RIFLE SHOOTING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 488, 23 March 1933, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

Our Own Correspondent.)

B.O.P. CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNUAL COMPETITION HELD ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY. MEETING AT THORNTON.

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The -annual competition between the Defence Rifle Clubs situated in the Bay of Plenty was iheld on the Rangitaiki Club's range at Thornton on St. Pa.trick's iDay. The weather was fine> but there was a tricky wind blowing up the range, which made shooting difficult espec-' ially at 600 yards. Five clubs took part in the event including the newly formed Kati Kati Rifle Club, fully 60 men competing. Each' club was permitted to shoot ten men, the seven highest scores to count, the winners to hold the shield for the ensuing year. In conjunction with this there was also the Opotiki Ohallenge Sttar jfor teams of four men aside. This competition created a lot of interest. The shooting was of a high standard considering the wind. H. Oliver of Tauranga was top with 96 including a possible at 500 yards range. He was closely followed by Mrs. Moore who compiled 95 with a 48 at the 600 yards and was unfortunate in registering an inner for her last shot which spoilt her chance of having her name entered on the shield as top scorer. Rangitaiki retained the shield with the excellent score of 639, Tauranga was second with 630, Opotiki third with 603, Whakatane next with 577 and Kati Kati with 553. The Opotiki Challenge Star was. won by Rangitaiki B team, Tauranga A team second and Rangitaiki A team third. The team's scores for the Shield Competition were:

The scores of the Opotiki Lhailenge Star teams were: Rangitaiki B 368 Tauranga A .. 366 Rangitaiki A 359 Whakatane A 345 Opotiki A 3|3 Tauranga B 3^4 Kati Kati A Opotiki B 33^ Tauranga C Whakatane B 275 At the conclusion of the matcli, President Law of the Whakatane Club presented Mr. R. Wilson, president of the Rangitaiki Club with the shield, and Mrs. Moore of the Rangitaiki B team with the Opotiki Star.

500 609 Agg. yds yds Mrs. W. Moore 47 48 95 C. Jespersen 47 47 94 E}. Morey 49 43 92 C. J. Fleming 46 45 91 R. L. Innis -44 46 90 H. T. Mexted 44 45 89 A. C. Fox 44 44 88 ■ 321 318 639

Rangitaiki.

II. Oliver 50 46 96 G. Kiddie 48 44 92 Carswell 44 45 89 Mcintosh 45 44 89 A. J. Mirrilies 48 41 89 Spratley 45 43 88 A. Johnston 44 43 87 324 306 630

Tauranga.

J. D. Clark 49 45 94 G. Joblin 46 43 89 W. Thomas 45 43 88 N. A. Andrews 41 45 86 Sydenham 41 43 84 H. Armstrong 46 36 82 G. Peagram 40 40 80 308 295 603

Opotiki.

A. J. Moore 47 44 yr F. Woods 45 41 86 W. R. Bell 45 40 85 E. Law 42 42 84 P. Anderson 48 36 84 L. Dawson 42 38 80 G. Rand 41 26 67 310 267 577

Whakatane.

Faulkner 46 41 Walford 45 39 84 Wright 40 43 83 Poole 39 42 81 Kendall 37 39 76 Blair 38 37 '5 France 40 27 67 285 268 553

Kati Kati.