. G. Robertson and Riflemen A. Elgar and L. C. Harrison.

The following are the scores obtained by some of the local members in the urst two rounds of the competition :

Rflmn. A. Elgar 1st. 97 2nd. TI. 93—190 Rflmn. L. C. Harrison 96 90—186 xres. A. G. Kobertson 95 90—185 xtnmn. C. Murch 84 93—177 Rflmn. P. Peterson ... 93 82—175 Rflmn. G. Cross 86 86—172