RIFLE SHOOTING
MASTERTON=OPAKI CLUB C. M. PICKERING WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. H. H. MAWLEY RUNNER-UP. Brilliant sunshine and tricky wind conditions on Saturday made shooting difficult for the championship of the Masterton-Opaki Rifle Club, when C. M. Pickering won by one’ point from H. H. Mawley. The winner of the short range . aggregate and Williams Rose Bowl was H. H. Mawley, C. M. Pickering winning the long range aggregate and Donald Cup. The handicap aggregate over all ranges was won by K. Lambert. W. N. Kummer shot well to win the Minton Memorial Rose Bow]. J. Whiteman shot brilliantly in a shootoff, to win a special trophy. Rifleman E. Wrigley won the long-range sealed handicap trophy presented by President H. H. Mawley. Deputy President R. J. King, who was warmly welcomed by the shooters, presented the trophies to the winners and stressed the importance of members keeping their rifles and range equipment in order in case of any emergency.
The following are the scores:— C. M. Pickering, 300yds 49, 500yds 4G. 600yds 44. 800yds 45, 900yds 48. total 232; H. H. Mawley 49, 46. 48, 44, 44, 231; H. King 49, 47/44, 42, 47. 229; E. N. Kummer 48, 47. 46, 44. 43, 228; D. M. Wrigley 45, 50, 44, 43, 46. 228; W. P. Donald 46, 47. 43, 43, 47, 226; J. W. Curtin 46, 43, 46, 42, 47. 224; J. Bouzaid 44, 48, 44, 43, 45, 224; J. Whiteman 47 45, 44, 43, 43, 222; I. Sutherland 48. 46, 47, 44. 37, 222; R. A. Wilton 48, 46,-39, 44. 44, 221; G. W. Vennell 43. 44. 45. 42, 45. 219: V. E. Donald 48, 49, 4'2, 39. 41. 219; K. Lambert 45. 43, 45. 43, 42. 218; P. Martel 36, 46, 42. 43. 40, 207; D. Richards 44, 43, 37, 35, 47, 206; C G Monro 39. 41, 33, 37, 36, 186.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 March 1941, Page 8
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