EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 March 1939, Page 9

EKETAHUNA

RIFLE SHOOTING COMPETITIONS. TARARUA CLUB. ("Times-Age” Special.) The Tarawa Rifle Club fired the first shoot for the Thomasen Cup, conditions for which are three shoots, all to count. The shoot-off for the trophy donated by Perry’s, Ltd., was won by F. Sigvertsen. The scores were as follow: —

Handicap limit: 97. Kaiparoro Club. At Kaiparoro on Saturday the second championship shoot was fired over the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges. This shoot also marked the opening of a contest for a trophy donated by

Cricket. The Rongomai cricket team played the Eketahuna Fire Brigade in , a friendly game during the weekend! at Eketahuna. Rongomai won on the first innings, time not permitting the match to be finished. Rongomai won the toss and sent Eketahuna in to bat first.. Fire Brigade made 79 in their first innings (Waterreus 11, Rowden 22, Robinson 21) and 92 in their second strike (Robinson 31, Brown 35, Kendall 12). Rongomai made 132 in their first innings (Graham 13, Stevenson 27, Payne 63, Reid 13) and 28 for the loss of one wicket in the second innings. Swimming. Competing at a schools’> swimming carnival at Pahiatua the following Eketahuna competitors were successful:— Inter-school girls’ racei.D. Boustead 1, Pat O’Niel 3. Inter-school boys’ race: D. Fraser 1. Junior handicap (under 18): Fraser 2, T. Governor 3. Ladies’ dive: D. Boustead 3. Interschool relay: Eketahuna 2. Interschool handicap: D. Fraser 2. Ladies’ breaststroke: . D. Boustead 3. Interschool dive: D. Fraser 2, B. Capes 3. Personal. Mrs T. Bedding, Paraparaumu, is the guest of her sister, Mrs S. Mar-, enzi. Miss Jesson, who has been on a short visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs G. Jesson, has returned to Seatoun. Mrs W. G. Macky is visiting Wellington on holiday and Institute business.

300 500 Hp T1 C. Sigvertsen 46 49 1 96 J. Day ( 44 49 2 95 C. Rasmussen 45 48 2 95 F. Sigvertsen 46 43 5 94 G. Day 45 45 2 92 W. J. Manser 42 40 9 91 P. Berry 42 46 2 90 J. P. Sigvertsen 43 40 5 88 S. Blewett 41 37 9 87 J. Sigvertsen 26 42 2 74

Mr G. Braddick. Details are: — 300 500 600 C. tl Hp tl J. McAnulty .... 45 47 47 139 142 K. Henson 46 45 47 138 142 L. Welch 45 49 45 139 142 W. Braddick .... 43 47 44 134 141 R. Braddick .... 47 45 43 135 141 D. Johansen .... 44 46 42 132 141 L. McLachlan 39 44 43 126 141 J. Torrey 47 44 46 137 140 R. Henson 42 44 41 127 140 P. Henson 43 44 40 127 ' 140 F. Schormann 44 43 42 129 139 C. .Welch 43 47 41 131 139 A. Hansen 41 45 46 132 138 C. Neilsen 36 42 40 118 138 O. Walton 42 44 46 132 136