MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25580, 23 August 1948, Page 3

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TO UNITED

The fourteenth series of matcl.es in the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Association’s winter tournament were completed last week. The final matches in the senior, senior reserve, and junior grades were fired. United put on the very fine score of 555 out of a possible of 560 to beat Cashmere and win the senior championship. R. E. Taylor, of the Cashmere team, won the senior aggregate for 1948 after being runner-up in 1947. East Battalion Home Guard had a clear win in the senior reserve as also did New Brighton in the junior grade. Results were:—

Possibles.—J. Southward, W. Dell, L. Brambley, R. Taylor, F. Lee (Cashmere), Bancroft, F. Sharman, H. Gracie, C. Craig, C. Farley (Returned Services); Garrett, Hope (Wigram),.!. Morrison. M. Johnstone (Railway), J. Childs (MJE.D.), H. Barker, J. McCarthy. L. Wanklin (-Sydenham), R. Williams, J. Donkin, J. Miller, J. Edmonds (Sumner). S. Hill, C. Barker (Christchurch), A. Weeks (City).’E .Burford, W. Burford, R. Burford, C. Thom (United), G. Hornung, A. Nicholl (Heathcote), L. Burrell (Hutchinson Motors), D. Collins, I. Fraser (Working Men’s Club), C. Priest, B. Hartigan (Now Brighton), Stokes

(Wigram). Disputed targets: Stokes 10, Gilmour 9, Hill 9, Trewern 9.

Senior Grade.—United 555, Cashmere 551: Sumner 552, Working Men’s Club 547; Railway 553, M.E.D. 543; Sydenham 553, Returned Services 552. Points (Beaven Cup): United 10J, Cashmere 10, Sydenham BJ. Returned Services 8, Working Men’s Club 8. Railway 6J, Sumner 4J. M.E.D. 0. Aggregate points (Turner and Le Brun Cup): United 7720. Cashmere 7702, Working Men’s Club 7685, Railway 7668, Sydenham 7665, Returned Services 7660, Sumner 7648, M.E.D. 7590.

Senior Reserve.—New Brighton 551, Working Men’s Club 548; Christchurch 539, City 536; Heathcote 551, Hutchinson Motors 541; East Battalion 546, Boothmac 544. Points: East Battalion 11J, New Brighton 10. Heathcote 8, Hutchinson Motors 7, City 6, Boothmac si, Christchurch 5, Working Men’s Club 3. Junior Grade.—New Brighton 548, Railway 543; Wigram 548. Cashmere 544; Government Buildings 541, Brighton Ladies 534; Christchurch 543, City 531. Points: New Brighton 11J. Cashmere 10J, Wigram 10, Railway 7, Christchurch 7, City 4i, Government Buildings 4, New Brighton Ladies 2.

President’s A: West Battalion 536, Sumuner 528; Urlwin 531, Sydenham 528; East Battalion 529, Kaiapoi defaulted; United 538, Cashmere 521; M.E.D. 533. Hutchinson Motors 530. Points—United 13, West Battalion 11. Sydenham 10, Sumner 8, M.E.D. 6j, Cashmere 6j, East Battalion 6. Urlwina 4, Hutchinson Motors 3, Kaiapoi 2. President’s B: Working Men’s Club 534, West Battalion 527; Paparua 536, Home Servicemen 515; Christchurch

526, East Battalion defaulted; Returned Services 538, Cashmere 519; Wigram 543, Urlwins 513. Points—Working Men’s Club 11, Wigram 11, Returned Services 10J. West Battalion 9, Christchurch BJ, Paparua 6i, East Battalion 6J, Cashmere 5, Urlwins 1, Home Servicemen 1. Individual Aggregates Senior: R. Taylor 833 (winner), A. Richards 832, W. Burford 831, E. Burford 831, D. Joblin 830, H. Barker 830, F. Austin 829, C. Farley 829, J. Childs 829. Senior reserve: R. Stevens 833 1 winner), V. Tims 833. Junior Grade (Ashby Cup): R. Sollitt (Railway) 825 (winner), M. Hope (Wigram) 825, N. Sutton (Christchurch) 824. Olesson (Brighton) 823, J. Morrison (Railway) 823, Mrs McGill (Government) Biuldings) 822, S. Hill (Christchurch) 822, Dobby (New Brighton) 822, J. Southward (Cashmere) 822. President’s A: L. Chidgey (East Battalion) 829, L. Waters (Sumner) 819, G. Kearton (M.E.D.) 818, A. Wright (United) 818. W. Yeatman (Sydenham) 817, G. Cursons (Urlwins) 816, B. McKenzie (West Battalion) 816, B. Bockford (West Battalion) 816. President’s B: J. Roberts (R.S.A.) 820, Trewern (Wigram) 816, R. Wilkinson (Christchurch) 814, I. Kerin (Paparua» 811, A. Buchanan (Paparua) 809, D. Haig (Christchurch) 807, A. Percasky (West Battalion) 807, I. Petrie (Wigram) 807, R. Craig (R.S.A.) 807, D. Haig (Christchurch) 807. Ladies (Reese Cup): Mesdames McGill 822, Caldwell 815, Renwick 813, Ching 811, Messervy 808, Riley 807, Miss Marriott 804, Mrs Ragg 803.