RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13908, 6 December 1910, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CHRISTCHURCH RIFLE CLUB. The Christchurch Rifle Club's fourth spoon competition was fired at Cashmere on Thursday and Saturday, at 500, 900 and 1000 yards. Some excellent scores were made considering the long ranges. W. J. Henry came out on top with 97, made up with 32, 34 and 31, A. J. Hahn, with the aid of 10 points handicap, running him very close with 96. The Thursday men had a slight advantage in the weather experienced, tne Saturday men having to contend with a very changeable light. Thursday and Saturday competitors are distinguished by aTor S. The scores were:—

With half the season's competitions fired, and counting the beet three out of four for the club championship aggregate, the following are the leading scores:—E. Duthie 288, H. Reynolds 282, W. H. Morrow 27, W. J. Henry 269, J. Rennie 266, S. W. Lester 26t LINCOLN RIFLE CLUB. On <he Tai Tapu range on Wednesday and Saturday last the Lincoln Defence Rifle Club'e fourth competition in the "Continued" series was fired. On tho first day a N.E. gale and on the latter a tricky S.E. wind proved disastrous to many of the marksmen, and accounts for the indifferent scoring all round. The ranges were 200 yds and 600 yds, 10 shots at each. The scores were: —

SYDENHAM LADIES' CLUB. The following are the results of a competition held by the Sydenham Ladies' Rifle Club:—Highest aggregate, Mies Clark, 268; second highest aggregate, Mies Fleming, 265; highest scoro with handicap, Mies iNicolle, 272; second highest score with handicap, lire Fryer, 270. B/Sjsolte of final match of com-

LYTTELTON RIFLE CLUB. A rifle match wes fired at Lyttelton on Saturday, between the Lyttelton Defence Kifle Club nnd a team from H.M.S. Powerful, the club winning by 23 poirta. The conditions were ten men aside, ten shots at 200 yards, and five shots at 500 yards. Scores Lyttelton Defence Kifle Club — Rifleman Ching 67, Captain Holliss 66, Rifleman Halmshaw 63, Rifleman Nixon 62, Rifleman H A Wheeler 61, Rifleman Ry«n 60, Rifleman Sutton 57, Rifleman Day 52, Rifleman Stevene 48, Rifleman Dirnoud 44; total, 580. H Jd S Powerful—Petty Officer Bonner 63, Petty Ofl ficer "Wheeler 00, Mr Dyson 57, L.S. Lnback 57, — Cheesman 56, Bngler Michaelin 55 Bugler Morgan 54. C.P.S. Mnlford 52 Sergeant Dooley 52, Private Broome 51; 'total, 657.

yds yds yds Hop. Tl. W. .T. Henry (T) .. 32 34 31 — 97 K. 3. Hahn (8) ..30 24 32 10 96 R. Duthie (S) ..33 29 31 — 93 D. McKay (T) .. 31 28 29 5 03 W. H. Morrow (S) .. 35 29 28 — 92 L H. Naylor (S) ..33 24 30 4 91 H. N. Eiby (S) .. 29 31 26 4 90 D. 3. Guiney (S) .. 82 27 22 5 86 r. Rennie (T) .. 33 25 27 — 83 H. A. Farland (T) .. 30 30 19 3 82 U P. White (S) .. 32 25 20 2 79 3. W. Lester (S) .. 31 20 27 — 78 E. Reynolds (S) .. 32 29 17 — 78 2. M. Walker (S) .. 28 19 29 — 76 H. G. Ward (T) .. 28 26 17 6 77 E. F. Sandford (S) .. 33 15 26 — 74 tf. Wood (T) .. 28 21 16 5 70

Rifleman J. Timbrell Rifleman J. laddie Rifleman A. Batt .. Rifleman D. Oldridge Rifleman T. ErickBon Rifleman F. Roseler Captain "W. Bartram Rifleman W. H. Cropp Rifleman J. Sharp Rifleman F. Tizzard Rifleman D. Howden vds. yds. Tl. ..40 47 87 .. 44 42 86 .. 41 44 85 .. 39 41 80 .. 41 38 79 .. 40 37 77 ..36 36 72 ..42 30 72 .. 31 36 70 ..35 30 65 .. 36 23 59

ill ition: — Mra Fryer ■.* Mi»3 Clark Mis. Fleming Mra Shackle Miss Nicolle .. Miss Robson .. Misa Taylor .. Mi&_ Cook Mrs Bambery Score. Hep. Tl. ..68 3 71 ..66 1 67 ..65 2 67 .. 61 3 67 .. 63 6 69 .. 61 . &. ..61 3 64 .. 56 3 59 ..55 3 58