RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22232, 25 October 1937, Page 14

RIFLE SHOOTING

* NOTES AND COMMENTS lßy BULLSEYE] Fixtures October 25—Chj-is!».hiirch Defence Club v. Cheviot Defence Club, at Cheviot. October 30—Christchurch Defence Club's second two-range competition (500 and Geo yards), at Tai Tapu. November 13—Sydenham Defence Club's final competition (300 and 600 yards). ;.t Redcliffs. December 27—Canterbury championship meeting, at Redcliffs. Christchurch Defence Club The Christchurch Defence Rifle Club fired its first three-range competition at Redcliffs on Saturday. Conditions were pood at the opening ranges, but a strong -outh-westerly wind upset the calculations of many marksmen at the final range. The conditions were two optional sight- ,.,-, and seven shots at 300, 500, and 600 vartis. The following are the results: — 300 yds 500vds 600 yds Hep. Tl. M. Judkir.s ..31 34 31 3 99 1.. Washbourne 30 32 32 4 98 R. Weston ..33 32 31 2 J<. D. Murray ..34 35 29 scr 98 A Harries ..33 33 31 scr 97 U. Jones .. 33 32 30 2 9' S. Nelson ..29 32 31 4 96 A. Halmshaw 30 33 30 3 !»; F. Hiscock .. 33 32 29 2 9l> 11. Mason ..32 31 31 1 9n D. Baker. 23, 33. 31. 7—94; D. Keir, 31, 33 30 scr—94; G. Crimp, 33, 32, 29, scr—94; C ' Malzard. 29. 31, 29, 5—94; D. Harries,, 33 34 27, scr—94; E.Truman, 32,32, 29, scr—--93; H. Reynolds. 29, 34, 27. 3—93; J. Biggs. 23 25. 30. 10—88; F. Judkins, 26. 31, 2a, G—88; F. Matthews, 28, 32. 23. S—BG; K. Neill, 31. 28. 28, scr-87; J. Chapman 31. 31 24 1—87; F. Hickenbotham, 34. 33, 20, scr—B7; A. Bruning, 28. 31; 21, I—Bl. Sydenham Defence Club The Sydenham Defence Rifle Club fired its opening competition at Redcliffs on Saturday. Conditions were good at the opening ranges, but a strong south-west-erlv wind made the conditions very difficult at the final range. Many competitors had difficulty in mastering the new single arm slings as required by the National Rifle Association. The conditions were "even shots at 300. 500, and 600 yards, with optional sighters at each distance. The following are the results: — The following 3o(jyds sooyds 6oQyds Hcp T( A. Barker ..31 32 31 3 tR. Le Brim . . 31 31 28 7 . < R. Poul-scn .. 31 Jl j} - •'•;.' 11. Barker .. 30 33 29 scr «; ; A. Webb .. 33 29 26 4 9F. Hodge ..33 33 2b scr 9 R. Kilday ..31 28 26 7 JD Clayton- ni Mawer 28 32 30 1 9 W Tritt . 29 29 29 4 91 A" Ro" :' 25 33 26 6 90 W. Barrett, 28, 32, 28, R.Burberry. 30. 25. 28. 4-87: T. Paisley, 30. 29. "•> 6-87; S. O. Hay, 29, 31, 26, 1—87; J. McCarthy. 30, 30. 25, 1-86; P R^heswO. 32 23 5—86; P. Morgan, 29, 31, 23. -— &>. T.'Foulds. 27. 26. 19. B. Ball 21. ••■> 22 6 81: V. Brown, 23, 30, J. 6. aoi, CW.&. 28. 22i. 5-78: H. GUlum 22. 29 20, 5—76; R. Hodge, 23, 29, 20, 3—/ a. w'. Turner. 11. 15, 11, 7—44. City Club The City Miniature Rifle Club presented the prrles won during the season at the club? annual end-of-season social, held la ßeSre Sd pr y e'senting the P«zes, thepresident (M? B. R. Turner) spoke: briefly „„ the rapid growth of rifle snooting ..» » snort fie congratulated the club upon fts strong position both financially and m membership. The P»f follows- —Club championship. G. 10pp. prisidenTT grade championship. A Weeks; imder 18 aggregate. R. Green; hotty butG. Topp;- chib competitions. R. Grimwood. D. M A tc heU, A. Potter, L. Robertson. R. Wise, and H. Turner A presentation was made to Mrs Tppp as a mirk of appreciation of her services to the club. New Brighton Ladies' Club The annual distribution of trophies won by members of the New Brighton Ladles Miniature Rifle Club took place at a social and dance in the band hall last W The Mayoress (Mrs E. L. Smith) presented the trophies as follows :--Mrs E. Caldwell, club championship, senior pendant, possible cup, match aggregate, and t" Nfcholls Cup; Mrs A. H. Ragg. run-ner-up club championship, first equal in first competition, and bullseye championship: Miss Moana Turner, junior championship, junior pendant, first equal to fourth competition; Miss N. Marriott tyro championship, Tisdall button, first equal in third competition; Miss M. Rondel, grand aggregate (Owles Cup), first equal in first competition; Miss A. Mason, runner-up grand aggregate, first equal m first competition, first equal in third competition; Miss Margaret Coddington, first m second competition; Mrs M. Moses, second in second competition; Mrs H. McClelland, first equal in fourth common °behalf of the members, the Mayor made presentations to the coach (Mrs Caldwell) and to the secretary (Miss May Moses). Atlas Club The Atlas Miniature Rifle Club held its final shoot for the season last Monday night. At the conclusion of the shooting, the vice-captain (Mr O. Evans) presented the trophies won during the season as follows:—Senior aggregate cup, D. McLaughlan; junior aggregate cup, C. McCaughan; D'Arcy Cup (first possible for season), E. Grafton; Armstrong and Farr s trophy (team aggregate), E. Grafton: Grainger trophy, T. Brown; W. Peacock s trophy. H. Kinvig; inter-departmental cup, outside members (H. Gittos, E. Grafton, H. Kinvig); senior hotty button, E. Grafton; junior hotty button, C. McCaughan. Whitcombe and Caldwell Cup The results of the Whitcombe and Caldwell Cup competition, the final of a series of shoots conducted by the New Zealand Miniature Rifle Association, have now been announced. Napier, the winning team, established a record for the metric target, scoring 743 points out of a possible total of 750. Napier was also the winning team in 1936. Following are the results: Napier (C. Holt 150. L. Bradley 150. R. Munday 149, J. Munro 148, F. White 146). 743; Pleasant Point 733, West End (Timaru) 733, Hastings 731, Willowbridge 730. United (Christchurch) 726, Longburn 726, Invercargill Defence 725, Featherston South 724. Westport 723, Cromwell Railways 722, Lower Hutt 721, Taumarunui 720, Sydenham No. 2 719, Marist (Christchurch) 718. Wellington South 718, Sydenham No. 1 716, Brooklyn 716, Wellington Harbour Board 714. Landon 714, Aotea 713, Martinborough 711, Cashmere 703, Ross No. 2 677. Ross No. 1 657. New Zealand Aggregate The following is the New Zealand Miniature Rifle Association's grand aggregate prize list: T. Prichard (Taumarunui) 740. Turner and Le Brun cup, gold medal and £2, R. Congreve (Wellington) and C. S. Blair (Willowbridge) 739, £1 each; W. J. Burton (Hastings) and L. Hare (Lower Hutt) 738. 15s each; E. L. Cooze (Wellington), W. Webb (Cromwell Railways), and C. Blackwood (West End. Timaru) 737, 10s each; H. Currie and J. McKay (West End, Timaru), W. Birch (Longburn), W. T. Taylor (Pleasant Point), F. Hodge (United), and H. Brehart (Hastings) 736, 10s each; L. Bradley (Napier), C. Thoreau (Pleasant Point), and W. Tritt (Sydenham) 735, 6s 8d each; C. Burford and C. Thorn (United) 734, 5s each; P. Morgan (United) and J. R. Keoghan (Westport) 733, 5s each; W. Whittaker (Marist) and C. Holt (Napier) 732 5s each; V. Abbott (Brooklyn), H. Barker (Sydenham), F. Wakefield (West End), J. C. Faulkner (Willowbridge), and J. Sim (Hastings) 731, 5s each; L. Green and R. Munday (Napier) 730, 5s each; J. McCarthy (Marist), W. Barrett (Sydenham), A. Pomeroy (Invercargill), and R. Taylor (Cashmere) 729, 3s 9d each. Jottings The annual match between teams representing the Christchurch and Cheviot Defence Rifle Clubs will take place at Cheviot to-day. The scores in the Christchurch Defence Club's monthly teams' match (lowest shoot cut out) are as follows: —H. Harries team 763, G. Crimp's team 757, D. Murray's team 748, D. Keir's team 747, E. Truman's team 740. M. Judkins was the winner of the Christchurch Defence Club's three-range competition at Redcliffs on Saturday. A. Barker was the winner of the Sydenham Defence Club's opening match on Saturday. His score cards read: 300 yards, 44—4554355; 500 yards, 3—555445; 600 yards, 3—4554544. Mr W. S. Wharton Riflemen throughout New Zealand will deeply regret the death in Christchurch recently of Mr W. S. Wharton. Mr Wharton was president of the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Association since its inception in 1914 until his death. He was secretary-treasurer of the Christchurch Defence Club for many years, also president of the South Island Rifle Association and deputy-president of the Canterbury Rifle Association. On numerous occasions Mr Wharton competed in the annual prize meetings of the National Rifle Association.