PETONE AND GREYTOWN

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 151, 23 December 1929, Page 16

PETONE AND GREYTOWN

A team from the Greytown Rifle Club visited Trentham on Saturday to fire a friendly match against the Petone Rifle Club.

A fairly strong team was able to make the trip, and Included three members of tlio New Zealand team that competed so successfully in Australia in March of this year—H. W. Feast, J. C. Feast, and T. Orr.

The match was fired over the 300, 500, and 600 yards ranges (seven shots), and tho shooting conditions were certainly an improvement on recent Saturdays, except that a right wind required careful attention.

At 300 yards the team totals were fairly even, but the shooting was not of a high standard. For Greytown G. Tc Waiti registered 32, T. Orr and H. Waldcn 31 each. The highest scorers for Tetone were K. H. Nicholi, W. M'lver, and W. H. Ballin;;er, with 31 each. Greytown led hero by 2 points. At 500 yards the shooting improved, the top scorers for Greytown being A. C!. Rhodes 34, J. F. Thompson 33, J. C. Feast and T. Orr 32 each. For Petone, E. Balllnger scored 34, R. H. Nlcholl, O. Pedersen, and A. Ballinger 32 each. Petone took the lead here by a narrow margin of 3 points. The test came at 600 yards, and here the local club seemed to 'collar" the conditions better than the visitors. President H. Feast recorded the fine score of 33, and'topped the scoring for Greytown, J. C. Feast, W. J. Feast, and P. Bouzald each scoring 31. For Pe. tone, H. Dickson was top scorer with 33, followed, by T. Chapman 32. and W. M'lver 31. Petone increased their lead here to 12 points, The highest aggregates for the day for Greytown were secured by J. C Feast and U Te Waiti, with S3 each; H. Feast and f « o, „,' I 2 each; and for Tctone, R. H. Nicholl" linger!" of^. * fia"lnger ' and E" B^

After the shooting both teams adjourned »■» the Petone Rifle Club President R. E. Flaivs welcomed the Greytown Club to Trentham. Although Petone were successful in the day's S3S of IS? c^trnelrweif ne^o ?nn1 tham nM nni H lelr P«f°rmances were vocy H was the' wf , a' ,re,l UV aS Very close- »S L 1 V sh of the p«'one Club that tills tham forerunner of several visits to TriVnWt?f thS v , ]0^ d X these mee"nes, and.' mKsvsr raatt - Mr. J..F. Thompson (Greytown) also think bo Ton Te' SwSf, f°r th 6 Pet One Ciub w'» at S9O and 900 yards J '~a SP°°n

i n H"ntcL' 2|- 29- 25-82; E. Veltch, 30, 29, 22 —81; R. E. Flaws, 24, 32, ">3 79 • r j Wright, 28, 27, 21—76; H. \M arburton', 27, 20' 20—76; G. R. Bull, 29, 30,' 17—76- W Currie. 25, 28, 22—75; J..R. Johnson, 23, 29, 22— bary,A -28 E- 2^ le. 3- *S' 28' aY- 73: W'

•Did not complete.

PETONE CLUB. 300 500 floo 5:Le!.;;:::: « : ?s W. Jackson, 29, 31. 30-90 ; O Pearson in 30-88; A. Balllnger, 28,'3 2 ", ?8-88 V W^r' burton, 29, 28, 28-85. Totals, 322, 337,' 329— GBEYTOWN CLUB. 300 500 600 7 n w » yds- >'dsi yds. TI :|^r:::::::::: s g g g ;£M*i-:::::::::: S S s » W. J. Feast, 29, 31, 31—91; T Orr ti i» 27-90; J. F. Thompson. 30. 33, "j 16^9-H C L rOt?4 aP'p 2\ 29', 29-8T; J- BM'zald, 29,26, 29—84; p. Bouzald, 27. 25, 31- -83 • H Wai den, 31, 28, 23-82. Totals, 3f;4, 332 320PETONE JUNIOR TBAM. " 300 IJ0O GOO w , „ ■ . yds- 3>ds. yds. Tl. W. A. Scott 30 28 27 85 £. Lusty, 29 27 28 84 P- Stewart 28 ■' 28 26 • 82 F- Palmer 27 28 27 82