RIFLE SHOOTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 March 1939, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING

MASTERTON-OPAKI CLUB.

CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY J. W. CURTIN.

Consistently brilliant shooting over all ranges with a possible at 900 yards made J. W. Curtin club champion for this season and winner of short, long and combined aggregates for the day. Holding fifth position with eight points below the leader at the commencement of the final field day his performance is an' excellent one especially as this is only his second season. While some high scores were recorded, E. M. Wrigley registered the only other possible. The following are the leading scores in the championship:—J. W. Curtin, 464, 1; V. E. Donald, 462, 2; D. P. Donald, 458, 3; H. K. Smith, 458. 4; H. King. 455. 5; E: M. Wrigley, 453, 6; B. R. Jenkins, 450, 7; J. Bouzaid, w4, 8; C. M. Pickering, 444, 9; I. Sutherland, 436, 10. Saturday’s scores are as follow:—

Two shooters did not complete thr series. B. R. Jenkins won the handicaj championship and Williams Rose Bowl for short range aggregate over bolt field days. The Donald Cup for lon.' range aggregate was won by J. W. Cui* tin. The season will close on Saturday next with the service class-firing Every member is urged to be presen to qualify for the free ammunitioi grant.

J. W. Curtin 300 500 600 Hep. Tl. 48 48 46 1 143 B. R. Jenkins 49 48 44 2 143 D. E. Richards 46 47 46 3 142 I. Sutherland 44 46 46 6 142 D. P. Donald 47 49 46 — 142 H. King 45 48 48 — 141 L. A. Wilton 48 48 43 2 141 W. H. Kummer 44 46 46 4 140 J. Bouzaid 46 44 47 3 140 E. M. Wrigley 50 47 43 — 140 K. McCalmont 44 47 42 6 139 H. V. Donald 46 45 42 6 139 H. K. Smith 47 49 43 — 139 W."Dornan 43 48 44 3 138 D. S. McKenzie 45 46 46 — 131 J, D. McKenzie 44 42 43 8 137 V. E, 45 49 43 — 137 P, Russell 38 48 45 5 136 H. G. Pickering 47 41 43 5 136 J, McKenzie Senr 42 47 40 7 136 C. M. Pickering 45 44 46 — 135 C. G. Monro 41 44 40 10 135 R. J. King 45 46 44 — 135 •R. V. Mason 41. 48 41 4 134 T. Oakly 47 46 37 3 133 R. A. Wilton Junr. 37 42 39 12 13C 800 900 Hep. . Tl J. W. Curtin 47 50 — 97 H. G. Pickering 46 46 3 95 D. P. Donald 46 47 — 93 K. McCalmont 46 41 6 9? E. M. Wrigley 45 47 — 92 V. E. Donald 46 46 — 92 J. Bouzaid 45 42 5 92 W, Dornan 42 47 2 91 H. K. Smith 44 46 — 90 R. A. Wilton 41 42 □ 88 H. V. Donald 41 42 5 88 I, Sutherland 43 40 5 88 H. King 42 45 — 87 C. G. Monro 40 40 7 87 R. V. Mason 43 41 3 8' B. R. Jenkins 43 41 3 81 P. Russell 42 38 7 87 D. E. Richards 43 37 7 8' W. H. Kummer 47 37 3 8' R. A. Wilton Junr. 37 39 9 85 T. Oakly 44 38 3 85 C. M. Pickering 46 39 — ■85 D. G. McKenzie 42 41 — 8 R. J. King 40 38 — 7(