RIFLE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10614, 22 April 1912, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

OPAKI v. COMBINED BUSH.

A very intcirsting match, was fired on tQie vFairview range on Saturday, between teams representing the Opaki Rifle Olub and the Combined Bush ,'.CEn'bs;.. : XMiaan , iceyil i le, Alfredtpn- and Tiiu'aania , Rifle On. the ftnst 'ra!nge> thifr-^sfo,teamed by'•"■' eigb.t : points, 'ihi.s lead .was reduced to .four, 'point's at 500 yar^^bwt,at,6oo ; yarrk Opaki put the issue bejWd doubt, 'aaid'" won' 'ib,y 4 '2B "- points. ■ * Thisis the third match fired between- the teams, and is. now looked up oh as an. annual fixture. Opaki has won two, aaid rbe Budi one. Results:—

The; Opalu \Hifte Club also fired the' liana stage for the season's aggregates' with -tlie'"result tha% Mr H. R. King, a son'of the veteran eliol, Mr R. J. King;, -Ts Club elmwpioii .for the: seasenf 1911-l2; a very-creditable ance, ws this is only liis .second year witn the rifle. His score ivas 366, Cr. Kycle feeing runner-up with 356. Mr H. R. K«iing also wins Mr H. H. , MsFwTeyV tirophy, a pair of handsome silver candlesticks, for the highest aggregate, including handicap over the past 'two seasons with » score of 7-13. G. Hyde 719 is second. Mr M. Mcintosh wins Mr J. M. Coradine's troj rpliy for ithe highest aggregate for the paist~tw>o .seasons oven: ranges 500, 600 iiiid 800 yairds, with a score of 381. Ma- G. Hyde again filled second place wiitih '382. The ddh'.ik of the shooting hvi'll he published later. ,

OPAKI TEAM. 200 500 600 T1 J. G. JTair&iow 34 34 31 99 M. Mcintosh si 35 30 96 W. P. McOaJmont 30 32 33 05 G. Hyde 31 31 33 95 H. R. Ivinp; . 30 33 32 95 J. McKenzio 31 32 32 to W. Hinlgcs 31 32 32 95 It. J. King 30 31 32 93 H. Mawloy. 33 33 26 .02 H. C. Jones 39-. 33, . 29 LI W. J. Wokh, ;t 30, 30 30. 90 W. Feast 28 , M 29 90 Grand totals 363 389:369 12"2t> BU^SHTMM: . 200 500 <600,11 R. Tholfasfion 31 33 32 ic, r. (if. Wiiton 33 30 32 5 F. Percy 31 33 31 ! 5 J. Petersen- ■ . ,30 30 34' 91 II. F. "iV'ilioir 31 32 . 30 93 W. Algie ' 31 34* 28 93 H. R. Keene. 34 33 25 j.O 0. Benton 28 33 30 ■*1 G. Benton 32 33 34 89. R. A. .'Wilton 32 31 24 .87 A. La.rsen ' 32 • 31 24 "87 (r. Ruthevfur d • 31 32 23 86 . 376 385 337 1098