GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1938, Page 7

GREYTOWN

RIFLE CLUB COMPETITION. BALFOUR AND TE WHAITI CUPS. ("Times-Age” Special.) The competition counting for the Balfour and Te Whaiti Cups was fired last Saturday afternoon at ranges of 500 and 600 yards, ten shots at each distance. The weather conditions were rapid passing clouds, with a fresh tail wind veering from right to left. H. W. Feast was in top place with 49 at 500 yards and 47 at 600 yards, scoring one point over the club’s limit. H. R. Feast was the next best off the rifle with 48 and 46. The following

♦Spoon winners. The annual competition for the McLeod Shield will take place on the Papawai range next Saturday afternoon. Rain Stops Haymaking. Heavy rain commenced to fall at about 5 p.m. on Sunday. Haymaking is being delayed by the broken weather. Many crops have been cut but so far a great number have still to be harvested. Freemasons at Church Service. The members of the Greytown Masonic Lodge attended the evening ser* vice at St Luke’s Anglican Church on Sunday evening. The preacher was Canon Sykes. Bowling. The handicap singles were advanced on Saturday, when Bunny beat R. G. Vile; Carter beat Burns; Higgison beat McLeod and Connolly beat Walden. H. B. Wallace, the holder of <the Dennes Medal, beat W. Clark after a close game. Motor Accident. About 9.15 o’clock on Sunday morning a motor car driven by Mr James K. Foss, of Featherston, left the ■ road near the Grey town cemetery ‘and crashed through the fence. Although the car turned over and was badly damaged the occupants were not injured.

are the scores: — 500 600 Hdc. Total »H. W. Feast . 49 47 0 96 *Ray Ingley . 45 42 9 95 H. W. Feast . 49 47 0 96 Ray Ingley . 45 42 9 95 H. R. Feast . 48 46 0 94 D. J. Flynn . 45 44 5 94 C. J. M. Jury . 45 43 4 92 A. G. Rhodes . 45 41 5 91 T. Orr : . 44 42 5 91 Guy Rhodes . 45 44 4 91 H. Walden . 41 41 9 91 J. C. Feast . 45 44 0 89 H. C. Trotman . 42 42 5 89 J. Yoemans . 33 40 11 84