RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21319, 12 November 1934, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

CHRISTCHURCH DEFENCE CLUB The Christchurch Defence Eiflo Club fired a sweepstake competition at Tai Tapu on Saturday afternoon. Condition* were seven shots each at 300, 800, and 600 yards. The winner was H. Harries, who scored 97 off the rifle and von from scratch. Scores were

The club will fire a competition over 300 and 600 yards next Saturday at Tai Tapu.

NORTH CANTERBURY MATCH Tho final section of the annual competition between tho North Canterbury Gun Club and the Rangiora Defence Rifle Club was fired on the Rangiora rifle range on Saturday. At the clay bird fihooting a fortnight ago the Rifle Club scored 131 points and the Gun Club 100. On Saturday the Rifle Club scored 249 and tho Gun Club 196, the former winning the competition by 24 points. For the rifle shooting the conditions were eight shots at 500 yards and eight at 200 yards, a target score of five or four counting two points, and three or two as one point. The teams consisted of 10 men a side, the best night scores to count. The following are the details of thf> effective scores (the points for trap shooting being given in parenthesis):— RIFLE CLUIi

Total points . . .. 196 On behalf of the Gun Club Mr A, Prestnoy congratulated the Rifle Club on retaining the cup, which he presented to the president, Mr D. \v. h. Mohrtons. WILLOWBRIDGE CLUB There was a largo attendance at the weekly shoot of tho Willowbridgo Open Rango Rifle Club. Tho following were the highest

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500yds. 200j-ds. Tl. D. AV. lj. Mehrtens (13) 10 10 32 0. Butters (20) 10 10 32 W . ,T. Honey (1C) JO 10 32 A. V. Smith (1G) 15 10 31 T. Thompson ( —) l"i 10 31 .!. S. Cook (TO) :u; 15 31 K. Thompson ( —) hi (1 30 J. Seward (IS) Total point? OCX CLU'I 10 30 249 A. I'rcstnuy (Jo) 34 15 20 ]£. ]>. Bowman (15) 13 15 28 R. S. Smith ( —) 13 15 28 G. A. Bruere ('31) 11 14 25 B. Grrcr (25) 9 16 25 I. G. Watkins (•—) 9 16 25 J. A. Hnckenzio ( —) i- -t 5 14 19 J. Simpson (15) 3 15 17

res registered:— 50yds. lOOyde J. 0. Faulkner .. 77 77 •I. Faulkner . . 77' 77 A. J. llawko 77 77 B. Kichnrdsou . . 77 75 (■». Joyco .. .. 71 78 J. Purdio .. .. 75 77 E. Melton .. 75 75 F. Koon .. 70 74 R. Alexander .. 77 73 W. Gorinski .. 77 12 A. Wunnill .. 78 70 II. Melton .. 74 7:j K. Baker .. .. 75 72 74 I!. Avrres .. '.. 75 70 0. Blair . . .. 08 77 K. Kennnrd .. 73 65