AKARANA RIFLE CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 47, 25 February 1901, Page 6

AKARANA RIFLE CLUB.

<)!i Saturday afternoon the Akarana Ilifie Club held competitions for two i marble clocks, presented by Messrs. A. Jinekland <k Sons and the Stw Zea- | land Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co., j Ltd., for "A" and UB" class shots re- | spectively. The conditions were the I same in both matches, viz., seven; shots and two sighters at each of the ! following ranges: UOOyds (standing or kneeling), 500 yds and 600 yds. A changeable light and strong wmd | from the left point made good shooting soraev.-h.at difticalt, but some good .scores were put up. Mr. M. Tobin won the "A"' da=s trophy, and Mr. A. IG. Maughan the "B" clas-s. Mr. 11. G. | Cox scorer! the possible—Us points— at the siiii/.-l- rr.nge. In a cotnpeti- ' tion at 50oyfl-; for the New Zealand j iiitle Association's bronze medal, Mr. Cox came first with the fine score of |K> o'.n of a possible 50 (ten shots;. | The principal scores were: j '\V ( lass—M. Tobin, 86; K. G. Cox. I -": 11. Doughty. 84: Carlson. 84; Mcln- ! tosh, si; T. kV-it. ~r.<: J. 0. Buchanan. I 77: A. Penzholtz, 73; Dobbs, "3; M. Ati kinson. 7:;: A. Henderson, 69. ■ •{;•• Class—A. G. Maughan, S4: J. J. ! r^uchanan, 80: F. Thome. 7-5; Vincent, ; 77: Leatham, 71: A. Stead. 70: E. Huj c-hanan. G. 3; K. "I'ollard. 61; Adams. 4d; ' Cairn-, 4.3; Gokhvater, 35. Bronze medal (.',ooyds)—R. G. Cox, ! 4ft; H. Doughty, 4S; J. G. Buchanan, j 47: A. J'enzholtz, 40: M. Tobin, 45: ■' Melntosh, 4.1: T. Kf-rr, 4.": Carlson, | 4.';; -J. J. Buchanan, 4.'.'; Atkinson, 41.