Boer War

Other clubs quite often comprise crackshot veterans of the Boer war and later conflicts, all who have over the years fossilised in the master grades. The lack of young members in these clubs means that they field small teams or requisition a fossil of lesser talents.

The VUW club often takes part in open championships around the country, competing in many cases for prize money. For example, one Saturday a party of eight or nine interested students braved snow and snowballs on the Rhnutakas to shoot in the Wairarapa open champs at Carterton, shooting across the floor of a disused cinema at targets under the stage.