RIFLE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Age, 27 March 1920, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

MASTERTON-OPAKI RIFLE CLUB, (Notes by "Magpie.") The above club held fortnightly, competitions on tho 18th and 25th inst. at Fairview Range. Tho conditions for the first day were difficult, owing to a tricky wind, which had the marksmen in a quandary, reminding them of some of the vagaries of Trentham, consequently good scoring was almost impossible in most cases, but J. E.

Oaiwell was the exception, and was an 3asy winner of the first match. On the second day conditions were good, and, as a consequence, somo good scores wcro registered. A. Lewin rattled on a seven-shot possible at 900 yards, and J. H. Naylor was the winner of the match. The following were details of the scoring:— THURSDAY, MARCH 18.

THURSDAY, MAECH 25. Conditions: 15 shots at 900 yardsj

The Club will hold a field day tolay, when the. final for the Club Chamrionship for 1920 -will be decided, and, is about a dozen of the members iu;end journeying to Hastings at Eastor ;o compete in tho Hawke 's Bay Championship, a useful amount of practice ,vill be obtained. The present holder jf the Hawke 's Bay Championship is t member of the Masterton-Opaki Club —H. H. Mawley—and on his present .'orm ho tvill doubtless give a good iceount of himself at tho forthcoming .neeting.

600 800 Hep. Tl. . 28 32 5 65 . 30 27 5 62 D. H. Rutherford .. . 28 23 6 57 , 22 34 — 56 . 26 26 — 52 . 23 23 6 52 J. H. Naylor ..... . 22 27 2 51 B. H. Hill ........ . 15 17 10 42 . 23 15 4 42

900yds. Hep. Tl. J. H. Naylor .... .... 68 -- 68 .... 59 6 65 .... 64 - 64 J. E. Calwell .... .... 5G C 62 H. H. Donald .. .... 61 .. 61 .... 55 5 60 A. V. Swanson .. .... 54 - 54