RIFLE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1938, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

MASTERTON-OPAKI CLUB WIN FOR RIFLEMAN PICKERING Keen competition and an improved standard of shooting prevailed at Saturday’s competition, the first 11 marksmen averaging 47.12 points per range. C. M. Pickering with a 6 “bull” finish at 500 yards was the winner counting out I. Sutherland with 143, who for the second consecutive competition failed to reach first place for the same reason. Weather conditions were favourable for good scores. The following were the scores:— 300 300 500

yds yds yds hep. t'tl C. M. Pickering .... 49 46 48 — 143 I. Sutherland 44 48 48 3 143 R. V. Mason 46 45 48 3 142 R. J. King 47 47 48 — 142 D. E. Richards .... 44 45 46 7 142 H. G. Pifkering .... 46 47 47 2 142 F. D. Shaw 45 44 45 7 141 T. Oakly 46 43 49 2 140 H. K. Smith 46 46 48 — 140 P. Russell 43 45 45 7 140 R. A. Wilton 48 44 45 3 140 D. P. Donald 44 47 48 — 139 H. H. Mawley .... 46 47 46 — 139 J W. McKenzie .... 41 44 48 5 138 J. Bouzaid 44 41 45 6 138 B. J. Jenkins 45 47 41 5 138 W. N. Kummer .... 48 45 41 3 137 V. E. Donald 46 45 45 — 136 H. King 43 45 47 — 135 C. G. Munro 38 43 44 9 134 W. Dornan 43 40 43 5 131 R. G. Jamieson .... 38 39 40 13 130 G. H. Murdoch .... 39 40 39 9 127 H. V. Donald 38 39 42 7 126 Next Saturday's ranges will be 800 yards (double series), and 900 yards (single).