RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 984, 2 March 1910, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

WAiRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Special Reporter). The Wairarapa Rifle Association's Championship Meeting was concluded to-day, at the Papawai Range. The morning was overcast, but very sultry, and later the sun shone out brightly, making the day very hot. A steady wind was blowing from the East, but the shooting conditions were good. Riflemean W. N. Kummer (Te Wharau) won the grand aggregate, securing the "Bidwill" Challenge Shield for one year, and also Mr Bulwill's gold medal. The Te Wharau team also won the "Teams" Match, the members of this Club shooting very consistently. Scores are: — GRSYTOWN MATCH, 7 Shots. 500 and 700 Yards. S. Preece, 68, £3. Wm. Masefield. 65. £2. M. Mcintosh 65, £l. W. W. WaKeley, 65, £l. F. Jenkins, 65, £l. J. O, Bidwill, 63, £l. H. Cuthbertsen 63, £l. J L. Turner, 63, £l. Captain Hobbs, 62, 15s; J. McHattie, 62, 15s;. M. Maingay, 62, ; 10*; E. E. Vermeil, 62, 10s; H. Marshall, 62, 10s; Pvt. Frederick, 62, 10s; S. Rhodes, 62, 1%; \. W. Soper, 61, 10s; A. J. Cameron 61, 10s; D. McLeay, 61, 10s; H. McKenzie, 61, 10s; W. H. Gibbs, 61, 10s. Counted out—F. H. James, G. Craw. J. D. Rivers, 61. Tyros—C. G. Munro, 60, 10s; T. R. Caplin, 59, 10s; A. Henderson, 58, 10s; T. C. Irving, 58, ss; Sergt. CressweH, 57, ss; Sergt. Nicholls, 57, 5s H. Hunt, 57, ss. PETONE MATCH, 10 Shots, 800 Yards. H. Williams, 49, £3. Pvt. A. Wing, 49. £2. F. J enkins, 49, £l. A. W. Soper, 49, £l. H. Hunt, 48, £l. H. Marshall, 48, £l. J.Law , 48, £l. D. MeCalmonr, 48, £l. R. J. King 48 and S. M. Nicholls 48, 15s each; G. A. Eyles 47, L. Shanks 47; H. J. Dagg 47, F. H. James 47, Sergt, F. Morgan 47, Corporal Head 47, C. Batt 47, A. J. Cameron 47, F. J. Causley 47, Sergt. CressweH 47, 10s each. Tyros—F. R. Caplin 46, W. H. Gibbs 45 and C. G. Munro 44, 10s each; F. Cordukes 44, H. Brownless, 43, J. V. Reed 43, T. C. Irving 40, 5s each. FEATHERSTON MATCH, 900 Yards, 10 Shots. W. N. Kummer. 48, £3 and W. H. Tisdell's trophy £1 Is. A. W. Soper 46, £2. L. Belk, 45, £l. S. Rhodes 45, £l. F. H. James 44, £l. R. J. King 44, £l. J. B. Bairstow 44, £l. J. D. McCalmont 44, £l. H. Williams and Capt. Hobbs 44, each 15s ; G. Hyde, R. T. Frederick 43, Corporal Head 43, J. Law 43, H. Cuthbertson 43, T. C. Irving 43, R. Reed 42, H. Marshall 42, W. N. Masefield 42, M. Mcintosh 42, 10s each. Counted out—S. Preece 42. Tyros— T. R. Capljn 40, Sergt. Morgan 40, Cordukes 40, 10s each;, W. Nix 39, S. N. Nicholls 36, W. H. Gibbs 34, H. Hunt 32. 5s each. GRAND AGGREGATE, in Matches 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. W. N. Kummer, 281, £1 10s and J, O. Bidwill's Challenge Shield. F. H. James, 278, £l. A. W. Soper. 275, £l. J. Shanks, 273, 10s. Pvt, Frederick, 273, 10s. E, E. Vennell, 273, 10s. R. J. King 272, F. J. Causley 271, J. McHattie 270, Corporal Head 270, 10s each. TEAMS MATCH. Te Wharau 1 , Opaki No. 1 2 ! Tuamarina 3 , Opaki No. 2 4 , Featherston 5