RIFLE SHOOTING
WAIRARAPA MEETING. P»r Preii Aiiooi»tioa _ CARTERTON, April 27. The Wairarapa Rifle Association’s postponcd meeting was opened at Papawai today. The weather was dull but lino and the light good. As the morning progressed drizzling rain fell but did not affect the shooting to any extent. The light, failed quickly in the afternoon and in the Canterbury match the conditions for the last men were very bad. The programme was prepared on the basis of 150 entrants with prize money of £620. The shooters totalled 105 and the prize money was reduced to £495. Results: Service Match, 300 yards. —F. Bolton (Opaki) 46, £2; Goodall (suburbs), D. McKenzie (Opaki). R 11. Nicholl (Petone) all 44, £1: J. C. Carter (Linton) 43, C. Whiteman (Upper Hutt) 42, £1; six others, 10s; 11. Cronne (Ashburton) 41, counted out. P.idvvill Match, 500 yards.-W. Kells (Linton) 50, £5; K. Ballinger (Petone) 49 , £4- J. O (Greytown) 49, £3; 11. K. Hunt (Suburbs) 49, and 19 others, £1; eight counted out; tyros 4 won £1; and 4 took 10s. Auckland Match, 500 yards. A. 11. Corun (Westport) 50, £4 10s; W. J. Green (Okawa) 50, £4 10s; C. J. Nix (Featherston) 49, £3; V. E. Donald (Opaki) 49, V. Sanson (Knrori) 49, A. 11. Barker (Linkwaterl 49 G. \. R. Barker . (Lmkwalcr) 49, G A. Kyles (Napier) 49, all £1; sixteen with 48 and'47 £1: four tyros £l. four 10s. Wellington Match, fioo yards; light fulling. sliirht easterly breeze. —D. F. Koir (Ashburton) 60, £5: J. C. Carter (Linton - . 49. £4; P. C Hamilton (Wanganui) .13. £3; H. Koppert (Oiuimru). J. B. Bairstow (Grevtownl, P. B Goldfinch (Old Naval?), £1 ;* seventeen others £1; four tyros £1 and four 10s. Canterbury Match, 600 yards.—F. Clark (Ashburton)'47, £5 : J. B. Bairstow (Greytown) 46. £4; P. Sharland (Renwick) 46, £3; 11. Feast (Grevtown) 46 ; twenty others 46 and 45, £1; four tyros £1; und four 10s.
Teams’ Match. Grevtown: No. 1,. 679. £5 10s: Featherston 676, £3 ,6s; Karori 669. £1 2s; Opaki 669, £1 2s. The Midfield aggregate was won by C. J. Nix (Featherston).
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 123, 28 April 1925, Page 3
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348RIFLE SHOOTING Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 123, 28 April 1925, Page 3
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