RIFLE SHOOTING.
NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. HENRY (OPAKI) WINS CHAMPIONbHIP. By'Telegraph—Press Association. WANGANUI, December 28. The North Island Championship Meeting concluded to-day. The weather was fine overhead, but there was a tricky wind. Henry, of Opaki, the winner of the Championship, shot very consistently, winning three out of the four Championship matches. Opaki won the Team 3 Match for the third time in succession. Results : Wellington Match, seven shots at 600 yards and 700 yards.—Henry, Opaki, 62; Biirscow, Opaki, 62; Deihl, Dannevirke, 62; Franklin, Weber, 61; Batt, Mingaweka, 61; McLeay, Opaki, 61; Feast, Opaki, 60; Willoughby, Gladstone, 50; Morgan, Napier, 59; Hyde, Opaki, Peterson, Tararua, King, Opaki, Bell, Tararua, each 58; Brown, Dannevirke, Cameron, Opaki, , Paton; Dannevirke, ea:h 57; Mcintosh, Opaki, 56.
Wanganui Match, ten shots at 600 yard 3 and 700 yards— Henry, Opaki, 92; James, Napier, 90; Deihl, Dannevirke, 90; Feast, Opaki, 89; Mayhew, Feilding, and Head, Napier, 88; Drummond, Wanganui, Hay, Napier, Frederick, Royal Rifles, 87; King, Opaki, 86; Vennell, Te Wharau, 85;Neilson, Dannevirke, Logue, Dannevirke, 83; McLeay, Opaki, McKenzie, Opaki, 82; Willoughby, Gladstone, 80.
Service Match, rapid firing—; Johnston, Mangaweka, Nix, Kimbolton, Cunningham, Wanganui, 6 hits each. AGGREGATE. Henry, Opaki, 318, Championship Belt, gold medal and £3. Feast, Opaki, 313, trophy and £2. Deihl, Dannevirke, 309, trophy audJSl. James, Napier, 302, £l. Forbes, Napier, McMurray, Taradale, King, Opaki, McLeay, Opaki, Mayhew, Feilding, Thorpe, Stratford, 299; Harrison, Wanganui, 296; Bollard, Hutt Valley, 296; Hay, Napier, 294; Marrett, Taranaki, 294; Paton, Dannevirke, 293; Craw, Linton, 292; Batt, Mangaweka, 292; Banks, Kimbolton, 291; Frederick, Royal Rifles, 282; Humphrey, Hawke's Bay, 280. TEAMS MATCH.
Opaki No. 1, shield value £2O and £8 (Henry 283, King 266, Feast 263, Cameron 254, Hyde 251) total 1,317. Napier Guards 1,218. Dannevirke Rifles 1,267.
Opaki No. 2, 1,238; Wanganui Rifles, 1,235; Palmerston North Rifles, 1,230; Linton Rifle Club, 1,213; Wanganui Guards, 1,169; Taranaki Guards, 1,136.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3080, 29 December 1908, Page 5
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311RIFLE SHOOTING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3080, 29 December 1908, Page 5
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