RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21685, 20 January 1936, Page 19

RIFLE SHOOTING

CtiBISTCHURCH DEFENCE CLUB Def ence Rifle Club flith three-range competition at 1 jggfflfta °n Saturday afternoon. The ttST ,wa ® with an easterly wind. ’ 'w»f^hf n ’ tb o Prtevlous week’s winner, - successful in reaching the Ido iS*rJa handicap and in scoring 98 off «e rifle. Scores were 300 son ana

«*mwhooh a teams sweepwill be fired at Tai ta the club’s championship < 25ul*alng Saturday’s competition) axe as Harries 562, D. F. Keir 560, hj"???, G - Crimp 557. F. Hlscock - w. l^ 538 ’ J ' Chapman 555, D. Murjg_ *** «. Reynolds, 550. F. Hickenbotham TIMARU defence club 1 fcSi rday ' afternoon the Timaru De--Sirt.^ye Club fired flfe twelfth match counting match for the chamThe ranges were 300 yards and ja*?®’ 10 shots at each. The day was •£ * ?c a "wind which fell away, at light was most difficult, and was considered to be excep- - the trades' picnic next Satur- '^ ns decided not to hold a shoo]tj are the scores of Satur-

■I DEFENCE CLUB bpefence Btfle Club WUeap cup competition op f*wws the conditions being

; ir shots at 500 yards and 10 shots at 600 yards. The following were the leading scores:— ■ , 600 yds. 600 yds. Hep. Tl. F. Bryden .. 49 41 2 92 R. H. Fendall 49 39 2 '9O J- Bryden ~ 50 38 scr 88 H, Martyn , .. 46 41 1 88 J. Johnstpn , ~ 46 30 10 86 H. Edwards .. 49 36 scr - 85 J. Tait .. 40 35 10 85

£ Qiapman ,, H. Reynolds yds; 33 30 yds. 33 33 yds. 32 33 Hep. 2 2 Ttl. 100 98 6.;Criinp. 1 Hlseock .. A. Brunjng ?- wkenbotham "..Harries :: 33 32 31 34 • 31 ‘ 32 31 31 33 30 30 3p 33 31 32 31 30 29 31 30 28 2 2 5 3 3 scr 5 98 98 96 96 95 .95 95 aiVKeir .. J Truman .. 5* Murray ;. Alfem , .. «. T,, Nelson .. A. Halmshaw .. 30 31 29 32 23 31 30 33 33 32 32 30 33 30 30 29 32 27 1 : scr 1 scr 3 3 94 94 93 93 92 91 Wear ’ Jh’Bobney Davison & Bundle H. Harries ,, •> Sugg D. McKay Wt S. Wharton ., 30 29 25 25 31 .29 32 27 32 28 27 25 24 30 29 3 3 15 3 1 '91 91 91 90 89 28 26 23 29 29 13 22 14 22 7 7 15 86 76 73

J. Cfrftm 300yds 600yds Hep. Tl. S-fcalL,, .. 45 46 4 . °5 C. sfflS. •• 47 42 4 93 .■1M? - 45 46 -scr 91 jf&SK* :: i'ffVL "• : C ®wlth s y wV%on <' * & s % %ath &$»S86 |||||^ scores I folidv 47 43 45 42 36 42 scr 3 12 90 90 90 43 44 44 43 43 42 42 42 41 42 39 41 41 45 scr 2 4 3 4 6 scr 89 89 89 87 87 84 86 43 41 39 42 scr 3 84 84 36 39 8 83 44 38 scr 82 39 42 1 82 40 38 3 81 39 33 8 80 38 37 1 76 33 26 16 76 43 27 3 73 32 30 10 72 ti the gold rifle com300yds 600yds .Tl. .. 45 46 91 .. 45 46 91 .. 47 43 90 .. 45 44 89 .. 47 42 89 .. 44 43 87 .. 45 42 87 .. 41 43 .. 86 .. 43 ■ 42 85 .. 42 42 84 .. 43 41 86 .. 41 42 83