RIFLE SHOOTING.
CITY AND SUBURBS CLUB. A now series for trophies prompted for competition by Mr. A. Ma ugh.in and Dr. J Koid. was opened Inst Saturday, the ranges being 500 and 600 yards. Conditions made insjh scoring impusHiblo, nnd tho spoons woo fry A. T. Patrick and the diminutive 1.00 \ Prrull wore well deserved. Trophy points fn the ratio of 3. and 1 were won by the leaders iu each grade. The individuul scores are :— .A Grade.—A. T. Patrick, .",(5. 4 I—DO :A. .1 rieterson, 42, •).">—s7; 11. .1. Vorrall, 44, 32 —SO; \V. N. Thompson. 4<». 42—S" • it' 7 Prinff, .•(!> 4i_so : H . Hughes, 42, 3S— ■SO : J. A. Spry, 42, 30—78. B tirade.—t,. K. Verrull, roe. 12, 42 37--01 J. Spray, rec. .",, 42. 43 —00; H \V Vorrall, rec. 3, 42. 37—52 ;G. G. Kelly, s<-r. 40 40—80; 11. \v. Cozens, roc. 7. 3ft 34 so • W. Lone, roc. 11. 32, 31—74: G. Patrick" • r -&' mM' IJ — 73 ; ,S ' in*, rec. 3, 3sl -\S— o!». The tie between Kelly and 11. W. Verrall or he last trophy was shot off and resulted fn a 1 win f.»r tlie former, who also defeated "• 1 'I- m the final for tlie Uiidlnw •up "kn out" competition. He has the distil,on,,l, never having been beaten since the competition bepan. '•"ndrp.lan.l 000 yards shoots will be drcidcd next Saturday.
UTIKU DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) TAIIIAPE, this day. , th ' " ,,S '\ iroK ° r ™iku Defence Kifle f.lub. the third shoot of the season vJ tl riu % ' ,tb tb " BpU Competition J 8 h ? ( ' "t <he rnnt-e at Utiku on Saturday afternoon. Cnrier ideal shootins oonUes'uits-— m ° S "° 6 Sh "° tiUS Was rc = i?tor '- r '' \v rfl f S ' — ' T / " Nirnl (handicap 4). 2S; "«'• n * on V n n) - 2S ! "• Marsh (fn). R /_;Anderson (sen. 27: .T. B. Tbom- '')• : '*• K - Anderson (4). 26- P Mm.ro Yserj. 2r,; TV Marsh (7). 25. 500 }ards.—j. >iool (4). 3.; ; Anderson (4). 33; IT. Marsh (scr). 32 ! U. Anderson (scr). 3ti ; TI. C. Fenton (4), •»0 . J. B. rhomasen ( 7), 30; p. Munro (scr). 30; D. Marsh (7), 20. 000 } ards.—lf. Marsh (scrl *>7 • ft Anderson (ser), 20: .T. Niool (•>') -> 6 \ r ,' t" d nd " Bon (4) - 2,i; r> - Marsh (7K'2.-,; m o? 0^', 1 (7) ' 24: " c - Ronton (4). 24; r. Munro (scr), 25. Tot / n 'f --;T. Xicol (4). 91; G. E. Ander- ' -T - Thom.isen (7) S7 • It C; Fen ton (4), S7; D. Marsh (7). SO; TI. Marsh (scr), $5; R f Anderson (scr), So; P. Munro (scr), SO.
WHANGAREI CLUB.
WHANGAREI, Monday. The Whangarei Rifle Club 1)old the second shoot of its service championship series nt the Otaikii range at the week-end. The conditions were ten rounds application and seven rounds snap, over the 200 yds ran pre. Details are as follows :—H. Willcocks. 43, an. total 69 : M. Stewurt. 41. 26—67: J. P. White, 41. 25—66; S. Withers. 3ft. 22—61; O. N. White. 41, 19—CO; I). Patterson, 32, 20—58; J. Harland. 31, 26—57; E. A. Foot, 85, 22—57 ; R. B.arues, 33, IS—sl.
THAMES CLUB.
THAMES. Monday. In n shoot for the Bireb fun by members of the Thames Defence Rifle Club on Saturday, A. Poole headed the icorins list with a total of 97, "
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 31, 7 February 1928, Page 15
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