MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22492, 29 August 1938, Page 16

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

WINTER TOURNAMENT

HIGH SCORING BY

MARIST

[By BULLSEYE]

The seventeenth series of matches in the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Association s winter tournament was fired last week. Targets submitted to the association s judges for final decision resulted: —A, Halmshaw (Working Men’s Club) 10, D. Burgess (Working Men’s Club) 10, M. Cousins (City) 9, W. .Tritt (Sydenham) 9. P. Riches (Returned Soldiers) 9, R. Opie (Gough, Gough, and Hamer) 9, G. Falgar (Marist) # 9. The following are the results: — SENIOR GRADE Marlst—W. Lennle 70, J. McCarthy 70, L. Mulholland 70. W. Barlow 70. H. O’Connell 70, W. Whitaker 70, H. Gillum 69, L. Walblin 69—total 558.

Christchurch Working Men’s Club— T. Graham 69, D. McKenzie 68, G. Crimp 68, A. Robilliard 68, W. Tabley 68, 3. Hollows 68, W. Glue 68. R. Smith 67—total 544.

Sydenham—H. Barker 70. S. Nelson 70, R. Poulsen 70, J. Craig 70,, W. Barrett 70, C. Poulsen 69, W. Tritt 69, D. Harries 67—total 555. ’ _ Cashmere B—L. Ragg 70, F. Lee 70, G. Pierson 69, F. Pierson 69. G. Clark 68, A. Craw 68. N. Harris 67. A. Herne 67total 548.

Cashmere A—R. Taylor 70, H. Haworth 70. D. McDonald 70. R. Neill 69, M. Judkins 69, F. Haworth 69, G. Naylor 69, C. Walker 68—total 554. Returned Soldiers—C. Farley 70, N. Blyth 69, R. Erlkson 69. P. Riches 69, J. Bills 68, F. Sharman 68, R. Pengelly 68. R. Dobson 67—total 548. United—E. Paton 70, S. Hay 70, C Thom 70 W. Burford 69, K. Dow 69, L. Burford 69, F. Hodge 69. E. Walker 68—total 554. Christchurch—J, Chapman 70, E. Traman 70, R. Shaw 70. W. Whiteley 69. E. Shaw 69. D. Murray 69, R. Lovegrove 68. R. Rundle 67—total 552.

Sumner—S. Craw 70, M. Hullett 70. C. Allen 69, G. Gerard 69. C. Peagram 69. J. Edmonds 69, C. Timbrell 69, J. Donkin 68—total 553. .a New Brighton—H. Ragg 70, J. Miller 70, E. Miller 70. T. Hobbs 69. K. Branch 69. V. Tims 68, H. Nankivell 68, D. Turner 68 —total 552. . JUNIOR GRADE Working Men’s Club 552, Railway 542; Hutchinson’s Motors 548, Christchurch 534; City 548, United 547; Kaiapoi 540. Heathcote 536; Gas Company 542, Sydenham 536. __ ' PRESIDENT’S GRADE Section A—Cashmere 546, Christchurch 536; Sumner 543, Atlas 543; Marist 541, City 514; Ward’s Ladies 539, Returned Soldiers 503; Celtic Ladies 538. Railway 473. Section B—New Brighton Ladies 543, Legion of Frontiersmen 524; Gough, Gough, and Hamer A 537, Marist 533; Gough, Gough, and Hamer B 534, Atlas 524; Sas Company 534, Working Mens Club 527; United 530, Motor Assemblies 523; New Brighton 543, won from Christchurch by default. Senior Grade Notes A high standard of marksmanship was attained in last week’s senior matches. Seven teams made totals of more than 550, and 28 individual possibles were scored, compared with 20 the previous week.

Marist scored the fine total bf 558 (two points off the total possible for the match), and won easily from Working Men's Club. Sydenham continued to show improved form and beat Cashmere B by seven points. Cashmere A and Sumner were in good form and won their respective matches. United held its lead- for the 1938 championship by beating Christchurch by two points. The following table shows the positions of the teams for the Beaven Cup:—

Turner and Le Brim Cup

The following shows the positions of the teams for the Turner and Le Brun Cup:—Marist 8862, United 8857, Working Men’s Club 8836. Cashmere A 8822, Christchurch 8809, Sumner 8805, Sydenham 8801, New Brighton 8789, Returned Soldiers 8765, Cashmere B 8739.

With two matches still to be fired the leaders in the Pimm Cup aggregate are as follow: —F. Hodge (United) 976, C. Timbrell (Sumner) 975, R. Taylor (Cashmere) 974, L. Walklin (Marist) 974, D. McDonald (Cashmere) 973, W. Lennie (Marist) • 973, L. Rysm (Marist) 973. W. Barrett (Sydenham) 973, R. Shaw (Christchurch) 972, E. Paton (United) 972, C. Thom (United) 972, T. Graham (Working Men’s Club) 971, J. McCarthy (Marist) 970, S. Craw (Sumner) 970, W, Tritt (Sydenham) 970, S. O. Hay (United) 970. Jnlor Grade Notes Working Men’s Club scored the fine total of 552, and beat Railway by 10 pofnts. C. Hollows 70. W. Crossen 69, T. Halmshaw 69, D. Burgess 69, R. Lltten 69, R. Wilson 69. and A. Reeves 69, had the leading scores for the match. F. Tayler 69. A. Weeks 69, M. Cousins 69, and D. Mitchell 69, all contributed well to the total when City beat United. A. King 70 and E. Corkin 69 had the leading scores for United. Kalapol beat Heathcote by 9 points. J. Tmstrum 70, G. Stark 69, S. Richards 69, and R. Fendall 69. were the leading scorers for the winning team. L. Gamblin 68, and C. Ellis 68, were the top scorers for Heathcote. Hutchinson’s Motors beat Christchurch by 14 points, A. Hughes 70, A; Bruning 69, C. Cochrane 69, and J. Walker 69 having the leading scores for the match. Gas Company beat Sydenham by six points. W. Turner 69, W. Mitchell 69, and W. Jackson 69, were the leading scorers for Gas Company. R. Morris 70 and R. Kllday 69 returned good cards for Sydenham. >

The following shows the positions of the teams for the Association Cup:— Working Men’s Club 12). Gas Company 12), Railway 10). Hutchinson’s Motors 10), Christchurch 9, United 8). Kaiapoi 7), City 7. Heathcote 3), Sydenham 3). The following are the leaders in the Ashby Cup aggregate;—T. Halmshaw (Working Men’s Club) 1035,. A. Bruning (Hutchinson’s Motors) 1034, F. Tayler (City) 1032, W. Jackson (Gas Company) 1031, E. Martin (Railway) 1031. President’s Grade Notes 1 Cashmere had the highest total in the A section and beat Christchurch easily. J. Southward 70, ‘W. Betteridge 70, M. Judkins 70, and W. Stenhouse 69 had the leading scores for the match Sumner and Atlas fired a drawn match. S. Hill 69 and A. Neilson 69 were the leading scorers for Sumner. C. Peate 70, and D. McLachlan 69 had the leading scores for Atlas. . _ Marist won easily- from City, R. Ball 70 and G. Gibson 69 being the leading scorers for the match. , - Mrs Perkins 70 and Mrs Corkin 69 had the leading scores when Ward’s Ladies beat Returned Soldiers. R. Pengelly 70 and L. Mason 70 shot well for the soldiers’ team. • . , Celtic Ladies had no difficulty in beating Railway. Mrs C. Fraser 70 and Miss M. Trewern 69 had the leading scores for the match. The following are the positions of the teams for “The Press’’ Cup:—Marist 14, Sumner 13, Ward’s Ladies 13. Cashmere 11), Atlas 9. Celtic Ladies 8), Returned Soldiers 7), Christchurch 6), Railway 1. City 1. . , New Brighton Ladies had the highest total in the B section and beat Legion of Frontiersmen by 19 points. Mrs Caldwell 70, Mrs Nicholls 69, and Miss Mason 69, had the leading scores for the women’s team. T. Hunter 68, R. Whiteman 68. and H. Davey 68, shot well for Legion of Frontiersmen.

Gough, Gough and Hamer A beat Marist by four points. J. Lamb 69 was top scorer for the winning team. B. Christensen 69 and F. Howard 69 shot well for Marist.

United beat Motor Assemblies by seven points, J. Capstick 70 being top scorer for the match.

Gas Company beat Working Men’s Club by 7 points. A Shlerlaw 69 and R. Craig 68 had the leading scores for Gas Company. J. Bland 70 and E. Smith 69 returned good cards for the club team. Gough, Gough and Hamer B beat Atlas by 10 points. H. Crabb 70 and R. Ople 69 had the leading scores for the match. The following are the positions of the teams in the B section for the Bishop Cup:—Gough, Gough and Hamer A 16, New Brighton Ladies 15. New Brighton 14, United Hi. Motor Assemblies 10, Gough. Gough, and Hamer B ?i, Legion of Frontiersmen 7, Atlas 5, Marist 4i, Gas Company 4. Working Men’s Club 3J. The following are the leaders in the Reece Cup aggregate:—Mrs R. Smith (Ward’s) 1026, Miss N. Dick (Ward’s) 1026, Mrs Caldwell (New Brighton) 1024, Miss V. Fleming (Ward’s) 1021, Mrs Crocker (Ward’s) 1021. The following are the leaders in the Tisdall Cup aggregate:—M. Judkins (Cash-

mere) 1036. A. Capstick (Motor Assembles I®. "cT j ton (Gough. Coughed HBnert Maddock (Sumner) I® 7 - A. Nelson (Sutler) 1026, W. Betteridge (Cashmere) 1625 Jotdass The following will represent the Mtie Ladies Club in the match with Returned Soldiers to-morrow evening.— Mesdames Fraser. Whitaker. Jackson. Kicholls and Crooks. Misses M. Smith. ML H. Wheller, Eileen Duff, and M- Trewern. Emergencies: Mrs O- E. Smith and Miss I. Talloh. . The North Canterbury Association v. Christchurch Association representative match will be fired'at Christchurch on .September 10 Ellesmere v. Christchurch The annual representative match between teams representing the and Christchurch associations, fired at Ellesmere on Saturday, was won by the Christchurch team by 40 points. Following is the result:— Christchurch—H. Barker 80. W. Tritt ■*, F. Matthews 80. J. Chapman 80, R- Neal. 79, D. McDonald 79. C. Walker 79. "■ Barrett 79. W. Lennie 79. R. Lovegrtwe 79. R. Dobson 79, W. Whitaker W. G - Falgar 79. N. McGavon 78. W. Whiteley 78. P. Riches 78, H. Grade 78. H. Gillum 77—total 1420. Ellesmere —Noel Alexander 80, N. Alexander 80, D. Paterson 79. A. Amyes 7*. K. Boon 78. W. Small 77. J. Moorhead 77. F. McEvedy 77. A. Brown 77. P. Nidd 76, J. Lilley 76, H. Boal 76, W. Ludemann 76. E. Alexander 76. R Sloan 75. E. Moorhead 75, C. Newton 75, K. Hopa 74—total 1380. This Week’s Draw This week’s draw in the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Assodation’s winter tournament is as follows: — Senior Grade—Cashmere A v. New Brighton, Christchurch v. Cashmere a Sydenham v. Returned Soldiers. Dmtee v. Marist. Working Men’s Club v. Sumner- „ Junior Grade—Sydenham v. Christchurch. Gas Company v. Working = Club, Railway v. Kaiapoi. City v. Heathcote. Hutchinson’s Motors v. United. President’s Grade —Section A: Christchurch v. Sumner, Atlas v. Railway. Celtic ladies v. Returned Soldiers. Cashmere v. Marist. City v. Ward’s Ladies. Section B: Working Men’s Club v. Motor Assemblies, New Brighton v. Gough. Gough and Hamer B. Gas Company v. Atlas. Manst v. New Brighton Ladies, Gough. Gough and Hamer A v. Legion of Frontiersmen. United v. Christchurch. Fiariires August 22—September 3—Palma Cup competition. September 10—North Canterbury Association v. Christchurch Association, a* Christchurch. . . September 19-October I—Witcombe B» Caldwell Cup competition.

M. W. L. D. Rts. United 16 13 1 2 14 Marist .. 16 12 4 0 ‘12 Working • Men’s Club 16 11 4 1 Hi Cashmere A' 16 9 6 1 9i Sumner 16 9 6 1 9i Christchurch 16 7 8 1 71 Sydenham 16 6 9 1 6J New Brighton 16 3 11 2 4 Returned Soldiers 16 3 13 0 3 Cashmere B 16 2 13 1 21