Wairarapa shooters place sixth

Shooting

Wairarapa finished sixth and four of their contingent were in the top 50 in the individual competition when the Teams of Ten smallbore rifle competition was held in Levin.

Sixteen teams, each consisting of 10 shooters and one reserve, participated in the event and it was a busy time for organisers with 704 cards being shot.

The 10 top-ranked teams were in the Rees Scroll division and the other six in the Jim Hart division with Wairarapa lining up in the Rees Scroll after winning the Jim Hart last year.

The sixth placing earned by Wairarapa in the teams event was noteworthy for such a small association while their leading scorer was Ann Harris with a total of 394.15 out of a possible 400.40.

Wairarapa scores were:

Harrie Materman 390.19, Carol Yardley 380.14, Ian Buick 390.12, Chris Johnstone 387.21, Roberta Wadsworth 387.10, Ann Harris 394.15, Lee Harris 390.14, Neil Harris 386.17, Paul Crimp 392.21, Steve White 390.16 and Mike Kershaw 372.8.