RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 17 March 1920, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

FIELD SHIELD CHALLENGE COMPETITION. The iiautore Bifle Club journeyed to Para para urn u on Saturday la*t to try conclusions with the local team for the shield. The weather wa* perfect, and this was in favour of the visitors, es the range is very tricky on breezy

bays- Hautcrc won with a score of 7 lf point?, whilst Wharcroa scored 664 points. For the visitors. A. Thomson

ri<s) and D. Mac kersey (a} ) were tho highest scorers, whilst M. Field (67) a/id c. Dowsett (Hr,) WC rc the highest for the local team. The Wharetoas "'■re particularly unfortunate in striking a vije lot of ammunition, every member having two and some three bad cartridges during the day. Oa three occasions during the day the Hauterc team showed their sportsmanship in allowing extra shots for misses due to bad cartridges, although the doing so may have lost them the match, as, the fir-t two were early in the ahbOt. The following are the scores:— Hautere.

200 509 600

Wharcroa.

yds yds yds TL A. Thomson ... 30 9.3 IX Msckersey . *>•> 31 30 91 i\ W. Gay ‘>*1 31 91 IT. Beauchamp 30 31 29 90 C. fitrota 29 29 £9 A. Larnsden ... 20 30 87 T. Best 30 32 23 S3 G. Isnh'hfid-jf! . — as 30 23 S3

14. Field 200 500 COO yds yds yds Tl. c. Dwrsett .... .... 30 2S 20 SO A. T. mite .... 20 25 83 B&ttea 30 20 8f IX Hvde ,» 24 82 H. Pitcher 30 21 SI Y. Conlnke* ..... 20 S3 80 X. W*"S.en7 2C 28 73