MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28010, 3 July 1956, Page 15

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

WINTER TOURNAMENT There was some exceptionally good jeering in the ninth week of the ChristI church Miniature Rifle Association’s wintournament. With 797 out of the posE ble 800 (six possibles, a 99 and a 98). t he Raiiway senior team recorded the highest score. Other high scores were: —Senior reserve. Railway 795junior. At-as 792; president. Christchurch irking Men s Club 785; tyro. Air Force Tt2The week has brought to a close the frst round of the tournament. Two exceptional and outstanding performances i m the individual aggregates are nine consecutive possibles by C. Thom (Heathcote) in the senior grade, and J. Macintosh (New Brighton) in the senior rejerve graoe. Disputed targets were judged as-P Dahm. 10; R. Knowles. B. Wilson. 9 Possibles were scored by:—W Howell (Air Force); K. Cooke (Dunlop i; P Dahm. R- Kingsley. J. Sherring. B. Jones' G. Hasell (Varsity); Mrs M. Tiylor (Gov-’ ernmenl Buildings); R. Grimwood ( Avon>. R. Aitken. A. Tootell. A. Stevens. v Timms. R. Smith, J. Macintosh R- Hartlgan (New Brighton); A Clark R- J n T a y lor - B - Phiipott. P. Albertson’ S. Ballinger E Fanning. R. Sollitt, R w’ Taylor. G. Everett. V. Curtis, I. Ballinger (Railways): D. Cropp. Mrs Ivin A f rF^ 0 " l £ ast Battalion); A ' _P rake - B Knight. A. Levy (Richmond); Mrs Collie, J. Simpson (Atlas); M. Taylor. R. Smith. R. Ooie C Tregonmng. R. Weston. B. Weston. R. e’ Taylor. J Harper (Cashmere); V. TooE (United), G. Hornung C. Evans, C. Thom (Heathcote); R. Mutfiner, C. Simonsen. A. Westawav. G WilrßeesI U S ha^ d IP ,R P "sT> l; £ ffie' HaPPer ’ Results : Senior.—Railway 797. East Battalion 790 Cashmere 795. W.M.C. 787; New 794, Sydenham 789; Heathcote 794 Air Force 786; Paparua 793. R.S.A.’ 789 Points: Cashmere 8’ 2 , Paparua 7« 2 , Railway 6. New Brighton 5l 2 , Heathccte, R.S.A. 5* W.M.C. 3 J 2 , East Battalion 2, Air Force, Sydenham 1. Senior Reserve—Railway 795, United 794; University 792. Cashmere 781; Sumner, a bye; Sydenham-W.M.C., no result. Points; University B’i. Sumner 7, Cashmere 6’ 2 . Railway 5* 2 , W.M.C. 3’ 2 , United 3, Sydenham 1. Junior.—Atlas 792. Paparua 779; Richmond 791. Cashmere 777; Government Buildings 783. Avon 782; Railway 783, East Battalion 779; Christchurch 776. New Brighton 772; M.E.D., a bye. Points; Atlas 8, Government Buildings 7. City. Richmond 6’ 2 . Avon, M.E.D. 6. Paparua 5. Railway. R.S.A. 4, Cashmere, Christchurch, East Battalion 3; New Brighton President s.—W.M.C. 785, Heathcote 768; United 780. Christchurch 764; Dunlop 774 Richmond 766. Points: W.M.C. 8. United 6'a. Dunlop 5. Richmond 3, Heathcote 2*2. Christchurch 2. Tyro.—Air Force 782, R.S.A. 772; Railway 780, Richmond 743; Paparua 772, New Brighton 760; City 768, University 761, Government Buildings 755. Christchurch 732; East Bn bye. Points: Railway 9, Paparua 7’2, Government Buildings 7. RS A 6G. Air Force. City 6. East Battalion 5, Richmond, University 3, New Brighton 1 Christchurch 0. Individual aggregate leaders, based on the total matches fired (with two lowest scores deleted) showing the number of points off the possible are:— Senior.—C. Thom, R. E. Taylor, R. Weston, E. Grafton, K. Lindsay, I. Horwell, A. Westaway (0); C. Tregonning, I. Ballinger. G Hasell, G. Wilson (1). Senior Reserve.—J. Macintosh, C. Simonsen. R. Loasby (0); R. McKay, B. Weston, R. Poulsen, S. Reid. E. Williams Junior.—A. Jacobs. W. Spiers (2); V. Smith, F. Creedy, R. J. Taylor. C. Lindsay (4), D. Collins, L. Ayres, A. Stevens (s>. President’s.—J. Sherring (0); R. Hill (5); W. Currie (6>; S. Luther (9); R. Brady (11); M. McKay. J. Bates (12). Tyro.—G. Mantell (4), N. Palmer, P. Hunt (8); J. Blewitt (10); I. Dumms (11);

L. Campion, B. Moss (13); W. McDowell, P. Thompson (14). Women.—Mrs B. Ivin, Mrs R. Wright (2); Mrs D. Stapleton (4); Mrs D. Ballinger (7); Mrs S. 800 l (8); Mrs M. Taylor (9).