RIFLE SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 262, 6 November 1939, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

AUCKLAND CITY CLUB. HARRIS AND PATRICK TOP SCORERS. A seven shot championship shoot wascompleted by the Auckland City Defence Rifle Club on Saturday at eight and nine hundred yards, the right wind being troublesome at times. The A grade spoon was won by A. W. Harris on a count back fronr A. T. Patrick, and the B grade by H. Simmonds on a count back from four others. The A gnvde trophy resulted in a tie between i>imnmmls and Patrick with six points each. E. Hill winning the K grade with five points from Scarrott with four. The results were : — A Grade.—A. \V. Harris. 33. 34 —67 ', A. T. Patrick. 3"'. 32 —67 - H. Simmonds. 32. 33—(>r>- \V. U. Buchanan. 32. 3- —64: A. .1. I'icterson. 31. 32—63 :H. G. Collingwood. 3ii. 32—t>2 : J. 11. Kearney. 30. 32—62 : A. G. Dcvore. 31. 31—62; .1. J. Buchanan. 34. 25—62: I. J. Spry. 31. 3" —61: D. Wilton. 34 2t> —60 • \V. McFarland. -S. 31 —39 ; H. .1 udkins. 29. 30—"9: C. .1. M. Clark. 31. 27—oS : .1. A. Spry. 32. 26—38 :A. G. Robertson. 29. 28—57 : A. Somerville. 24. 32 —36: F. Bowes, 30, 23—35; W. McKniglit. retired. B Grade.—A. J. Scarrott. 34. 32—66: H. Simmonds. jun.. 33. 32—63 ; E. B. Crocker. 30. 34 —64: T. G. Bartlett. 32. 32—6-t : C. T. Smith. 31. 32 —63: I. G. Campbell. 32. 31 —03: H. H. Fitzherbert. 27. 33 —62: R. H. Milbank, 34. 2S —62: J. Seward. 30. 31 —61 : .T. E. Bond. 31. 29 —60; S. Griffiths. 34. 20—GO : C. E. Bush. 26. 31—37 : E. Hill. 29. 27—r.r,: W. C. Aslier. 28. 27—55 : F. Stokes. 29. 25 —34 : G. Everett. 23. 27 — 52, R. R. I.yon«, 27, 23—52 ;A. S. Thomson. 2S. 24—52 : H. B. Francis. 27, 24 —51: H. D. Coop. 28. 23—51 : D. Kearney. 31. 16 — 47: S. F. Partridge. 2S. IS —J6; B. H. George. 32. 8 —40: I«. A. Gicliard. 22. 13 — 35 ; \V. Weatherup. l(i. 17 —33 : H. O. Smith. 11. 20 —31: T. Houston, 13, IS—3l; A. Hill. 13. 8—23. The ranges next Saturday will be five and six hundred yards: