RIFLE SHOOTING.
AKAEANA CLUB. • The Akarana Defence Rifle Ctab completed competitions on Wednesday afternoon for trophies presented, by Messrs' Laidlaw Leeds <A section), Mr. .Wm. Thorne (B section), and Sergeant A. I. S. Ferguson (C section). Ten shots were fired at 500 yds and 700 yds. Rifleman 'J. A. Spry, W. S. Ness, and I. Lomas proved top scorers of their sections, and each take a solid silver spoon. The details are:— A SECTION. (Laidlaw Leeds' Trophy.) . J. A. Spry, 42 at 600 yds, 33 at 700 yds 81 A. Patrick, 39, 41 SO W. J. Morgan, 44, 34 78 C. J. Smith, 40, 37 <| H. Doughty, 41, 35 Jf J. F. Atkinson, 47, 2» Jβ J. H. Parslow, 44, 30 ••. T* A.,Henderson, 41, 30 .................. 71 J. J. Buchanan, 33, 30 63 J. H. Aitchison, 29, 27 «» B SECTION. - (Thome's Trophy.) _ . XI. W. S. Ness, 47 at 600 yds, 41 at 700 yds 88 E. Buchanan, 44, 37 81 F. W. Strong, 44, 31 75 J. B. Torbet, 38. 32 TO J. 3. Tlmras, 35, 31 6b A. G. Lowts, 36, 29 «5 P.-O. Veale, 36, 14 .; «>
''. C SECTION. . , --• (Ferguson's Trophy.) X Vomu,*B atso|y<to. 40at 700 yds ... Sβ J. Ginn. 37, 33 --♦— *2 A. E. Hughes^3B. »-...- g C. K. Harrington, », 29 ~....-. « H. Taylor, 32, 31... -* ~ G. Ashley. 36; 21 : ••• ™ P. J. Payne, 37, 23k - ••• w
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 11 January 1918, Page 6
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