RIFLE SHOOTING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2361, 29 November 1921, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The local Club fired a friendly .match with Linton Rifle Club on Saturday, on the local range. During the morning the weather looked very promising, and in the earl}’ afternoon conditions were pretty good, but later on rain came, and the wind, which had been from the left, changed to 4 deg. right, blowing fitfully The Linton team was a little late, but by tiring 7 shots instead of 10, arid with two targets going, the match was finished in time. Refreshments were provided, and heartily partaken of. The match was won by Linton, with a margin of 14 points, and after a few words of mutual thanks and goodwill by Messrs W. A. Ball and S. Head, the visitors left at 5.30.

Under such weather conditions the shooting was somewhat below’ average, many twos and threes being registered. However, several good scores were made—by Messrs Kyle (whose 32 at GOO yds. consisted of six fives and a two), W. Kells, Edwards, Newth, Head, Hamer, and others. Linton’s average per man was 2G.9, and Foxton’s 2G.2. The total scores were made up as follows :

The shoot for next Saturday has not; been decided, but members will be notified in Thursday’s issue.

LINTON. Yds. Yds 500 GOO Total. B. Kyle 31 32 G3 G. Newth 32 20 61 T. Edwards 20 31 00 C. Page 27 20 5G W. Kells 33 21 • 54 W. A. Ba-11 28 24 52 G. Tremaine 27 24 51 ,J. Smith 27 22 49 H. Barlow' 28 21 40 J. Griffiths 25 18 43 Total 538 FOXTON. s. S. Head 34 25 50 II. Hamer 27 30 57 G. Cull 25 28 53 X. E. Hughes 28 25 . 53 J. Hartley 20 24 53* II. Erankland 25 27 52 II. McKegney 20 23 52 A. Barnard 25 25 50 \Y. Symons 24 24 48 C. Barnard 25 22 47 Total 524