RIFLE SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 223, 20 September 1929, Page 15

RIFLE SHOOTING.

PAEROA MINIATURE CLUB. i (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ; PAEROA, this day. j Another very successful.' night's shooting resulted on Wednesday, when the members of the Paeroa Defence Miniature Rifle Club shot for a trophy given by-.the club. There was a good attendance of members and the shooting was again of a veryhigh standard. The conditions 'were 10 shots and one sighter, the limit, with the handicap, being 100. J Although the handicaps were considerably reduced from lastjweek's shooting, still five'members reached,the limit. In the shoot-off eacfc. member's handicap t wag reduced, where possible, :to. the difference of his original shoot and. 1 100. Eventually, Cadet Albert Simmonds won the trophy, a handsome wallet, with Captain H. Slmr monds close up second. Scores Captain H. Simmonds, score 100, handicap scratch, total 100 ; H. Lewer, 99—2 — 100 ; T. McCormick, 99—2 —100 ; A. Simmonds, 98—2—100 ; E. Turton, sen., 93— 2 —loo ; L. Morris, 96 —3—99 ; H. A. Morrison, 94 —5—99 ; M. Simmonds, 96—2—98; E, Mead, 95—3—98; A. A. Jenkinson, 96—1 —97; E. Turton, jun., 87 —10 —97; F. Patterson, 94—2—96; C. Miller, 86 — 8—94 ; M. Charlesworth, 88 —5—93 ; R. W. Roberts, 88—3—91; J. Perston, 75—10—

85. The shoot-off resulted : — A. Simmonds, score 9S, handicap 2, total 100 ; Captain H. Simmonds, 99 —scratch — 99 ; E. Turton, sen., 97—2—99 ; T. McCormick, 94 —1—95I —95 ; H. Lewer, 86 —I—B7.1—87.