RIFLE-SHOOTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 953, 22 April 1930, Page 13

RIFLE-SHOOTING

MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE From Our Oxen Correspondent CAMBRIDGE, Monday. The Cambridge Rifle Club’s annual meeting was held today when the following competitions were held: Cambridge Championship Belt, Bishop Cup, Stag’s Head and Handicap Cup. Thirty-two riflemen from Cambridge,

YVaihi. Paeroa. Thames. Morrinsvill* and Akarana took part. Results were as follow: Fraser Smith Belt.—Rifleman T.pham (Morrinsville), 1; Secretary Trebeleock (Thames), runner-up. Fatnbridpe Match: President Comes (Waihi). 1. Lieut. Atkinson (Akarana). runner-up: Rifleman Richardson < Morrinsville). 3; V. I*. L Webber (Cambridge!. 4. Morrinsville Match.—Rifleman Well* t Morrinsville). 1; Captain Hubbard < PaeI roa). runner-up; Rifleman Walker (Aka- ‘ rana). 3; V. I*. Hill (Cambridge!. 4 i Paeroa Match.—Rifleman Topinan { (Morrinsville). 1: President Cornea <Wn«j hi), runner-up; Captain Simpson (Cambridge', 3; V P. L. Keeley (Cambridge 4. Frankton Match.—Rifleman Topham (Morrinsville). 1: Rifleman H. C. Morrison (Morrinsville). runner-up: President Kennedy (Morrinsville), 2: President F. Green (Cambridge). 4. Bishop Cup at i Stags Hoad: \ P Ij Webber (Cambridge). ! Cambridge Belt: V.F. L Keeley (CamI bridge). i Handicap Cup. Rifleman Keene (Cambridge). SOUTH ISLAND RIFLEMEN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING t rrcss Association BLENHEIM. Monday. There was good weather again for the last dav of the South Island rifle championship meeting, except forth* teams match, when a cold southerly wind set in and made conditions difficult. The results are: Teams Match. 300. 500 and 600 yards Blenheim. 457 points; Nelson, 447; Wai- | rau Valley, 441. The winning team takes the Watkinson Challenge Shield, j Marlborough Match. 10 shots at *OO yards.—A Grade: £4, L. G. Benton (Featherston), 49 points; £3, H. V. Searle (Nelson), 4S; £2. D. Wilton (Blenheim* 4S. Seven with scores of from 47 to 4 * lake £1; and 12 with scores from 45 to 13 take 10s. B Grade: £2. G. Stark (Kaiapoi), 46; 30s, 11. Edwards (Kaiapoi), 45; £l, Mrs. J. T. Lovell (Northbank), 44. South Island Grand Aggregate.— £•■. gold medal and champion belt, E. W Wrigley, 361; £3 10s, J. B. Bairatov (Carterton), 360; £2 10s, H. V. Searl»* (Nelson >. 359; £2, 1.. G Benton (Featherston). 359; 30s, L>. Wilton (Blenheim*. 355; £1 each, F. Sharland (Nelson), 257. C. J. Nix (Featherston), 356; W. J. Keas' (Greytown), 354; W. N. Masefield (Blenheim), 350. Vernon Aggregate. B Grade.— £1 and Stead Tyro Cup. G. Stark ( Kaiapoi), 304. 15s, A. W. Hughes (Owen Junction), 302. Service Match, Rapid, 300 yards.— £2, J. Hart (Havelock), 3V 255, H. L. Mason (Christchurch), 36; 255, J. G. Feast (Greytown), 36.